the hub...
RESOURCES
FuturEdlab / X>Studio
120 Front Ave SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504, USA
Atomic Object Technolgy Showcase
012 Mary Idema Pew Library, Cook-Dewitt Center, Campus Dr, Allendale, MI 49401, USA
ONLINE
SOFTWARE
Remember to access the student version when available.
A website hosting platform with a free option for your personal showcase of work.
The primary game engine that we will start with to create immersive worlds.
Our 360.camera home for support and software downloads.
The hub for most digital image manipulation software we will be using.
Augmented Reality software made available via Adobe for content and app generation.
Professional grade stop motion software interface installed in LSH copy stands.
Virtual Props & Found Footage
If you use Google for an asset be sure that it has a Creative Commons license.
A hub for free 3D assets that can be utilized as .fbx or .obj files in your work.
Fantastic resource for found footage from digitized 35mm, 16mm and 8mm films.
Good free resource for found footage, photography and sound.
Free HDRI images for skydomes as well as textures, bump maps and models.
Good general resource for found footage, photography and sound.
Paid professional grade resource for stock images, footage and sound.
AI Resources
If you use Google for an asset be sure that it has a Creative Commons license.
The resource for Chat GPT and associated plugins as well as expansion packs.
Expansive generative AI video with an experimental component for filters.
Generate 3D models from text that can be rigged, animated or used as a prop.
Make a picture talk or create an custom avatar with text to speech options.
Adobe's free generative AI software for images, masking and compositing.
Free audio AI generator that can sample voices and then recreate them.
Apps
Run on your mobile device or check out an iPad!
The preferred mobile platform for hand drawn and frame by frame animation.
3D modeling and digital sculpting on the iPad with the pencil or your finger.
Generate high quality stop motion from anywhere and for $5 make it 4K!
Scan the world around you with your mobile device and have a 3D point cloud to work with.
Animation playground which is great for experimenting and motion graphics.
Prototype AR expériences on a range of platforms for quick mock ups.