- Case Study -
VIRTUAL REALITY LAYOUT
Two professors of inorganic chemistry tried my virtual reality educational software prototype, adding it to their course materials. With its comprehensive virtual world layout, ChemCrystals-VR exhibits crystal lattice models of ionic compounds. For design and development, I used an Oculus DK2 headset, the Unity game engine, Autodesk 3ds Max, and the C Sharp programming language by Microsoft.
Navigating a street-like grid is easy for newcomers and non-gamers. Arrays of recessed sandboxes organize learning objects thematically for rapid cognitive mapping of an immersive virtual reality environment. First time visitors arrive at the center of the layout. Returnees arrive wherever they last exited the program. Without a gamepad, the input device fallback is WASD keyboard and mouse controls.
The mountains and sky are a cube map incorporating polygon meshes and a photo mural borrowed from other projects and added to the prototype with Unity's skybox function. Like an all-encompassing stage backdrop, it represents the virtual world boundary. While the default VR navigation interface supports ground travel with an XBox controller, flying is simple with Unity. My followup prototype ChemSim-VR has balloon-like flight controls.
3D SCANNER
CGI STILL LIFE
THIS IS NOT A BRICK
BIOMIMETIC DEVICE
OPERATION ICE HOUSE
VIRTUAL RESORT
BOOK COVER
VIRTUAL REALITY CONTROLS
BOARD GAME
FRAME CONNECTOR
MONITOR TABLE
AUCTION PADDLE
BOXXER CONCEPT
IRONICAL MOUSETRAP
BOW CHAIR
ODS IMAGES & ANIMATION
PRINTABLE DWELLING
EXHIBIT DISPLAY
MONOLITHIC LOGO
RECEPTION DESK
FLOOR STAND
VAN DER ROHE CITY
CATTLE HERDER
Two professors of inorganic chemistry tried my virtual reality educational software prototype, adding it to their course materials. With its comprehensive virtual world layout, ChemCrystals-VR exhibits crystal lattice models of ionic compounds. For design and development, I used an Oculus DK2 headset, the Unity game engine, Autodesk 3ds Max, and the C Sharp programming language by Microsoft.
Navigating a street-like grid is easy for newcomers and non-gamers. Arrays of recessed sandboxes organize learning objects thematically for rapid cognitive mapping of an immersive virtual reality environment. First time visitors arrive at the center of the layout. Returnees arrive wherever they last exited the program. Without a gamepad, the input device fallback is WASD keyboard and mouse controls.
The mountains and sky are a cube map incorporating polygon meshes and a photo mural borrowed from other projects and added to the prototype with Unity's skybox function. Like an all-encompassing stage backdrop, it represents the virtual world boundary. While the default VR navigation interface supports ground travel with an XBox controller, flying is simple with Unity. My followup prototype ChemSim-VR has balloon-like flight controls.
Navigating a street-like grid is easy for newcomers and non-gamers. Arrays of recessed sandboxes organize learning objects thematically for rapid cognitive mapping of an immersive virtual reality environment. First time visitors arrive at the center of the layout. Returnees arrive wherever they last exited the program. Without a gamepad, the input device fallback is WASD keyboard and mouse controls.
The mountains and sky are a cube map incorporating polygon meshes and a photo mural borrowed from other projects and added to the prototype with Unity's skybox function. Like an all-encompassing stage backdrop, it represents the virtual world boundary. While the default VR navigation interface supports ground travel with an XBox controller, flying is simple with Unity. My followup prototype ChemSim-VR has balloon-like flight controls.
3D SCANNER
CGI STILL LIFE
THIS IS NOT A BRICK
BIOMIMETIC DEVICE
OPERATION ICE HOUSE
VIRTUAL RESORT
BOOK COVER
VIRTUAL REALITY CONTROLS
BOARD GAME
FRAME CONNECTOR
MONITOR TABLE
AUCTION PADDLE
BOXXER CONCEPT
IRONICAL MOUSETRAP
BOW CHAIR
ODS IMAGES & ANIMATION
PRINTABLE DWELLING
EXHIBIT DISPLAY
MONOLITHIC LOGO
RECEPTION DESK
FLOOR STAND
VAN DER ROHE CITY