TRANSCRIPTION GLASS, 04-01-2018An in-development screenshot of Prototype v.2 showcasing the functionality of the transcription glass. |
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OPEN BOOK, 04-03-2018An in-development screenshot of Prototype v.2 showcasing the opened book. |
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LECTERN PROFILE, 11-02-2017An in-development screenshot of Prototype v.2 showcasing the eagle lectern under a new lighting system, this time from a profile view. |
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LECTERN, 11-01-2017An in-development screenshot of Prototype v.2 showcasing the eagle lectern under a new lighting system. |
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TWITTER INTEGRATION, 10-10-2016An in-development screenshot of Prototype v.1 showcasing social media integration. In this screenshot, Unity pulls the most recent tweet from the @realbookoffame account and displays it in a speech bubble projected from the mascot bird. |
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FLASHLIGHT, 10-09-2016An in-development screenshot of Prototype v.1 showcasing the "Flashlight" tool, which enables the user to change the lighting on the book and isolate areas of the manuscript page within a circular radius. This feature was repurposed as a mini-game tool in Prototype v.2. |
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TRANSCRIPTION GLASS, 10-08-2016An in-development screenshot of Prototype v.1 showcasing the "Transcription Glass" tool, which enables users to hover over the manuscript page and reveal a plain-text transcription of the scribal hand. |
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ANNOTATION TOOL, 10-07-2016An in-development screenshot of Prototype v.1 showcasing the "Annotation" tool, which enables users to click and drag to create new annotations and display them atop pages in a form similar to sticky notes. |
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HAND TOOL, 10-06-2016An in-development screenshot of Prototype v.1 showcasing the "Hand" tool, which enables users to click and drag to turn the pages while using a more rigid page animation. |
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BOOK MODE, 10-05-2016An in-development screenshot of Prototype v.1 showcasing the open book sitting atop the eagle lectern, as viewed from the front in Book Mode. |
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Navigation MODE, 10-04-2016An in-development screenshot of Prototype v.1 showcasing the open book sitting atop the eagle lectern, as viewed from an angle in Navigation Mode. |
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USER INTERFACE, 10-03-2016An in-development screenshot of Prototype v.1 showcasing the finished user interface as it appears in Book Mode. |
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Game Environment, 10-02-2016An in-development screenshot of Prototype v.1 showcasing the finished game environment with the book model perched atop the eagle lectern, which now stands at the center of the round platform. |
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eAGLE LEctern, 10-01-2016An in-development screenshot of Prototype v.1 showcasing a revised texturing of the eagle lectern in Unity, this time using less smoothing and a metallic material for the texture. |
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eAGLE LEctern, 09-18-2016An in-development screenshot of Prototype v.1 showcasing an early attempt at texturing and smoothing the eagle lectern in Unity. |
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velvet railING, 09-18-2016An in-development screenshot of Prototype v.1 showcasing an attempt at creating a velvet railing that would restrict player movement to a small circular platform. This feature was scrapped in later versions. |
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eAGLE LEctern, 09-17-2016An in-development screenshot of Prototype v.1 showcasing the untextured eagle lectern mesh implemented into Unity. In this screenshot, the lectern mesh is photographed at a distance. |
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EAGLE LECTERN, 09-17-2016An in-development screenshot of Prototype v.1 showcasing the untextured eagle lectern mesh implemented into Unity, alongside a new skybox of the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library created by Jaron Evans on-site by photographing a chrome ball. |
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Eagle Lectern, 08-14-2016A screenshot depicting the modelling process for creating a 3D model of the eagle lectern housed inside Canterbury Cathedral, which we decided should prop up the Book of Fame. Model created by Jaron Evans. |
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SKYBOX, 06-03-2016An early proof-of-concept build with a filtered version of the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library spherical skybox. In this screenshot, the book is viewed from behind. |
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SKYBOX, 06-02-2016An early proof-of-concept build with a first attempt at transforming a cubic panorama of the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library into a spherical skybox. In this screenshot, the book is viewed at a distance from behind. |
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Skybox, 06-02-2016An early proof-of-concept build with a first attempt at transforming a cubic panorama of the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library into a spherical skybox. |
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HAND TOOL, 05-31-2016An early proof-of-concept build that uses a more rigid animation rig for turning pages in comparison to the cloth animation preset that was previously used. |
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Flashlight, 05-29-2016An early proof-of-concept build with the "Magnifying Glass" tool implemented, which enables users to adjust the lighting of the room and isolate areas of the manuscript page within a circular beam of light. |
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Magnifying Glass, 05-29-2016An early proof-of-concept build with the "Magnifying Glass" tool implemented, which enables users to hover over the manuscript page and reveal a plain-text transcription of the scribal hand. |
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Hand Tool, 05-29-2016An early proof-of-concept build with the "Hand" tool implemented, which enables users to click and drag to turn the page. A cloth animation preset is used to simulate the firmness of the page. |
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USER INTERFACE, 05-06-2016An early proof-of-concept build with the user interface implemented. |
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aNNOTATION TOOL, 05-01-2016An early proof-of-concept build that uses IIIF to read annotation manifests and map the annotations onto IIIF-served manuscript pages in Unity. |
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Prototype, 04-30-2016An early proof-of-concept build that uses IIIF to call Bodmer 48 into Unity and apply the manuscript pages to blank pages of the book model. |
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Textured Book, 04-06-2016A textured rendering of Wellington, Alexander Turnbull Library, MS Wellington Bible Society (s. xv, France, Bible). Model created by Jaron Evans. |
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Book Model, 04-05-2016A 3D rendering of Wellington, Alexander Turnbull Library, MS Wellington Bible Society (s. xv, France, Bible) as it appears in Unity. Model created by Jaron Evans. |
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BOOK MESH, 04-03-2016A 3D rendering of Wellington, Alexander Turnbull Library, MS Wellington Bible Society (s. xv, France, Bible). Reference photographs taken by Alexandra Gillespie. Mesh created by Jaron Evans. |
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