DESCRIPTION
DATE: Tuesday, March 18, 2025
TIME: 5:30 - 7:30 PM
LOCATION: SPEEA TUKWILA HALL (15205 52nd Ave S., Tukwila, WA 98188) OR Virtually on Zoom.
Class size is limited to 15 people.
VR headsets will only be provided for in-person participants.
This training WILL NOT be recorded.
OBJECTIVES
Sometimes we are required to interact with objects that we cannot pick
up, and who have very specific motions, e.g. a button is pressed down, a lever rotates, and a drawer is pulled out. How do we make those virtual interactions intuitive and realistic? In this class, students will learn how to interact with a variety of objects that only move on specific paths. We will cover how to lock
the player's virtual hand to the object, and how to set thresholds to release the object when the player pulls their hand away. By the end of the class, students will be able to press a button, pull a lever up and down, and be able to open and close a desk drawer.
This “Advanced” course will focus on making custom interactions in VR, so students will be able to interact with hand tools, buttons, and levers, in addition to creating interactive VR menus. The course will require a lot of coding, so students should have a solid understanding of coding principles before taking the “Advanced” course. If a student does not have much experience with coding, it is highly recommended they take a Python development course beforehand. The instructor recommends this course on Udemy.com:
