Virtual Enhancements: How to Make Digital Things Look Good. This course will cover topics in 3D, rendering, motion and interaction design with a focus on visual polish & finishing. Students will learn advanced methods in node-based render engines, shader design, lighting, motion, and post-processing in order to bring the visual fidelity of their projects to… Read more DM-GY 9103 Virtual Enhancements
In this class, students will learn different methods of digitally capturing characters, objects, and environments. We will dive into the origins and evolutions of capture technology and experiment with the most recent, cutting-edge developments in photogrammetry and Gaussian Splatting. Captures will be showcased inside the Unreal game engine on screens and in VR/AR. Offered in… Read more DM-GY 9201 Scan Everything (7 week, 1.5 credit course)
In this course, students will learn how to create original content for Augmented Reality (AR) experiences. Far too often, found and premade assets are used in AR experiences. Having to rely on other people’s creations waters down a creators vision and may completely break a user’s experience. AR has the potential to engage an individual’s… Read more DM-UY 4193 3D For AR
Together, we will unpack the definition of XR and speculate what future applications of extended reality could look like. We will learn to pitch ideas for both creative and professional applications of XR and prototype these ideas using low tech web based methods. The first half of the class will focus on 3D asset creation… Read more DM-UY 4193 Problem Solving Through XR
This course delves into the key issues, challenges, and best practices of cinematic storytelling in emerging media, with a focus on real-time spatial computing. Students will gain technical skills to create a narrative motion-capture cinematic using Unreal Engine. The course emphasizes the role of a technical director, responsible for overseeing the virtual production’s technical workflow… Read more DM-GY 9201 Virtual Production Cinematics
This course is designed to explore introductory approaches to using Virtual Reality (VR) as a creative medium. The course will provide historical context, hands-on instruction, theoretical inquiry and class visits from relevant experts to engage students critically in the creation of VR environments. Students will learn about the physiology and psychology of virtual immersion as… Read more DM-GY 9103 VR Studio
This course will introduce students to VR as a creative medium, while also exploring the historical and theoretical discourse of virtual reality. Students will learn to connect these studies to contemporary trends and issues. Students will explore the cultural, psychological, and environmental impacts of VR and technology.
This course provides an introduction to compositing video using traditional vfx and realtime pipelines with the Unreal Engine. Students will develop cinematics that composite video into a 3D virtual world. Using matchmotion tracking students will integrate the camera movement of footage shot on greenscreen with CGI. Students will develop their concepts using previz and virtual… Read more DM-GY 9103 Camera and Capture
This course will explore a variety of topics for building screen based and room-scale immersive media experiences. Instruction will mostly center around the Unity game engine, with some lessons addressing the integration of other interactive frameworks such as Max, electronics, and sensors. Students will gain a wide perspective of common workflows and technologies at play… Read more DM-GY 9103 Designing for Immersive Media
This class will discuss the key issues, challenges, and best practices in visual storytelling in Cinema and emerging media like real-time spatial computing. The class will teach how to architect and lead a virtual production by creating a dialogue between the Producer, Director, and Cinematographer in filmmaking with the Technical Producer and Director in creative… Read more DM-GY 7163 Virtual Production Development