{"id":48,"date":"2025-09-24T19:03:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T19:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/270-degree-fun\/?page_id=48"},"modified":"2025-11-14T22:19:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T22:19:56","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/270-degree-fun\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/270-degree-fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/group_final_rez-1024x562.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/270-degree-fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/group_final_rez-1024x562.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/270-degree-fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/group_final_rez-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/270-degree-fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/group_final_rez-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/270-degree-fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/group_final_rez-1536x843.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/270-degree-fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/group_final_rez-2048x1124.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Team 270\u00b0 Fun is developing a cooperative multiplayer racing experience centered on building community through sports. Designed for the Cavern system at the Entertainment Technology Center (ETC), the project leverages a 270\u00b0 curved projection screen and a 20-foot-wide interactive play area to create dynamic, in-person multiplayer interactions within an immersive virtual environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The goal of the project is to place players directly into the fan experience of an F1 racing event, encouraging communication, cooperation, and friendly team spirit. The game features two complementary roles\u2014<strong>Cheerleader<\/strong> and <strong>Audience<\/strong>\u2014who must collaborate to cheer for their team. Their combined performance directly influences the race by boosting their driver\u2019s speed, triggering dramatic passes, crashes, and fast cornering moments. Every element of the experience is crafted to evoke a strong sense of belonging even before the race begins, strengthening each player&#8217;s connection not only to the game, but also to the teammates and supporters cheering alongside them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Team 270\u00b0 Fun is developing a cooperative multiplayer racing experience centered on building community through sports. Designed for the Cavern system at the Entertainment Technology Center (ETC), the project leverages a 270\u00b0 curved projection screen and a 20-foot-wide interactive play area to create dynamic, in-person multiplayer interactions within an immersive virtual environment. The goal of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-48","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/270-degree-fun\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/270-degree-fun\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/270-degree-fun\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/270-degree-fun\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/270-degree-fun\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/270-degree-fun\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":363,"href":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/270-degree-fun\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48\/revisions\/363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/270-degree-fun\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}