#ROLL CALL 1, CLASS #6

Learning Ladder from Class 6, after checking everyone's midterms

Class 5 Homework [4]: SketchUp 3D Model Importing into Open Wonderland

Uploaded the chair 3d model into Open Wonderland. Mine's the one on the left.

Thanks to Tyler for the link to the tutorial, since the other link was dead

http://openwonderland.googlecode.com/svn/www/wiki/backup/pdf/ProjectWonderlandArtImport05.pdf

Class 5 Homework [3]: Google SketchUp Tutorial 4

18",18" rectangle created

4' push/pull tool used

Line tool and rectangle tool used to draw the side of the chair in

Push/pull tool used to carve out the top and bottom of the chair

Push/pull tool used to carve the legs of the chair out

Using infer and push/pull to line up the chair legs

Using the arc tool and push/pull to carve out the top of the back of the chair

Seat of the chair created using rectangle 18",18" and push/pull
Back of the chair created using tape measure 2", line tool, pull up
Tape measure 3" from the top, arc tool and finally push tool to remove the excess

Tape measure 2" on the bottom from each side used, rectangle tool to draw them in
Push/pull to make the legs, infer to line them all up

Measure points deleted, final product

ROLL CALL #2 CLASS #5

Roll Call from the end of Class 5

Class 5 Homework [3]: Google SketchUp Tutorial 3

You can push/pull any surface, the tool will always do it in a perpendicular direction to the surface

For accuracy, type in a value and press enter
Metric or empirical units work

Inferring works for push/pulling, for any planar surfaces regardless of orientation

Start by clicking on one surface, end by clicking on another

Push/pull can be used to cut edges in surfaces, only if the two sides are parallel and there are no edges blocking it

The move tool can be used to move endpoints, edges, surfaces, selected entities, and grouped objects

Example of an object being moved, first select it using the select tool then drag it w/ the move tool

Building a box with the pull tool

Making the box 10' tall by typing the value in

Using inferring and the push/pull tool to line up surfaces to the same height

Cutting a hole in a surface

Using the move tool to move the box

Class 5 Homework [3]: Google SketchUp Tutorial 2

Surfaces need to be enclosed, erase a bounding edge and the surface is gone [2]

You can easily recreate a surface by drawing a new edge (healing a surface) [2]

1. Draw a closed loop of edges to create a surface, they must also be co-planar  [2]

2. SketchUp snaps to the RGB axis when drawing lines, they will turn into the color of the axis they snap to [2]

SketchUp uses Inferring to line up lines/edges for you, hover for 2 seconds over the pt. you want to line up with, then move back to the line you were drawing until you see a dotted line [2]

3. green dots indicate endpoints [2]

middle of an edge is a cyan dot [2]

anywhere else on a line is a red dot [2]

black dot is an intersection of two lines [2]

4. Always draw to and from existing edges [2]

Don't draw new edges over exisitng edges (example given of how to divide a square into 4 equal parts) [2]

Practicing Rule 1, co-planar shapes

Practicing Rule 2, Inferring

Practicing Rule 3, Inference Points: example of a midpoint

Practicing Rule 4, Drawing to/from existing edges, not over them

Class 5 Homework [3]: Google SketchUp Tutorial 1

 Orbit: Scroll-wheel click [1]

Zoom: Scroll back/forward [1]

Pan: Shift-Scroll-wheel click [1]

What makes SketchUp easy? Draw shape, pull them into 3D ZOMG! [1]

 Orbit/Pan/Zoom used to change the camera angle [1]

 Drawing shapes and making them 3D [1]

Another angle of the same object [1]

Class 5 Homework [2]: Installing Google SketchUp

Version 8.0.4811

Class 5 Homework [1]: Education Grid

iED held a half-day long event which was open to the public. There they detailed what the Immersive Education platform was all about. Basically, an interactive way for people to learn in a virtual world. Internet-based, or on a CD/DVD.

There were numerous other events held featuring iED. Many summits were held all over the world (in London, for instance).

The article explaining how iED is essentially a SAFE, closed environment that people of all ages can use. It explains how broad the audience is, with people in grade school all the way up to college using basically the same tools to explore and interact. There are, however, novice and full viewers of the modules so the amount of access and features are restricted for certain age groups.

The project is completely Open Source, and runs on Second Life. Essentially, you own everything you do so there's little worry that just because the service is discontinued or whatever, you still have access to everything you were running assuming you were in fact hosting everything yourself.

You can read more about the iED Iniative at the Education Grid site: http://theeducationgrid.org/About_The_Education_Grid.html

Class 5: Exploring Open Wonderland

Editing my Avatar's appearance.

In the Japanese Pavillion area, looking out.

In the Medical ICU next to the beds. There's an X-Ray on the wall.

In the Auditorium. It's pretty big. There's an Open Wonderland billboard on the left.

In the Town placemark. It didn't really load properly I guess. There's a xylophone playing music though.

In the Community Showcase Exhibits looking at some billboards.

I'm guessing this is the iED test area. Not really sure, but there's a bunch of billboards.

Fort Necessity, a.k.a. Fort NYI.

Class 5: Open Wonderland Video

Adding resources to a shared virtual screen

 Cone of silence

Built-in ability to record video

Open Wonderland basically allows you to hold meetings and such in a virtual environment which is interactive and allows multiple users to mess around with all its features at once. It's really easy to drag-and-drop any type of resource into the world, be it a powerpoint, image, or 3d model for a bench. There's an in-world browser built-in, and all this leads to various ways to give presentations and brainstorm as a group.

There are also many privacy and security features built in, such as a cone of silence and permissions which restrict certain groups from being able to see/interact with the world in its entirety. Add along to that the ability to dial calls, have private chats with them, "take the person with you" and being able to leave them somewhere else, and recording of both audio and video. Open Wonderland does a lot of neat things which enhance the virtual experience.