You never think you're that person - the one who walks around using their smart-phone, bumping into people. Or maybe you're convinced you pay attention every time someone speaks to you, even when you're staring at a screen. Those are the kind of people who we ridicule, the ones we berate for being too "sucked-in" by technology. There's still a stigma attached to devoting yourself completely to the virtual world. I started VR class today as an observer, watching other people have virtual reality or augmented reality experiences. It was completely...
I had the pleasure of working alongside LaQuin to produce this 360 interactive music video featuring Outlaws Dance Team. It was not the easiest thing getting a whole dance troupe to focus or to figure out formations around the the 360 rig, but once we got going, it was such a fun shoot to be on. We filmed in 3 different locations including the quarry, the front of the water tower, and the back of the water tower. I organized the shoot, shot all scenes with LaQuin, stitched the first...
I was very new to VR and 360 video prior to our class so I had a lot to learn and catch up on during the course of this semester. I spent a good amount of my time on Lynda.com learning various tutorials on the functionality of the GoPros. As a graduate student in the Multimedia, Photography, & Design program I needed to familiarize myself with the GoPros. I do not own a GoPro so I had to learn how to navigate and operate them for our assignments and simply...
For my independent learning for VR storytelling I learned how to set up a Unity project and add interactivity using the HTC Vive. My original goal was to create a combat simulator (which perhaps I can still do in the future) but also to learn how to not only step inside your world / project in the Vive but also interact with it using hand controllers. The most useful tutorials I found included an article written by Dario Laverde, an actual developer for HTC. This article, written on Medium, first...
Learning to Plan (Rosa Independent Learning)
by jarosajr
- May 12
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Moving from photography to video production this year forced me to add to my workflow. Capturing one single moment in a photographic frame is easy to do on the fly. Videography requires planning. Last semester I added pre-production planning and story boarding to my workflow to help me make better videos. When I moved to 360 degree videos, my workflow needed to adapt again. A standard storyboard is useless for 360 degree video. I cannot put a subject in a part of a frame. I cannot move the camera. I...
My final project is filming a 360 video, so I came across some problem in the stitching process. When I stitched the video, I found out that one frame was in the wrong place and under the other frames. But when I dragged it in the correct area, it did not matched with other frames. So I opened the auto pano giga and tried to edit it. Unfortunately, it did not work even if I clicked the ghosting area with some green dots. Then, I googled it and watched some...
What I loved so much about this class was how much learning you could do in your own time. Whether it be learning unity on your laptop or trying out VR apps in the innovation lab, it was totally when you wanted it. I am a firm believer that you work best when YOU WANT to work and not when you're forced to. The independent learning promoted this self driven attitude. One book that contributed highly to my learning was Ready Player One. I read the book along with the class and...
Independent Learning – Meng Fu
by Meng Fu
- May 12
- in
I have several things to share from the c4d skills to unity tips. In the story of my project, there are some crumbled paper and a red dress lying on the ground. I can't find existing model in the assets store so I need to make it by myself. Both two things rely on c4d animations. The process of making models are kind of complicated but the tutorials are great so it should be fine if you follow the steps. I made a crumbled paper model just the same with...
I've always had a supreme fascination with 3D printing, but I never got to sit down and learn it. As students at Syracuse University, we have access to a plethora of 3D printers through the SU Makerspace located in the Kimmel Computer Cluster. If you plug in 311 Waverly Avenue, just look or this sign! There are ten different brands of 3D printers in the Makerspace: MakerBot2 3D Printer MakerBot2x 3D Printer MakerBot 5th Generation The Gigabot (with 30x the printing volume) Stratasys Mojo 3D Printer Maker Gear M Series Printrbot...
Reflecting back on this awesome semester, I had the opportunity to force myself to think about storytelling in different ways. Learning to overcome obstacles in filming and editing was incredibly valuable. Unlike a lot of people our age, I don't own a GoPro or have never used one for my personal or professional use. I decided to watch Lynda courses that would refine my GoPro skills and make shooting 360 video a little easier. As most of us know, the interface on GoPro cameras is not the most user friendly--...
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