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Week Outline:
Week 1 – 08/27 – Introduction & Source Control/Collaboration
Lecture – Course overview, presentation, syllabus, communication & organizing tools.
Lab – Source Control with Github, Fork, & your new unity3D project.
Watch – Watch First follower theory: Leadership lessons from a dancing guy (here)
Week 2 – 09/10 – Terrain Building & Level Design in Unity
Lecture/Lab – [What is a bootstrap], Unity3D recap, level design with Terrain tools & Probuilder.
Lab – Package Manager goodies (Post process effects, Video recorder), Standard Assets, SDK.
Read & Respond – TBD
Do (before class) -Create an Openlab portfolio if you don’t already have one, and create a category dedicated to this class. You will use it to document any work you produce in this class.
Week 3 – 9/17 – Terrain Building & Level Design in Unity: Ground check
Lecture/Lab – Assignments review & support.
Do (before class) – Create a Unity scene with a full terrain (ground textures, grass, trees, wind, player controller, post-process effects. Record a short walk through video (1min max). Briefly document your process in your portfolio, explain what you’ve tried to achieve (what look/atmosphere, any references you may have used, etc.), and post a link to your video trailer.
Week 4 – 09/24 – C# Scripting Part 1 & Guidelines for Project 1:Kontrol
Lecture/Lab – C# scripting (conditional logic, input methods, generate and random), Guidelines for Project 1.
Lab – Creating responsive C# scripts for your Project 1.
Watch & Respond – TBD
Week 5 – 10/01 – C# Scripting Part 2 & Deliver Project 1: Kontrol
Lecture/Lab – C# scripting (access other scripts, find with tag, coroutine).
Lab – Project 1: Kontrol presentations.
Read & Respond – TBD
Do (before class) – Finalize and deliver Project 1: Kontrol. Document your scripting work with flowcharts on your portfolio.
Week 6 – 10/08 – Introduction to XR Development (AR Foundation & XR Interaction Toolkit)
Lecture/Lab – Current state of AR, Using AR Foundations to create an AR experience in Unity.
Lecture/Lab – Current state of VR, Using XR Interaction Toolkit to create a VR experience in Unity.
Week 7 – 10/15 – Guidelines & Lab time for Project 2: Intervene
Lecture – Guidelines for Project 2.
Lab – Lab time for Group Project 2: Intervene.
Read & Respond – TBD
Week 8 – 10/22 – How to start Project 2: Intervene & Video Export /Animation
Lab – Create/find assets, import assets, set up floors, walls, lighting & post process effects.
Lab – Create AR device & content, player, UI, video export, camera animation & scene building.
Watch & Respond – TBD
Week 9 – 10/29 – Support Project 2: Intervene
Lab – Support for projects
Lab – Support for projects
Do (before class): Development work on Project 2: Intervene and documentation.
Week 10 – 11/05 – Project 2: Intervene: Proof of Concept Presentations, Audio Visualizer
Lecture – Proof of Concept Project 2: Intervene presentations.
Lecture/Lab – [What is weird?] Creating an audio visualizer in Unity with Keijiro’s Reaktion SDK.
Week 11 – 11/12 – Communication & Networking & Guidelines Project 3: Connect!
Lecture/Lab – Guidelines Project 3: Connect! & Lab time.
Lab – Creating an interactive installation with gesture sensors (Leap Motion, Kinect) & Unity3D.
Week 12 – 11/19– Communication & Networking & Project 3: Connect!
Lab – Creating a live video chat app that lets you share your screen using the Agora SDK, Lab time.
Week 13 – 12/03 – Support for Final Project
Lab – Concept review for the final project.
Do (before class) – Deliver Project 3: Connect! Clone or download the agora project on Github. Create an Agora developer account. Add an App KeyRecord a video tutorial with voice over (20min max).
Week 14 – 12/10 – Support for Final Project
Lab – Student lab time to work on final projects.
Week 15 – 12/17 – Final Project Demos
Lecture – Demo final projects in class. Show your creative process and what you were able to implement.
Projects:
1: Kontrol [Individual project]:
Create a Unity environment that responds to simple user input. This can be very
intentional in terms of interaction design or experimental and playful. Possible input
devices include keyboard, mouse, midi-controllers, Arduino boards, webcam, or microphone.
2: Intervene [Group project]:
In teams of 2, create a prototype for an augmented reality “guerrilla” interventionist exhibition. Treat the design and documentation as if you were able to be on-site and circumstances are
Ideal.
3: Immerse! [Group project]:
In teams of 2, create a prototype for a simple immersive experience that requires communication between two devices. Document your workflow in a 20min video tutorial.
4: Project Connect:
Creating a live video chat app that lets you share your screen using the Agora SDK. You should understand the process of using the Agora development console to create a new app, and inputting your App Key in Unity. This will give you the ability to share your screen, and use video chat features with any game.
5. Final Project
Create a final project using the skills you’ve learned in class so far. This should utilize user input in a way that creates an interactive and visual experience. There is a lot of flexibility in this project, use your creativity. Feel free to make this about something you feel passionate about. Review some of the topics we covered in class and try to incorporate as many of them as you can. I will be grading based on effort, concept design, and visual appeal.
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