The EcoRaft Project: A Multi-Device, Multi-User Museum Exhibit Bill Tomlinson UC Irvine Massive Games Event 4/20/06
Museum Exhibit about Restoration Ecology Virtual islands Collecting boxes Restore habitat
Collaboration Computer scientists Ecologists Museum staff Educators Animators Sound designers Nicholas Fdn. Emulex Calit2
Implementation Synthetic Characters code base IrDA and Ethernet JOGL graphics Accelerometers Webcams
Evaluation 2500 prototype testers at Discovery Science Center, SIGGRAPH, and other venues. 40 interviews
Future Work Network of regional exhibits Six science centers and museums so far Other multi- device systems
Demo tonight! Upstairs, room 3100