Students Use Internet2 To Create Game 17
blueZhift writes "The Northwestern NewsCenter reports that a team of Northwestern University music students used Internet2 with Access Grid video software to collaborate with students from eight universities in four nations and five states in the creation of a video game designed to teach youngsters about myth and mythical narrative. The game, Descent to the Underworld, recreates a myth common to many cultures. In it, an individual must retrieve a loved one who has been captured and removed to the underworld. The payoff for the player is a narrative film whose construction is based on the actions of the player. Supporters of the project include Apple Computer, EB Games, MAGPI, Argonne National Labs and the Internet2 Consortium. It is being promoted through UNESCO's Digital Media Arts sector."
What's new? (Score:3, Insightful)
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Imagine how difficult it would be to share work in progress over a standard connection. Internet2 would make sharing models, renderings, audio, and any other part of the process far easier because of the speed of transfer.
In fact, depending on the complexity of the project, there's a chance that this level of collaboration might have been impossible using any other, non face-to-face method we have now.
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And, btw, "Access Grid" is a bit of misnomer. It's just VIC and VAT when you get down to it.... seriously, that's what they use. The rest is just repackaging.
RTFA Links (Score:4, Informative)
http://www.gamefilm.tv/Register.php [gamefilm.tv]
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http://www.gamefilm.tv/LogIn.php [gamefilm.tv]
Game tip for prospective players (Score:3, Funny)
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Rob
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