Virtual Pathology

Animation and Modeling

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Project

Virtual Autopsy using game technology for visualization and thinkmap technology for content presentation.

Description

Create a Virtual Autopsy with emphasis on pathological findings.

Treatment

Experience an Autopsy Room in a 3D world. Interact with instruments and features in the environment.
View images and videos of procedures and organs in actual autopsies.
Study a super-sized 3D cardiac artery and discover the pathology from a selection of cases.

Content

Case study material for heart pathologies
Reference photography for textures and models to build in SecondLife

• autopsy room
• individual instruments, fixtures, furnishings, etc.
• pathology cases and photography
• reference illustration for heart
• reference drawings for additonal objects to build in SecondLife
  

  Resources

• Mediaworks
  • Paul VerWey; Production Mgmt
  • Bob Burnett; Project Mgmnt, Modeling, Animation
  • Sam Woo; Photography
• Dr. Daniel Marko; Content Expert and Developer daniel.marko@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
• Dr. Regina Edwards; Executive Producer, Content Expert rfgandouredwards@ucdavis.edu
• Dr. Peter Yellowlees; Executive Producer pmyellowlees@ucdavis.edu
• Elanor Mangin; SecondLife Developer, Content Developer elanor.mangin@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
• SecondLife resource of builders

Production Milestones

• generate list of models to build
• produce reference pictures
• build the environment in Maya
• deliver the environment in web-based player
• custom build and texture super-size cardiac artery by pathological case
• research interactive autopsy with thinkmap programmers

Future Version Development

Experience an interactive autopsy.
Experience other super-sized 3D organs for pathologies.
Build searchable "museum of pathology" collection from photography and video archives.