I will be pitching the class on my final project idea. My idea is to do a 360 tour of Destiny USA. I think this is a great opportunity because Destiny USA is a huge mall that many people have trouble navigating. Having a 360 tour will not only give insight and information about the mall but also help mall goers find their stores the fastest way. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1KPlxi_XTmQnvW7ddojwlphw17nrjXiOW_LLBT2ygLro/edit?usp=sharing

Working on Unity is fun but challenging at the same time. My aim was to create a sequence of triggers where the first person triggers one object and the triggered object then subsequently triggers a second object once it interacts with the collider of the second object. It took me some time to figure this out. However, learning to do so fun and opened new possibilities for me on Unity. I was able to make one asset trigger another asset by adding the first person component to the asset itself....

By Katie Conti, VR Storytelling Spring 2018 This presentation covers my experience in VR for Tourism at the 2015 World's Fair (EXPO Milano 2015), highlights work from a leading company that creates VR Experiences for Tourism Industry, and briefly discusses benefits and what's next in this realm.   Link to Google Slides Presentation  List of sources available on the final slide of the presentation.   Links to content: 360 Virtual Tour of the Slovakia Pavilion: http://www.virtual.expo2015.org/slovakia/ South African Tourism Board (by Visualise) - “South Africa: A 5-Minute Holiday” Financial Times “Passport...

I decided to build upon my farm scene from my last assignment.  In the scene, when the player walks up to the town, a spaceship takes a cow and flies away, before returning back to the original position.  I also downloaded an Elvis texture and walking animation from Mixamo.  While the cow is being abducted, he saunters (because he has to stay in character) to protect his other cow, which he clearly likes better.  I suppose in this story he has become exiled from his partying life in Vegas and...

Virtual reality is one of the biggest empathy machines in the world right now. This is the reason we chose United Nations Virtual Reality as our subject of study for this presentation. United Nations aims to educate people and raise awareness on various issues surrounding human rights, equality, health and security around the world. They raise money through sharing such stories and statistics with donors, philanthropists, lobbyists, politician and motivate them to feel for specific causes and provide financial and other resources. Virtual reality is a boon to such an...

“Unity is not a user-friendly software,” I was told by a friend who had taken the VR storytelling class before. “It crashes a lot,” he added. Even after hearing these words, I did not lose the excitement to try my hands on a gaming software. A public relations professional who also knows how to use a gaming software! That’s a crucial skill to add on my resume. This was one of the reasons I enrolled in this class. Finally, I am here writing a blog post about my first encounter...

Jack and I mutually agreed to shoot a choreographed ice hockey practice session with two or three players. We thought this was a good idea for a few reasons. Firstly, it will be a fun experience for those who are not accustomed to the game because it will transport viewers to an actual ice ring. Secondly, considering the essence of VR, this video will provide an immersive experience as it will require the viewer to follow the hockey players around the ring. This will keep the viewer occupied and he...