Published in The Washington Post, April 18, 2009
This project recreates the scene where DeOnte Rawlings was shot, and tries to lend clarity to what happened (there was debate about whether police had reason to shoot at him or not). Alex Garcia had shot some panoramas of the scene, so instead of just having them in a gallery, I suggested that we try to create a 3-D crime scene timeline, by using Flash Panorama Player’s hotspot technology. I had only used it once before so it took some time to set up, but I really like the effect. It gives a great sense of place and is a really powerful storytelling tool.
Tools used: Flash/ActionScript 3.0 and Flash Panorama Player, CSS
Role: Design, programming
More of my panorama projects:
• Egypt Panoramas (panorama template)
More investigative design:
•Two worlds, On the trail of a serial rapist, Fatal flights