skylarm@andrew.cmu.edu – Reality Computing Studio I https://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/53-558/f2019 48-558/53-558 | Fall 2019 | Carnegie Mellon University Mon, 02 Dec 2019 20:48:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.20 Place The VRt Update #3 https://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/53-558/f2019/?p=132 https://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/53-558/f2019/?p=132#respond Mon, 02 Dec 2019 19:01:31 +0000 https://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/53-558/f2019/?p=132 We’ve made a tasking / work breakdown spreadsheet to keep track of our project through the end, which is coming up quickly!

Our model of our gallery space is coming along nicely and has been mostly textured:

We considered two different options for our menu UI:

  • A central “podium” in each room that the user would go to to change the gallery
  • An “always there” menu button that the user could access and scroll through

After discussing these two options as well as options for painting information UI, we came up with the following plan:

We are working on getting our textured model integrated with Unity and adding lighting and text for the UI.

We’ve been given access to a computer from Ideate Lending that will allow us to set up our VR environment.

]]> https://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/53-558/f2019/?feed=rss2&p=132 0 Place The VRt Update #2 https://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/53-558/f2019/?p=116 https://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/53-558/f2019/?p=116#respond Tue, 19 Nov 2019 22:43:51 +0000 https://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/53-558/f2019/?p=116 We got to look around our model in VR last week, which was really cool!

Some measurements have been adjusted based on how the space felt, and here are views of the model again:

Courtyard room
Gallery Room

We’ve acquired some photos of art in CFA to use in trying out our model:

(and we do have the names of the artists)

We also acquired photos of two art pieces that we will be trying photogrammetry on.

Currently we are working on integrating the interface, models, and art.

]]> https://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/53-558/f2019/?feed=rss2&p=116 0 Place The VRt Update #1 https://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/53-558/f2019/?p=88 https://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/53-558/f2019/?p=88#respond Wed, 13 Nov 2019 20:13:50 +0000 https://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/53-558/f2019/?p=88 This update consists of three major parts of the project that we are currently working on:

  • Modeling our 3D spaces
  • Creating the interactive elements
  • Amassing things to add to the gallery

Models:

A view of our Courtyard space

Referencing both a recommendation from our Instructor and our original inspiration, we decided to break up the large walls with columns and different panels. The doors will lead to the gallery spaces.

A view of our Gallery space

Interactivity:

We are working on being able to categorize and import our art into the spaces as needed.

Collecting Textures/Art:

Marble we would like to use:

Art we’d like to try bringing in:

]]> https://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/53-558/f2019/?feed=rss2&p=88 0 Place The VRt Overview https://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/53-558/f2019/?p=83 https://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/53-558/f2019/?p=83#respond Wed, 13 Nov 2019 19:09:01 +0000 https://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/53-558/f2019/?p=83 We are attempting to create an art gallery that can be accessed through virtual reality and will house CMU student artwork over the years.

Features we hope to include:

  • A Courtyard room with longer-term curated art
  • Gallery rooms that exist based on what group/type of art we are displaying
  • A Lobby space or menu that allows the user to pick which art to populate the gallery rooms with
  • Sculptures, VR rooms,Paintings/Drawings, and Digital Media art types
  • Soft “natural” lighting in the gallery space
  • Plants, benches, and a fountain in the courtyard area
  • An option to upload art to be housed in the gallery

We were inspired by the following existing spaces:

Kimbell Art Gallery
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
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