Project Number
- 158
Title
- Virtual Lepidoptera
Description
- Immersive virtual environment for studying over 350 species of butterflies.
Contact
- Carlos Newcomb
Affiliation
- Blue Morpho Productions
Address
- S.S. Vallejo, Varda Landing
- Sausalito, California 94965
- +1.415.332.5211
- +1.415.331.3335 fax
- Sausalito, California 94965
- morpho@warp.com
WWW
Year
- 1996
Reference
- SIGGRAPH 96 Visual Proceedings
Project Details
- "Virtual Lepidoptera" is a full-immersion, stereoscopic VR presentation in which over 350 species of butterflies are available for study.
- "Participants are surrounded by hundreds of flocking butterflies. Holding a species of flower attractive to butterflies, the user manipulates it as a control wand to select a particular insect for closer study.
- The entire experience further enhances active study of worldwide species in a learning context that engages the senses deeply.
Sight
- 3D stereoscopic rendering
Sound
- stereo audio through headphones
Touch
- flower wand pointer
Smell
Taste
Other
Emergence
- 4 - Practical, Consumable, Applied
Intent
- 2 - Technique (paradigm, human)
Primary
- 201 - virtual environment
Secondary
- 306 - education
Remarks
- Implementation details undocumented.
Last updated: 5 Jul 2002
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