Photogrammetry Hike VR Workshop #8

A meetup for anyone who is interested in doing photogrammetry. This will be a hike where we bring our cameras and explore as we capture photos of the environment for our own creative uses.

If you're new and want to know how to get started here are some basic tip in this step by step introduction guide.

Getting Started with the Basics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeU_2SHwhqI&t=124s

Natural Environment Scanning

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diQAJO4sghQ

This is a great opportunity to start building and creating you're own photorealistic 3D environments for your game or virtual reality projects. There are a lot of good 3D Photogrammetry software. I would recommend Agisoft Photoscan or Capturing Reality. Feel free to download a free version to try out on your own and prepare.

Reality Capture

https://www.capturingreality.com/

Agisoft Photoscan

http://www.agisoft.com/

Autodesk Desk Remake

http://remake.autodesk.com/about

We'll start off with an introduction on how to start properly capturing photos and how the process works for using the software and how you would go further with your 3D assets for your projects. Then we hike the trail and explore around our surroundings.

There are lot's a great examples of photogrammetry work used for real time rendering and photorealistic games. Feel free to look some up on youtube to get a better sense.

Here are some good links on building your 3D environments from game and virtual reality developers.

Star Wars: Battlefront Art of Photogrammetry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_WaqCBp9zo

Destinations/Advanced Outdoors Photogrammetry

https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Destinations/Advanced_Outdoors_Photogrammetry

Photogrammetry in VR

http://steamcommunity.com/games/250820/announcements/detail/117448248511524033

Cameras: You can use most DSLR camera with decent lens. an iPhone/Smartphone Camera and even a Drone. I'm not entirely sure on the specifics on what the tech specs should be but there should be more info on Google.

When you reach to a sign that says Solstice Canyon, continue driving up until you reach a main large parking lot. Meet in front the sign that says "Solstice Canyon Education Shelter"

Google Maps Link https://www.google.com/maps/place/Solstice+Canyon+Hiking+Trail+Parking/@34.037856,-118.7476104,21z/data=!4m22!1m16!4m15!1m6!1m2!1s0x80e81f3c18eaaab1:0x19d40c0611a2bd27!2sSolstice+Canyon+Hiking+Trail+Parking,+Malibu,+CA+90265!2m2!1d-118.747586!2d34.0378314!1m6!1m2!1s0x80e81f4657a521ff:0x5889a326be18c25a!2sSolstice+Canyon,+3455+Solstice+Canyon+Rd,+Malibu,+CA+90265!2m2!1d-118.7557824!2d34.0468018!3e2!3m4!1s0x80e81f3c18eaaab1:0x19d40c0611a2bd27!8m2!3d34.0378314!4d-118.747586