Tag: Virtual Reality

  • Journey to VR: Rigging in Maya

    https://i.ytimg.com/vi/EQwBOLJrgck/hqdefault.jpg This week on Journey to VR, Daryl demos how to get a character rigged using Maya’s Quick Rig tool. The demo is packed with great tips like setting up arrow keys to navigate the rig and using a few lines of MEL to automate setting attributes on nodes. Follow Journey to VR on AREA…

  • VR-Plugin 5.2 and Autodesk Maya 2017 Update 3

    https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NuOjpEZXEIo/hqdefault.jpg VR-Plugin.com is proud to present a low polygon version of the “Dreamfall” sculpture by Frank Daniel Moen Vedvik. This demo scene will be available for download for our customers soon. We used Zbrush to generate a lowpoly version of the 10 Million polygon scene and applied normal maps to the geometry. The reduced scene…

  • Blender Tutorial – Create a 3D Virtual Reality Experience!

    Blender Tutorial – Create a 3D Virtual Reality Experience!

    https://i.ytimg.com/vi/SEMeiveKje4/hqdefault.jpg While editing this video, the full version of Blender 2.78 has been released, which you’ll be able to use in the same way. Get it straight from the blender website: Homepage YouTube Metadata Tool: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6178631?hl=en-GB I love making Virtual Reality videos, especially these that combine 360 degree video and 3D. It goes by many…

  • Sculpting a Pumpkin in Blender: Modeling Tutorial

    Sculpting a Pumpkin in Blender: Modeling Tutorial

    https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_–XTWI5FIk/hqdefault.jpg In the spirit of Thanksgiving, we decided to put out a 3D modeling tutorial on sculpting a pumpkin in Blender. Although a Turkey might be more in line with the theme of Thanksgiving, we decided to keep it simple with a pumpkin instead. Hopefully, you can use the techniques in this video to make…

  • Journey to VR: Friday Favorite – Maya to the Vive

    https://i.ytimg.com/vi/1u76q0ifAEw/hqdefault.jpg Daryl shares some early work in progress on the VR experience he’s creating. After getting the first rough model of his reality captured environment into Maya and adding in some test motion graphics, he uses the VR-plugin from moculus.io to get Maya’s Viewport 2.0 to show up in the Vive. Check out our Journey…

  • VR CG Workflow for 3D Stereo VR Films using Maya for Youtube Distribution

    https://i.ytimg.com/vi/-Xx0fCwDUz8/hqdefault.jpg In this training Video I go through the workflow for rendering out dual camera stacked stereo movies out of Maya 2017. Here are the pieces of that you will need: 1. Maya 2017 (Free for Teachers/Students, 15 Day trial) http://www.autodesk.com/products/maya/free-trial-dts?s_tnt=69293:1:0 2. DomeMaster3D (Make sure you download Maya 2017 version) http://www.andrewhazelden.com/blog/2012/04/domemaster3d-stereoscopic-shader-for-autodesk-maya/ 3. Spacial Media Metadata…

  • This Wild VR App Lets You Design 3D Models in Mid-Air

    https://i.ytimg.com/vi/37TjHH7sUFY/hqdefault.jpg Gravity Sketch is bringing hand tracking to its 3D design app. WEBSITE: http://futurism.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/futurism TWITTER: https://twitter.com/futurism INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/futurism TUMBLR: http://futurismnews.tumblr.com/ source

  • How VR & AR Transform Content Creation Today, Bringing Untold Powers to Indies & Pros Alike – Talk

    https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mRYkJCLCnqU/hqdefault.jpg VR & AR don’t just create new forms of media – they enable supercharged workflows to natively storytell faster, on existing platforms, without the overhead of a large studio or team. Come see how VR / AR gives you content creation superpowers! With Facebook’s foray into AR hot off the presses, everyone’s left wondering…

  • VR-Plugin.com for Autodesk Maya – FEATURE PREVIEW – Live VR hand controller input first tests

    https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xdrsJ7P_7hk/hqdefault.jpg Create Virtual Reality with Autodesk Maya Developer Contest – Maya VR hand controller madness VR-Plugin.com is announcing the VR hand controller developer contest. “Use Maya to create a use case connected with the VR-Plugin hand controllers.” Pitch your idea, request a community license and jumpstart right away. Please check out our website for more…

  • VR-Plugin.com for Autodesk Maya – FEATURE PREVIEW – Live VR hand controller input

    https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Itx7fxrqiC0/hqdefault.jpg Create Virtual Reality with Autodesk Maya Developer Contest – Maya VR hand controller madness VR-Plugin.com is announcing the VR hand controller developer contest. “Use Maya to create a use case connected with the VR-Plugin hand controllers.” Pitch your idea, request a community license and jumpstart right away. Please check out our website for more…