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The VR Medium
- 1. The Virtual RealityMedium and Creations Jeff Shaw VR Developer - VRX Virtual Reality is a New Artistic Medium with Examples
- 2. Introduction Jeff Shaw– VR Developer VRX – Virtual Reality eXperiences (VR Studio) 30+ years experience in VR Singer Link Flight Simulators Intel VR Development VR HMD and other Patents Oculus Kickstarter VRX started, full time VR The Virtual Reality Cafe Computer Graphics and 360 Video creations
- 3. A Brief Historyof VR 1792 – First Panoramic Painting- Edinboro 1838 – Stereoscopic Photos and Viewers 1929 – Flight Simulator (Edward Link – Singer Link) 1950’s - Sensorama 1965 – Ultimate Display (Ivan Sullivan) 1987 – “Virtual Reality” term Coined (Jarad Lanier VPL) 1991 – Virtual Group Arcade Machines !992 – The Lawnmower Man Movie 1995 – Nintendo Virtual Boy 2012 – Oculus Rift Kickstarter 2015+ - HTC Vive, Playstation, +++ 2020 – Alyx – Half-Life VR
- 4. Different Types ofVR Photographic 360 video – Photographic detail and realism, no interactivity or freedom of movement, quicker and easier to generate. Computer Graphics – interaction and freedom of movement, CG graphics apparent not real. Interactive controllers. *Lines blurring - Fusion of CG and Photographic – Green screen, Photogrammetry, LIDAR
- 5. Ways to SeeVR Today Rotation - 3 degrees of freedom (DoF) means you can view any direction in an experience by rotating and turning your head. But you cannot move around in the experience by moving around in real life. Rotation and Movement - 6 degrees of freedom (DoF) means you can view any direction AND you can move around in virtual reality space by moving around in real life. Platform Examples The Degrees of Freedom (DoF) of an object represent its ability to move around in a space. In total, 3D space has six degrees of freedom. Three of them represent rotational movement (yaw, pitch and roll) and the other three represent translational movement (elevate, straff, and surge).
- 6. Capabilities and Limitations Capabilities - Audio Visual - Combines elements of audio and visual artistic expression like a fusion of painting, sculpting, photography, film making, music composition, Story Telling, + Limitations – Other senses – Touch, Smell, Taste, Orientation/Velocity (the gap is slowly closing). Small Audience/Market - A very small market right now, difficult to make money selling apps to end users and having wide visibility of work.
- 7. Challenges Elements ofcomposition (Visual direction, balance – many principles are based on a frame) Telling a story in VR Immature technology – Expensive, Bulky, Limitations (Sensory, Cost, Bulk, Audience Size) Simulator sickness Complete EnvironmentUsers View
- 8. A documentary styleVR experience about the Dutch painter Hieronymus Bosch Examples: The Eye of the Owl A mix of photographic and CG elements in 3D VR harmony. Combined fantastic fantasy locations, creatures, and choreographed dance and music. Fantasy Dance & Fashion Playing with ultra-realistic psychedelic liquids in zero gravity on the International Space Station Liquid Space
- 9. The Eye ofthe Owl A documentary style VR experience about the Dutch painter Hieronymus Bosch Examples:
- 10. Bosch VR ProjectGoals To make a documentary style VR experience to accompany the Bosch documentary film. To present the actual Bosch masterpiece The Garden of Earthly Delights in a realistic way without rendering or animating the painting content. Integrate a soundscape into the painting Provide expert narration Provide a guided tour and free exploration functionality Provide multiple languages Distribute on multiple VR platforms
- 11. Making a VRApplication - Development Tools & Methods Bosch VR Tools/Methods Agile development – frequent iterations Game Engine - Unity 3D Programming - C#, JavaScript Audio Recording – Blue Yeti + Audacity Graphics Rendering – 3D Max, Blender, Sketch up 3D Assets – Turbosquid, Unity Asset Store 3D/Binaural Audio Plugin – Two Big Ears, Unity 3D
- 12. The Garden ofEarthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch Exterior – Shutters Closed
- 13. Bosch VR Scenes Owl Flight Bosch’s Studio St Jan’s Cathedral in Den Bosch Art Historian Laboratory Prado Museum Interior of Tree Man
- 14. Owl flight The owlflight over the market square into Bosch’s studio
- 15. Research – MarketSquare Layout Satellite Image of Den Bosch VR Market Square Building Layout
- 16. Studio Interior The Gardenof Earthly Delights has just been finished inside Bosch’s studio Available on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/420020/Eye_of_the_Owl__Bosch_VR/
- 17. Studio Interior The Gardenof Earthly Delights has just been finished inside Bosch’s studio (Gear VR Version) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbHs3ghTLMs360 Video Prototype Example:
- 18. Research - StudioSetting Creating the painters workshop from the period
- 19. VR Magnifying Glass Usethe magnifying glass to see minute details and brush strokes Select areas for magic carpet miniaturization exploration
- 20. Magic Carpet ShrinkingObserver Shrink to a fraction of your normal size and perceive levels of detail like never before. See into the cracks in the painting and brush strokes. Stand with the characters in the individual scenes
- 21. Bosch Painting Soundscape Soundsare placed in 3D position on the painting.
- 22. Research – Boschas the owl The many faces of the owl
- 23. Research - ButtSong A musical score is printed on a characters rear end and played in period instruments in the VR soundscape.
- 24. Research - BinauralSound A binaural “microphone” exhibiting head blocking.
- 25. Controls – Navigatingin the VR World The standard Samsung controller provides an automatic setup and usable interface to map your controls The Vive Controllers for interaction. Movement is natural with the Vive.
- 26. Video Clips ofDemos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbHs3ghTLMs Gear VR Prototype 360 Video from Vive Prototype
- 27. https://vimeo.com/130895622 Using 2D Spritesand simplified animation. Flat and no character animation rigging. Bosch 500 - H Bosch VR App Similar Applications
- 28. Similar Applications Castle VRuin Photogrammetric reconstructionswith a RC helicopter Walk around a ancient castle reconstructed in VR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ccx1RBv7UFA
- 29. VR application rendersVan Gogh’s Painting to a 3D world we can explore (http://www.dailymail.co.uk) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMzh-s8qeSo Video Demo – The Night Cafe Similar Applications Van Gogh VR Application – The Night Cafe
- 30. Van Gogh VRApplication – Reviews Disappointing negative criticism for this wonderful creation. Everyone has different views. Listen to those who don’t share your views.
- 31. A new musical instrumentwhich creates synesthetic visuals as you create music The Sonotrope Examples: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=49&v=NjfxwIURnkM&feature=emb_logo
- 32. An online platform where twoparticipants use avatars of animal deities. An art installation by Artist Faysal Mroueh exhibited in Amsterdam Set Animal Examples: https://www.amsterdamart.com/events/792/opening-set-animal-by-faysal-mroueh
- 33. Green Screen in3D VR Mixing 3D 360 video with Computer Graphics for Victoria Vitalie Fashion SF https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_ytExf5wP4
- 34. A mix of photographic andCG elements in 3D VR harmony. Combined fantastic fantasy locations, creatures, and choreographed dance and music. Examples: Fantasy Dance & Fashion
- 35. Interact with ultra-realistic liquids inzero gravity on the international space station. Liquid Space Examples: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1183750/Liquid_Space/
- 36. Apollo 17 -Moonbuggy Examples: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1060460/Apollo_17__Moonbuggy_VR/ Other VR Projects this Year (Steam) Pumpkin Smasher VR Garage https://store.steampowered.com/app/1179400/Basic_Car_Repair_Garage_VR/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1157650/Pumpkin_Smasher_VR/
- 37. Do your thing! Follow your passion!