PowerPoint Presentation
Recreating history in Virtual RealityA post-mortem look at the
Melbourne Central Coops Shot Tower Experience
Who is Liminal 360Melbourne based creative agency focussed
exclusively on VRThree teams: business, research and creativeStrong
focus on neuroaesthetic designWorking in real-estate, retail,
design, medical and more
And who am I!?
Coops Shot TowerBuilt in 1890 at the peak of Melbournes golden
ageRemains iconic landmark its the most instagrammed building in
Melbourne!Most people these days have no idea what a shot tower was
for
Even those who have observed Mr. Coops sky sign can have little
idea of the business he conducts - Unknown author, The Illustrated
Australian News December 1, 1891
The historical content
The project a collaboration
Virtual Reality+Historical Recreation+Brand Activation
The conceptTemporary installation in Melbourne Central Shopping
CenterHTC Vive within a constructed installationReal-time,
interactive experience of the Shot Tower in its first years of
useCollaborate with local historical author Dale Campisi for
historical accuracy and narrationTarget of 1000 uses throughout
installation month of September 2016
So up I went!
So up I went!
Thats me
Tools usedGame Engine: UnityModelling: BlenderMaterials:
Substance PainterAudio: Reaper, Audacity
The Installation
The easy part: physical setup
The hard part: smooth running
No tolerance for typical VR GlitchesNear-constant queues means
theres no time for:Re-calibrating the roomRebootingClosing and
re-opening the appRe-pairing controllersOr basically anything at
all other than perfect operation
Not to mention VIPs
Staff are everything seriously!!!
~3000 uses throughout September
Tripled usage targets and much learning was had by all
