Friday, January 12, 2007
Progress Project Report 2
I have changed my initial idea, from that of a project about secrets, into a Virtual Tour of Paignton.
The project has been progressing rapidly, from the original demo which featured two “positions”, to a current demo of eleven “positions”, details of buildings moused over and links to their websites (if they have them).
Further ideas for the project include adding a hybrid map, using the arrow keys to control the movement, longitude and latitude for each “position”, a “game” where mousing over an icon or an object will show a historic photo of Paignton in the same “position”.
I have yet to decide whether I should use a large file size for photos, or reduce the quality to allow for a quicker opening speed. It is likely that I will produce two versions.
The images have been mostly taken from Tor-bay.com, whilst I wish to replace these with my own, it may not be possible if the weather continues to be unsuitable. The aerial photograph is used by Microsoft Virtual Earth and Google Maps.
My time has so far been spent putting together the project in Director, but I have recently got in contact with the local newspaper to ask about any archive photos that I may be able to use. They have given me an email address of someone who may be able to help, since they do not own the rights of the archive photos they use.
I feel reasonably confident, that should the weather be suitable on days that I take photos, I will be able to produce a rough final version by early March.
The project has been progressing rapidly, from the original demo which featured two “positions”, to a current demo of eleven “positions”, details of buildings moused over and links to their websites (if they have them).
Further ideas for the project include adding a hybrid map, using the arrow keys to control the movement, longitude and latitude for each “position”, a “game” where mousing over an icon or an object will show a historic photo of Paignton in the same “position”.
I have yet to decide whether I should use a large file size for photos, or reduce the quality to allow for a quicker opening speed. It is likely that I will produce two versions.
The images have been mostly taken from Tor-bay.com, whilst I wish to replace these with my own, it may not be possible if the weather continues to be unsuitable. The aerial photograph is used by Microsoft Virtual Earth and Google Maps.
My time has so far been spent putting together the project in Director, but I have recently got in contact with the local newspaper to ask about any archive photos that I may be able to use. They have given me an email address of someone who may be able to help, since they do not own the rights of the archive photos they use.
I feel reasonably confident, that should the weather be suitable on days that I take photos, I will be able to produce a rough final version by early March.
# posted by Stuart : 1:20 pm
