Demo:

To see these vrml demos you will need the Cosmo plugin for Mac, PC, SGI etc. If you have problems obtaining these plugins please contact mikep@soc.plym.ac.uk.

These vrml models are early manifestations of the spaces described in the structure section of this site. You will need to configure your browser with a vrml plugin. The places shown here are not multiuser and have no functionality aboart from the ability to navigate.

The design section of this site gives some idea of the kind of multi-user / avatar / interactivity that will be encountered within the ÔrealÕ places used by bthe course. The spaces available here are:

THE PANOPTICON: A Dream Building: a Diagram of a Mechanism of Learning, by Jeremy Bentham. This is an early model, the first created for this project. Considerable changes have been made to the look and feel of this place, however, this early construction is worth looking at.

PRESENTATION SPACE: a multi-user space for group tutorials, collaborative learning and practical production sessions. This space is based on da VinciÕs "The Adoration of the Magi".

ONE TO ONE: a more intimate space for tutorials for participants and staff. Modelled on the de Chirico paintings Enigma of a Day and Nostalgia of the Infinite.

ARCHIVE: TatlinÕs ÔMonument to the III InternationalÕ, an administrative support system and student registry. Like the Library and the Social spaces it runs right through the length of the Panopticon structure.