SPOTLIGHT: Kathryn Hicks AR/VR Designer on new work and inspiration, open source creation tools

Stepping into the spotlight Kathryn Hicks, AR/VR Designer at the Danse shares how the Savannah College of Art and Design led her to virtual reality, igniting the creation of her first animated 360 film, Tall Tales of the Aerona Temple. 

Kathryn fills us in on her latest project working alongside Memphis developer Justin Palmer on Mend, a cross-platform puzzle game and 2019 Oculus Launch Pad scholarship winner. 

Plus Kathryn shares her recommendations for open source 3D tools that emerging designers and artists should explore as they dive into immersive asset creation. 

We have fun talking about her fascination with the classic horror genre and sasquatch.

• Follow Kathryn on Twitter @gokatcreate
• Follow her latest VR project @MendTheGame
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FEATURED LINKS

• Meet the 2019 Oculus Launch Pad Scholarship Recipients - Oculus Blog
• Oculus Start Developer Program
• Quill - VR illustration and animation

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OPEN SOURCE ART TOOLS

• Blender - 3D modeling and animation
• Medium - 3D modeling by Adobe
• Gimp - image editor
• Krita - painting and illustration 
• Fire Alpaca - painting
• Scribus - desktop publishing
• Inkscape - vector graphics editor
• DJV - video player

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TUTORIALS

• Design, Develop, and Deploy for VR - Unity Learn
• Unity Roll-a-Ball Tutorial - updated for 2020!

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KATHRYN'S QUARANTINE PLAYLIST

• Hello from the Magic Tavern
• Critical Role

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