It's time for another DCVR meetup! This month, we have a visit from Leap Motion, makers of one of the most popular VR input devices, and Alex Oshmyansky, a VR filmmaker who recently completed work on a VR mobster movie.



And the best part?!?



We are raffling off a number of Leap Motions to attendees. You get a raffle ticket just by walking in the door, so make sure you show up to this meetup! Pizza and soda will also be provided courtesy of the generosity of Leap Motion!



Leap Motion



Everyone knows that controllers aren't enough for vr. Sometimes, you just need to reach out and see your hands. That's where Leap Motion comes in.



The Leap Motion is a small motion sensor device that can track hand and finger movements. When a Leap Motion is placed on a VR headset, it allows the user to see their hands and interact with the virtual world around them. This device has been used by everyone from Altspace to our very own Chris Wren to add interactivity to virtual reality games and experiences.



Bringing Your Actual Hands into VR



Leap Motion's Martin Schubert will dig into the nuts and bolts of bringing dynamic 3D motion control into your VR project. Martin will focus on emerging design and development principles in Unit​y.​



Alex Oshmyansky



Alexander Oshmyansky is a lifelong film nut who is tremendously excited by what VR can bring to the medium (or perhaps its potential to become a whole new medium). Alex previously was the founding CEO of medical device company Altitude Medical, Inc., earned a PhD (DPhil Oxon.) in mathematics at the University of Oxford, and is a medical doctor who just completed residency in diagnostic radiology at Johns Hopkins. "Career Opportunities in Organized Crime" is his first attempt at directing a feature-length film.



Career Opportunities in Organized Crime



This is the first 90-minute continuous length feature film ever shot with 360-degree VR cameras. It was also simultaneously shot conventionally with a RED Epic cinema camera. Comparing both versions of the film, COIOC seeks to evaluate the effect of VR on conventional narrative filmmaking.



The premise of the film is that an inept Russian mobster in Baltimore makes a recruitment film for the mafia. The movie itself is footage from the recruitment film. It follows Nicholas Novak, lifelong best friends with the mob boss' son, as he becomes the first American recruit for the Russian mob and perhaps fits in too well...



Agenda



6:30: Doors open / networking



7:00: Intro from the organizers



7:15: Presentation by Alex Oshmyansky, "Director of Career Opportunities in Organized Crime"



7:45: Presentation by Martin Schubert of Leap Motion



8:30: Demos!