Artefact 2

For my second artefact I have chosen to create a 3d video in stereo to be viewed using stereoscopic glasses to give the impression of 3D. This method was chosen to hopefully increase the sense of presence within the virtual environment.

I used the same model as my first artefact in order to compare results between the two. The artefact was still left without any textures however a Vray sun and environment was added to illuminate the scene. The animation was also rendered using the Vray renderer.

One of the criticisms from the last artefact was that the animation was too quick and did not follow realistic motion of a person. For this artefact i decided to slow down the pace of the camera so it was more like walking. The climb up the ladder was also slowed down and i made the camera look down half way up to provoke the feeling of being high up.The camera was also slightly distorted to give a wider field of vision, that more similar to the human eye.



My artefact was tested on 7 people who each watched the animation using the stereoscopic display and then filled out a sense of presence questionnaire.

The results show that compared to the first artefact, this one was more compelling and distracted the user from the outside world better. However the use of shutter glasses were slightly distracting to the user. The environment is still not interactive so low marks were scored on that part of the questionnaire.