Category: Initial Concepts

3d Character Animated Model/Experiences with AR

I would like to create a 3D representation of an object or person that is manipulated by other objects or vertices in a simulated space. I would like to see my characters through an AR effect through a phone. I will be using references and imaginative creatures throughout this process. All I want to get out of the project is to see my characters come to life.

Rotoscoping storyboard of life

Based on youtube vides and countless examples from pinterest and instagram posts, I would like to view my life in a story concept; where I will be drawing it out using a rotoscoping method. I don’t have many further details about this but I would like to use stop motion in it as well.

2d Animation for Commercial Ads/Company sites

I would like to see my 2d creation with an abnormal object turning into something else as it unfolds across the screen. Not too many thoughts about this. Still need to process what is going to happen.

Idea #1: Video game

My first idea isn’t very wild but i have always had a love of fighting games from all types of genres of it. The problem with most fighting games for people that don’t play them is that they are not made for casual players. Though smash is a game that does have fighting in it, I would not consider smash to be a fighting game because it involves to much random elements to the game play and how the victor is decided. My fighting game would be more centered around a 3d concept instead of 2d and would be fun for not experienced players but could have a high skill cap to it.

Idea #2: Action figure

I have always loved designing new and interesting characters in my drawings and giving them their own flare and personality. I have also been taking the digital fabrication class so i am becoming well acquainted with everything they have to offer. From 3d printing and laser cutting to the cnc machine and printing out stickers. So i could design and draw a character of something i have made up and then proceed to model them in 3d to be printed out. They would be able to stand and pose with joints that i have experimented on in the past to make and would function pretty fluidly. Then i would take extra care to make them as detailed and interesting as possible by laser engraving specific things on to the character and adding stickers in some areas to make them stand out, they would also be painted.

Idea #3: Combing the real world and games

So in this crazy idea i want to combine both of my passions to create a totally new and interesting fighting game experience. This would involve the most research out of all the ideas because it would be a dream project. In a normal game the controller you are using is a normal hand held controller or a keyboard but this would be a totally different experience. The controller that you would be using wouldn’t even have buttons on it. You would be using the action figure of your character to fight the other opponent. I would have a camera set up to capture the motions of the action figures being controlled and on the joints and fists and feet would be stickers that the camera would recognized for points of interest just like how it can be used in AR examples and games. I have not totally thought out the game play of the characters and how it would work but i think it would be extremely interesting to combine toys and video games.

Idea 1

Currently I am hoping to get a job in advertising/media planning after I graduate. I had an internship doing this over the summer and I want to use this project as a way to show off some of the skills I learned. This project will combine my multimedia content creation skills with digital marketing campaign management.

In this idea I would be creating an album and running a full multimedia marketing campaign around it. The “IMM” part of this project would be recording and producing music, videos, and digital advertisements.

The marketing side of this project would include creating a media mix and full campaign analytics reports. I would be running and optimizing digital ads with Facebook ads manager and also looking into other forms of digital media. I would plan every ad placement in a calendar and write two reports. One outlining all of the proposed media outlets and one summarizing the results of the campaign.

Idea 2

Have you ever driven a car while listening to music? Have you ever wanted the music to be an interactive experience directly linked to your driving? This project idea could potentially be a solution to this problem.

My second idea is a music streaming application that syncs the bpm of your music to the speed at which you are driving. There would have to be some conversion rate from mph to the bpm of the music. As you accelerate, the tempo of the song will increase and it will do the opposite if you slow down. Other possible features could be changing the pitch as you turn.

Some problems I would have creating this would be learning how to create the application itself. I would also need to learn how to program the software to make the adjustments to the music. This would be very difficult but could be a great learning experience for me.

Idea 3

Another idea that I was thinking about was to make an interactive art exhibit. I wanted to make a giant sculpture that would interact with the viewer.

The exhibit could use arduino to interact with the viewers. I think creating a fully interactive haunted house could be a fun project, because it gives the interaction between the user and the exhibit a purpose… to scare the user.

Obviously this is a drastically different idea from my other two ideas. Maybe I could incorporate the idea of creating an art exhibit with one of the other projects.

IDEA #1 – PUPPETS!!!!

My most prominent skills in IMM are in video production, design, and fabrication. While brainstorming over the summer about what could combine my love for comedy, writing, children’s TV, set design, and prop design, I came to PUPPETS! I thought about how I loved The Muppets, Sesame Street, and a very weird show on Nickelodeon in 2005 called Mr. Meaty, and suddenly making a pilot for a show starring puppets made a lot of sense. I’m pretty deep into pre-production right now and feeling really excited about it. (Short synopsis: Two best friends take on seventh grade in “FREAK AND THE BEAST.”) I’ve already built a prototype puppet and finalized designs for the sets. I hope to have 5 characters (including an Anything Muppet) and 4 sets to create an 11 minute pilot.

IDEA #2 – MINIATURE TECH DOLLHOUSE

Since Freak and the Beast already combines so many of my interests, it was hard to think of an idea with all the previous things I mention taken off the table, but I guess one of my passions I haven’t explored in IMM is miniatures. I think it’d be fun to create a modern dollhouse with an accurate portrayal of how many screens are in a typical household. You can buy LED screens pretty small, so it’d be cool to have functioning screens in the dollhouse, all playing era-accurate media like YouTube and Netflix. I like the idea of the juxtaposition between dollhouses (which you might picture as pretty vintage) and an accurate portrayal of technology in the household.

IDEA #3 – DIGITAL GRAPHIC NOVEL

Honestly, even if it wasn’t related to my career, I’d probably continue with puppets because I love them so much, and even more since I’ve started research. If I couldn’t do puppets, I’d probably write and illustrate a digital graphic novel, because I love those, but I knew I wanted to so something way more involved and layered for my thesis.

Concept #1 – VR Simulation/Experience Project

My first idea was to create a Virtual Reality experience of abusive relationships, primarily emotionally abusive as opposed to physical. The goal is to create something that would give the player/user an understanding of emotionally abusive relationships, since lately, I find people don’t fully understand it or believe it’s something easy to leave or get over. It may range from romantic ones to friendships or family relationships. I haven’t decided fully how many kinds of relationships I’d want to cover given the time I have to refine the script I’ve started along with actually making it. It would take place in a forest where the environment would change based on the events going on in the relationship at the moment and be harder to navigate and escape the forest as it progresses. I would use the Occulus Rift so remotes could be used to walk around and the headset would be used to keep you in the environment for the full experience so you cannot ignore what’s going on around you. I’m still considering whether or not I should make it an interactive story as well, since it may be an effective way to get my point across.

Concept #2 – Landscapes or environments in VR

This was honestly my original idea for a thesis project when I first transferred into IMM. I considered painting a variety of digital paintings in different layers and trying to make a 360 environment for the user to explore the painting. I wanted to bring the painting to life in some way. I would now consider using 3D modeling as well and creating textures to make the models look more like paintings as well to blend it all in.

Concept #3 – Interactive Museum VR

I’ve thought about creating a museum in VR to display different projects of mine in a different way. It would basically be like a portfolio, but in a museum set up. It would be a unique way to show off my own work as opposed to building a website like I already have and let people click through. It would have different “exhibits” in the museum to showcase the variety of work I may create from traditional paintings or photography to digital media. Not only would it be a fun way to show off my own paintings or animations, but it would showcase any 3D modeling, texturing, and programming skills I have as you navigate a VR I created.

Idea #1: Cryptids in AR

My first idea is based around my love for the bizarre and my desire to understand how Snapchat filters work. My plan is to create 3D models of different cryptids (think bigfoot, mothman, the jersey devil, etc) and render them using AR into a kind of Snapchat filter where you can take pictures with your favorite cryptids. I have had 3D modeling classes before so I know I have the understanding to create the models, while also understanding that this will be a large undertaking to create, rig, texture, and possibly animate multiple creatures. On top of that, AR is not something I have ever worked with before so I know I will have to push myself to learn new technology and implement it with my previous knowledge to create a cohesive project. However, this is an idea that really excites me and I know I would have the motivation to continue work on this for the entirety of the school year.

Idea #2: Museum in VR

This one is a little off the wall – the idea would be to recreate a museum exhibition in VR, so that you could technically walk through the museum without having to be there. Therefore, you could say you’ve been to a museum in London without ever having left the country. As I said before I have experience with 3D modeling, but I think figuring out how to create texture or a kind of “life” to the art that replicates the feeling of seeing artwork in real life would be a challenge. It would also be interesting figuring out what artwork I would put in my virtual museum and which ones would work best in a simulated environment. Furthermore, I have never done anything with VR before so that would be another concept to teach myself, but art (and art accessibility) is something I’m passionate about and know I could spend the time and effort to create.

Idea #3: Animated Ebook

I am a big fan of books, and I think in the age of technology getting younger kids into reading can be harder when they’ve had an iPad since they were a toddler (not to judge whether this is good or bad, simply to say that it’s different now than how it used to be). Therefore, I was thinking of animating the electronic version of a children’s book, or perhaps multiple depending on how much time and effort it takes. Animation isn’t something I’ve really done before, although I have done some pixel animations for a previous game design class. It would definitely be cool to develop an art style that works with children’s books and see it come to life. I think it would be challenging but rewarding to see something like the art from “The Rainbow Fish” or “Goodnight Moon” come to life (not saying that I’m animating other artist’s work, just wanted to give an example of what I want to do).

Concept #1: Water Movement/Projection Performance

• This project idea was inspired by a combination of my love for the Walt Disney Company, my interest in water, and my admiration for Disney’s Fantasmic. Outside of IMM120, I don’t have any coding experience but I plan to reach out to John Kuiphoff as well as look over some base code I found online for assistance. I have spoken with Dale Simon in Kendall Hall already for pointers with lighting and building the box I plan to keep my water pumps/LEDs in. I also reached out to @coastercircuits who I found through a project he completed on YouTube similar to what I am hoping to do: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exPk8KZzVXw. @Coastercircuits offered me some material suggestions on what I should use to build this project. My first step with this project is to draw out a clear (or mostly clear) sketch of how I want this fountain to look, whether I want my video to be on the water or on a screen behind the water/synced to the audio. After I create my sketch I want to map out my budget/materials. I officially was trained in the MakerSpace last week and think the machines in there would be a great asset for building the box around my Arduino which I plan to program to several DC water pumps/LED strips. I am sure I will have a ton more changes as I try to progress with this project plan.

Concept #2: 4D Experience

• For this project, I would like to create a movie, post two chairs in front of the screen and develop a story that the audience can be a part of. I would somehow put devices under the bottom of the chairs that release different scents, vibrations, etc. to make the experience more than just a movie. I would also like to have objects drop down from the ceiling or bubbles/snow come out around the room as well (matching the movie, of course).

Concept #3: Remodeling A Van

• As we all know by now, I have a dream of one day remodeling a van and traveling around the world with it. I think it would be really cool if I could remodel a van into some sort of “Smart” van and add a bunch of interactive technology to my little “house.” I don’t have any concrete ideas on how I would remodel the van but I would love to be able to make a van that isn’t just your regular home but one I can admire/enjoy playing in as well. 

Concept 1: Algorithmic Composition

My first idea is to make a product utilizing algorithm composition concepts. I have a few ideas of what I could do with this, but one of the main ones I am particularly interested in is making a program that can take a bunch of songs written by a specific band as input data and compose its own song with a similar style. The idea of computers writing music has been of interest to me for a while, and I think this particular concept is something I could continually expand on.

Concept 2: Vaporwave Experience

Another idea that I had come up with was performing a live set of vaporwave songs, giving the audience a visual experience in addition to hearing the music. Vaporwave is a genre of music that is based around messing with samples of past music, with a goal of giving the listener a “nostalgic” feel. Visually, vaporwave art is based around early Internet design, 3D rendered objects, and other ideas, giving a lot of room to experiment with visuals.

Concept 3: Scoring the World

My last idea is making a 2D/3D (probably 2D) game with a world that is based on a real place in the world. It would have an appropriate score, and appropriate activities to do in the virtual area. I think this type of idea would help me learn more about graphics and potentially modelling, if I take the 3D route.

Concept one: Projection mapping. I want to create a space using a physical built globe and projection mapping to show causes with the issues revolving recycling on the earth. I imagine using a showroom downstairs with the globe in the center of the room hanging from the ceiling, trash and garbage underneath it and around the area of the globe, heat lamps in certain areas of the room, and overall a dark atmosphere. On one wall there will be statistics, and on the other two walls there will be option A) if we continue to recycle and take care of the earth, and B) if we don’t take care of it what the planet will turn into. On the globe I want to project the earth and the amount of recycling in each continent possibly using visual graphs built into the globe along with projection mapping. 

Concept two: Clothing try on! Using mirrors and projection mapping to allow users to try on clothes, shoes, accessories, etc. They will have options of different clothing articles to decide between and they’ll be able to stand in a mirror where the projector will be in front of them and project the clothing items onto them. They’ll either have to be dressed or put on a one colored full body cover so the clothing projects correctly? 

Concept three: Hologram shopping!!! While you’re online shopping, you can have an option to show a holographic image of the product you’re looking at. This way you can get a better idea of the size, shape and usage of the product.