“Islands of Adventure in Cyberspace” by Moshell, Haxton, Hughes and Silverglate

  • ©Michael Moshell, David Haxton, Charles E. Hughes, and Dan Silverglate

  • ©Michael Moshell, David Haxton, Charles E. Hughes, and Dan Silverglate

  • ©Michael Moshell, David Haxton, Charles E. Hughes, and Dan Silverglate

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    Islands of Adventure in Cyberspace

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    DIgital Pavilion

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    Islands of Adventure is a series of imaginary experiences based on a real place-to-be: the Universal Studios Islands of Adventure theme park in Orlando, now under construction. Working with Universal Creative and Real3D, the University of Central Florida’s CREAT Digital Media Program, a student-faculty team, is pushing the edges of what is possible in VRML by developing and rendering elaborate computer- generated scenery and hand-drawn animation.

    The project simulates what a typical Web interaction might be like when homes are routinely equipped with high-performance 3D graphics- capable and sound-capable information systems.  SIGGRAPH 98 attendees use Silicon Graphics workstations and high-performance PC equipment equipped with Real3D graphics systems to experience a virtual theme park. Others visit the theme park via a VRML-based Web site.


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