Virtual Reality Workshop -- FULL for ALL sessions!

Afternoon Class, Sessions 1, 2, 3

Learn the inside scoop on Virtual Reality. Create 3-Dimensional spaces and objects using Discreet’s 3D Studio Max and other tools. Work individually or in pairs to create your own Virtual Reality world. During the class, you will be doing the following:

  • Gain an understanding of basic graphics concepts (image, models, movies)
  • Learn about 3-D geometry (vertices, lines, triangles)
  • Visualize 3D spaces and manipulate objects in 3-D space
  • Create simple geometric models
  • Build more complex geometric models from 2-D lines
  • Make and modify arbitrarily complex 3-D models
  • Manipulate 3-D Studio MAX materials
  • Do texture mapping
  • Create images and movies from 3-D scenes
  • Animate objects in 3-D space through keyframing
  • Utilize light and shadow techniques
  • Use the 3-D Studio Max camera feature
  • Tour the Duderstadt Center 3-D Lab with and Virtual Reality CAVE
  • Immerse yourself into the 3-D world you have created

Find out more at the web site of the Duderstadt Center 3-D Lab and Virtual Reality Cave. Come see what all the excitement is about!

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