Week 2 lecture of the Mixed Reality course at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia - given my guest lecturer M. Pell (http://www.futuristic.com) of The Microsoft Garage. From the textbook http://EnvisioningHolograms.com
RMIT Univ lecture - "Envisioning Holograms" by M. Pell
1. Week 2 – The Envisioning Process
Mike Pell
The Microsoft Garage
2. Week 2 – The Envisioning Process
What is Envisioning, really?
Why am I presenting?
Key Insights
Examples of Envisioning
When to use Envisioning
Envisioning Techniques and Tools
Envisioning Example
Envisioning Exercise
Review and Critique
Questions
64. NARRATIVES
Words matter. Verbally telling compelling stories is one of the
oldest and best ways to communicate your ideas quickly.
If you become proficient at this method and convey enough
detail, someone else will actually be able to convey it in many
other mediums just as you conceived.
67. PHOTOS
It’s amazing what your imagination is capable of when it
comes to filling space.
There’s nothing easier to capture the potential environment for
an experience than taking your phone out and taking a photo.
These scenes can be used for design mood boards, sketching,
prototyping or just as inspiration.
70. Microsoft PowerPoint
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PHOTOS
Fast compositing
Inking over photos
Easily editable
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73. SKETCHING
Ordinarily, there’s nothing faster than picking up a pen or
pencil and drawing your ideas out quickly on paper.
Unfortunately, it’s not that easy when dealing with 3D.
Other tools and techniques are actually better than the
traditionally fastest and easiest method.
76. Mental Canvas
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SKETCHING
Drawing with a pen
Three-dimensional canvas
Scene-based
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78. VIDEOS
You can argue that videos are now the most popular way to
communicate anything these days.
Using some new tools can make it simple to create videos that
have holograms in them that illustrate ideas for experiences.
84. ACTING
Of all the techniques and tools for creating breakthrough
experiences, it turns out that acting is the most effective.
Walking through the experience with props and other people
playing the role of hologram reveals so much about how it
should feel and behave, nothing comes close.
This is also referred to as “bodystorming” (like brainstorming)
89. 3D TOOLS
It’s everyone’s first thought to jump right into 3D modeling and
animation tools to prototype their experiences. Good idea :-)
The nature of what we’re doing requires some dimensionality
in the way we depict it. These tools bring the ideas to life,
whether in-device or real-time immersion.
Just be careful of the amount of time you spend here.
90. Google Tilt Brush
3D TOOLS
In-device 3D painting
Video capture/export
Unbelievably fun
