Final Fixes Before the Show

After finally setting up I realized that I made a huge mistake with the Unity version that I didn't notice until after setting it up on the pyramid. I forgot that since the image reflects from the TV to the pyramid, the Leap Motions controls are technically reversed as well.

I fixed it within 30 minutes by writing this code:

function OnPreCull () {
camera.ResetWorldToCameraMatrix ();
camera.ResetProjectionMatrix ();
camera.projectionMatrix = camera.projectionMatrix * Matrix4x4.Scale(Vector3 (-1, 1, 1));
}

function OnPreRender () {
GL.SetRevertBackfacing (true);
}

function OnPostRender () {
GL.SetRevertBackfacing (false);
}

@script RequireComponent (Camera)

Basically flips the camera and uses backfacing to flip the image. A very easy and effective fix.

Done...sorta

Basically a recap of the last week:

-My computer broke, so I sent it in for repairs.
-Bought the most powerful stock model that apple had in stock.
-Spent an entire night moving everything from my backup to the new computer and getting my thesis to work with it.
-Finished the application portion of the project.
-Created 2 animations and rendered them both.
-Dealt with multiple render crashes.
-Sent one animation SVA to render on their render servers.
-Composited all of the animations into one video.
-Created a sign out of EL wire to help advertise for my thesis at the showcase.
-Created my splash screen for the showcase.
-Lost a lot of sleep, money, and self motivation.

That's about it. I just have to prepare my pitch and presentation and do the video for the website. I have basically put in about 2 weeks worth or work and rendering into about 4 days. You should hopefully see my project running on the show floor next friday, as long as apple gets me my computer back before the show Leap motion wont give me another beta key which is currently running a few parts of my apps and my key is on my broken computer).

Main Menu

Here is the main menu of the entire application. It is fairly basic and I am greatly considering on changing it to work with a Leap Motion instead of a Mouse and Keyboard. If I am able to get all of the applications running in one session (all but the blocks are currently working in one session) and I have the time I will try to do such.

I am still running into a few problems currently, mainly Unity and/or Monodevelop crashing my computer so it is making it a slow progress rate.

Blocks

Here is probably one of the coolest applications I have running with the hologram. You are able to knock blocks around using the Leap Motion. Some of them even give off a colored trail which looks amazing in the hologram output. I have yet to implement this with the Menu Screen sadly due to file name errors. I will hopefully get this up and running before the show.

Maze

In this short demo app the user controls a maze with a Leap Motion to maneuver a ball around. It isn't a fully functional game due to problems with Unity's collision detection, but it was a cool work in progress. As you can see, I am uploading 2 photos for some of these, one to show the actual level and another to show the hologram display output.

Skull

In this Skull app you are able to rotate a animated and semitransparent skull. I have a similar version in a video format for the show that isn't interactive but is a bit more visually appealing.

Earth

This is a very basic application where you are able to rotate the earth using the LeapMotion.

Big updates to come in a little bit.

Due to me working a lot and getting sick, I haven't been able to post at all over the last month. So today I will be updating it all today.

As a brief overview:
-Maya Script Complete along with a few demo videos. Hopefully more will be made before the showcase.
-Unity has crashed my computer an upwards of +50 times resulting in multiple occasions where I lost a lot of progress. I will be doing separate updates with a small summary as to what each app does.

Major Updates

Here are what has happened since the last post:

Thesis Hologram Script
-Completed, uploaded, and updated to Creative Crash
-A link to the page can be found here: http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/script/3d-hologram-rig-script-and-image-combine-script
-A TV has been found and purchased. It should arrive within the week.

Independent Study Unity Hologram Application
-I created the basic framework for the application
-I have it working a little bit with the Leap Motion
-The user can control a cube in the 3D space and have it outputted in the hologram format

Winter Break Update

I haven't been updating at all over break due to me being sick and trying to catch up on sleep. I have made some progress in the next phase of my thesis. I have upgraded to Unity 3D Pro 4.3 and downloaded the necessary assets for getting the Leap motion to work. As for how I will actually recreate my project in Unity, I haven't gotten too far. I will probably think about it for the rest of break and get back into it once the semester starts up again.