Metaverse Training Center now open, Neos Textbook published in Czechia
Welcome back! This weekly update will be about the Metaverse Training Center. The Metaverse Training Center, or MTC for short, has been and still is a long and challenging project. It’s goal is to give the gift of knowledge to all users on the various tools that Neos provides. Currently, there are three completed rooms, and many more planned for the future.
We talked about the MTC and more during our Friday Twitch stream tonight at 3PM PST (6PM EST). Thanks for join us and hanging out! We always love having you with us!
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After a long bout of hard work, the beginning of the Metaverse Training Center is now open for users to explore. Frooxius, Nexulan, Aegis and Coffee have all been working hard at putting this special world together with the ultimate goal of teaching new and old users how to use the features of Neos to their fullest extent.
The entirety of the MTC was all assembled inside Neos, from the placing of buildings, objects and videos, all the way down to the programming of functioning items such as the Avatar Builder all with LogiX. Frooxius has handled the majority of the programming, Nexulan handling the art direction and rounding up the team, Aegis with the modeling of the buildings, and Coffee created our instructional signs that guide our new users throughout the MTC! These guys are amazing, so show them some love at our Twitch stream tonight!
Users can learn all about avatars in this room! There are videos showing how to add basic modifications to your avatars as well as a video on uploading and setting up an avatar for use within Neos. If you’d like, you can even get and customize your own Neos Bot avatar in the main room.
This room will be very useful in helping new users get used to the avatar setup process here in Neos. There are also a ton of accessories to adorn your avatar with, so come and give this room a visit!
Are you a streamer? Want to learn how to show Neos off with our camera tools? The streaming room has a bunch of tools at your disposal ranging from Twitch and Mixer video streamers, instructions on camera tools and the Twitch chat panel, and even special logix nodes for Twitch stream chat commands.
There’s an instructional video on utilizing the streamer camera done by our wonderful Nexulan, and shot by our amazing new team-member Theofilus. You can even pick up some of the same props we use in our own official Neos livestreams, such as the floating Neos logo which contains chat-driven particle effects, the popcorn maker, and the fan to keep you cool!
This wonderful location holds fine pieces of art created by our users. You can find all sorts of inspiration, materials, and special tooltips for creating your masterpiece right here in Neos!
There’s even an easel so you can practice with the different materials and tips as you see fit. When you draw on it, your lines and convex hulls will actually stick to the easel automatically. Give it a shot!
If you want to dabble with Neotoshop, made by our very talented Neos Team member Coffee, you can find it near the easel. It’s a wonderful feat of Logix programming that allows you to save a copy of your artwork as a flat image! You can also find Neotoshop in your inventory's Neos Essential Tools section in the PolyLogiX folder.
For the past half year, doc. Petr Klán has been working on a textbook “How to build worlds in the Neos Metaverse” for teachers and students, in collaboration with Frooxius. The book was finally released in Czech this week and work is underway on an English translation.
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The textbook walks the reader through the basics of virtual reality, Neos and related game development concepts. It is based on doc. Petr Klán’s VR1 course at the Czech Technical University in Prague, in which students learn to build content in VR, import models, create particle systems, materials and finally script interactivity with LogiX.
This is a very exciting step for us, because it eases adoption of Neos in schools. Once the English version is translated, we’ll share the ebook version publicly as well.
This week’s highlights are all about nostalgia! Come give these memorable locations a visit!
[h3]Reactant’s fan recreation of the Room of the Rain[/h3]
The famous Room of the Rain from VRChat has received a fan-recreation within Neos! Reactant has been working hard at recreating the world, building the exterior from scratch both in blender and within Neos itself using the prim creating tools. Come give it a visit!
[h3]Wauf!’s FF7 Cosmo Canyon recreation[/h3]
Complete with beautiful lighting, atmospheric sounds and a remastered track of the original location in Final Fantasy 7, Wauf has done a great job in making this world into a cozy atmosphere!
With the focus on MTC, optimizations and lots of different bug reports, tweaks and requests, the new UI framework has unfrotunatelly taken a back seat in the meanwhile, but now it’s shifting back to be the main focus.
However we have also received some good news, HTC will be lending us the lip tracking module for next few days, so we can integrate it with Neos for their upcoming hackathon in London. Combined with the eye tracking, this should provide the next level of avatar immersion and support for a wide variety of hardware.
Thank you all for joining us again for our weekly update! We can’t wait to see and hear from you during our stream tonight, please come and ask questions and give comments. Nex will once again be our lovely host as usual! See you there!
We talked about the MTC and more during our Friday Twitch stream tonight at 3PM PST (6PM EST). Thanks for join us and hanging out! We always love having you with us!
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
Metaverse Training Center
After a long bout of hard work, the beginning of the Metaverse Training Center is now open for users to explore. Frooxius, Nexulan, Aegis and Coffee have all been working hard at putting this special world together with the ultimate goal of teaching new and old users how to use the features of Neos to their fullest extent.
The entirety of the MTC was all assembled inside Neos, from the placing of buildings, objects and videos, all the way down to the programming of functioning items such as the Avatar Builder all with LogiX. Frooxius has handled the majority of the programming, Nexulan handling the art direction and rounding up the team, Aegis with the modeling of the buildings, and Coffee created our instructional signs that guide our new users throughout the MTC! These guys are amazing, so show them some love at our Twitch stream tonight!
Avatar Creation Room
Users can learn all about avatars in this room! There are videos showing how to add basic modifications to your avatars as well as a video on uploading and setting up an avatar for use within Neos. If you’d like, you can even get and customize your own Neos Bot avatar in the main room.
This room will be very useful in helping new users get used to the avatar setup process here in Neos. There are also a ton of accessories to adorn your avatar with, so come and give this room a visit!
Streaming Room
Are you a streamer? Want to learn how to show Neos off with our camera tools? The streaming room has a bunch of tools at your disposal ranging from Twitch and Mixer video streamers, instructions on camera tools and the Twitch chat panel, and even special logix nodes for Twitch stream chat commands.
There’s an instructional video on utilizing the streamer camera done by our wonderful Nexulan, and shot by our amazing new team-member Theofilus. You can even pick up some of the same props we use in our own official Neos livestreams, such as the floating Neos logo which contains chat-driven particle effects, the popcorn maker, and the fan to keep you cool!
Art Room
This wonderful location holds fine pieces of art created by our users. You can find all sorts of inspiration, materials, and special tooltips for creating your masterpiece right here in Neos!
There’s even an easel so you can practice with the different materials and tips as you see fit. When you draw on it, your lines and convex hulls will actually stick to the easel automatically. Give it a shot!
If you want to dabble with Neotoshop, made by our very talented Neos Team member Coffee, you can find it near the easel. It’s a wonderful feat of Logix programming that allows you to save a copy of your artwork as a flat image! You can also find Neotoshop in your inventory's Neos Essential Tools section in the PolyLogiX folder.
Neos Textbook Released in Czechia
For the past half year, doc. Petr Klán has been working on a textbook “How to build worlds in the Neos Metaverse” for teachers and students, in collaboration with Frooxius. The book was finally released in Czech this week and work is underway on an English translation.
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
The textbook walks the reader through the basics of virtual reality, Neos and related game development concepts. It is based on doc. Petr Klán’s VR1 course at the Czech Technical University in Prague, in which students learn to build content in VR, import models, create particle systems, materials and finally script interactivity with LogiX.
This is a very exciting step for us, because it eases adoption of Neos in schools. Once the English version is translated, we’ll share the ebook version publicly as well.
Community Highlights
This week’s highlights are all about nostalgia! Come give these memorable locations a visit!
[h3]Reactant’s fan recreation of the Room of the Rain[/h3]
The famous Room of the Rain from VRChat has received a fan-recreation within Neos! Reactant has been working hard at recreating the world, building the exterior from scratch both in blender and within Neos itself using the prim creating tools. Come give it a visit!
[h3]Wauf!’s FF7 Cosmo Canyon recreation[/h3]
Complete with beautiful lighting, atmospheric sounds and a remastered track of the original location in Final Fantasy 7, Wauf has done a great job in making this world into a cozy atmosphere!
What’s Next?
With the focus on MTC, optimizations and lots of different bug reports, tweaks and requests, the new UI framework has unfrotunatelly taken a back seat in the meanwhile, but now it’s shifting back to be the main focus.
However we have also received some good news, HTC will be lending us the lip tracking module for next few days, so we can integrate it with Neos for their upcoming hackathon in London. Combined with the eye tracking, this should provide the next level of avatar immersion and support for a wide variety of hardware.
Thank you all for joining us again for our weekly update! We can’t wait to see and hear from you during our stream tonight, please come and ask questions and give comments. Nex will once again be our lovely host as usual! See you there!