Camo Camera System

The Virtual Camera was a personal project designed to integrate Unity and real-time technologies into the workflow of animated video production. Initiated as an experiment to simplify the traditional 3D animation pipeline and expedite film-making processes, it blends my live-action film-making expertise with game development experience.

The project focused on creating a virtual camera system in Unity, termed 'Nolan', capable of generating handheld shots in 3D environments, thus allowing for more natural and realistic movements in virtual space.

1. Virtual Camera System Development: Devised a virtual camera system in Unity, using the Oculus Rift S and its built-in sensors to map physical movements into virtual space. This created a more immersive and realistic filming environment.
2. SteamVR Integration: Incorporated SteamVR's Unity Plugin to handle inputs from the headset and controller. Developed a representation of a controller in the scene that followed the user's hand movements, linked to the camera's position.
3. Render Texture Implementation: Established a Render Texture that updated at run time to map the camera's output. This allowed us to preview the content the camera was capturing in real-time.
4. Bug Fixing and Optimization: Identified and rectified a bug in Unity's High Definition Render Pipeline (HDRP) that initially prevented Render Textures from operating in VR, thereby saving a significant amount of production time.
5. Camera Motion Stabilization: Created a script to smooth out the camera's movements by interpolating its position and rotation, which reduced the amount of unwanted shaky footage.
6. Locomotion Enhancement: Added smooth locomotion for a better filming experience within the virtual set, broadening the range of capture within the limited virtual space.