New Realities WORKSHOP: Sunday September 25, 15:00 – 17:00

Join us with artists from the exhibition, Deniz Tortum  and Christopher Manzione, to learn the basics of how to make immersive media art works. Participants are asked to bring their own laptops. This workshop is free and open to all. Below please find an outline for the workshop as well as documents with instructions for downloading free software for building augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) artworks.

Workshop Outline

1. Walk through of current show and intro to VR/AR
2. Overview of VR Gear
   • Computer Setup
   • Oculus,GearVR, and Vive Headsets
   • VR Ready PC Recommendations
   • Testing your system
3. Overview of VR Software
4. Unity Game Engine
   • Introduction to interface and workflow
   • Integration of Oculus Assets
   • Importing 3D files
   • Placing Audio
5. Oculus Setup
   • Installing Oculus Runtime
   • Setting up a profile
   • Simple setup to build Windows, Mac, and GearVR apps
6. Vive Setup
   • Installing Vive
   • Setting up room for tracking
   • Integration of SteamVR Assets into Unity
   • Creating a simple environment and placing some objects
7. AR Setup
   • Creating a Vuforia Account
   • Creating an Image Database
   • Intergration of Vuforia Assets
   • Simple image target setup with 3D model
   • Build Settings for IOS and Android
8. Q+A