Promote Environmental Issues Through VR Panorama!
Virtual Reality (VR) is the use of computer technology to create a simulated environment. Unlike traditional user interfaces, VR places the user inside an experience. Instead of viewing a screen in front of them, users are immersed and able to interact with 3D worlds. By simulating as many senses as possible, such as vision, hearing, touch, even smell, the computer is transformed into a gatekeeper to this artificial world. The only limits to near-real VR experiences are the availability of content and cheap computing power.
In this project students combine the skills they have learnt in image creation with creative thinking on a very specific subject. First researching issues related to the environment and choosing an issue, then coming up with creative ideas to represent that issue visually. The final work will be a panoramic image that surrounds the viewer and explains or adds to the concepts they have learnt about.
Unit ACG103 (Design Skills) introduces students to the digital tools necessary for visual communication design through a combination of practical skills and theory exploring the design elements and principles. Students will be introduced to the Adobe imaging suite. Consideration will be given to the theoretical concepts and implications of digital technology as they relate to art and design processes. Techniques include digital mark making, graphic illustration, design elements and principles, creative thinking and layout explored through practical projects.
Unit ADD102 (Design Skills and Technologies 1) introduces students to the tools necessary to represent ideas through static and moving imagery. This is achieved through a combination of research and experimentation with processes on and off the computer. Students will be introduced to techniques for composition, mark making, digital imaging, storyboarding and animation. Practical and research projects will require students to: understand and apply design principles, create a digital composition, build an animated sequence. A research report will take the form of a concept plan and time based storyboard.