RFID-Linked 3D Media Interface: iDMAa Conference Award

Students participating in IDIA’s Immersion Seminar were named as a winner for an Award of Excellence at the International Digital Media and Arts Association (iDMAa) 2007 National Conference. The award included a $250 cash prize and was presented to only two groups out of the twelve universities participating in the conference’s student showcase. The International Digital Media & Arts Association hosted the Ideas 07: Beyond Boundaries conference in Philadelphia on November 7-11. The project allows the user to manipulate a digital world with wireless objects. Through the use of Radio Frequency Identification Devices (RFID), the virtual world can detect the presence of real-world objects and use them to manipulate its own attributes. In the case of this project, physical cubes link the user with virtual cubes within the system and allow the user to call up media such as video and sound. The system uses the software Quest 3D for real-time VR rendering and interactive animation, and MaxMSP for harvesting and inputting RFID data. Additionally, users can navigate the 3D virtual world with the use of a trackball. The project will be on display at the BSU Mitchel Place Studio December 6 during the downtown Artswalk.