Aspects of Virtuality?
* what are the qualities of virtual space?
* where do we see virtual space overlap society?
Virtual Continuum
The Virtuality Continuum is a phrase used to describe a concept that there is a continuous scale ranging between the completely virtual, a Virtual Reality, and the completely real: Reality. The reality-virtuality continuum therefore encompasses all possible variations and compositions of real and virtual objects. The concept was first introduced by Paul Milgram.
Reality and <--------------->Virtual Reality
The area between the two extremes, where both the real and the virtual are mixed, is the so-called Mixed reality. This in turn is said to consist of both Augmented Reality, where the virtual augments the real, and Augmented virtuality, where the real augments the virtual.
Reality Augmented Virtuality Augmented Reality Virtual Reality
Human Cyborg Android Robot
Mann's Continuum includes the level of degrees of mediation.
M = level of mediation
R = reality
V = virtual reality
Augmented Reality ex.
Microsoft Hololens
Augmented Virtual Reality ex
Google Cardboard
Mediated Reality ex
Creating & Manipulating Images in Photoshop
- Checkin' out the program
--- Tool Bar
- Move Tool
- Selection Tools
- Drawing Tools
Menu
File -- New / Open / Save / Save As
Image --> Image Size / Canvas Size / Canvas Rotation
DPI - Dots Per Inch
- 72 dpi screen resolution *
- 180 dpi lowest possible printing resolution
- 240-360 dpi good printing resolution
- 600-1200 dpi super high resolution
* Retina style displays have much higher resolutions then 72 dpi
- Image Size
- Canvas Size
- Image Rotation
- Hand Tool
- Zoom Tool
- Clone Stamp
- Text Tool
- Other Vector Tools
- Adjustments
* Levels is the best way to adjust an images contrast and value
— the Histogram
Layers
- new layers
- layer visibility
- blend modes
- opacity
- changing layer position
- layer effects
ATC walk through
1) create a new 2.5" x 3.5" document at 180 dpi (resolution) --> File New
2) use "save as" to save the document 8 times as "temp-1.psd", "temp-2.psd", "temp-3.psd".....ect
3) find images on the internet and save them to your desktop. *Make sure to use the advanced search function to search for "Large" Images only
4) open your images in Photoshop and "Copy" and "Paste" them into your Template file.
5) move and alter your layers
----- Try "erasing", changing the "mode" of a layer, "selecting" and "deleting", using "adjustments" and "filters"
6) when finished save the file as a .PSD
This week we start the blog/image a day assignment!
Project 2 Assigned - Artist Trading Cards ATC's
Project 2 Due by the end of class Sept 23rd
