{"id":38,"date":"2022-01-13T05:52:34","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T05:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/artdegree\/?p=38"},"modified":"2022-01-21T01:41:05","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T01:41:05","slug":"it-begins-bp-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/artdegree\/2022\/01\/13\/it-begins-bp-2\/","title":{"rendered":"It Begins (BP #2)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I’ve been assigned to a team and project!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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I’m super excited to be working on the VR Simulation Challenge<\/strong> prompt. This is a really good chance for me to put all of my skills on display, especially considering VR requires a lot of thoughtfulness in programming and asset creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We’re going to be making an immersive language learning game<\/strong>! Complete with pepper cats, or ghost peppurrs. I will be acting as a developer and artist for this project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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First set of ghost peppurrs after realizing they may be easier to rig and animate than humanoid characters<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Tasks Accomplished: Week 2<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Technical Tasks<\/strong><\/td>Art Tasks<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Set up team repo with Unity gitignore<\/td>Created moodboards for character, environment, and aesthetic design<\/td><\/tr>
Created basic scene with XR rig set up<\/td>Designed character species<\/td><\/tr>
Tested building on old Mac via Oculus Link<\/td>Created art asset list<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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Technical Issues Already?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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So despite having an older desktop Mac with an outdated graphics card, I should be able to do quick build tests via the Oculus Link and not constantly need to side load it. My Mac can recognize my Quest 2 via the Oculus Developer Hub (desktop app), but Unity can’t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But why?<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I’m thinking it’s my cable because I have to use a USB A-USB C adapter, but that doesn’t explain why Unity can’t recognize the Quest 2 and yet my Mac can. Based on some googling I should still be able to build for Android on macOS. I’ll continue looking up more solutions tomorrow since I spent most of today (Wednesday) trying to figure this out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Starting Asset Creation:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Drawing lines again was pretty difficult for me after painting a lot of pixel art the past few months. For me, I stoped sketching before painting and instead start putting down silhouettes, then rendering them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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More<\/em> ghost peppurrs<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

You can see my sketching is pretty rough and tight, showing I’m out of practice. I’m glad I was able to sketch again though, it’s good practice and gives me a chance to learn other brush sets besides the 1px pixel brush I use for everything…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ghost peppurr variant ideas<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Goodbye for now, please come back again and read my next assignment.<\/p>Ryan Davis<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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