Assignment 5 – Bria Holness

My scene is based on the story of 3 soldiers who have landed on this alien planet. When my scene opens the first person is right next to the soldiers and you can hear the hovercraft that they just embarked their journey on not too far behind them. If you look around you can see the hovercraft parked several feet back as the soldiers make their way over to the shadowy dark mountains. Little do they know the demon is lurking in the mountains, waiting for them. I went back and...

Assignment 5 – Juli Whetstone

Juli Whetstone This project was definitely a test of patience for me. It was very frustrating to use a brand new program because I didn’t feel like I had all the necessary knowledge after our class instruction. It took a lot of troubleshooting throughout the whole project to try to get things right. Overall, it took much longer than I anticipated to work all the bugs out with the time constraints of this project. My scene takes place in outer space, with two space ships looking like they are about...

Assignment 2 – Amanda Silvestri

360 Video Pitch Onondaga Nation Midwinter Ceremony - Disgo:nah (Longer nights, shorter days) A large, open space with subjects (members of Onondaga Nation) close to the camera with movement performing a midwinter ceremony to celebrate the beginning of the lunar calendar called "Midwinters." The ceremony called "Disgo:nah" takes place in February which translates to "longer nights, shorter days." In this ceremony, the members of the Onondaga Nation give thanks to the Creator and Mother Nature. The camera will be at eye-level. Depending on how the ceremony is performed, subjects may...

Assignment 1 – Amanda Silvestri

My experience in the first class was not my first experience using VR. I was introduced to it over the summer when I got to play with the Samsung Gear VR in the Innovation Lab. It was an incredible experience, yes, but I wanted to learn how I could do it too. I watched the New York Times VR video in the NYTVR app called "The Displaced." The storytelling techniques were effective because I got information and felt empathy with the people in the video. There were technical errors on...

Pei Chen – Assignement Two

SCENE Musicians who play violin, cello, flute from different direction give us an ensemble, The voice rise from far to near. Casts: Students from Setnor School of Music Place: Setnor Auditorium Atmosphere: serenity and tranquility Subjects close to the camera Movement close to the camera Camera at an average human height LIGHTING Indoor lighting According to my observation, pick one afternoon of a sunny day would be best because the light will go through those colorful stained glass of Setnor Auditorium which make the atmosphere so good! In addition, Setnor...

Assignment 2: 360 Video Pitch -Bulbul

Summary: The history of a dystopian world where everyone is permanently on their VR devices. Story Arch: We, the camera, watch as each progressive room we enter has more and more people attached to their headsets. In the first room there's discussion among people as they socialize while in the corner there is someone excitedly experimenting with some google cardboard (representing the past). Next there's a room with some groups cluttered around VR devices. The room is more modern looking and the audience hears mumbles like a cafeteria or group meeting. Finally the...

Assignment 1 – Ye Lu (Stanlyn)

I took my first VR class last Wednesday. It is such an exciting class which opened up an amazing world to us. (And I spent some time figuring out if we need to do this assignment and how to use this public blog, which made me submit this assignment late. I'm so sorry.) As we can see, VR is the future. In the past, the technology is not as advanced as these days, and it was hard for cell phones to carry such complex functions. VR makes us feel like we are...

Wang Assignment 2-Video Pitch

I plan to tell a horror story with the VR camera. The scene will be set in a dark, small room. The audience can look around and see a closed door. There are some blood on the floor and the moldy walls. The  only thing on the floor is an old black-and-white photo that shows a family-father, mother and daughter. There are some drops of blood on the photo as well. The audience can hear a sad whisper of a woman in different corner of the room. They will look...

VR Storytelling Pitch

Late Saturday, a friend of mine and I visited the Kimmel dining area. We played a game where we tried to guess how drunk various students were around Kimmel. My mind got moving, this is fun to watch in real life, I bet it would be fun in VR too. The Idea: Have a VR camera act as a silent friend as a they go about their Saturday night in a group, drinking around Syracuse. The idea would be to recreate the feeling of being out with friends. In my...