Evolution of the Idea
The Initial Idea- Jan 15th, 2019
N0d is a VR Experience for HTC Vive with implied narratives, hidden modes of interactions, and immersive soundscapes that escalate the feeling of space. The premise is inspired by Steven Spielberg's 2001 film AI: Artificial Intellgience. The user is an android child and gets to explore the child's dreamspace. The experience will track the user's headset location and switch scenes when the headset falls a certain Delta Z.
Expanding the Concept- Feb. 19th, 2019
In thinking more deeply about cultural influences and considering the embodiment capabilities of the medium, the idea of the project expanded to question the notions that mankind has historically had of what sets us apart from other inhabitants of the world. Mankind has always used the idea that our minds are special to subjugate creatures, objects, and even other humans.
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There will be different environments in the dream scene that reflects that this android child that you are embodying shares your human traits of hope, aspirations, fears, appreciation of beauty, theory of mind, imagination. This project hopes that embodying this experience will evoke in the user more empathy for everything around us.
Preliminary Sketch for Carnival Scene
(Hopes and Dreams)
Preliminary Sketches for Cave Scene (Fear)
Preliminary Sketch for
Childhood Home Scene
(Memory and Theory of Mind)
Technical Changes- March 12th, 2019
Considering the limitations of our final showcase, I decided to switch to using a WindowsMR device​. Upon further testing, I think it would be nice to have a comfy chair for the user to lay back in for the experience.
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Timeline
Winter Quarter
Ideation
Environment Sketches
Creating Fort Scene and Basic Dream Scene
Basic Unity Integration
Working Prototype
Timeline
Spring Quarter
Creating Dream Scene Environments
Creating Fort Scene Variations
Playing with VFX
Creating Soundscapes
Unity Interactions
Timeline
Spring Quarter Timeline
Week 1
Re-texture fort scene
Button mapping
Week 2
Carnival Scene
Week 3
Fear Cave Scene
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Week 4
Childhood Home Scene
Week 5
Childhood Home Animations
Week 6
Fort Scene Variations
Week 7
VFX
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Week 8
Sound
Week 9
Sound
Week 10
Last Minute Changes
Inspirations
VR films and giving the viewer a role-
Disney-Cycles
Baobab- Invasion and Crow
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VR Implied Narratives and Worlds-
The Last Oasis
Stories that question notions of humanity-
Blade Runner
Do androids dream of electric sheep
The Island
AI: Artificial Intelligience
Machinic Creativity-
Kenric McDowell WordCar
Robert Twomey- Megahal Grandmommy
Deep Dream
Westworld
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