SpexWorld! - Presentation

Plan a Tomb layout with corridors and fit it out with virtual replicas of the Artefacts found in Tutankhamun’s Tomb; mummies, Anubis, canopic chest, funeral chamber and masks. You can immerse yourself in the world of the Tomb Builder, walk around the tomb and see all the tomb treasures close up. Build a single or multiple chambered tomb, or use one of the ready-made designs including Tutankhamun’s actual tomb.

Curriculum	History	Bring a History project right into the 21st Century by designing a tomb for Pharoah on the computer!
Curriculum	ICT Graphical Modelling	Ideal for Graphical Modelling too! Drag items into the plan, select, move, copy, paste and rotate to see how the different ‘graphical elements’ fit together in an exciting environment.
Age	6 to 99 yrs!	For all ages but designed for primary school use and lower secondary school.
Ease of use	Intuitive and simple.	SpexWorld! Tutankhamun is powerful but very easy to use and any school who uses Spex+ or SpexV2 will find the program particularly easy to integrate into their curriculum.

How does it work?

1. Choose from a selection of tomb chambers and set the sizes, or design your own tomb plan.

There are different chamber shapes

to choose from.

Or choose a 'replica' of a famous Tomb.

Use the tomb planner to design a floor plan with any number of chambers with

different shapes and sizes.

2. Fill the tomb with virtual replicas of the Artefacts found in Tutankhamun’s Tomb.

Tomb artefacts are dragged

in to the chamber, rotated and

moved into place.

There are lots of different views,

here is a 3D view of the chamber.

Walk around inside the tomb using

the arrow keys.

3. Alternatively fill out a complete tomb replica.

Tomb artefacts are dragged

in to all the chambers, rotated and

moved into place.

There are lots of different views,

here is a 3D view of Tutankhamun's Tomb.

Walk around Tutankhamun's Tomb using

the arrow keys.

Other stuff!

4. Here is a brief summary of some of things SpexWorld! Tutankhamun will do for you:

Display

Display the plan view, 3D view and side views.

Display all the views in either perspective or orthographic modes.

Zoom in close or zoom out.

Rotate the tomb clockwise or anticlockwise.

Go inside of the tomb and walk around it using the arrow keys.

Show or don't show internal walls.

Show or don't show external walls. (the walls at the back of the view will always show)

Display the design with day or night lighting.

Artefacts

Drag tomb artefacts in to the chamber(s).

Rotate and move individual items of furniture.

Cut/Copy/Paste items of artefacts in the chamber.

Right click mouse over an artefact to investigate close-up.

    Dimensions
     Decide the dimensions of the chamber(s)
     Show dimension between items, and item to wall.
     Change units of measurement, including metric and imperial measurements.

Export

Export whole chamber(s) as a bitmap image.

Export selected artefact as a bitmap image.

What teachers have said about SpexWorld! programs.

"There is massive learning potential with SpexWorlds!"

"We had a half-term staff meeting this evening and one of the Year 3 teachers came to me. Although I hadn’t yet told anyone about the package she spotted the icon on the desktop and let her class use Tutankhamun for the last 10 minutes of a later session. She was full of how fantastic it was and couldn’t wait to tell colleagues. I know that they will be trying it."

"Sounds a cliché but I wish that you could have seen

the class’s reaction. An absolute buzz!"