User:Ben.christel

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Hi! I'm Ben, majoring in HCI, Stanford class of '012.

I think virtual worlds should ideally provide applications and experiences that more traditional information-transfer architectures (like the real world and the World Wide Web) can't. My goal is to create applications and games that:

  • are difficult or impossible to create in the real world,
  • are enhanced by inhabiting a rich virtual environment populated with many users, and
  • can operate synergistically with other applications in the world.

Operating System

Mac OS 10.5.8

Interests

  • Music
  • Architecture and urban planning
  • Languages and Linguistics
  • Sandbox games
  • Interfaces
  • Graphics
  • Physics Simulations

Application Ideas

  • A language-learning game, possibly integrated with other applications for maximum immersiveness. The entire world could function as an interactive visual dictionary; mousing over an object could display the name of the object in the target language. Various games and activities could build language comprehension skills.
  • A massively-multiplayer game of Assassins, Fugitives, or Humans vs. Zombies.
  • Collaborative music creation using uploaded sound and MIDI files, ideally with an in-world MIDI editor.
  • Parametric object creation, allowing users to quickly create and customize complex objects, such as avatars, furniture, and vehicles.

Experience

  • Maya 8
  • Google SketchUp
  • Autodesk Revit
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