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June 2016

Michael Wentworth-Bell Virtual Reality

I got a HTC Vive!

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My HTC Vive finally arrived, couldn’t be more excited! So far, I’ve only had 2 days to try out the HTC Vive with Alf and Mal but already i’m totally blown away.

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If you get the opportunity to try it out you absolutely have to. I have previously tried heaps of different Google Cardboard, GearVR and Oculus DK2 experiences, and spent 2 months working on a DK2 demo. You can’t explain how cool it is to try Room-scale VR, where you can walk around freely, and see your hands, without trying it yourself. Can’t imagine how awesome VR will be in 3 years!

 

 

June 16, 2016
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Virtual Reality Presentation Reel Pictures

Virtual Reality Demo for the Royal Society of Victoria

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Tonight was the big night! I did a VR presentation to the Royal Society of Victoria with Paul Evans, Alf Kuhlmann and Ivy Tseung. The VR component was nearly 2 months in the making with 2 audience practice runs beforehand. It was really, really fun and we learnt a lot along the way!

We presented our idea of a “Museum of the Hoddle Grid” – envisioned by Paul Evans and Nigel Westbrook as a 3 story high multi-use building with a dedicated Mixed Reality exhibition space. This would be the 1 location dedicated to the history of Melbourne, Robert Hoddle and his Hoddle Grid.

Fingers crossed this proposal will eventually become a reality!

 

June 9, 2016
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Reel Pictures VR Presentation

Reel Pictures VR Presentation at NH Architecture

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I recently presented my first VR Demo to an audience of Architects with the help of Melbourne based Architect Paul Evans, Reel Pictures Studio Director Alf Kuhlmann and my wife Ivy.

The demo is a Virtual Reality walkthrough for a new 3 story building proposal for the Royal Society of Victoria. This proposal is a collaboration with myself and Architects Paul Evans and Nigel Westbrook.

The 1st floor of this building houses the world’s first dedicated Mixed Reality Museum exhibition space. This is an exhibition dedicated the Hoddle Grid – the backbone of Melbourne.

It’s taken me 6 weeks to develop this very first VR experience. It allows the participant to walk around inside the proposed “Museum of the Hoddle Grid” exhibition area and get an idea of what the holographic virtual exhibits would be like.

We presented this demo to NH Architecture in Melbourne. Next week, we will give the same presentation to the Royal Society of Victoria. It has been a lot of fun (and a lot of late nights) putting it together. Thanks to my family and friends who gave it a test run and supplied some great feedback!

June 3, 2016
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