Author: Yi Jie Ong

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    What is Virtual Reality? 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. Users are immersed and able to interact with 3D worlds. By simulating as many senses as possible, the computer is transformed into a gatekeeper to this… Read more

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    With the release of the early access of the Metahuman Creator, we have had the chance to give it a shot and experiment with the realistic looking models in Unreal Engine. Along with that, we also got to use the Metahumans with the Rokoko Smartsuit and Rokoko Studio’s Virtual Production features. Even though its not… Read more

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    At the end of 2019, we had the opportunity to work on a research project, with full creative flexibility on the theme, Astronomy. We were really excited and jumped in on this rare chance. The brief was simple, to create something that would engage and entertain children. However, we didn’t want to just settle on… Read more

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    What is Frame Rate? We experience different frame rates in our daily lives, but how much do we think about frame rates or Frames Per Second (FPS)? In short, FPS is the number of frames or still images that are played back every second whenever you view a video, animation or game, etc. We see… Read more

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    Ideation & Conceptualizing For this project we had the opportunity to design one of our colleague’s new house and present it in real-time with Unreal Engine. The process starts with constructing the moodboard, a visual presentation where we get inspirations and the general idea of how the interior will eventually look like. This includes studying… Read more