Nearing Final Review

It has been a long haul, but Wolverine Island is nearly complete, except for a few sculptures I need to build yet and a few really tiny things. Please take a tour of the island if you get the chance before the design review on Thursday at 1pm. We think it may take some time to discover all the in's and out's.

Things to try:
-Got to the "World" menu and select the last item on the list which enables you to "Force Sun". THis way, you can see the island under different lighting conditions. Enable local lights in your preferences (under Graphics Detail) to see something similar to the image above.
-The buildings with multiple floors have elevator buttons and devices
-The seats in the Amphitheaters, Bouquet, and Gathering Spaces are scripted to optimize your point-of-view.
-Can you land on top of the tower?
-You get extra-stunning views if you extend your view distance. I wouldn't ever go above 256, though. And not above 128 if you have a slow computer.
-Take a walk in the Arb. :)

Well, we hope everyone has fun, and are looking forward to showing you around on Thursday.

Virtual Library Opportunity

Article from Library Journal:

"In Philadelphia, Drexel University's College of Information Science and Technology landed two hefty awards. A $613,478 grant with a $667,618 match will, in collaboration with the University of Michigan, Florida State University, and the University of Pittsburgh, 'transform the Internet Public Library (IPL) into a fully featured virtual learning laboratory for digital reference.' "

I guess we'll have to ask our Library contacts more about this article, because Michigan is involved. Perhaps there is a lot we could do considering that Drexel and Michigan are both in on this (and Pittsbugh is halfway). We'll definitely have to find out more.

Public gets color

Here's Public. Just like the Arb, this isn't the finished version. After I do this level of work to all sections I'll go back and pull them all together.

I feel like I'm in Michigan

This is so much fun. I've been doodling on these drawings for a while now and was beginning to get overwhelmed. Add a touch of color and it's so very fresh again. Just note that this image is not yet complete. I'll be doing the same to the other three.