THE STAGE

The Stage is the game engine environment in which all of the previously described utilities show their stuff. To run The Stage, double click the icon. The first scene of the .vpd file will appear. To go to the next scene, type 0(number). The mouse turns the view and the arrows turn and move forward and backward. The inputs that were mapped in Puppet Master control the model joints to which they were mapped. Type escape to exit.

RECORDING

This is another feature that was created solely for making movies, so not as relevant for installations. Every time The Stage is run, it outputs a file that contains the corresponding scene number and the word "out" or "in." Examples are "001_out.txt" and "002_in.txt." To play the file, make sure the same .ssf is in the same numbered position in the .vpd file, switch the file name to "(number)_in, " and run The Stage. This is complex but not of huge concern for installations in museums.

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