{"id":154,"date":"2025-09-22T22:00:51","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T22:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ascent\/?p=154"},"modified":"2025-10-02T19:26:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T19:26:05","slug":"week5learning-from-nature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ascent\/week5learning-from-nature\/","title":{"rendered":"Week5:Learning from Nature"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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This week our team visited Phipps Botanical Garden for research purposes. We wanted to observe how the pathways and guides are designed to lead visitors through the space and create a seamless flow around the building. Walking through the gardens gave us valuable insights into how environmental design can subtly direct guest movement while also highlighting key moments along the journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We also took plenty of photos of the unique plants and the carefully crafted indoor landscapes. These human-made environments provided inspiration for how we might shape our own virtual world, blending natural beauty with thoughtful design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We finalized our poster and logo, and we also took our team photo at Phipps Botanical Garden together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our artists continued building the opening scene models, laying the foundation for the project\u2019s visual environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Added walking via the meta quest controller joysticks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n