Interpretive visualization of the Yellowstone ecosystem
Fred
Watson, CSU Monterey Bay, fred_watson@csumb.edu
(Presenting)
Thor
Anderson, CSUMB, thor_anderson@csumb.edu
Wendi
Newman, CSUMB, wendi_newman@csumb.edu
Thomas
Thein, CSUMB, thomas_thein@csumb.edu
Jon
Detka, CSUMB, jon_detka@csumb.edu
Simon
Cornish, CSUMB, simon_cornish@csumb.edu
Bob
Garrott, MSU Bozeman, rgarrott@montana.edu
PJ
White, Yellowstone National park, PJ_White@nps.gov
Susan
Alexander, CSUMB, susan_alexander@csumb.edu
Rick
Wallen, Yellowstone National Park, Rick_Wallen@nps.gov
An interactive kiosk will be demonstrated for use in Yellowstone National Park. The kiosk takes visitors on a 'Virtual Interpretive Trail' through the Yellowstone landscape. The media combines visualization and conventional video footage. The visualizations are 3D-realistic visualization flights - metaphors for the 'Trail' - travelling through a landscape described by remote sensing and ecosystem models, and containing important wildlife elements. The conventional video pieces are the 'Interpretive Stops' along the trail - explaining the landscape, wildlife, science, and management to the visitor.