01. Research & Objectives
Part of the NYU VIP program, this project focuses on creating immersive educational labs. Our current objective is to replicate the university MakerSpace in VR, making it accessible through Mixed Reality devices like the Meta Quest 3.
Short-Term Goals
- Develop a virtual MakerSpace environment using Unity Engine.
- Integrate sensing technologies to track physical workspace dynamics.
- Implement AI-driven object recognition for machine tutorials.
02. Technical Documentation
As part of the AR Subgroup, I manage the Mixed Reality pipeline. Navigating rapidly evolving SDKs required deep technical troubleshooting and migration strategies.
The Challenge: Deprecated SDKs
The WebCamTextureManager prefab, common in older tutorials, was deprecated in favor of new passthrough workflows, causing critical undefined path errors in the project files.
The Solution: Pipeline Migration
I migrated the project to the PassthroughCameraAccess workflow using Meta's latest documentation. Switching deployment to Meta Quest Developer Hub also significantly stabilized real-time debugging.
03. Current Status
This project is in progress. Development is currently focused on stabilizing the core pipeline amidst SDK name changes and compatibility updates.
This experience allowed me to transition my background into C# scripting and Unity's component-based architecture. I am now focused on completing the full implementation in the upcoming term.
