{"id":4697,"date":"2021-04-08T14:40:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T18:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arlduc.org\/senseandscale\/?p=4697"},"modified":"2021-04-08T16:59:42","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T20:59:42","slug":"3dve-9-%f0%9f%a7%ab-unity-intro-%f0%9f%a6%a0-molecule-data-%f0%9f%a7%ac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arlduc.org\/senseandscale\/?p=4697","title":{"rendered":"3DVE #9 ? Molecule Data ? Unity Intro ?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Announcements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>While you&#8217;re waiting for class to begin: check out the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.unity.com\/project\/creating-a-physics-playground-beginner-prototype-series?utm_source=Unity+YouTube&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=evangelism_global_generalpromo_2020-07-01_beginner-prototype-physics-learn\" target=\"_blank\">Physics Playground<\/a> page and video<\/li><li>Reminder: Policy on project lateness. Turning in a project late is better than not turning it in at all!<\/li><li>Audre Lorde<ul><li>Today after class: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/RSVP-LORDE4\" target=\"_blank\">Self-Care as Political Warfare<\/a> event (Zoom link <a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/87197568139\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>), looking at Lorde&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/community.hunter.cuny.edu\/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fwww.roosevelthouse.hunter.cuny.edu%2fdevdev%2fwp-content%2fuploads%2f2021%2f04%2fAudreLorde-Writings4.pdf&amp;srcid=94063&amp;srctid=1&amp;erid=14918799&amp;trid=3af17b4c-248e-4b49-bff2-334471f09e71\">poetry\/essays on cancer<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=kE3ek_-FGWgC&amp;printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&amp;q=Notes%20from%20a%20trip%20to%20Russia&amp;f=false\" target=\"_blank\">Notes from a Trip to Russia<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>If you&#8217;re interested in documentary VR, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/journalists.org\/programs\/journalism-360\/\" target=\"_blank\">Journalism 360<\/a> might be a useful resource (see their most <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/journalists.org\/programs\/journalism-360\/\" target=\"_blank\">recent newsletter<\/a>, which mentions CUNY)<\/li><li>manual: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/knowledge.autodesk.com\/support\/maya\/learn-explore\/caas\/CloudHelp\/cloudhelp\/2016\/ENU\/Maya\/files\/GUID-CB4649DA-DAA6-437B-9334-01080564020F-htm.html\" target=\"_blank\">HDRI Lighting in Maya<\/a> (2016)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Agenda<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>3:10\u00a0<ul><li>Unity<ul><li>Tour of Unity Hub and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.unity.com\" target=\"_blank\">Learn.Unity.com<\/a>. Since this is 3DVE, we will focus on Physics!<\/li><li>Note on coding<\/li><\/ul><ul><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.unity.com\/project\/creating-a-physics-playground-beginner-prototype-series?utm_source=Unity+YouTube&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=evangelism_global_generalpromo_2020-07-01_beginner-prototype-physics-learn\" target=\"_blank\">Creating a Physics Playground<\/a>: We will build on this environmental project with models and objects we previously made\/used in Maya. Steps to set the project up:<ol><li>Create a new Unity project. I recommend calling it something descriptive like Physics_Test01.<\/li><li>In the Package Manager, import and activate Cinemachine, which is used by this project. <\/li><li>Close the new project.<\/li><li>Download the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/connect-prd-cdn.unity.com\/20200701\/f8e4c4f0-ccba-4b7f-bddd-b24595bc8d34\/unity-bp-physics-master.zip\" target=\"_blank\">Physics Playground files<\/a> (linked from the Overview page).<\/li><li>From the Physics Playground directory, drag the contents of each subdirectory into the corresponding subdirectory of your project.<\/li><li>When you reopen the project, you should see the Physics Playground.<\/li><li>Today, we will use this project to look at the Unity UI, project components, and environment. We might also use the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.unity3d.com\/Manual\/\" target=\"_blank\">Unity manual<\/a>.<\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>[Brief break for DMs]<\/li><li>While you&#8217;re going through the steps above, I&#8217;ll discuss <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.meshlab.net\" target=\"_blank\">MeshLab<\/a>\u00a0+ <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/arlduc.org\/senseandscale\/?p=4565\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4565\" target=\"_blank\">Molecule Data<\/a>. Note Prof\u2019s Youtube\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLYXRwakCiBJcgBa7Pj7wdRAg0NzLJb_RK\" target=\"_blank\">playlist on Coronavirus vaccines<\/a>\u00a0(all videos are from respected journals, medical orgs and news outlets).<\/li><li>Physics Playground Project Anatomy<ul><li>Uses the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/assetstore.unity.com\/packages\/templates\/tutorials\/creator-kit-fps-149310?utm_source=Unity+YouTube&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=evangelism_global_generalpromo_2020-07-02_creator-kit-fps\" target=\"_blank\">Creator Kit: FPS<\/a> in a very strange way!<\/li><li>Skybox update<\/li><li>Collider update<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Quick Technique Updates<ul><li>Wrapping texture around a sphere<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>4:50 Break\u00a0<\/li><li>5:00\u00a0<ul><li>\u201c<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/culture\/2021\/02\/wandavision-matrix-simulation.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>WandaVision<\/em>\u00a0Is\u00a0<em>The Matrix<\/em>\u00a0From the Machines\u2019 Perspective<\/a>\u201d (Slate)\u00a0<\/li><li>\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1JwNRWkedjHkjQZWme5z_p_oulHKByqch\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\">Part II of Semiology of Graphics<\/a><\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Blockchain Explainers <ul><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2021\/03\/17\/nft-beeple-metakovan-christies\/\" target=\"_blank\">Article about Beeple artwork sale<\/a>\u00a0(WaPo, shared by Franky)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/queue.acm.org\/detail.cfm?id=3376896\" target=\"_blank\">ACM Article<\/a>\u00a0(more technical, by CS folks)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hYip_Vuv8J0\" target=\"_blank\">WIRED 5-level explainer video<\/a>\u00a0(bigger-picture, by humanities folks). Note\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hYip_Vuv8J0?t=742\" target=\"_blank\">this section<\/a>\u00a0about \u201chype.\u201d<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/2017\/11\/16\/147609\/bitcoin-uses-massive-amounts-of-energybut-theres-a-plan-to-fix-it\/\">Blockchains\u00a0Use\u00a0Massive Amounts of Energy\u2014But There\u2019s a Plan to Fix That<\/a> (short article from MIT Tech Review)<\/li><li>For those of you who use Git and Github, the blockchain \u201cdistributed ledger\u201d concept is similar to concepts of\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Distributed_version_control\" target=\"_blank\">distributed version control<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Assignments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Technical Stuff<\/strong>:\u00a0<ul><li>If you still owe me Projects 2 and\/or 3, start thinking about doing additional extra credit.<\/li><li>Please finish importing the Physics Playground and play around with the project.<ul><li>Go through the videos\/pages for the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.unity.com\/project\/creating-a-physics-playground-beginner-prototype-series\" target=\"_blank\">Overview<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.unity.com\/tutorial\/creating-a-physics-sandbox-workshop-video?projectId=5efc99d1edbc2a0020112688\" target=\"_blank\">Workshop 1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.unity.com\/tutorial\/manipulating-time-workshop-video?uv=2019.3&amp;projectId=5efc99d1edbc2a0020112688#\">Workshop 2 (Time)<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.unity.com\/tutorial\/polishing-the-physics-sandbox-workshop-video?uv=2019.3&amp;projectId=5efc99d1edbc2a0020112688#5f4e3723edbc2a0430c0502b\">Workshop 3 (Sound)<\/a>.<\/li><li>Before class next week, take a screenshot of your Physics Playground in action. I&#8217;ll ask you to add your screenshot into <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1u84StnZegQBJWsdGmW2HqCBGo0WlTJZhKw30WV1xSds\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\">this slideshow<\/a> during next week&#8217;s class.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Conceptual Stuff<\/strong><ul><li>Please read <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1ZKpm1Q86ck5RCSphRiaX6-p-mLfr3Szg\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\">Part III of Semiology of Graphics<\/a>. Again, the text is dense, but the graphics are numerous and organized.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Announcements: Extra Credit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Go through any\/all of the non-playground tutorials in the Physics Playground series (the non-playground tutorials start at &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/learn.unity.com\/tutorial\/intro-to-the-unity-physics-engine-2019-3-1?projectId=5efc99d1edbc2a0020112688&amp;uv=2019.3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Intro to the Unity Physics Engine 2019<\/a>&#8220;) and send prof 3+ paragraphs or other documentation (pics, video, etc) about the process.<\/li><li>Check the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/arlduc.org\/senseandscale\/?p=4526\">Projects + Extra Credit<\/a>&nbsp;page for more EC options. If any of your projects are late, I strongly encourage you to submit extra credit work.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Announcements While you&#8217;re waiting for class to begin: check out the Physics Playground page and video Reminder: Policy on project lateness. Turning in a project late is better than not turning it in at all! Audre Lorde Today after class: Self-Care as Political Warfare event (Zoom link here), looking at Lorde&#8217;s poetry\/essays on cancer Notes [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-3dve"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arlduc.org\/senseandscale\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arlduc.org\/senseandscale\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arlduc.org\/senseandscale\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arlduc.org\/senseandscale\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arlduc.org\/senseandscale\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4697"}],"version-history":[{"count":41,"href":"https:\/\/arlduc.org\/senseandscale\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4697\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4751,"href":"https:\/\/arlduc.org\/senseandscale\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4697\/revisions\/4751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arlduc.org\/senseandscale\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arlduc.org\/senseandscale\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arlduc.org\/senseandscale\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}