Portfolio

Current Projects
Currently, NMC Virtual Worlds is working on projects for MIT, Princeton, Sloan-C, and a number of other institutions. New education-related projects include Nanotechnology Island, Second Health, a new educational community, and Ars Simulacra, an entire sim devoted to the art of Second Life. Recently developed are full-scale sims for Case Western Reserve University and OneCleveland, Colorado Technical University, Santa Clara University, IBM, and a collection of rental Educational Communities for the NMC Campus. Learn more about these projects via the case study links to the right.

Design Philosophy
On these and all of our projects, the designers at NMC Virtual Worlds work carefully with prospective clients to design solutions that precisely meet their needs. Careful research and ongoing dialog are hallmarks of the process.

A recent example is the work illustrated here that was done for the OneCleveland sim, a collaboration between Case Western Reserve University and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Central to the design was the real-life partnership these institutions share in Cleveland, which includes the OneCleveland gigabit network, and many ongoing cultural and civic activities.

The design challenge was to accurately evoke the sense of being in Cleveland, Ohio, and to create spaces within the sim that showed both the unique character of each of these institutions and the flavor of the city, while also illustrating their geographic relationships. Each partner brought their own goals to the project, which required a design that both understood and balanced the nuances of these overlapping goals.

Seven iconic buildings were chosen for the build, and a detailed scale model was constructed to carefully determine the optimal placement and orientation of each component. The model was used in a series of dialogs with the OneCleveland team that ultimately resulted in a design that delivered on the expectations of each partner.

Additional case studies from the portfolio of NMC Virtual worlds are available from the list to the right.