by nthan | Nov 21, 2023 | prethesis
Fall Reflections This will be very difficult for me to write… because I will have to sit and reflect on why I am here now. And here now, I am feeling pressured, stressed and just beginning to see the light. AGAIN. Why again? Plans were made and the schedule was...
by nthan | May 2, 2023 | process
Enviroments Project Spring 2023 “EudeMOONia Sensorium” In this exploratory class project “Space for Space” we used digital tools such as Blender and generative AI software to spark visual creativity in developing design concepts for the...
by nthan | Dec 14, 2022 | virtual production
Final Week These were the items I chose to work on: 1. Realm of the Mouse Gods Sky Palace – environment2. Island Asylum – environment3. Junk satellite – prop4. A group of evil Coconut agents – avatars5. A beam of light that hits the ship,...
by nthan | Nov 29, 2022 | virtual production
W11 Last week we choose assets to create for our production. I choose: 1. A group of evil Coconut agents – avatars2. Junk satellite – prop3. Island Asylum – environment4. Realm of the Mouse Gods Sky Palace – environment5. A beam of light that...
by nthan | Nov 22, 2022 | virtual production
W10 Virtual Production / Motive / MotionBuilder – Streaming/ LiveLink / SVN / Version Control / Take Recorder Using TortoiseSVN for version control, last week we had created our test level and a bookmark. I thought I had set my bookmark on Sunday Nov. 13th...
by nthan | Nov 14, 2022 | virtual production
W9 – Final Project Research Group: Coco, Jiaxuan, Ni Ni, Olivia In furthering my research and refining the story’s theme, I rewrote the introduction for another go at the AI text to image generators. I used Stable Diffusion: It seems like the end of the...
by nthan | Nov 8, 2022 | virtual production
W7&8 – Live Face/FaceIt/LiveLink Week 7: I created my character, Avaten in MakeHuman. I spent way to much time trying to figure out how to export the rigged version of my avatar with facial morphs for Mixamo. Mixamo will not take the default rig from...
by nthan | Oct 25, 2022 | virtual production
W6 – Character Study I am basing my character on a drawing I made in the summer of 2020. It was during the 3rd month our mutual isolation. I starting feeling as if I had no emotional outlet for the loneliness I was experiencing, and the anxiety and the anger...
by nthan | Oct 18, 2022 | virtual production
W5 Getting it a bit tighter… and realizing earlier mistakes. Adding Atmosphere, Water, and Objects Next...
by nthan | Oct 4, 2022 | virtual production
W4 Motion Builder 2023… I was not able to retarget more than one avatar in a file. The choices for materials available in Quixel Bridge are mind blowing. You really need to have a concrete idea of what you are looking for before the search— well developed...
by nthan | Sep 27, 2022 | virtual production
W3 Avatars (Ready Player Me, Make Human, DAZ 3D) and animations (MoCap, Mixamo). I tried to make an avatar in Make Human and Daz 3D, but in the end Ready Player Me was the most expedient. I hope to later use the others to generate a character that fits better with the...
by nthan | Sep 20, 2022 | virtual production
W2 I guess we initiially didn’t understand the Miro assignment and , it may still not be right… 3 witches fly under the moon across a trash shrewd landscape over Japan consumed by insanity playing quidditch ball. They are lost in their memories or was it...
by nthan | Sep 13, 2022 | virtual production
Week 1: It’s both surprising and a bit wistful that my journey at IDM nears an end, because I feel like there are still so many avenues in XR development to explore. The way we work, live our lives, entertain ourselves, approach well-being, communicate with...
by nthan | Jun 27, 2022 | prethesis
Summer Reflections Part I As I do not intend to present my thesis until the Spring of 2023, I will whole-heartedly take advantage of this time for more in depth research afforded by the decision. When I began this journey, I had no idea the path I was taking would...
by nthan | May 8, 2022 | prethesis
Week12-13: Pre-Thesis Introduction and Literary Review In reflecting on my process through this semester in Pre-Thesis, I see many instances where my search followed a path that I should have detoured from after a set period of time. This led to a measurable loss of...
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