For my final project, I decided to record a Pagan ritual. The ceremony which fit best with the timing of this assignment was December's full moon ritual, as put on by SPIRAL, the Pagan group on campus. After clearing the idea with SPIRAL, I recorded the entire ritual from the center of the circle. The circular formation allowed for a unique perspective on an already taboo and often misinterpreted set of faith traditions. To develop a greater sense of story, I split the ritual up into its different components in...
Port Final Project: Present Day Auschwitz
by Carly Port
- December 13
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The magic of virtual reality lies within its sense of presence. VR has the ability to take a user to a certain place, in a certain time, and experience what its like to physically be there, rather than watch from an outside perspective. Users aren't just watching the story unfold, users are part of the story. This immersion causes users to feel emotions much more deeply than they would if the same content was moved to a different platform. Due to this effect, the storyteller must consistently keep users in mind when designing...
Final Project Articek: Downtown Syracuse
by Claudia Articek
- December 13
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Start: How I found my topic. It was a long way until I got the topic of my final project. Ambitious as I am, I started to work on the topic in the middle of the semester. I really wanted to show the user the incredible facility of the Landmark Theater in Syracuse. Unfortunately, the Landmark Theater couldn’t see the emerging technology of a virtual reality video and didn’t give me permission to shoot as well as to talk to me. “This is nothing for us”’ they said. Okay, I...
Final Project the Mount Everest Project
by Michael Ger
- December 13
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This is the final prototype for the Mount Everest Project. The objects there are interactive, the pins, signs, and several objects can be interacted which would show some information and insight about trekking Mount Everest.' The problems that I have faced are trying to get the height map to work which isn't hard because of photoshop. The other problem is creating a miniature Mount Everest, which I tried using Geo mapping on google but the size that I can capture is too small, so I decided to use Maya...
Spera: Final Project (360 Video)
by Cameron Spera
- December 12
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At the onset of this final project, I felt like I had a lot of ideas and no ideas at the same time. I was confused about what I wanted to achieve and how I wanted to do it. I knew I wanted to do a 360 video, but I was unsure in regards to the topic, story line, location, characters, etc. I initially wanted to do a project recounting the story of when a friend of mine was raped. This was a really serious topic and the more I...
What did you set out to do? For my final project I worked with Ben Kreimer, a fellow at the Buzzfeed Open Lab. He created 3D models of the Antiochia ad Cragum Archaeological Research Site in Turkey. My task was to put the models into virtual reality using the HTC Vive. I placed audio narration around 'hotspots' which users can teleport to using the HTC Vive controller's trigger for learning about the different recreations. What did you learn as you began working on it? There are a few things that I...
Here is our final project. A 360 dance video featuring Syracuse University's Outlaws Dance Troupe. Enjoy! Bria: Organized shoot Shot scenes alongside LaQuin Stitched first location LaQuin: Shot scenes alongside Bria Stitched second location Edited everything together in premiere We co-stitched the third location because it was giving us a lot of ghosting problems. We took turns trying to fix it. This was a fun experience and we think the video came out great.
My original intrigue to take this VR Storytelling class was to learn how I could use virtual reality in order to tell journalistic stories. As a broadcast journalist, I've had experience in learning how to tell a story through video, but I wanted to expand my technological knowledge in order to tell stories in a different way. The point of telling stories through journalism is to teach the public about something that they don't have knowledge on already. 360° filming offers a unique and immersive experience for the viewer into...