Rebuilding Jerry Seinfeld’s Living Room for Oculus Rift in Blender

Greg writes:

I’ve been a fan of Seinfeld for a long time. After purchasing the Oculus Rift I started imagining what my first project might be. I decided to pick a project that would gradually introduce me to Unity without being overly complex. I was not new to 3D modeling, however this would be my first project in Unity. I came up with the idea of recreating Jerry’s apartment, in it’s entirety for virtual reality. Television is virtual reality in some ways. We make believe that Jerry’s place is actually a Manhattan studio and Monks Cafe is just down the street. We suspend the reality that his apartment is just a set in Hollywood, with tons of cameras and lighting dangling overhead. I thought it would be a novel virtual reality experience to take a place that only exists in Hollywood magic, and make it for the Oculus Rift as if it were real. Virtual Reality Virtual Reality.

Pancho Joshi shared a video that illustrates what the result looks like through an Oculus:

Very, very cool. I can imagine studios being interested in this kind of material to promote their series! Now I just need to get an Oculus :)

Link

• Jerry’s Place for Oculus Rift