Team: Snowball

Project Description:

In our project, we hope to create a mountain that looks and feels realistic in the virtual environment to simulate a true skiing experience. We plan to include a ski lift that takes the participant to the ski mountain where they can explore and see the scenery atop the mountain. They will then (hopefully) have their choice of multiple runs, in which they can choose to ski, snowboard, or sled. Successful completion of the challenge will be if the participant can reach the bottom of the mountain and avoid all obstacles they face on the ski path. After finishing, they can take the ski lift back to the top of the mountain to try the other runs (if time permits) and compare different virtual snow sports in the process.

• —Create novel and enjoyable user experience
• —Create a virtual interactive environment that simulates a real world skiing experience
• Use appropriate balance of completely realistic environment and completely realistic user interface based on time limitations
• —Possibly create multiple ski runs for the user to chose from
• skill curve: sledding (using Fit Board) –> skiing (Fit Board and Wiimotes) –> snowboarding (jumps as obstacles)
• User interaction through use of Wii equipment
•      —Standing and leaning on Fit Board for Skis, Snowboard, or sled
• —     Using Wii controllers as pole interface (make shift attachment to add realism?)
• Customize runs to equipment
• —Physical movements (leaning and arm movements) to increase or decrease speed
• —Camera orientation while skiing
• —Other skiers (in CAVE or virtually)
• —If time permits, build ski resort for user to explore to also give interior environment (expand or contract depending on time)