My group and I 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.   Where exactly do I begin?... I cannot believe that this experience is over. From pre-production to the countless hours of post-production, my team and I managed to produce a solid and captivating 360 video. I learned a mass amount of information while producing this video. The first thing I learned was organization and the...

Laniesha M. Dotson: Director, Documentary Filmmaker and Innovator. While attending Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New York, Laniesha studied Communications and Film. There she took her passion for directing and technology and used her abilities to help create out of the ordinary films. As a graduate student, she is currently working with her alma mater, which will produce multiple 360 and VR documentaries.   How did you get started in 360 video & Virtual Reality?   As a filmmaker, I want my audience to watch my films and connect with...

ZBrush 4 Essentials    Digital art and sculpting, have always been important to me. I remember when I modeled my first 3D model in Cinema 4D and I absolutely fell in love with 3d molding and sculpting. Even though I have an art background and I have used my technical and artistic abilities to paint a vivid and colorful picture using Unity and other software's, I can still learn. On lynda.com, I found the ZBrush 4 Tutorials.ZBrush is a 3d modeling, painting and sculpting software used by designers and artists.  These...

Newhouse Innovation and Invention  Group Project Our project seeks to frame the world of Newhouse through the lens of innovation. Over the years the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications has been an important part in driving the growth of the media. Lyndon B. Johnson gave his Gulf of Tonkin speech at the commemoration of Newhouse 1. Great newscasters and entertainers like Regis Philbin graduated from the school and went on to change the media as we know it.Our final project seeks to pull back the curtain on our school....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGRnEP_6GnY&feature=youtu.be While creating my new world, I must admit that many mistakes were made and a ton of tutorials had to be watched. Overall, this exercise provided me with a wonderful experience. Knowing that it was my first time using Unity, I wanted to create something simple, yet exciting. As you can probably tell by now, I was highly influenced by the movie King Kong. As I designed my first terrain and skybox, I wanted to incorporate the "galaxy/ horror genre. That being said, I created the skybox with a...

Club Fusion: Imagine that you are sitting in a large class room full of sweaty, competitive and proud gamers. As you watch eight individuals fire up their Game Cube/Wii controllers, the image of Super Smash Bros displays on the overhead projector. Fusion is a group of 60 + individuals who team up and compete their hearts out. Concept: The camera will be placed in the center of the large open science center classroom at LeMoyne College.  The camera will also be around 6-7 feet off the ground because we want...