Week 4 Update

This week I started the production phase of this project by creating a series of different levels to mimic the flow of the experience, starting from Main Menu up to lobby selection. I spent some time watching Unity live stream tutorial video for how to create, save and load persistent data, since I will need… Read More »

Week 3 Update

I did a few more testing for user view range early in the week to continue gathering more data. Then based on these data, I created white box level design of the bedroom, using Unity basic 3D geometry. In the beginning, I used real world measurement for the bed and the room size, but somehow… Read More »

Week 2 Update

Programming: Earlier this week, I managed to figure out several scripts for gaze-click interactions, such as to change scene, hide/show objects and turn animation on and off. This is a big victory for me, since this interaction is the main mechanics for my project. Now the fun part begins! Below is a capture from Unity,… Read More »

Week 1 Progress

As a requirement to qualify for Oculus Launch Pad scholarship, each participant is required to have a weekly blog post at Oculus forum. Since it’s not visible for non-participants, I will have a copy of it on this site as well. Here it is for this week: Hello, I am a 3D environmental artist who… Read More »

Setting up for Samsung GearVR

In the past, I have only worked with PC VR/AR devices such as HTC Vive and Microsoft Hololens. Mobile VR development is totally new for me. I attempted to create Google Cardboard experience last year during Ludum Dare but after having too slow of a progress, I dumped the idea. To prepare for Oculus launchpad… Read More »

Oculus Launchpad Bootcamp

As the first phase of this year’s Launchpad program, Oculus held a two full-day bootcamp at Facebook campus in Menlo Park, CA on June 10 and 11. One hundred brilliant participants with various background, ethnicity, different skin colors, and all with the common passion in Virtual Reality were gathering in this space. It was a… Read More »

Greetings!

Hello everyone! This weekend I will be visiting Facebook HQ to attend a 2-days 2017 Oculus Launchpad boot camp. I’m so excited to meet with the other participants and mentors. In the weeks following, I will share the progress of this Virtual Reality experience in this blog. See you soon!