Interactive VR 360 Film: an Introduction

Each session will cover the following:

In the first session, you'll learn how to use Unity, including the basics of the interface and terminology.

In the second session, you'll learn about the central components involved in building a 360° scene and create your own scene.

The session will cover the following topics:

• Video sphere - importing a suitable video sphere and positioning it for your scene
• Shaders - making a shader that will allow you to view inside of a sphere
• Main camera - how the virtual camera becomes the user’s body
• Video player - how its components work and playing a scene

These two sessions focus on the theory and practice of virtual gaze interaction and applying it to a scene to create movement between a series of 360 videos.

The session will cover the following topics:

• Virtual gaze interaction
• Ray tracing
• Mesh colliders
• Scene activation
• Build settings
• VR reticles

This session will focus on considerations and processes involved in error checking and publishing your project as a Gear VR app.

You'll also learn how exporting an interactive project, and its platform, will impact the overall project design.

The session will cover the following topics:

• Mapping a scene
• Non-linear/linear narratives
• Platforms and building
• Standalone
• VR analytics
• Gear VR publishing
• Key processes and troubleshooting for app building
• OSIG and application signing
• Publishing platforms