GMU:Critical VR Lab I

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Lecturer: Jörg Brinkmann
Credits: 6 ECTS, 4 SWS
Date: Thursdays, 15:30 – 18:30
Venue: Performance Platform, Digital Bauhaus Lab (Room 001)
First Date: Thursday, 07.05.2020, 15:30

Description

Critical VR Lab I – VR Hugging Anyway is a beginner module that offers an Introduction to the Unity game engine. The whole course will be taught online. Due to Corona Crisis students won't be able to work in the Digital Bauhaus Lab and use the VR System.



The course emphasises on artistic and opposing ways of working with Virtual Reality. Its aim is to establish individual approaches to VR, a challenging medium which offers artists new possibilities for expression and intercultural communication. We will create an artistic discourse on the topic of VR which will be presented in the form of individual projects at the end of the semester.

Communication throughout the semester

The GMU-Wiki
This is the place where you can find all the info about the class and also present your work linked under your name

Please create your account here and use your University email adressl:
https://www.uni-weimar.de/kunst-und-gestaltung/wiki/Special:CreateAccount

Email
Used for individual communication. I might send you links to material that you can download from our cloud

Telegram
Our collective chatroom

DFNconf
This video conference utility will be used for our classes and consultations. To start the conversation open the link which will start the video chat in your browser and click 'join'

Criteria for passing

In order to successfully participate you will have to develop and document your own project on the GMU Wiki. Also, complete the exercises and comply with the submission deadlines.

Student works (add your name and create a page that you can edit)

Unity Tutorials (YouTube Video + PDF)

Getting to Know the Unity Editor

Lights, Skyboxes, Prefabs, Timeline

Animation in Mixamo and Unity

Syllabus

07.05.2020

please watch the video for an introduction

14.05.2020

Online meeting via DFNconf from 16:00 - 18:00 CEST
open the link, to start the video chat in your browser and click 'join'
https://conf.dfn.de/webapp/conference/979131583

21.05.2020

holidays - no class

28.05.2020

Consultations via DFNconf
Choose your timeslot for an individual consultation. To start the conversation open the link which will start the video chat in your browser and click 'join'
https://conf.dfn.de/webapp/conference/979131583

15:30 - 16:00 CEST – (put your name here)
16:00 - 16:30 CEST – (put your name here)
16:30 - 17:00 CEST – (put your name here)

17:00 - 17:30 CEST – (put your name here)
17:30 - 18:00 CEST – (put your name here)
18:00 - 18:30 CEST – (put your name here)

04.06.2020

Consultations via DFNconf
open the link, to start the video chat in your browser and click 'join'
https://conf.dfn.de/webapp/conference/979131583

15:30 - 16:00 CEST – (put your name here)
16:00 - 16:30 CEST – (put your name here)
16:30 - 17:00 CEST – (put your name here)

17:00 - 17:30 CEST – (put your name here)
17:30 - 18:00 CEST – (put your name here)
18:00 - 18:30 CEST – (put your name here)

11.06.2020

Deadline: Please create an Experience in Unity. Record a video of your Experience with OBS (https://obsproject.com) and place it in our Wiki (GMU:Critical VR Lab I) under your name

18.06.2020

Online meeting via DFNconf from 16:00 - 18:00 CEST
open the link, to start the video chat in your browser and click 'join'
https://conf.dfn.de/webapp/conference/979131583

25.06.2020

Consultations via DFNconf
open the link, to start the video chat in your browser and click 'join'
https://conf.dfn.de/webapp/conference/979131583

15:30 - 16:00 CEST – (put your name here)
16:00 - 16:30 CEST – (put your name here)
16:30 - 17:00 CEST – (put your name here)

17:00 - 17:30 CEST – (put your name here)
17:30 - 18:00 CEST – (put your name here)
18:00 - 18:30 CEST – (put your name here)

02.07.2020

Consultations via DFNconf
open the link, to start the video chat in your browser and click 'join'
https://conf.dfn.de/webapp/conference/979131583

15:30 - 16:00 CEST – (put your name here)
16:00 - 16:30 CEST – (put your name here)
16:30 - 17:00 CEST – (put your name here)

17:00 - 17:30 CEST – (put your name here)
17:30 - 18:00 CEST – (put your name here)
18:00 - 18:30 CEST – (put your name here)

09.07.2020

Deadline: Please install Steam and VRChat on your Computer. Create and present a performance/installation piece online and in front of the class with the help of VRChat (https://vrchat.com). A time shedule will be posted shortly

VR TOOLBOX

Software

  • Unity 3D - cross-platform game engine (proprietary)
  • Blender - 3D modeller with many features (open source)
  • Autodesk FBX Converter – convert OBJ, DAE, and 3DS files to or from multiple versions of the FBX format (proprietary)
  • MeshLab - system for processing and editing 3D triangular meshes (open source)
  • Meshroom - Photogrammetric Computer Vision framework for 3D Reconstruction and Camera Tracking (open source)
  • MakeHuman tool for making 3D characters (open source)
  • Meshmixer - "Swiss Army Knife" for 3D meshes (proprietary)
  • Open Broadcaster Software - streaming and recording program (open source)

Online Tools

3D Models (for download and use)

Unity 3D Tutorials

Unity 3D Assets

Blender Tutorials

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