Pitched Storyboard

Here is our pitched storyboard for the four animations short for the four modes of transport (cycling, using the bus, using the Skytrain, and using the gondola), which Translink plans to change for the year 2050.

Technical Proposal

Because we have to have an interactable 3D model, where users can rotate and explore the model/environment, we are looking at a few different technical approaches.

Although this is a rough sketch, we are thinking of separating the different transportation systems in layers instead so that we can add an overlay button on each layer. This is so users can click on the layer to explore the transportation system.

Embed 3D Models on WebFlow

We were thinking of using Webflow -- a website editor -- instead of building the website entirely from hard code due to the project time constraint. Also, we found this tutorial which explains how to embed 3D models in WebFlow; however, we would need to convert the Maya file into a GlTF file -- which requires this plugin.

360 video

After taking a recommendation from Professor Steve DiPaola on the possibility of looking into converting a 3D animation video into a 360 video, we found this tutorial. However, it seems -- as outlined in the tutorial -- that it requires these rendering tools which both have a 30-day free trial: VRay and Phoenix FD.