AmandaSilvestri_CoachellaVR_Presentation In this presentation, I talk about the brand new VR app from Coachella for the 2016 Festival taking place in Coachella Valley, California from April 22 to April 24 this year. The app serves as an accompaniment to those attending Coachella as well as giving access to those who are not at the festival to experience the sights and sounds of Coachella.
Final Project Pitch by Amanda Silvestri
by Amanda Silvestri
- March 30
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My final project pitch has been modified from the presentation I gave last week. When I discovered I was the only person to receive 0 votes on my pitch, I knew I had to think of something more captivating. I already have media access to the War Memorial Arena in Syracuse, New York, so the question of access is not at issue. I will bring the scanning equipment used when we scanned ourselves during our first class with my to the War Memorial Arena where the AHL team the Syracuse...
Assignment 2 – Amanda Silvestri
- February 12
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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
- February 12
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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...