Concept+and+proposition+of+a+virtual+place


 * Concept and proposition of a virtual place**


 * [[image:efx_voxel2.jpg align="right" caption="voxelisation of a teapot"]]

Project Basis** The virtual place that has been created has the voxelisation principle as a base. This principle is a way to simplify a complex shape into a less complex one by decomposing it with several elements of different dimensions. The size of this basic element, in relationship with the size of the element to model, defines the level of precision to which the shape can be represented. So, the smaller the basic element, the more precise the final shape will be.

One of the functions of this place is to serve as a landmark inside the common site itself. Indeed, the “sphere” here voxelised serves as a landmark since it can easily be identified given its simplicity. The inside of this shape serves as a place to socialise for the WUE students, but also for them explore the different points of views from the sphere to the site, but also from the site to the sphere itself. A certain experiential level can be attained by the basic element that has been repeated so that it forms at the end some kind of “habitable matrix”.
 * Functions of the Place**

The sphere has been chosen because it can easily demonstrate that a “curved” surface can be obtained even if the basic element forming it is not curved at all. The scale question becomes inevitable because the larger it is, the more abstract the form becomes, and inversely, the smaller it is, the more precise the shape becomes. Ultimately, we can observe that with a scale large enough, the sphere would simply be represented by a cube.
 * The Choice for the Sphere**

Two types of spaces can be perceived inside the project. The principal characteristics differencing those spaces are principally the differences in density and the character more random of one vis-à-vis the more ordered of the other. This permits a different use for each one of them, even if they are juxtaposed to each other, because the access as much as the occupation is made differently.
 * Spaces Differentiation**

The choice for the color has been made while having in mind different lightning effects, depending of the time of the day. A subtle change can be noticed when the avatar stays at the same place for a relatively long period of time. The avatar can them feel some kind of loss in his personal landmarks even if he stays in the same space. This can then accentuate the experiential qualities of the place.
 * The Color and Lighting**