Telling a story in 3D community oriented worlds

Neora (http://www.neora.com/ – ucl talk – Dec. 10^th, 03

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· Where am I heading?

o No specific plans

§ Just hop through the hyperspace links of life and see where I land

 Quoting M. in intro scene:
     I can simulate and recreate, 
 I can redesign, and intertwine, 
    Reengineer, with no fear, The Myth.

Chorus: (Euripides):

Zeus on Olympus is the author of much

and the Gods bring much to pass unexpectedly.

What we expect does not come to pass

and a God finds some way to produce the unexpected.

That is what has happened here.

o Suggestions for future developments regarding immersive / interactive theatre

§ Experiment similar approach for other play scrips

§ Develop OPEN 3D community oriented environment

§ Taking an existing engine and do a world management layer on top (high-level, specifically tailored for story-telling)

§ Pack bot management activities as a library for a well known scripting language (python)

§ Enhance simulator tools and experience further interaction methods

§ Collaborate with groups such as:

· http://www.ieor.berkeley.edu/~goldberg/

· http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/research/vr/

· http://www.medialabeurope.org/

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