Lecturer: Jörg Brinkmann
Credits: 6 ECTS, 4 SWS
Date: Thursdays, 15:15 – 18:30
Venue: Performance Platform, Digital Bauhaus Lab (Room 001)
First meeting: Thursday, 11.04.2019, 15:15
Description
- Introduction to the game engine Unity 3D
- introduction to working with HTC Vive VR-glasses as well as the Oculus GO device
- Photogrammetry
- immersive Sound und Video
- body interaktion though tracking
- modeling and animation
Registration
Send a motivation letter until April 2nd via email to joerg.brinkmann@uni-weimar.de
Please include the following information:
Subject: The Weird
Content:
Name, Surname
Program and semester (Studienprogramm und Fachsemester)
Matriculation number (Matrikelnummer)
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.
Student works
Syllabus
11.04.2019
Introduction
VR TOOLBOX
Dropbox folder with our class material
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/jwlqv9burbx9rtg/AAAn5pDW3ZySCloULWuCsx5pa?dl=0
Software
Unity 3D - cross-platform game engine
https://unity3d.com/de
Blender - open-source 3D modeller with many features
https://www.blender.org
Autodesk FBX Converter – convert OBJ, DAE, and 3DS files to or from multiple versions of the FBX format
https://www.autodesk.com/developer-network/platform-technologies/fbx-converter-archives
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.makehumancommunity.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/
Freesound - collaborative database of Creative Commons Licensed sounds
https://freesound.org
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
Brackeys Unity 3D Tutorials
https://www.youtube.com/user/Brackeys/videos
Unity 3D Assets
Standard Assets
https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/essentials/asset-packs/standard-assets-32351
Free HDR Skyboxes
https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/2d/textures-materials/sky/free-hdr-sky-61217
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