Welcome to a tour of Vue - The Virtual University of Edinburgh. ## HOT_AIR_BALL-PULSE $,rotON, $,tiltOFF, $,prec,6.0, $,speed,6.0, $,tempo,5.0, $,phantON, $,impulse,0.5, $,massfact,0.3, $,SndLevel,1.0, We will start in 10 seconds - take a seat. ### ## HOT_AIR_BALL-CREAK $,pause,10.0, ### ## HOT_AIR_BALL-PULSE <43.0,22.0,60.0>/<43.0,42.0,60.0> $,pause,5.0, Old College is below us and contains the main Vue office, PR Office, and will hold galleries for events, art and library collections. ### ## HOT_AIR_BALL-CREAK High Street stretches away into the distance ending up at The Castle. <4.0,112.0,60.0>/<2.0,97.0,60.0> The Alumni Deck is nearby on Vue Bay. ### ## HOT_AIR_BALL-PULSE Get ready to cross over to another region... this can sometimes not work! $,pulse,-x, $,simwait,3.0, $,pause,2.0, <236.0,112.0,60.0>/<213.0,112.0,60.0> We are near "The Venue@Vue", one of the main meeting places. This is the first region that was developed for Vue and contains many innovative schools, research institutes and facilities. <185.0,100.0,60.0>/<185.0,120.0,60.0> $,tempo,4.0, Education and some of its tutorial areas used by international students are on Vue South. The Management School front office is below us, and they have their own region for management simulations on Vue NW. ### ## HOT_AIR_BALL-CREAK Architecture, Culture and Environment with their Branded Meetings Places project are over on the Vue Experimental Coast to the West. Arthur's Seat is the hill to our West, with a meeting area giving fine views over Vue. <165.0,245.0,60.0>/<176.0,250.0,60.0> We are passing over the Vue Associates Tower, which introduces a region where joint work between University and external associates is taking place. AIAI2 is below us, an example of the front offices for the research institutes established on Vue. ### ## HOT_AIR_BALL-Steady <252.0,245.0,60.0>/<254.0,250.0,60.0> Another region crossing coming up! $,pulse,+x, $,simwait,3.0, $,pause,2.0, <20.0,245.0,60.0>/<38.0,240.0,60.0> $,speed,12.0, A number of Edinburgh monuments give local interest and make for good photographs of Vue activities. <134.0,245.0,60.0>/<144.0,250.0,60.0> $,tempo,3.0, ### ## HOT_AIR_BALL-CREAK Take a good look around as we ride along. The Castle is still to be developed. The Vue Store with free Vue-related items is on The Castle Esplanade. <245.0,245.0,60.0>/<255.0,235.0,60.0> $,tempo,4.0, Under The Castle is a large art installation and event space called "The Vaults@Vue". There are a number of buildings which remain to be developed along High Street which will be used be Vue Colleges and Schools. The Disability Office also has a facility on the coast. <245.0,50.0,60.0>/<245.0,30.0,60.0> Over the water is the Vue Sandbox for students and others to try their hand at building in Second Life. To our South is the Informatics region with a number of projects underway for intelligent collaboration and virtual emergency response coordination centres. The MSc in Entrepreneurship has a large facility here to support its students activities. <198.0,20.0,60.0>/<183.0,25.0,60.0> $,pause,3.0, We are now returning to Old College. <116.0,57.0,60.0>/<106.0,67.0,60.0> $,tempo,5.0, Please take in the "Vue" as we prepare to land. Thanks for taking the tour. More information is available at http://vue.ed.ac.uk ### ## HOT_AIR_BALL-PULSE $,speed,5.0, <116.0,57.0,21.0>/<106.0,67.0,21.0> $,pause,5.0, ### $,pause,5.0,