Much progress has been made since our last post! The website is up and running (stay tuned for a post by Amanda soon) and there have been many adjustments to my cistern interaction program.
The first update is the lighting. It now is more accurate and the cistern does not get darker as we zoom in and out. Here are some screen shots:
The next big change is a lot of re-factoring and code organization. It is now much easier to read and understand, and all the cisterns load upon the page loading. This way, the user can scroll over whichever cistern they would like to view and a preview will show up. Upon clicking the new cistern, it will load immediately instead of scanning the entire obj files again. This is of course a much better design for interacting with the cistern! Stay tuned for a post when the link has been updated to host the new additions.
Lastly, I have added code to handle GIS data of Malta. When the page loads initially, it is the map of Malta. On the map are several markers representing the locations of the cisterns. For now, they are colored differently based on the cistern location, but eventually I am going to implement "picking" so the user can click on the markers and the program will load the cistern in that location. Here are some more screen shots:
Added markers:
Cool bugs!
-Vanessa
