Discussion with Ann Marie Shillito

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On the 18/11/12 I had a lengthy discussion with Ann Marie Shillito, , Research Fellow in Design and Applied Arts. The project is investigating how advanced VR technologies can be used to aid applied artists in conceptualising new work. Collaborators in the project include Edinburgh University Virtual Environment Centre and Reachin Technology AB, Sweden.

One of the products that Anarkik3D is developing from Tacitus Research and HandsOn market research is a revolutionary software application for creating and modelling objects intuitively in three dimensions. This package ‘DrawnReality’ enables the designer to interact with tangible virtual objects using a haptic (force-feedback) device and attached stylus in conjunction with either stereoscopic glasses or stereovisual system. As easy and as versatile as using pencil and paper, this digital equivalent of sketching and rough modelling, gives full movement and rotation (six degrees of freedom) and co-location within a true three dimensional environment. This application is a radical alternative to traditional CAD methods for visualisation and exploration of initial design concepts. Designers, artists, architects and animators can now construct and modify their ideas more intuitively as if it were a real solid object, entirely in the digital domain, with all the advantages this offers.

These advantages and benefits are transferable to different applications in other sectors, markets and for tasks where the quality of the 3D interactive experience needs to be high. Anarkik3D is already providing a service to companies, developing demonstrators, prototypes and bespoke applications for more intuitive and innovative ways of working in virtual and digital domains.

- Courtesy of http://www.eca.ac.uk/index.php?id=387


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