
IDIA Virtual Middletown Project brings these studies to life in the virtual world of Blue Mars. This prototype recreates elements of industrial life from that period, specifically the Ball Glass Factory. The project incorporates various modes of learning and interaction - while maintaining the immersive experience. This simulation of industrial life, built as a prototype for a much larger project dealing will all aspects of the Lynd Study, has aimed to create a virtual living museum experience expanding the opportunities for both learning and interpretation. The approach to interactive design embeds learning and navigation experiences subtly into the project to maintain the sense of immersion. IDIA has prototyped several techniques to do this including:
- interactive objects that allow for close up inspection;
- objects that when clicked bring up web resources that show information;
- plans or photographs used in the interpretation;
- non-player character factory workers;
- a live interactive avatar of Frank C. Ball who greets visitors and introduces them to the factory;
- video and audio files of factory experts and archival films;
- an in-world interactive Heads-Up-Display (HUD) that provides deeper investigation and navigation through the factory; and
- a supporting webpage with complete documentation on all resources used in this interpretation
Find out more at the IDIA Lab website and the video walkthrough.
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