Kitman Labs opened up their Dublin office for a Unity workshop. There were several talks and demonstrations and my two favorite were the ones about Google Tiltbrush and Photogrammetry.
The Tiltbrush presenter showed off a 3D space he made in Tiltbrush and then turned into a VR game in Unity; it was fairly cartoonish, but very creative and impressive, especially considering that all the effects were made with Tiltbrush as well, and the environment changed based on what the user did. He admitted he had no artistic background, and while the game still looked fairly good, I can only imagine what an accomplished artist could achieve. It was an interesting medium and something that would be fun to explore (if I ever get my hands on a Tiltbrush of course).
The Photogrammetry lecture was exceedingly detailed and the 3D models the presenter created were breathtakingly realistic. He also made scenery and cinematographic montages, all based off the pictures he took. It looked like live action! I really want to try it myself now. It'll probably take some practice, but I have lots of notes from the lecture so at least I have a good starting place! I took a picture of one of the art pieces he made from photogrammetry, but it unfortunately didn't turn out so well as there were open windows.
