Final major project #13 Developing a VR experience

I wanted to test the idea of developing my project in VR as a way around the issue of applying materials directly on the 3D model but also to create a more immersive experience of learning about the tobe. Here is a link to my process on XD: https://xd.adobe.com/view/cba5dc60-d8c6-4cbc-44f6-d76f8e322983-bd94/screen/e341d8fe-8189-4df5-a49a-68fa40b8dd4d/Web-1280-1

A link to the VR prototype: https://app.draftxr.com/vr/D1yHPU

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DraftXR is such a useful tool because it’s a plugin that allows you to see your XD prototype in a 3D space. However, I didn’t carry on with this idea because I realised it wasn’t the most appropriate medium for my project. But, I wanted to see how I could create a way for the user to see all these materials but there are a lot of things to consider which this plugin restricts. When creating a VR experience you have to consider the space you’re using and for this plugin, you had to use a high-resolution image otherwise it doesn’t look great so I thought about using an image which would allow you to see the tobe under different lighting. Also, it’s not possible to add sound. Furthermore, I think the main reason for not using VR is that the interactions were very simple and could be easily made on a simpler medium.

I have changed it into a video that transitions between tobes made over a revolutionary period. Beginning with the Abu Gigaija because since the 1950s, this style of the white tobe symbolised a working woman and granted entry for women to enter into public spaces. Transitioning to the independence which displays the old Sudanese flag which was popularised by First Sudanese woman to sing for independence in 1956 Hawa Jah AlRasool, (حواء الطقطاقة) onto the style Khartoum at night expressed the excitement women had to exploree the capital city at night.