Project: Create San Francisco Bay Area outdoor adventure website/Produce first virtual tour of San Francisco Position: Project Manager, Photographer, Programmer Years: 1996 — 1998 AKGold Creations Summary:See below
Sunshine Daydream was originally a Web interface testing ground for AKGold Internet. It was inspired by the natural beauty of the San Francisco Bay Area along with the amazing communication capabilities of the Internet.
AKGold Accomplishments (Description by Andrew Gold):
Windsurfing, mountain biking, sea kayaking, hang gliding, and more--the primordial instinct of adventure and the glory of the outdoors in the San Francisco Bay Area inspired Sunshine Daydream in 1996. I obtained the electronic rights to the book Outdoor Adventures in the San Francisco Bay Area written by author Rick Blick, a friend of mine from the San Francisco Lacrosse Club.
I started with shooting over 50 QuickTime VR (QTVR) panoramic shots around San Francisco, then with the help of local artists, photographers, and adventurers brought the site to life and launched it.
In addition, I coded the majority of the script and technical features such as the pull down menus, random images, online postcards, search engine, message boards, etc. Sunshine Daydream was a good way for me to test new technologies, while creating an exciting site for Web users seeking adventure.
For those who remember, Sunshine Daydream was one of the first sites to be listed in Yahoo! and it had the cool glasses beside the name. A lot has changed since then.
As the main information architect and producer, my job was to make the site easy to navigate, engaging and clear and to provide a framework for all the great content from the creation team. The real fun of Sunshine Daydream is the involvement of the the young at heart who love the outdoors and come to Sunshine Daydream to start their adventures.
Theodore Herzl reasoned, "If you will it, it is no dream."
