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Changing materiality

Trial video of the flow on effect in the space.

- Enable information board.

- Learn about compounds in the stain.

- Rub stain over surface.

- Experience the object change material

- Experience the environment change because of the finish on this object.


Brush file : https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model/u663a62e1-8e47-4a0a-a024-72ee4885b6f5/FIRÇA-BRUSH

This brush would engage a similar physical movement to the one that I experienced when finishing wood myself, doesn't look like a typical paint brush or one that you might use for wood or object finishes. You might use a cloth or paint brush for these types of finishes.


Research:





Change brush type:



retrieved from: https://grabcad.com/library/paint-brush-3


The brush change will hopefully bridge the gap between how thus experiences the lived experience in physical space and how the space is interpreted in the virtual space.


The brush is controlled by the HTC Vive controller and the VRTK (Virtual Reality Tool Kit) asset. I changed the mesh renderer so that what is viewed in the virtual space is the paint brush as opposed to the controller, this enabled the paint brush mesh to be tracked in the environment.

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