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GMU:CRITICAL VR LAB

2018-05-18T10:28:05Z

Adam: /* 22.05.2018 */

Lecturer: [https://www.uni-weimar.de/kunst-und-gestaltung/wiki/Jörg_Brinkmann Jörg Brinkmann] 
Credits: 6 ECTS, 4 SWS 
Date: Tuesdays, 17:00 - 20:30 
Venue: Performance Platform, Digital Bauhaus Lab (Room 001) 
First meeting: Tuesday, April 10th 2018, 17:00 

'''DESCRIPTION''' 
This course emphasises artistic and opposing ways of working with Virtual Reality. Its aim is to establish individual approaches to VR, an increasingly widespread medium which
offers artists new possibilities for expression and intercultural communication.

The practical part will be an Introduction to Unity 3D and Blender. We will look into contemporary and digital art related to recent sociopolitical and mediaphilosophical topics. We will create an artistic discourse on
the topic of VR which will be presented in the form of individual projects at the end of the semester.

'''CRITERIA FOR PASSING''' 
In order to successfully participate you will have to develop and document your own project on the GMU Wiki. Also, regularly attend to the sessions and participation is mandatory.

== '''STUDENTWORKS''' ==
*[[/Anton Kliuyeu|Anton Kliuyeu]]
*[[/Ulas Yener|Ulas Yener]]
*[[/Silvana Callegari|Silvana Callegari]]
*[[/Emilio Aguas|Emilio Aguas]]
*[[/Yasaman Mobasser|Yasaman Mobasser]]
*[[/Muhammad Qumail|Muhammad Qumail]]
*[[/Bogac Süyök|Bogac Süyök]]
*[[Lucia Schmidt]]
*[[/Homero Ruiz|Homero Ruiz]]
*[[/Paul Polze|Paul Polze]]
*[[/Maria Degand|Maria Degand]]
*[[/Jiannan Zhang|Jiannan Zhang]]
*[[Ruo-Jin Yen]]
*[[Viktoriia Bilash]]
*[[/Donato Spinelli|Donato Spinelli]]
*[[/Dominik Markert|Dominik Markert]]

== '''10.04.2018''' ==
Introduction

== '''17.04.2018''' ==
Presentation of artistic examples and methods 
 
'''HOMEWORK until 24.04.2018''' 
 
create a short (7 min.) presentation of a VR experience 
that you choose from www.radiancevr.co 
 
explain what the experience is about and how it uses VR as an artistic tool 
 
for example: 
how does it challenge the medium artistically?

== '''24.04.2018''' ==
Presentation of artistic examples and methods

== '''08.05.2018''' ==
'''Introduction to Unity 3D (Marienstr. 7b, Room 104)''' 
by Jonas Jülch
 
 
'''Consultations (Marienstr. 5, Room 208)''' 
13:00 - 13:30 (put your name here) 
13:30 - 14:00 (Ulas Yener) 
14:00 - 14:30 (put your name here) 
14:30 - 15:00 (Emilio Aguas)

== '''15.05.2018''' ==
'''Introduction to Unity 3D (Marienstr. 7b, Room 104)''' 
by Jonas Jülch
 
 
'''Consultations (Marienstr. 5, Room 208)''' 
10:00 - 10:30 (put your name here) 
10:30 - 11:00 (put your name here) 
11:00 - 11:30 (Florian Froger) 
11:30 - 12:00 (put your name here) 

== '''22.05.2018''' ==
'''Introduction to Unity 3D (Marienstr. 7b, Room 104)''' 
by Jonas Jülch
 
 
'''Consultations (Marienstr. 5, Room 208)''' 
11:00 - 11:30 (put your name here) 
11:30 - 12:00 (Sarah Pacheco Alvim (appropriation)) 
– 
13:00 - 13:30 (Maria Degand) 
13:30 - 14:00 (put your name here) 
14:00 - 14:30 (Adam Streicher) 
14:30 - 15:00 (Emilio Aguas)

== '''29.05.2018''' ==
'''Introduction to Blender with Unity 3D (Marienstr. 7b, Room 104)''' 
by Luis Henrique Mesquita
 
 
'''Consultations (Marienstr. 5, Room 208)''' 
11:00 - 11:30 (put your name here) 
11:30 - 12:00 (put your name here) 
– 
13:00 - 13:30 Lucia Schmidt 
13:30 - 14:00 (put your name here) 
14:00 - 14:30 (put your name here) 
14:30 - 15:00 (put your name here)

== '''05.06.2018''' ==
'''Introduction to Blender with Unity 3D (Marienstr. 7b, Room 104)''' 
by Luis Henrique Mesquita
 
 
'''Consultations (Marienstr. 5, Room 208)''' 
11:00 - 11:30 (put your name here) 
11:30 - 12:00 (put your name here) 
– 
13:00 - 13:30 (put your name here) 
13:30 - 14:00 (put your name here) 
14:00 - 14:30 (put your name here) 
14:30 - 15:00 (put your name here)

== '''12.06.2018''' ==
'''Introduction to Blender with Unity 3D (Marienstr. 7b, Room 104)''' 
by Luis Henrique Mesquita
 
 
'''Consultations (Marienstr. 5, Room 208)''' 
11:00 - 11:30 (put your name here) 
11:30 - 12:00 (put your name here) 
– 
13:00 - 13:30 (put your name here) 
13:30 - 14:00 (put your name here) 
14:00 - 14:30 (put your name here) 
14:30 - 15:00 (put your name here)

== '''19.06.2018''' ==
Presentation of your concepts

== '''26.06.2018''' ==
Lab Time: Working on your VR Experience

== '''03.07.2018''' ==
Lab Time: Working on your VR Experience

== '''10.07.2018''' ==
Lab Time: Working on your VR Experience

== '''VR TOOLBOX''' ==

'''Software''' 
Unity 3D - cross-platform game engine 
https://unity3d.com/de 

Blender - open-source 3D modeller with many features 
https://www.blender.org 

Meshmixer - "Swiss Army Knife" for 3D meshes 
http://www.meshmixer.com 

MeshLab - open source system for processing and editing 3D triangular meshes 
http://www.meshlab.net 

MakeHuman - open source tool for making 3D characters 
http://www.makehuman.org 

Open Broadcaster Software - free and open-source streaming and recording program 
https://obsproject.com 
 

'''Online Tools''' 
Mixamo - Rapidly create, rig and animate unique characters 
https://www.mixamo.com 

NormalMap-Online - create a normalmaps directly inside your browser 
http://cpetry.github.io/NormalMap-Online/ 
 

'''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 
https://unity3d.com/de/learn/tutorials 

'''Blender Tutorials''' 
Blender Beginner Tutorial Series by Blender Guru 
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjEaoINr3zgHs8uzT3yqe4iHGfkCmMJ0P 
 

Interface and Navigation 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xT2mtoDnSzM 
 

Modeling - Creating a kitchen (ignore part 2) 
https://www.blenderguru.com/tutorials/create-a-realistic-kitchen-part-1-of-2 
 

Modeling - Modeling a simple character 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiIoWrOlIRw 
 

Materials - Basic properties of materials 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AHxuoYyJJk 
 

Texturing - Applying textures to an object 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gRUUeFteQg 
 

Rigging - Rigging a character 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGvalWG8HBU&t= 
 

Animation - 12 Principles of Animation 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDqjIdI4bF4 
 

Animation - Animating a bouncing ball 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUocrcIQfp4

GMU:Techniken des Virtuellen/Adam Streicher

2017-10-10T01:16:21Z

Adam:

== Liquid Sugar Dream ==

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Concept:

My Idea of a VR animated short film is the story of a young boy experiencing a repeating dream and also has to learn to face his fears. He is tasked to take over control of his dreams.

This VR installation is one scenario/location of his Dreams. The aim was to create an environment that feels inviting, exciting, mystic and comfortable at the same time.

Aestetics:

For its not a real place I allowed myself to become trippy to a certain degree. All textures are pieces taken from impressionistic paintings. The paintings are well known but for my project they are only important for the effect.

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The best and most interesting part of this project were the different reactions of the people experiencing my project. (A lot excitement!)

Video:

[https://vimeo.com/237497602 Liquid Sugar Dream (Presentation Summaery 2017)]

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GMU:Techniken des Virtuellen/Adam Streicher

2017-10-10T01:14:01Z

Adam:

== Liquid Sugar Dream ==

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Concept:

My Idea of a VR animated short film is the story of a young boy experiencing a repeating dream and also has to learn to face his fears. He is tasked to take over control of his dreams.

This VR installation is one scenario/location of his Dreams. The aim was to create an environment that feels inviting, exciting, mystic and comfortable at the same time.

Aestetics:

For its not a real place I allowed myself to become trippy to a certain degree. All textures are pieces taken from impressionistic paintings. The paintings are well known but for my project they are only important for the effect.

The best and most interesting part of this project were the different reactions of the people experiencing my project. (A lot excitement!)

Video:

[https://vimeo.com/237497602 Liquid Sugar Dream (Presentation Summaery 2017)]

GMU:Techniken des Virtuellen/Adam Streicher

2017-10-09T14:21:52Z

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GMU:Techniken des Virtuellen

2017-10-09T13:15:08Z

Adam:

Lecturer: [https://www.uni-weimar.de/kunst-und-gestaltung/wiki/Jörg_Brinkmann Jörg Brinkmann] 
Credits: 6 ECTS, 4 SWS 
Date: Thursdays 17:00-20:30 
Venue: Performance Platform, Digital Bauhaus Lab (Room 001) 
First meeting: Thursday, April 13th 2017, 17:00 

 

''“In today’s society, where drones are used for warfare and romantic relationships begin online can we any longer distinguish between the so-called real and the virtual?”'' (Cécile B. Evans)

Everyone talks about VR nowadays, but aren’t sites like Facebook and Instagram already their own form of virtual reality being fed on a daily basis by disembodied snippets of our lives? Do we have to worry that soon the real world will be in second place?

In this course, we will be inspired and challenged by different artistic approaches that embrace “the virtual” as a concept, aesthetic, or technique. We will start by using simple methods to help amplify and channel our ideas and concepts through media and technology. Furthermore, we will use Unity 3D to create our very own virtual worlds, objects, or avatars which will include integrating virtual reality devices like the HTC VIVE. This course involves working with, but is not limited to, the Performance Platform at the Digital Bauhaus Lab.

'''BLOCKMODUL 1 – VIRTUAL MINDSCAPES''' 
Date: 18. - 20.05.2017, starting at 14:00 
Space: Room 204, Marienstrasse 7b

Please download this Software before: 
Unity 3D: https://store.unity.com/download?ref=personal 
Blender: https://www.blender.org/download/ 
MeshMixer: http://www.meshmixer.com/download.html 
MakeHuman: http://www.makehuman.org/download.php 

'''HOMEWORK FOR THURSDAY 18th of MAY: create a "virtual walk" on your computer in form of a "video-essay"''' 
If u want to record both screen and sound with osx, win or linux i found this great software that works without Soundflower:
https://obsproject.com

'''PREREQUISITES''' 
No previous programming experience required.

'''CRITERIA FOR PASSING''' 
In order to successfully participate you will have to develop and document your own project that can be in the form of a performance, video work or installation for example. Also, regularly attend to the sessions and participation is mandatory.

'''LANGUAGE''' 
The course will be in English, unless all participants are speaking German.

'''APPLICATION''' 
Please send a motivation letter before April 10th, 2017 to [mailto:joerg.brinkmann@uni-weimar.de joerg.brinkmann@uni-weimar.de]

Subject: Techniken des Virtuellen

Content:
* Your motivation to join the course
* If you have a portfolio, webpage or any links or PDFs of your own projects, please attach them. It doesn't have to relate to the class
* Name, Surname
* program and semester (Studienprogramm und Fachsemester)
* matriculation number (Matrikelnummer)

'''~A FEW THINGS THAT MIGHT BE INSPIRING~'''

'''ARTISTS'''

Cécile B. Evans interview: The Virtual is Real 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDe_W11KY4c

A Conversation with Jon Rafman 
https://vimeo.com/11685295

Jeremy Bailey - The Future of Television (2012) 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pClOufl12r8

Aram Bartholl - Hurt me plenty (2014) 
http://www.aqnb.com/2014/09/25/aram-bartholl-hurt-me-plenty-2014-exhibition-photos/

Ed Atkins on his hyper-real and harrowing new films 
http://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/34547/1/ed-atkins-hyper-real-harrowing-new-films-hisser-safe-conduct-corpsing

Constant Dullaart - 100,000 Followers for Everyone! 
http://dismagazine.com/dystopia/67039/constant-dullaart-100000-followers-for-everyone/

Artificial Ecology: Ian Cheng on the Strange Art of Simulating Life, and the Conceptual Merits of Pokémon Go 
http://www.artspace.com/magazine/interviews_features/art-bytes/ian-cheng-interview-54128

Petra Cortwright - ✝✝LA.christening vid.move,df ✝Movie on 2013-02-05 at 19.25.mov 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84h8pLW1xmE

Martin Kohout - Sjezd 
http://aqnb.com/uploads/sjezd.html

Die Künstlerin Morehshin Allahyari baut im 3D-Drucker zerstörte Kunst nach 
http://sz-magazin.sueddeutsche.de/texte/anzeigen/44419/Wir-haben-die-Moeglichkeit-Dinge-auferstehen-zu-lassen

Rosa Menkman - DCT:SYPHONING. The 1000000th interval (The 64th interval). 
https://vimeo.com/176773197

Cory Arcangel: Pro Tools: Various Self Playing Bowling Games, 2011 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5UGN7tq1lQ

Woody Vasulka & Brian O'Reilly - Scan Processor Studies 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=De4DWMyQBfU

'''BOOKS'''

Domenico Quaranta - Beyond New Media Art (PDF) 
http://www.linkartcenter.eu/public/editions/Domenico_Quaranta_Beyond_New_Media_Art_Link_Editions_ebook_2013.pdf

Jack Burnham - Beyond Modern Sculpture: The Effects of Science and Technology on the Sculpture of this Century (PDF) 
https://sculptureatpratt.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/jack-burnham-beyond-modern-sculpture.pdf

Haunted Media: Electronic Presence from Telegraphy to Television (ISBN 0822325535, Limona Steubenstraße 8) 
https://www.dukeupress.edu/haunted-media

Art and the Internet (ISBN 9781907317989 , Limona Steubenstraße 8) 
http://netartnet.net/news/announcement/item/779-book-release-art-and-the-internet

'''PROJECTS'''

*[[/Jörg Brinkmann|Jörg Brinkmann - Place Beneath Past]]
*[[/Kei Kitamura|Kei Kitamura - Himorogi]]
*[[/Çağdaş Biber|Çağdaş Biber - Perceiving the Borders of Reality]]
*[[/Shih-Li Chao|Shih-Li Chao - Cubrator]]
*[[/Miaomiao Ning|Miaomiao Ning - TOMBSTONE]]
*[[/Nele Seifert|Nele Seifert - Dirty Reality]]
*[[/Ulas Yener|Ulas Yener - The Infinity Room]]
*[[/Dominik Markert|Dominik Markert - Bird View]]
*[[/Adam Streicher|Adam Streicher - Liquid Sugar Dream]]