057: VR in motion design w/ Colin and Rosie

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Virtual reality is one of the newest and most promising fields in motion design. There’s huge potential for growth as well as exciting opportunities to create unique art. But, if you’re like me, you may have more questions than answers about just what’s involved in being an animator in this exciting new field. Today’s episode is going to answer those questions for you and hopefully point you in the right direction to discover how to use VR in motion design. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On today’s show, I chat with two great artists,</span> <a href="http://collinleix.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Collin Leix</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">from</span> <a href="https://www.gunner.work/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Gunner Animation and Illustration Studio</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and</span> <a href= "https://www.rosiesummers.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rosie Summers</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, a VR painter at</span> <a href="https://www.xrgames.io/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">XR Games</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. They’re here to share what their role in virtual reality designs is and how we can use it as motion designers.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Collin and Rosie explain how creating in VR is both similar and different from creating other types of motion design pieces. While it may share many of the basic aspects, they are very excited by how much more interactive and performative it can be in practice. There are many programs to use when making VR art and they describe some of these and how they use them as well.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you’re interested in getting started with VR in motion design, Collin and Rosie chat about avenues that you can take advantage of right awa