# 04/05 WK 11 UT/ WK 10 NYU

## ANNOUNCE <a href="#in-class" id="in-class"></a>

**GET YOUR ASSIGNMENTS UP-TO-DATE:** Please go here for your [**assignment check list**](https://carla-gannis.gitbook.io/humor-makes-us-better-storytellers/end-of-semester-deliverables/assignment-check-list)

**ANNOUNCE: Our VR WSPark LOL metaverse performance rehearsal** will be held **this Saturday, 4/9 from 10am - 11am EST**. The goal for the rehearsal is to make sure all technical connections and order of events from every side would run smoothly.\
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Here is the StreamYard Meeting Link of the **rehearsal round** this Saturda&#x79;**:** <https://streamyard.com/s8jr8gaimq>\
For all speakers, you can join the event by accessing this StreamYard link above on your web browser. The actual event's StreamYard link is different from the one in this email, which I will share the week before our actual event.\
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For all speakers, including the students, I would encourage everyone to join directly with their avatar (whether customized or readymade) on Sansar with this [instruction](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BkAaZ95FyBUb42CTc6HRNMuYAc7Tf4x_gWUHFgOdA9I/edit?usp=sharing). Please note that there are only up to 10 speakers who can join the StreamYard link during the event (we just found out there is a max number during the last event on 4/2), besides everyone who is organizer (Snow, Kamile, Carla, Yuliya, Sylvain, Karen), that means only 4 more student speakers can join StreamYard as speakers at one time. We can discuss how we might want to approach it this Saturday, perhaps we can switch the groups out if there are more than 4 student speakers.\
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Please let me know ahead of time how many students would plan to speak on StreamYard and/or perform with their avatars in the virtual park space on Sansar (which Kamile, my assistant, will plan to screen share from her computer through StreamYard for the live broadcast on YouTube and Facebook).\
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And just to clarify, for all other audiences who want to watch the event online on 4/16, they would NOT need to access the StreamYard link but the YouTube live link or the VR WSPark Facebook Live link. Here is the VR WSPark linktree for accessing all links: <https://linktr.ee/vr_ws_park>\
The draft "**order of events**" below. Please feel free to adjust and add anything:\
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RUN OF SHOW:

1\) Event  and Exhibition Intro (5 mins)

2\) Carla and Yuliya Intro (5 mins)

3\) DSLCollection Founder Speaking (5 mins)

4\) LOL Performance (30 mins)

5\) Student Representatives Speaking (5 mins/person)

6\) Q & A from Speakers & the Public (10 - 15 mins)

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You can also see the trailer of a former VR WSPark opening event as a reference: <https://vimeo.com/657492757>\
This is definitely a one of a kind metaverse event we are doing and I am glad we are able to host it with you all! Please let me know if you have any questions

**Please put your working videos here:** [**https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/17GFIN7TlbAbAZWa1KVTVwt0aUt77YLVe?usp=sharing**](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/17GFIN7TlbAbAZWa1KVTVwt0aUt77YLVe?usp=sharing)

## IN CLASS  <a href="#in-class" id="in-class"></a>

**OPEN WORK SESSION:** Preparing for Presentations LOL & Weeks 13 and 14 + Screenings

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**TECH DEMOS & SKILL SHARING**

**REVIEW:**&#x20;

**FACECAP INTO MAYA** [**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi58wf6VTaU**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi58wf6VTaU)&#x20;

**& INTO UNITY**  [**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6l1wZWNI2A**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6l1wZWNI2A)\
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**Mixamo to Unreal Tutorial:** [**https://youtu.be/8JAngfgutio**](https://youtu.be/8JAngfgutio)

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**RETARGET FACIAL ANIMATION & MOCAP IN MAYA**&#x20;

1. **DOWNLOAD** [**https://www.animationstudios.com.au/advanced-skeleton-download** ](https://www.animationstudios.com.au/advanced-skeleton-download)
2. **TRANSFERRING FACIAL CAP & MOTION CAPTURE** (\*good tutorial, but dated, will show how to do this with updates) [**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouf8jDMsXwE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCkYRHuu1OY**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouf8jDMsXw)

**MAYA ADDITIONAL:**&#x20;

1. **ATTACHING OBJECTS TO YOUR RIG:** LOCATOR: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qm0v9Dm1FQ>
2. **ADJUSTING PLAYBACK PREFERENCES IN MAYA:** TIMESLIDER: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNEXHPJblbQ>

**Unreal official guides:**\
<https://docs.unrealengine.com/4.27/en-US/WorkingWithContent/Importing/FBX/MorphTargets/>\
<https://docs.unrealengine.com/4.27/en-US/AnimatingObjects/SkeletalMeshAnimation/AnimationRetargeting/>**Maya to Unreal:**\
\&#xNAN;*There is couple blend shape -> unreal tutorial online but they all focus on "Maya and the import part" but not the animation workflow in unreal*\
**Can I get the facecap fbx you made in your tutorial(the one with animation and audio)? Maybe I can make a walkthrough this Thursday/FridayBlender Shape Keys to Unreal:**\
[Blender shapes key animations to UE4 morph targets animations](https://youtu.be/Gu9022OtEME?t=411)\
The unreal part might be the same for maya export. I specified the time in the link**Official Live Link Facecap -> Unreal:**\
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3c4WjSFXJg>

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**OPEN WORK SESSION:** Working on LOL & End Term Project (we can go to the XR Lab to work in Sansar)\\

## ASSIGNMENT 10 <a href="#assignments-for-the-week" id="assignments-for-the-week"></a>

**VRL (1) CONTINUE** to work on your end term project for presentation in class. **(2) POST** your project process on your process blogs
