Photogrammetry  

Educators in VR - Photogrammetry

Mark Jeffcock

Educators in VR - Photogrammetry

• Career with databases (Reuters, BT, Save the Children)

• Tutor for CSinVR (World Building/Advanced Unity)

Photogrammetry is creation of

Realistic 3D models

by processing many

photos of a

real-life object

Photogrammetry is

producing realistic 3D models by processing large number of photos of a real-life object

Educators in VR - Photogrammetry

Examples

Educators in VR - Photogrammetry

Advantages

Visual Accuracy

Presence

Creatable

Educators in VR - Photogrammetry

Educators in VR - Photogrammetry

Disadvantages

Educators in VR - Photogrammetry

Size !

Available Software

Many

Different

formats

Educators in VR - Photogrammetry

Take LOTS of photos

Normal digital camera

Photos overlap

Multiple angles

Educators in VR - Photogrammetry

PC processing

Decides camera positions

Sparse point cloud

Educators in VR - Photogrammetry

Dense point cloud

Mesh & Texture

Educators in VR - Photogrammetry

Export

Distribute via SketchFab

Download to Unity

Upload to Social VR

Educators in VR - Photogrammetry