News and updates from the CRC
Author: Ariann Rousu – Native Dancer Digital Artist Summary Earlier this month, the UND DREAM Lab had the honor of participating in the United Tribes Technical College (UTTC) Summit. An event that continues to grow in its celebration of Indigenous innovation, education, and creativity each year. The Native Dancer Project has been attending this event for the […]
Author: Ariann Rousu – Native Dancer Digital Artist Summary The progress on Native Dancer this month has been more behind-the-scenes, as I have been focusing on other time intensive projects. Still, the work continues, mostly on the intricate challenges still being faced with the Jingle Dress Design. This month I took time to backtrack again, and slow […]
Author: Ariann Rousu – Native Dancer Digital Artist Summary It’s been a busy and exciting season for the Native Dancer team as we’ve been sharing our work, diving deeper into research, and continuing to build out the experience. From major conferences to community events, this blog serves as an overview of those experiences with what’s to come […]
Author: Ariann Rousu – Native Dancer Digital Artist Summary Attending the GamesBeat Summit was a powerful experience for the Native Dancer team. It gave us a chance to step outside our development bubble and see how our work fits into the broader landscape of the gaming industry. From panels on inclusive design to conversations about emerging tech, […]
Categories: In and Around CRC
Author: Ariann Rousu – Native Dancer Digital Artist Summary This past March, members of the Native Dancer team and others from the UND DREAM Lab were invited to attend NVIDIA’s GTC AI Conference, an event that brought together innovators, researchers, and creators from across the globe. Experiencing the Future of Tech GTC gave us the chance to […]
Author: Ariann Rousu – Native Dancer Digital Artist Summary In the Previous Native Dancer Blog, Motion Updates I highlighted steps that were taken to get the Jingle Character in Motion. Since then, the Jingle Dancer has been made to be dancing, using the Motion Data collected using an Xsens Motion Capture suit. In this post I will […]
Author: Ariann Rousu – Native Dancer Digital Artist Summary For the past few weeks, the Native Dancer Project has been making progress toward having a more functional Jingle Dress dancing character. In the past blog, modifications to the dress, for functionality purposes were highlighted. In this posting, I will be focusing on other motion aspects of the […]
Author: Ariann Rousu – Native Dancer Digital Artist Summary For the past couple of months, the Native Dancer Project has been focusing on having a functional Jingle Dress Dancer character. These steps have involved troubleshooting how to attach jingles to the dress as well as how they will move in a game setting. Jingle Dress Dancer Updates […]
Author: Ariann Rousu – Native Dancer Digital Artist Summary Throughout September, the Native Dancer team has been making progress toward project goals in various areas. Some general progress has been made on correcting flaws in the current Fancy Shawl Dancer Animation. Additionally, with the completion of the Vertex school courses, I am revisiting the Jingle Dancer to […]
Author: Ariann Rousu – Native Dancer Digital Artist Summary In August, the Native Dancer team was busy making progress toward having a completed fancy shawl dancer. The goal was to have her complete enough to show to an audience as a demo. This meant for us, having her culturally appropriate with her hair and regalia complete. The […]