Creating a 3D Dance Animation Device

Dancin' with Wolves

A Federal Virtual Worlds Challenge Entry

Movement is important to realism in virtual world simulations. This is a dance device class for learning to create and use animated dance devices.

While this class is often led by an instructor, the materials be used asynchronously by a Second Life student who is familiar with basic virtual world terminology.

The class title Dancin' with Wolves is from the designer's name -- Lyr Lobo, which means shapeshifter wolf. 

Features: Dances, textures, scripts, learning objectives, and instructional signs. This class supports visual, verbal/analytic and kinesthetic learners. To test the final product, click the Dance ball. To stop dancing, click it again.

Location: Visit http://slurl.com/secondlife/Acheron%20LV426/63/212/24

Benefits: Dance devices provide an opportunity for learners to understand animation, script modifications, setting floating text and texturing the devices.

Visitors: Contact Lyr Lobo in Second Life for a tour of this learning simulation. If a class is in progress, click the Dance Class Resources sphere, Dances sign and Textures sign to get a copy of the learning objectives, instructions, textures and dances.It is also located on Vader region in the sandbox near the water.

Designer: Class design by Lyr Lobo, a.k.a., Dr. Cynthia Calongne. Designed originally for the NMC Symposium on Creativity, August 2007. Scripts, textures and animations by a variety of Second Life designers.