Zooming

Hi All, I just added some classes to our Overlay Extension for the OpenZoom SDK that allow audio to be added to regions of a zoom image. The classes use the proximity from given points and zoom depths to control the playback of audio. For details: http://ghostinteractive.net/blog/?p=520

Very cool! I've often thought (and have in fact done some related experiments) that spatial sound can be the source of rich interactions in a zooming environment.

Hi Ian, Thanks for your feedback! I don't know if you've looked at the classes, but I've introduced the concept of proximity gates which are simple objects that "open or close" based on the user's proximity to specific points in the zoom image. These objects are used to auto start and stop the audio. I'm working to implement these classes into other types of overlays to provide a smarter overlay that can react to a user's region of focus.