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VR/MR

BUILDING A MIXED-REALITY EXPERIENCE EXPLORING THE LINK BETWEEN THE PHYSICAL AND VIRTUAL.

TIMELINE

FALL 2022

MEMBERS

JEREMY CHANG
KIRA BABU

TECHNOLOGIES

BLENDER

UNITY

C#

SKILLS

RAPID PROTOTYPING

EXPERIENCE DESIGN

VR/AR DESIGN

DIGITAL DESIGN

3D DESIGN

INTRODUCTION

INTEGRATION

PROTOTYPES

INSTALLATION

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EXPANDING THE LINK BETWEEN THE PHYSICAL AND THE VIRTUAL.

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A hero shot of the prototype controller with the digital experience playing in the background
A top-down shot of the simulated traffic in the experience
A person interacting with the experience in VR

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BROADENING THE PERSPECTIVE OF DAILY COMMUNTERS.

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KIRAN AND I WANT TO BUILD EMPATHY BETWEEN DIFFERENT MODES OF TRANSIT THROUGH A MIXED-REALITY EXPERIENCE. WE AIM TO CREATE A MORE EXPANSIVE PERSPECTIVE FOR DAILY COMMUNITERS, WHICH MAY LEAD TO A BETTER ECOSYSTEM. TO PROMOTE PUBLIC TRANSIT, WE DESIGNED A CHAOTIC EXPERIENCE FOR PERSONAL VEHICLES TO CONTRAST WITH THE RELAXING JOURNEY OF PUBLIC TRANSIT.

A four quadrum image showing the different mode of transportation that we've tried to recreate in the experience

INTRODUCTION

INTEGRATION

PROTOTYPES

INSTALLATION

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BUILDING PROTOTYPES TO CONNECT THE PHYSICAL WORLD WITH VIRTUAL WORLD.

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AS WE’RE BUILDING AN EXPERIENCE MISING THE SPACE BETWEEN THE PHYSICAL AND VIRTUAL, THE TEAM NEEDS TO CREATE A SYNC BETWEEN THEM. WE MADE A BUDDY SYSTEM TO COMMUNICATE UNDATES BETWEEN THE TWO WORLDS TO ENSURE THE POSITION, SCALE, OR ORIENTATION ARE MAPPED CORRECTLY.

A image showing the process of syncing the physical prototype to the digital version

INTRODUCTION

INTEGRATION

PROTOTYPES

INSTALLATION

THE TEAM ITERATED THROUGH MANY PROTOTPES, AS BOTH DIMENSIONS HAVE SHORTCOMINGS. WHILE THE VIRTUAL WORLD GENERATED A LOT OF BUGS, THE PHYSICAL WORLD SIMPLY REQUIRED US TO, WELL... FOLLOW THE LAWS OF PHYSICS. NOT TO MENTION THAT WE HAVE TO INTEGRATE THE TWO SEAMLESSLY IN THE END.

PHYSICAL

PROTOTYPES

A image showing the making of the first version prototype
A image showing the syncing process of the VR controller to UnityA image showing the testing of the second verison prototypeA image showing a person test-driving the finalized prototype with wood
A hero shot of the second version prototypeA image showing a person testing the scooter controller for the finalized prototype
A hero shot of the finalized prototype

VIRTUAL

SETUP

A screenshot of the Unity environment when setting up the scene and lighting

INTRODUCTION

INTEGRATION

PROTOTYPES

INSTALLATION

DESIGNING THE CHAOTIC FUN TO CREATING A LASTING EXPERIENCES.

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THE TEAM WANTED TO CREATE A LASTING EXPERIENCE. WE TOOK CONSIDERAION OF THE INSTALLATION’S ENVIRONMENT AND DECIDED TO CREATE AN ARCADE-LIKE EXPERIENCE WHERE PEOPLE CAN ENJOY THE MOMENT WITH EACH OTHER.

A hero shot showing the full experience with a projector
A photo showing a person interacting with the walking level for the experienceA photo showing a person interacting with the driving level for the experience
A photo showing a person interacting with the scooter level for the experienceA photo showing a person interacting with the bus level for the experience

WHILE THE CHAOTIC MOVEMENT DAUGHING BETWEEN CARS AND PEDESTRIANS MAY INITIALLY BE FRUSTRATING, WE REMOVED ANY COMETITIVE ELEMENTS TO KEEP THE FUN. WE TOOK MANY INSPIRATIONS FROM PARTY GAMES WHEN DESIGNING THE FINAL EXPERIENCE, WHICH CREATED MANY HEALTHY AND ENTERTAINING TEST RUNS.

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