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An innovative Wicklow-based initiative centred around collaborating with local artists and introducing them to the realm of virtual reality painting is well underway in Arklow.
Google has decided to stop active development on its virtual reality program Tilt Brush. It has made the source code publicly available on GitHub so that the community can continue working on it.
Immersive technologies are blurring the boundaries between the virtual and physical worlds.
Whereas virtual reality steeps the user’s senses in a simulated world, augmented reality alters our perception of the physical world, often via a Smartphone screen.
The scope for the application of these technologies in fields from architecture to education is vast and ever-expanding.
A Virtual James O HaganHTC
Daniel Khayat is Head of Product and Viveport at HTC; he talked me around the new HTC Vive Focus Plus headset - and then transported me to one of its destinations: This is a fully-equipped VR headset with plenty of applications (based) around training and development, around education, around gaming.
Vincenzi used the Media Commons to create a tutorial showing students the virtual reality world of Tilt Brush before they began using it in the lab. Their time in the lab was limited because of COVID-19 restrictions; the class met twice in small groups, with one session to experiment with Tilt Brush and a second session to complete the dress designs.
Vincenzi said the VR program makes the design process more flexible and spontaneous, and allows users to see their creations in different dimensions.
“It’s very suitable for the first stage of ideation of a fashion garment. Students can go around the mannequin and explore shape, colors, texture and different silhouettes,” she said. “I’ve sometimes seen students who came to the virtual reality lab with sketches and then when they are in virtual reality, they start with that idea and they end up with something very different.”