-Julian Schonbohm For my final VR project, I worked together with a classmate on a 360 video, where we also incorporated the Sennheiser VR microphone we just recently got at Newhouse. I want to structure this independent learning requirement in the way of a tutorial, so that students in future classes can benefit from it. The recording process is actually not that hard, but you should at least have a basic understanding for audio signal processing. It just makes it easier for you to understand. I will put some links...

Photogrammetry Tips Photogrammetry is simpler than you might think but it is a long and tedious process with lots of bugs in it. The basic premise is to take photos at every angle of the object you want (with about 60% overlap of coverage in the photos) and then plop them into a program like Autodesk ReMake which stitches it together for you. Turntable/Lazy Susan method THIS DOES NOT WORK! DON’T WASTE YOUR TIME!!!!! I read a lot about this on the Internet when researching photogrammetry and many people suggested...

While creating my project I quickly realized I needed to learn how to transport the player throughout the scene on trigger. Initially, I thought you would be able to simple do this by creating an FSM on the first person controller and creating I Tween between different objects scattered throughout the scene. I quickly found out that was not the case. I began researching how to transport a character throughout a Unity scene. I came across multiple blogs and forums that suggested doing the opposite of what I was trying....

My independent learning is how to use height maps in unity. Bare in mind that there is more to height maps though this is what I learned when trying to use it for my final project. So height maps are essentially gradient (most often greyscale) type maps that you can convert to a 3D model. In terms of 3D, the lighter the grey is the higher the map goes. Sharp edges will create a cliff like form in 3D and areas with a slow gradient transition between while and black create...