Tag: 3d

Math Education

combating innumeracy with 3D worlds: moving math from 2D symbols to 3D representations

For the first time since Euclid started the mathematics education ball rolling over 2000 years ago, we are within a generation of eradicating innumeracy and being able to bring out the mathematical ability that research has demonstrated conclusively is within (almost) everyone’s reach. Never before in the history of mathematics have we had a technology that is ideally suited to representing and communicating basic mathematics. But now, with the development of manufactured, immersive, 3D environments, we do.

2008-03-22:

it may be time to rethink the very idea of national teaching systems that with varying success prepare youngsters to join a global conversation when they grow up.

very enthusiastic +1

Crazy 3D Avatars

Gizmoz has a Flash-based 3D avatar product that is made from a single picture of a person plus their recorded voice.

this looks like fun, but could easily be the next level of annoying. reminds me to prod facescan to send me mine in an open 3d format.

Bloodspell

BloodSpell is a full-length animated “punk fantasy” feature film, from Machinima pioneer Hugh Hancock. In the world of BloodSpell, some people are infected with magic in their blood. When the blood is spilled, the magic comes out, to harm or to heal. These “Blooded” are driven into slums, forced to live in squalor and hiding for fear of the Church, who hunt them in order to cleanse their “taint”. But when a young monk of the Church discovers his own Blood Magic and flees to the underground pitfights and hidden power of the Blooded, everything will change…

Panoramas in Google Earth?

What would be more interesting to me is if they can use some of the more sophisticated image-based rendering approaches, especially the idea of plenoptic warping of images — e.g., take a gigipixel sphere and warp it such that it’s image data could be used for a much larger set of POVs with a more correct 3D feel. I doubt they’ll do anything so fancy at first. But there’s plenty of room to grow. My guess is that the first version will show some iconic form of the gigapixel spheres that you can click on and fly “into,” taking over your mouse controls until you click out and back to the Earth. Even with just that much, it’ll make for a good experience if they handle the controls properly.

how the 360 panoramas of old fit into GE from a tech perspective