Thursday, November 4, 2010

The VDL (Virtual Design Lab)

The VDL is an ongoing experiment in virtual classroom development using the newest technology. It is larger than four virtual  football stadiums. It has hundreds of web connected objects that allow it as a whole to act as a nexus for arts information on the web. Visitors can view video about many of the artists talking about their own creations and process. It delivers scale and high bandwidth interconnectivity.

 There are several project areas that require students to draw on drawing pads in RL from instructions and visual information in SL. Other interactive areas such as the Fallingwater Exhibit offer visitors the option to teleport to a full scale model of the home, grounds and interior where they can explore the spaces as designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. It is literally a book about color and design that you can walk through and experience in 3-D. 

Main Entrance VDL:


Virtual Fallingwater Entrance:



Virtual Fallingwater guest house in the VDL

Virtual Fallingwater great room in the VDL

Virtual Fallingwater in the VDL (classic view)

Virtual Fallingwater entry in the VDL



The Design Floor 10,764 sq.ft.
  

The Color Theory Floor 10,764 sq.ft.
warm and cool light

color solid

simultaneous contrast

value & saturation tunnels

giant fluorescent tube
light wave frequencies

balance

space

two point perspective

texture

abstract expressionism

graphic design
color field painters

color field painters

shape and applied design

diminution drawing site

diminution 

Entry Area w SL learning ctr.

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