myblog | Jacob Tann | Activity https://myblog.arts.ac.uk/members/20037060/activity/ Activity feed for Jacob Tann. Sun, 14 Jun 2026 07:03:15 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 d9dbb3b03896fe9726d036994adbdb21 Jacob Tann wrote a new post on the site LayLo's Tinkering https://reallyvirtual.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=161 Tue, 17 May 2022 08:22:08 +0000 Being asked to write an essay about anything VR is probably one of the most exciting tasks I have been set. I love and have extensively lived in the world of VR for two years, and if there’s anything I can […]

]]> 0 341a190b501b7d8959b539586253f253 Jacob Tann wrote a new post on the site LayLo's Tinkering https://reallyvirtual.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=142 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 13:49:21 +0000 With the prompt “children’s character, with target audience aged 10 and under, themed around a local holiday or festivity”, I decided to pick Halloween in the UK. For me this seasonal festivity sparked the most […]

]]> 0 6de06f053e3316ee527f53eb7f060cef Jacob Tann wrote a new post on the site LayLo's Tinkering https://reallyvirtual.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=98 Fri, 21 Jan 2022 14:49:59 +0000 Planning

When I started planning for my Dream holiday destination 3D model, my initial thoughts for the project were something along the lines of a desert island. When I began planning the project outcome, I […]

]]> 0 67733da4ea7ffd4fc0bf8a7bdd2bdabf Jacob Tann wrote a new post on the site LayLo's Tinkering https://reallyvirtual.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=93 Fri, 03 Dec 2021 15:50:58 +0000 Exaggeration, Slow in & Slow out, Arcs, Anticipation;

Here we can see in two clips at the end of the video, the exert of Thumper from Bamby, where exaggeration and arcs are used in Thumpers ears and facial […]

]]> 0 4c7224daa26d72c58e95ae548fec7af9 Jacob Tann wrote a new post on the site LayLo's Tinkering https://reallyvirtual.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=54 Wed, 01 Dec 2021 08:35:40 +0000 My VRMV Plan;

Song choice

For my VRMV I had a few songs in mind. I listened to them all and this was my final list;

Sarah Cothran – As The World Caves In

John K – ilym

Kodaline – All I W […]

]]> 0 181104cc6f03ddcd70749dccbdd21134 Jacob Tann wrote a new post on the site LayLo's Tinkering https://reallyvirtual.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=50 Wed, 20 Oct 2021 15:24:34 +0000 Here I document how I added animations to this 3D model from Mixamo with animations pulled from Annie’s live Mocap recording. I imported the 3D model files and extracted the models embedded textures and […]

]]> 0 8b50e0e916feb642dd68da5b191b85da Jacob Tann wrote a new post on the site LayLo's Tinkering https://reallyvirtual.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=43 Wed, 20 Oct 2021 15:12:46 +0000 This is our AR 3D detective game. Me and Macy worked on this using Unity and Vuforia. The theme we used was Among us, the game where you are astronauts on a spaceship and everyone must work together to work out […]

]]> 0 fba79435a3ed2095cbf05a39037285c9 Jacob Tann wrote a new post on the site LayLo's Tinkering https://reallyvirtual.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=36 Wed, 20 Oct 2021 14:51:07 +0000 To begin my Maya modelling practice, I wanted to pick a design that would be reasonably simple, but also featuring some geometry that would push me none the less, so I chose a treasure chest.

This was after a […]

]]> 0 4ce5c0cca22c9cfca1b03f3a46057912 Jacob Tann wrote a new post on the site LayLo's Tinkering https://reallyvirtual.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=32 Fri, 15 Oct 2021 15:24:24 +0000 When using 3D models in game engines, to reduce overall rendering tax in realtime, the models can be used in an efficient manor, even beyond just their poly count.

In efficient 3D game design, one singular […]

]]> 0 ee808966cad07bd44d3a323922a0cd37 Jacob Tann wrote a new post on the site LayLo's Tinkering https://reallyvirtual.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=26 Fri, 15 Oct 2021 15:04:59 +0000 This is a 3D model from Sketchfab, which has a very high poly count, and many many tiny polygons in areas of detail like the eyes, face and hands.

Here you can more clearly see the incredibly high level of […]

]]> 0 04cdcb299f130f5fbe93398e370b99b3 Jacob Tann commented on the post, A little on my VR background, on the site LayLo's Tinkering http://reallyvirtual.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2021/09/30/a-little-on-my-vr-background/#comment-3 Thu, 30 Sep 2021 14:09:57 +0000 Love you darling

]]> bc2d984a6386f682d03396650a3b2dfe Jacob Tann wrote a new post on the site LayLo's Tinkering https://reallyvirtual.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=20 Thu, 30 Sep 2021 13:57:26 +0000 My name is Jacob. During 2020, in lockdown, I turned 18. I am clinically extremely venerable, and during one of the worst stretches of Covid in the UK, I wasn’t able to leave my house for months and months on […]

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