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Episode Synopsis
Continuing our incremental progress exploring the AR app space, this week, Aaron shows off our first baby steps with a working prototype! Steve discusses his month long side project making movies, which prompts a discussion of how AR could be used in filmmaking. Then, Kotaro and Steve go on a tangent exploring nightmare AR/VR dystopia possibilities before getting back on track with this week's "Not a Sponsor" segment. Finally, the trio settles on a handful of feature paths to explore for next time.
## Topics Discussed:
- Steve’s Film School Experience
- Potential for AR as a filmmaking tool
- AR for V-Tubing
- Aaron's AR prototype
- Drop a marker on an IRL location
- Reality Composer Explained
- How to get/create AR assets
- Dystopian AR/VR Nightmares
- Not a Sponsor: Nuuly Thrift
- Next Steps with the AR App
- Occlusion mapping
- Interactions with 3D objects
- Some Text-based UI GUI
Intro music: "When I Hit the Floor", © 2021 Lorne Behrman. Used with permission of the artist.
## Topics Discussed:
- Steve’s Film School Experience
- Potential for AR as a filmmaking tool
- AR for V-Tubing
- Aaron's AR prototype
- Drop a marker on an IRL location
- Reality Composer Explained
- How to get/create AR assets
- Dystopian AR/VR Nightmares
- Not a Sponsor: Nuuly Thrift
- Next Steps with the AR App
- Occlusion mapping
- Interactions with 3D objects
- Some Text-based UI GUI
Intro music: "When I Hit the Floor", © 2021 Lorne Behrman. Used with permission of the artist.
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