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Sérgio LealSérgio LealCreating Dynamic Visualizations and AnimationsCreating Dynamic Visualizations and Animations

Institute of Computer Graphics and VisionInstitute of Computer Graphics and VisionTU-GrazTU-Graz

2002/20032002/2003mcamara@sbox.tugraz.atmcamara@sbox.tugraz.at

Absentation Absentation

The Turk and Ottomans tribes constantly The Turk and Ottomans tribes constantly invade Europe, capturing the population, invade Europe, capturing the population, making them slaves and pillaging making them slaves and pillaging everything.everything.

Austria and Poland were always Austria and Poland were always attacked.attacked.

Interdiction Interdiction

A treaty of mutual help was signed A treaty of mutual help was signed between Austria and Poland.between Austria and Poland.

The Turkish wanted to invade Vienna The Turkish wanted to invade Vienna once again and after that conquer once again and after that conquer Poland.Poland.

Poland needed to help Austria but there Poland needed to help Austria but there was the eminent danger of invasion by was the eminent danger of invasion by Ottoman forcesOttoman forces

Violation Violation

Jan Sobieski, King of Poland, went to war Jan Sobieski, King of Poland, went to war against the Turkishagainst the Turkish

He warns the Ottoman that if they try to He warns the Ottoman that if they try to invade Poland he will hunt them downinvade Poland he will hunt them down

Reconnaissance Reconnaissance

Kara Mustapha Kara Mustapha (Turkish commander) (Turkish commander) got to know that Jan Sobieski was got to know that Jan Sobieski was comingcoming

But continued to attack ViennaBut continued to attack Vienna

Delivery Delivery

Kara Mustafa, had at his command Kara Mustafa, had at his command approximately 140,000 men.approximately 140,000 men.

Trickery Trickery

Mustafa sent some spies to trick Jan Mustafa sent some spies to trick Jan Sobieski.Sobieski.

The spies told Sobieski that the Turkish The spies told Sobieski that the Turkish had many men and would kill them all if had many men and would kill them all if the Polish would come to battlethe Polish would come to battle

And the Ottoman would invade Poland And the Ottoman would invade Poland when the Polish army would be deadwhen the Polish army would be dead

Complicity Complicity

Jan Sobieski hear this and thought it Jan Sobieski hear this and thought it would be true.would be true.

His troops lost all the moral.His troops lost all the moral. They just thought of their loved onesThey just thought of their loved ones

Damage Damage

There was nothing else to do There was nothing else to do They had to go back to PolandThey had to go back to Poland The Polish had lost without fightingThe Polish had lost without fighting

Mediation Mediation

On that night Jan Sobieski had a dream.On that night Jan Sobieski had a dream.

Trial Trial

He could win this war. He could win this war. He had came so far.He had came so far. If he would not fight, he would surely If he would not fight, he would surely

lose. lose. He had at least to try.He had at least to try.

Attainment of magical Attainment of magical object object

Then we was blessed with an idea.Then we was blessed with an idea. He had a vision on his dreamHe had a vision on his dream He got to know how to trick the Turkish He got to know how to trick the Turkish

armyarmy

Struggle Struggle

His idea was:His idea was: He made a small part of his army walk all He made a small part of his army walk all

day long around a small hill.day long around a small hill. While the other, bigger part, of his army While the other, bigger part, of his army

rested.rested. The Turkish spies where counting the Polish The Turkish spies where counting the Polish

troopstroops They saw hundreds of troops because they They saw hundreds of troops because they

where always going around the hill.where always going around the hill.

Struggle Struggle

OBS: this was the first Virtual Reality experience OBS: this was the first Virtual Reality experience fully reported, fully reported, Perfect immersion Low interactivity Good display devices, scaling factor...

When the Turkish commander got to know the number of When the Turkish commander got to know the number of Polish troops he ordered his army to retreat because Polish troops he ordered his army to retreat because they had too few soldiers.they had too few soldiers.

Jan made his troops attack Mustafa when they where Jan made his troops attack Mustafa when they where retreating.retreating.

Liquidation Liquidation

14.000 Turkish men where killed14.000 Turkish men where killed Jan had won the warJan had won the war

Return Return

Vienna was freeVienna was free King Jan Sobieski was a heroKing Jan Sobieski was a hero He saved Vienna and EuropeHe saved Vienna and Europe

Wedding Wedding

The Emperor of Austria gave him some The Emperor of Austria gave him some land and his daughter to marryland and his daughter to marry

And lived happy ever afterAnd lived happy ever after

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THE ENDTHE END

By Sérgio LealBy Sérgio Leal

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