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# **XR Lab**
The following weeks will be a deep dive into metaverse creation methods. And working on a plan for teaching this to students and artists.

**Description:**
This space will be open to students from all majors, allowing them to explore the possibilities of AR and VR in the fields of art, design, education, healthcare, entertainment, and more. Students will eventually have the opportunity to work on real-world projects, collaborating with other students and faculty members to create innovative AR and VR applications.

In addition to providing students with practical experience, the lab will also serve as a hub for research and development in AR and VR. Our faculty members are actively engaged in research in areas such as human-computer interaction, computer vision, and artificial intelligence, and the lab will provide them with the resources they need to push the boundaries of these exciting fields.

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**Progress so far:**
Have guided Masters student Karthik Krishna in their VR project –
# **Breaking the Hive**.
Was able to help the student refocus their efforts once they reached a major roadblock after A2. Within a few weeks, we were able to rework everything from character design to the narrative and experience.


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Was a technical Guide to Masters student Nilanjana Bose with her project
# “**A New Notification From The Future**” about social media addiction.

In the last few months we worked on adding AR content to the project. This involved studying current popular techniques using platforms like Artvive, etc. Realising that there are serious friction points for the viewer regarding installing another app. This would be ironic considering the project is dealing with mobile media addiction. Hence, we worked towards an app-less implementation.
Use the qr code to load the experience on your phone(no app installation needed)Then point the camera at the poster itself to see it come alive.

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# **Upskilling in Metaverse Tech.**

**Description:**

In the past year I have explored various platforms and identified skillsets necessary for an artist/creator working with the metaverse. Have conducted experiments to evaluate various platforms and begun learning platforms that are going to be central to this ever evolving landscape.

**This includes:**
Mainstream game engines – Unreal and Unity
Upcoming platforms such as – [Spatial.io](https://www.spatial.io/) and many more.

**Progress so far:**

Have successfully adapted a 3d scene to work across 3platforms – Unity, Unreal and Spatial

The original scene was born from this sketch.

It was refined and eventually finished piece of 2d concept art.

This was later translated to 3d in Blender using a stylized hand painted texture workflow.

https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/antler-treehouse-green-8ff31b7491634956bbeb22479e6d4a1c (click to view the 3d model)

The transfer to metaverse platforms and game engines can be seen below:

**Unity 3d**
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kt88lF_2-mA" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>

**Unreal Engine**
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ny0-Hgn8slQ" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>

**Spatial**
- can be viewed in 3d at https://www.spatial.io/s/Antler-Tree-House-6418cbd943e17c7d39f12d3d?share=4018731400729634205
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eypm3Ajb6_0" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>

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**Vision OS**
Working toward apple Vision OS
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/V-mIIcvYrh0" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>

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# Reading list

**Feeling good about feeling bad: virtuous virtual reality and the automation of racial empathy**
by Lisa Nakamura
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1470412920906259