I read "Slay the Dragon" as a part of this class and I'm trying to apply some of its principles to my current Unity project (on post-war life). I'll be honest, a good amount of the book was not relevant to what I'm trying to do with my project, but it's good knowledge to have for future VR storytelling adventures. I know how to write a story and I can even film a not-so-bad short. But throw a character who can interact with things within the story and I get...

In the past few months I've become completely immersed in virtual reality and its seemingly infinite possibilities. Because it's still a growing field, I've been able to engage with others who have thrown themselves into the adventurous (and often glitchy) field of virtual reality. Gaming in VR Most people associate VR with video games. While the gaming world is not even close to the only field in which VR will have an immense impact, the link seems natural. One of the main trends I've noticed is a tendency to stick to comfortable...

We wanted to create a tour that would give viewers an understanding of Newhouse through the lens of innovation. From Newhouse 1 to the Innovation Lab, our school has a history of media innovation. Through the process of filming and editing the project I learned the importance of planning ahead. We tried some things that we didn't think would cause issues in post-production, like crossing the stitch line at about 7ft distance from the camera. They caused issues in post-production and we had to reshoot a scene, which ended up being for...

Have you ever been the life of the party? Had everyone groan when you said you had to leave? I imagine it's something like the crux of this Unity game. I added Mixamo characters to my original creepy city scene. I had some trouble with making the young girl walk on the terrain instead of under it... It's still not where I want it to be, but much better than before. The triggers are five spheres and a cube. I attached animation and audio to the player entering and exiting the trigger area to...

Simple Playmaker test: Finding treasure! As the magic floating disco ball moves over a long distance, I used two trigger zones. They're rigged so that the ball moves when the player enters the zone, and again when they exit it. I attempted a more complicated animation but couldn't get it to work -- I was using a Mixamo character and think I may have imported it wrong/done something to the settings that they cannot forgive. I tried to make a character fade when the player entered a trigger zone using "Set Visibility"...

Creepy City: Note: Please forgive the horrible audio -- music and footsteps sound very odd in the recording... I started working on this to get comfortable with Unity, so I tried to do some things that I wasn't really prepared for. I tried setting 'trigger zones' where music would transition to a 'suspense' audio clip (like when you enter a boss fight in a video game and the music suddenly shifts to action mode). I found a tutorial on the Unity website, followed it, and failed. I didn't look for...

Syracuse's North Side is extremely diverse and houses refugees and immigrants from all over the world. Having reported on the issues they face, I've heard many of their stories and how they ended up in Syracuse. The concept is to share stories with the audience -- to have a panel of sorts, arranged around the camera in such a way that the viewer feels that they are part of the group. The idea is that hearing their backgrounds and their journey here will humanize refugees and immigrants, many of whom...