1. Virtual World, Virtual Class X3D: Delivering New Dimensions on the Web! Web3d Tech Talk Wednesday 28 July, 2010 Teaching Virtual Design within a Virtual World The Art Institute of Pittsburgh – Online Division Dr. Stephen L Guynup

2. Virtual Class // Dr Stephen L Guynup - sguynup@aii.edu  I teach Game Design for the Art Institute of Pittsburgh – Online Division in an online multiuser 3D world  Not for grant money  Not for publication (which is a pain)  It works and I enjoy it... old news...

3. Virtual Class // Dr Stephen L Guynup - sguynup@aii.edu  No dollhouses  No playing dress up  No SecondLife... I‘ve got work to do  Magic Space, PowerPoint, and ShapeShifting... old news...

4. Virtual Class // Dr Stephen L Guynup - sguynup@aii.edu  I‘m teaching my online students to build content  X3D/VRML – Multiuser Worlds, just export from 3DS Max or Maya  Post the file online – and just by putting the Exit Reality or ABNet Server URL before your X3D/VRML file = a world - no coding!  So, what to build first - I do poetry... new news...

5. Virtual Class // Dr Stephen L Guynup - sguynup@aii.edu  Modeling, Textures, Animation, Interaction  No one wins (or loses) at poetry  There is no scoring, a bad poem can be a good poem  Flexible design, easy to shift and adapt.... what‘s key...  Shows the relationship between Story and Space  Unconventional Narratives lead to Unconventional Spaces Poetry is a great startin point

6. Virtual Class // Dr Stephen L Guynup - sguynup@aii.edu  This very classroom and interactive methodology began with virtual poetry readings some 15 years ago Value of Poetry

7. Virtual Class // Dr Stephen L Guynup - sguynup@aii.edu  Following week I did a mash up of unfinished poems Digital Trailer Park

8. Virtual Class // Dr Stephen L Guynup - sguynup@aii.edu ;( Sorry No Pictures Sweeping vistas and hillsides blended with huge tree, interactive objects, and my original space... But one guy was missing...

9. Virtual Class // Dr Stephen L Guynup - sguynup@aii.edu  Happy students  They learned a lot  One got a job web3ddesign2010.org sguynup@aii.edu