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Concepts to Research:
- history of cryptozoology
- famous men in the field of cryptozoology
- current status of cryptids in video games
- current popular VR titles and their game genres
- origin stories of all cryptids chosen for project (bigfoot, jersey devil, etc)
- history of museums (why they showcase objects the way they do)
- museum architectural design
- museum gallery floorplans
- character design in inspirational media (courage the cowardly dog, scooby doo, rocko’s modern life, coraline, monsters inc)
- famous animators in children’s media
- Maya 3D modeling techniques
- Maya animation techniques
- Unity implementation techniques
- storytelling techniques in inspirational media (scooby doo tv show and live action movies)
- storyboarding techniques for general idea of how museum visit will play out
- Unity implementation
- VR techniques and implementation
Avenues of Research:
- credible internet resources
- credible scholarly articles (where available)
- fieldwork – visit museums
- Published books on cryptids
- watching television
- playing VR games
- watching tutorials (youtube, vimeo, tutorial websites)
- playing popular cryptid games