GMU:Critical VR Lab II - Lab Work

Lecturer: Jörg Brinkmann
Credits: 6 ECTS, 4 SWS
Venue: Digital Bauhaus Lab, Bauhausstraße 9a
First Date: Friday, 06.11.2020, 13:00

Description

'Critical VR Lab II – Lab Work will offer

The course supports and excercises independent, self-motivated work.

Recommended Requirements

Applicants should have a basic knowledge of working with Unity, access to the Internet, a Computer and Headphones.

Criteria for passing

In order to successfully participate you will have to develop and document your own project on the GMUGestaltung medialer Umgebungen WikiHaiwaiian for ''fast'' (not an acronym). It is the name for a hypertext system for websites where the user may not only read the content but is also able to change it instantaneously through the browser.

Communication throughout the semester

The GMUGestaltung medialer Umgebungen-WikiHaiwaiian for ''fast'' (not an acronym). It is the name for a hypertext system for websites where the user may not only read the content but is also able to change it instantaneously through the browser.

Here you can find all the info about our class and also present your work linked under your name
Please create your account under this link with your University email adress:
Special:CreateAccount

Email

For individual communication. We might send you download links to material

Telegram

CriticalVR2 will be our collective chatroom
Please download Telegram and join for group discussions:
https://t.me/joinchat/HZlOrxvIwhVE623C4j3yOg

BigBlueButton

This video conference utility will be used for our meetings and consultations
To start the conversation click on the link

Student works (after login, please add your name and create a page)

• your name

Syllabus

06.11.2020

please watch the video to get some information about the course
https://cloud.uni-weimar.de/s/6bLi3QYtHeN64gZ

if you have any questions, feel free to ask us anything when we are meeting in the coming week

13.11.2020

Online meeting via BBB from 16:00 - 18:00 CEST
open the link, to start the video chat in your browser and click 'join'
https://meeting.uni-weimar.de/b/jor-h2y-47z

20.11.2020

quick Pd[[Pure Data]] a dataflow programming environment introduction with Max 15:30 - 17:00

click 'join' with audio
https://meeting.uni-weimar.de/b/max-mne-26f

Consultations via BBB with Jörg
Choose your timeslot for an individual consultation. To start the conversation open the link which will start the video chat in your browser and click 'join'
https://meeting.uni-weimar.de/b/jor-h2y-47z

17:00 - 17:30 CEST – (Zaryab Chaudhry)
17:30 - 18:00 CEST – (name)
18:00 - 18:30 CEST – (Pik Ying Lo)

27.11.2020

Consultations via BBB
Choose your timeslot for an individual consultation. To start the conversation open the link which will start the video chat in your browser and click 'join'
https://meeting.uni-weimar.de/b/jor-h2y-47z

Consultations with Max
15:30 - 16:00 CEST – (put your name here)
16:00 - 16:30 CEST – (put your name here)
16:30 - 17:00 CEST – (put your name here)

Consultations with Jörg
17:00 - 17:30 CEST – (put your name here)
17:30 - 18:00 CEST – (put your name here)
18:00 - 18:30 CEST – (put your name here)

04.11.2020

Consultations via BBB
Choose your timeslot for an individual consultation. To start the conversation open the link which will start the video chat in your browser and click 'join'
https://meeting.uni-weimar.de/b/jor-h2y-47z

Consultations with Max
15:30 - 16:00 CEST – (put your name here)
16:00 - 16:30 CEST – (put your name here)
16:30 - 17:00 CEST – (Kristin Jakubek)

Consultations with Jörg
17:00 - 17:30 CEST – (Zaryab)
17:30 - 18:00 CEST – (Elliy)
18:00 - 18:30 CEST – (tian feng)

11.12.2020

Deadline:
Please exhibit a documentation of your Pd[[Pure Data]] a dataflow programming environment Homework on our WikiHaiwaiian for ''fast'' (not an acronym). It is the name for a hypertext system for websites where the user may not only read the content but is also able to change it instantaneously through the browser. (GMUGestaltung medialer Umgebungen:Critical VR Lab II) under your name. If possible, add a video that you can create with OBS (https://obsproject.com)

Consultations via BBB
Choose your timeslot for an individual consultation. To start the conversation open the link which will start the video chat in your browser and click 'join'
https://meeting.uni-weimar.de/b/jor-h2y-47z

Consultations with Max
15:30 - 16:00 CEST – (put your name here)
16:00 - 16:30 CEST – (put your name here)
16:30 - 17:00 CEST – (Kristin Jakubek)

Consultations with Jörg
17:00 - 17:30 CEST – (put your name here)
17:30 - 18:00 CEST – (Kristin Jakubek)
18:00 - 18:30 CEST – (Sirin Unmanee)

18.12.2020

Online meeting via BBB from 16:00 - 18:00 CEST
open the link, to start the video chat in your browser and click 'join'
https://meeting.uni-weimar.de/b/jor-h2y-47z

08.01.2020

Consultations via BBB
Choose your timeslot for an individual consultation. To start the conversation open the link which will start the video chat in your browser and click 'join'
https://meeting.uni-weimar.de/b/jor-h2y-47z

Consultations with Max
15:30 - 16:00 CEST – (Kristin Jakubek)
16:00 - 16:30 CEST – (put your name here)
16:30 - 17:00 CEST – (put your name here)

Consultations with Jörg
17:00 - 17:30 CEST – (put your name here)
17:30 - 18:00 CEST – (put your name here)
18:00 - 18:30 CEST – (put your name here)

15.01.2020

Deadline:
Please exhibit a documentation of your Unity experiment on our WikiHaiwaiian for ''fast'' (not an acronym). It is the name for a hypertext system for websites where the user may not only read the content but is also able to change it instantaneously through the browser. (GMUGestaltung medialer Umgebungen:Critical VR Lab II) under your name. If possible, add a video that you can create with OBS (https://obsproject.com)

Consultations with Max
15:30 - 16:00 CEST – (Kristin Jakubek)
16:00 - 16:30 CEST – (put your name here)
16:30 - 17:00 CEST – (put your name here)

Consultations with Jörg
17:00 - 17:30 CEST – (put your name here)
17:30 - 18:00 CEST – (Sirin Unmanee)
18:00 - 18:30 CEST – (Kristin Jakubek)

22.01.2020

Online meeting via BBB from 16:00 - 18:00 CEST
open the link, to start the video chat in your browser and click 'join'
https://meeting.uni-weimar.de/b/jor-h2y-47z

29.01.2020

Consultations via BBB
Choose your timeslot for an individual consultation. To start the conversation open the link which will start the video chat in your browser and click 'join'
https://meeting.uni-weimar.de/b/jor-h2y-47z

Consultations with Max
15:30 - 16:00 CEST – (put your name here)
16:00 - 16:30 CEST – (put your name here)
16:30 - 17:00 CEST – (put your name here)

Consultations with Jörg
17:00 - 17:30 CEST – (put your name here)
17:30 - 18:00 CEST – (put your name here)
18:00 - 18:30 CEST – (Hsiao Pei Kao)

05.02.2020

Consultations via BBB
Choose your timeslot for an individual consultation. To start the conversation open the link which will start the video chat in your browser and click 'join'
https://meeting.uni-weimar.de/b/jor-h2y-47z

Consultations with Max
15:30 - 16:00 CEST – (put your name here)
16:00 - 16:30 CEST – (put your name here)
16:30 - 17:00 CEST – (put your name here)

Consultations with Jörg
17:00 - 17:30 CEST – (hsiaopei kao)
17:30 - 18:00 CEST – (Tian Feng)
18:00 - 18:30 CEST – (put your name here)

VR TOOLBOX

Software

• Unity 3D - cross-platform game engine (proprietary)
• Blender - 3D modeller with many features (open source)
• Autodesk FBX Converter – convert OBJ, DAE, and 3DS files to or from multiple versions of the FBX format (proprietary)
• MeshLab - system for processing and editing 3D triangular meshes (open source)
• Meshroom - Photogrammetric Computer Vision framework for 3D Reconstruction and Camera Tracking (open source)
• MakeHuman tool for making 3D characters (open source)
• Meshmixer - "Swiss Army Knife" for 3D meshes (proprietary)
• Open Broadcaster Software - streaming and recording program (open source)

Online Tools

• Adobe Mixamo - Rapidly create, rig and animate unique characters
• NormalMap-Online - create a normalmaps directly inside your browser
• Sources/Sounds - where to get audio recordings
• Abstract/Technical/Synthetic Sounds (under Packs are several Free ones)
• Some Glitchy Fx Sounds

3D Models (for download and use)

• http://www.myminifactory.com
• http://www.sketchfab.com
• http://www.thingiverse.com
• http://www.turbosquid.com
• http://www.lincoln3dscans.co.uk

Unity 3D Tutorials

• Tutorials from the Unity 3D page
• Brackeys Unity 3D Tutorials

Unity 3D Assets

• Standard Assets
• Free HDR Skyboxes

Blender Tutorials

• Blender Beginner Tutorial Series by Blender Guru
• Interface and Navigation
• Modeling - Creating a kitchen (ignore part 2)
• Modeling - Modeling a simple character
• Materials - Basic properties of materials
• Texturing - Applying textures to an object
• Rigging - Rigging a character
• Animation - 12 Principles of Animation
• Animation - Animating a bouncing ball
• Different (aesthetically) interesting Tutorials for Blender (2.8)