I’ve researched a number of academic papers and grey literature around VR Narrative which has given pause for thought. It’s my understanding (from Google Spotlight Development) that VR Narrative is a new way of approaching film making in that instead of the director controlling the viewer by presenting a narrative; the viewer has control of what and when the story is experienced. Sound can be used to steer the participants attention but they are free to wander as they wish within this constructed world. This is only one approach to narrative structure for VR. This has been referred to as a process of Story Living rather than Story Telling. I also understand that the main considerations are as follows... 1) As the story is lived through, the author needs to be sensitive to the emotional content of the narrative as this can make the participant feel vulnerable. 2) Narrative is less easily followed due to the impact of spatial proprioception (sense of the body in spac...
My initial thoughts on how we could organise the group to effectively and simply communicate with each other, manage our time, document our progress, and share information over the next 10 weeks. Central Project Management Board Tool - Trello Board Purpose - To document all scrum meetings (Allow Dom to access) Central App Production Document Tool - Google doc or joint blog Purpose - To document changes over the production period (Allow Dom to access) Central Meet Up Point Tool - Slack Purpose - Short Meet up to talk face to face Central Message point Tool - Slack Purpose - regular chit chat and link sharing (nice documentation of the process File Sharing GITHUB Purpose - share central files like unreal, maya models, video editing, prototypes etc * CHECK OUT TRAVIS CI https://travis-ci.org/