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Worcester Polytechnic Institute Digital WPI Interactive Qualifying Projects (All Years) Interactive Qualifying Projects April 2012 The irV tual Tour Elizabeth Laura Mayor Worcester Polytechnic Institute Justin Henry McLaughlin Worcester Polytechnic Institute Kai He Worcester Polytechnic Institute Seth Michael Lipkind Worcester Polytechnic Institute Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/iqp-all Repository Citation Mayor, E. L., McLaughlin, J. H., He, K., & Lipkind, S. M. (2012). The Virtual Tour. Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/ iqp-all/2641 This Unrestricted is brought to you for free and open access by the Interactive Qualifying Projects at Digital WPI. It has been accepted for inclusion in Interactive Qualifying Projects (All Years) by an authorized administrator of Digital WPI. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The Virtual Tour Interactive Qualifying Project Submitted to the Faculty of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute in partial fulfillment of the requirements for graduation by Runzi Gao Kai He Seth Lipkind Elizabeth Mayor Justin McLaughlin Professor Jeffrey L. Forgeng, Major Advisor ii iii Abstract This project integrated technology and history to transform the visitor experience at the Higgins Armory Museum. The team upgraded the museum’s “Virtual Armory” website, creating a Virtual Tour with interactive and multimedia content for over a dozen pieces in the Higgins collection, including videos, animations, interactive graphics, and a Flash-based minigame. The team also implemented pilot QR code technology, allowing museum visitors to access Virtual Armory content onsite using their smartphones. iv Table of Contents Abstract .......................................................................................................................................... iii Authorship ...................................................................................................................................... 1 About the Authours ......................................................................................................................... 4 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 6 Background Research ................................................................................................................... 12 Two handed swords .................................................................................................................. 12 Bearing Swords ......................................................................................................................... 13 Two-handed sword (“Zweihander”) ......................................................................................... 14 Staff Weapons ........................................................................................................................... 16 'Maximilian' Field Armor with a visor for ceremony and tournament ..................................... 19 Target (shield) with breech- loading gun .................................................................................. 22 Matchlock Musket .................................................................................................................... 25 The Halberd of the Trained Band ............................................................................................. 30 The Sword of Justice ................................................................................................................. 34 Helmet of the Gladiator ............................................................................................................ 42 Nandaka .................................................................................................................................... 47 Armor from a Garniture ............................................................................................................ 51 Turkish Grouping ...................................................................................................................... 55 Medieval European Sword History ........................................................................................... 59 v Sword ........................................................................................................................................ 61 Boarding Sword, ....................................................................................................................... 63 Smallsword ............................................................................................................................... 67 Japanese Swords ....................................................................................................................... 70 Folding Spetum ......................................................................................................................... 76 Jamadhar ................................................................................................................................... 80 Breast plate from siege cuirass ................................................................................................. 85 Bronze swords ........................................................................................................................... 90 Appendix A: Matchlock Musket ............................................................................................. 101 Apppendix B: War hammer .................................................................................................... 102 Appendix C: Sword of justice ................................................................................................. 103 Appendix D: Halberd of the Trained Band ............................................................................. 104 Appendix E: Gladiator ............................................................................................................ 105 Appendix F- Nandaka ............................................................................................................. 107 Appendix G - Siege Breastplate .............................................................................................. 108 Appendix H - Bronze Sword................................................................................................... 110 Appendix I : Jamadhar ............................................................................................................ 112 Appendix J: Folding Spetum .................................................................................................. 115 Appendix K: Mini Game ........................................................................................................ 116 Appendix L - The Virtual Tour manual .................................................................................. 119 vi The Format .......................................................................................................................... 119 Troubleshooting .................................................................................................................. 120 Appendix M - Spirit of the Katana ......................................................................................... 121 Appendix N: QR Code Template ............................................................................................ 124 Appendix O: 3D Scan to 3D pdf Workflow ........................................................................... 125 Appendix P – Generating QR Codes ...................................................................................... 126 Appendix Q - Survey Questions ............................................................................................. 127 Bibliography ............................................................................................................................... 128 1 Authorship Abstract-Kai He, Runzi Gao, Elizabeth Mayor, Justin Mclaughlin, Seth Lipkind Introduction-Kai He, Runzi Gao, Elizabeth Mayor, Justin Mclaughlin, Seth Lipkind Background Research Two handed swords-Runzi Gao Bearing Swords-Runzi Gao Two-handed sword (“Zweihander”)-Runzi Gao Staff Weapons-Runzi Gao 'Maximilian' Field Armor with a visor for ceremony and tournament-Runzi Gao Target (shield) with breech- loading gun-Runzi Gao Matchlock Musket-Justin Mclaughlin The Halberd of the Trained Band-Justin Mclaughlin The Sword of Justice-Justin Mclaughlin Helmet of the Gladiator-Seth Lipkind Nandaka-Seth Lipkind Armor from a Garniture- Seth Lipkind Turkish Grouping-Seth Lipkind Medieval European Sword History-Kai He Sword-Kai He Boarding Sword-Kai He 2 Smallsword-Kai He Japanese Swords-Kai He Folding Spetum-Elizabeth Maayor Jamadhar-Elizabeth Mayor Breast plate from siege cuirass-Elizabeth Mayor Bronze swords-Elizabeth Mayor Appendix A: Matchlock Musket-Justin Mclaughlin Apppendix B: War hammer-Justin Mclaughlin Appendix C: Sword of justice-Justin Mclaughlin Appendix D: Halberd of the Trained Band-Justin Mclaughlin Appendix E: Gladiator-Seth Lipkind Appendix F- Nandaka-Seth Lipkind Appendix G - Siege Breastplate-Elizabeth Mayor Appendix H - Bronze Sword-Elizabeth Mayor Appendix I : Jamadhar-Elizabeth Mayor Appendix J: Folding Spetum-Elizabeth Mayor Appendix K: Mini Game-Runzi Gao Appendix L - The Virtual Tour manual-Seth Lipkind, Elizabeth Mayor The Format Troubleshooting 3 Appendix M - Spirit of the Katana-Kai He Appendix N: QR Code Template-Kai