Virtual Reality

3D modelling

Lesson Focus

3D Modelling.

Describe what 3D modelling is.
Understand the three demissions that are used in the design.
Talk about its development and who uses it?
How 3D printing works.
Understand how 3D models are designed and can describe the different layers.
Understand the 3D printing process turns a whole object into thousands of tiny little slices
Understand that complex moving parts can be 3D printed.
Describe the different materials that are used in 3D printers.
Know how to access 3D software online.
Describe what BIOPrinting is.
Understand the importance of BIOprinting and the benefits it will bring.

Virtual Reality

Describe what Virtual Reality is?
What it can be used for?
Describe the connection between 3D modelling and VR.
How it is being used today?
Virtual Reality & AI
Good and bad sides of virtual reality.
Describe what Facebook’s Metaverse is.
How might it change the way we work.
The future connection between VR and social media sites.
Talk about creating a virtual world.
What it would contain and what characters would occupy it.
Describe and design a virtual reality world.
Decide how you will use your virtual world - for good or bad?
How will they interact with real people?
Create avatars.
Describe how they would interact and if they could interact with the real world.
The part AI would play.
Could you lose control of your virtual world?

Digital Skills & Computing Focus

Log into a Chromebook.
Use the tab and full screen features built into Chrome OS to allow full screen viewing and easy movement between open tabs.
Open multiple windows and access work.
Access Google Classroom.
Able to identify the set assignment and follow instructions.
Open web links and PDFs on Google Classroom.
Access and log into TinkerCAD and Sketch Up.
Explore the difference between each package.
Start to create some simple designs.
Open and start to work on the Google Docs Worksheet.
Complete the different sections.
Research different aspects of the project and contribute to the class discussion.
Use your Chromebook to find talking points during the lesson and share knowledge and understanding.
Open the Google Slides Worksheet relating to VR.
Work in teams - 2/3/4 people
Describe your virtual world and replace graphics as required.
Access online design software and design four avatars that will occupy your virtual world.
Copy each and remove the background so it is transparent.
Copy into your virtual world worksheet and create a role and personality for each character.
Copy each character and hide them on an old black and white picture as if they are interacting with the past.
Make the necessary changes to each character so they merge into your selected picture.

3D modelling

3D modeling

In the first part of this project children focused on 3D modelling and creating 3D designed. We looked at 3D modelling in general, it's development and how industry is putting it to some good use.

We free online software such as SketchUP and TinkerCAD and looked around objects in 3D. Children used some of the templates that are on offer, but some started from scratch and designed some simple buildings.

3D design software helped them explore 3D shapes and move and look at an object in three dismissions .

BIOprinting

We took a brief look at BIOprining and the children were fascinated by the whole concept.

3D Bioprinting” is a form of additive manufacturing that uses cells and biomaterials instead of traditional materials such as metals and plastics to create functional 3D tissues.

These biomaterials are called bioinks, and they mimic the composition of our tissues.

We talked about the future and the exciting advantages that BIOprinting could bring.

worksheets

3D CR worksheets

As well as creating their own virtual world and avatars children completed a worksheet covering 3D modelling and BIOprinting.

The worksheet included sections about who uses 3d modelling, materials that can be printed and the development and future of 3D printing in the 21st century.

The worksheet covered the theory behind BIOprinting and how future development will change the world of medicine.

Virtual Reality - the world of VR

VR Slider For Website

Nearly all children were aware of Virtual Reality in particular the gaming side. What they didn't realise was the number of different industries that are now making use of VR, from building and design to medicine.

We looked at the good and bad sides of VR and how it was going to shape the movie and gaming industry. We also took a look at Facebook's Metaverse and the idea of living in a virtual world almost 24/7 .

Children had many different views on VR and these came out during our class discussions.

Creating Our own VR World

Visit from Max - the VR guru

Max is in his in his first year at Manchester University and he is studying virtual reality design.

His interest was sparked at primary school when animating characters using Scratch, by 15 he was using a games engine to animate a Stars Wars character around a virtual representation of his home town Glossop.

He now uses Unreal Engine 5 to build his virtual worlds, this is cutting edge stuff as this engine is now being used to create many games and the latest VR used in movies.

Max gave children an insight into the world of a virtual reality creator and how his interest first began by coding animation with Scratch.

He talked about the importance of teamwork and the part each team member plays in the creation of a virtual world.

Max talked about his view of the world from a VR creators prospective and how he sees shapes, shadows, light and dark.

We had a Q&A session and Max told year 6 about "Unreal Engine 5" which now uses to create most of his virtual animation. Much for Year 6 to think about.

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