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--- public:t-verk-16-3:velab [2016/10/19 11:19] – hannes
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 The goal of this project is to simply get acquainted with a powerful tool for creating interactive virtual environments. The tool you will use is called Unity 3D, and while it is labeled a Game Engine, it is used for making a lot more than games. Essentially, you can use the engine to represent some version of reality or fantasy, which can be interacted with through a mobile phone, web browser or fully immersive virtual reality gear. The best way to learn is through exploration and trying to build something. There are a few things that you should learn first - listed in the steps below - but otherwise, you are free to make whatever you like. Sort of like playing in a sand box.
+<note>You will not be required to use the scripting functionality of Unity 3D in this project, so the focus will be on laying out the scene and allowing the user to explore it on foot. Simple interactivity can be achieved with the use of physical objects that for example respond to being pushed.</note>
 ===== Preparation =====
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   - **Play with Camera Effects** Import the **Effects** asset package. Press the little arrow next to the ''FPSController'' object in the **Hierarchy** to reveal the ''FirstPersonCharacter'' sub-object. Select it. Use the **Add Component** button in the **Inspector** view to add a new **Image Effect** below the ''Camera''.
   - **Register in the Unity Asset Store** For additional assets, including more models and materials, you can browse the Unity Asset store by selecting from the main menu **Window->Asset Store**. You will have to register there to actually download assets, but it is definitely worth it. After they are downloaded, you can press an **Import** button right there in the **Asset Store** to add the assets to your **Project** panel.
-  - **Go wild** Make any kind of environment you wish.
+  - **Go wild** Make any kind of environment you wish (if you are dying to add scripted interactivity, feel free to use other labs from [[http://cadia.ru.is/wiki/public:t-vien-15-3:main|T-723-VIEN]], for example [[http://cadia.ru.is/wiki/public:t-vien-15-3:lab2_collect_them_all|Lab 2: Collect Them All - Picking Up "Home Made" Objects]]).
-  - **Building your Project** When you are done, you can build your project as an independent application that others can run. Select **File->Build Settings..**. Press the **Add Open Scenes** button to add your current scene to the list of built scenes (it may ask you to save the scene first, so go ahead and give it a name). Choose **WebGL** as your target platform in the **Platform** list and press **Build and Run** (NOTE: if you don't see the WebGL option, it probably was not installed. You then need to save your work, quit Unity, and find your Unity installer, run it again, de-select the modules you have already installed and only select WebGL, and install). Pick a folder (I suggest you create a new folder, e.g. called "Builds") and press **Select Folder**. You will end up with a few files in your build folder, which you could potentially place on a web server to have people access your world over the web. If you pressed **Build and Run*, Unity will start a small local web server and present you with a preview of this web build in your default web browser, but you can also open your "index.html" file directly to have the world load up in a browser of your choice (though Chrome by default restricts loading scripts from file:). To learn more about building for WebGL, check out the [[https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/webgl-building.html|Getting started with WebGL development]] page in the Unity documentation (this page also explains how to deal with Chrome if you want to load local files).
+  - **Building your Project** When you are done, you can build your project as an independent application that others can run. Select **File->Build Settings..**. Press the **Add Open Scenes** button to add your current scene to the list of built scenes (it may ask you to save the scene first, so go ahead and give it a name). Choose **WebGL** as your target platform in the **Platform** list and press **Build and Run** (NOTE: if you don't see the WebGL option, it probably was not installed. You then need to save your work, quit Unity, and find your Unity installer, run it again, de-select the modules you have already installed and only select WebGL, and install). Pick a folder (I suggest you create a new folder, e.g. called "Builds") and press **Select Folder**. You will end up with a few files and folders in your build folder (index.html, Release and TemplateData), which you could potentially place on a web server to have people access your world over the web. If you pressed **Build and Run*, Unity will start a small local web server and present you with a preview of this web build in your default web browser, but you can also open your "index.html" file directly to have the world load up in a browser of your choice (though Chrome by default restricts loading scripts from file:). To learn more about building for WebGL, check out the [[https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/webgl-building.html|Getting started with WebGL development]] page in the Unity documentation (this page also explains how to deal with Chrome if you want to load local files).
+===== Grading =====
+The grading will be in two parts, first part will simply check to see if you have successfully made use of the basics presented above. Here is a check-list of things that need to work and be included:
+  * Light sources (10%)
+  * Shadows (10%)
+  * First-person controller (10%)
+  * More than one object (10%)
+  * Physical behavior (RigidBody) in at least one object (10%)
+  * Materials (other than the default) (10%)
+  * Audio (10%)
+  * (Camera effects are optional as they may not be supported fully or be too heavy on your machine)
+  * Working WebGL build and a "readme.txt" file (see below) (10%)
+If all of these things are in working order, then you will start with a grade of 8 (80%). You can then receive from 0% to 20% in additional points for the creative part of the project (25% on very rare occasions). For example, if you make something fun, enjoyable, thought provoking, surprising, hilarious, beautiful or scary, you have managed to go beyond simple geometry and started to shape an experience. The magnitude and quality of that experience will contribute to the creative points.
 ===== Handing In =====
+Do the following to hand the project in:
+  - Create a "readme.txt" file that contains (1) A short description and instructions for your environment and (2) Credits for assets you have used (e.g. "Uses standard Unity assets" or "Standard Unity assets. Song X from artist Y. Asset Z by U from the Asset Store."). If you made original content (e.g. your own audio recording, models or textures), mention that in your text as well. Place the file in your WebGL build folder.
+  - Zip up your WebGL build folder (should include "index.html", "readme.txt", the "Release" and the "TemplateData" sub-folders) and submit to MySchool (see the note below about size).
+  - Remember to pick your team mate(s)
+<note>If your ZIP file exceeds 100 MB, you should try to reduce its size before submitting. Take a look at the "Distribution size" section of the [[https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/webgl-building.html|Building and Running a WebGL Project]] documentation. If you cannot reduce the size below 100 MB, please put the ZIP file somewhere on the cloud where it can be downloaded from (e.g. DropBox) and submit the URL</note>