Tilt brush

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Tilt brush
Basic data

developer Google
Publishing year 2016
operating system Windows
category Graphics software , virtual reality
http://www.tiltbrush.com/

Tilt Brush is a 3D software from Google that enables you to draw and paint in virtual reality . The software was first released for Windows on April 5, 2016 . The application is available on the head-mounted displays HTC Vive , Oculus Rift and Oculus Quest . The application is distributed on Steam and in the Oculus Store.

functionality

Tilt Brush at Google Cloud Next 2017

The control is designed for the motion control of the controllers of the respective head-mounted displays. Control via mouse and keyboard is also possible. The choice of textures, color and size can be changed. In addition, the environment can be adjusted and 3D objects can be imported. It is also possible for several people to work on a project at the same time. It is possible for the user to export the finished image as an animated GIF file. Creations can be shared through an online gallery. No head-mounted display is required to view and edit these. All content published there is under the CC-BY Creative Commons license. With the Tilt Brush Kit, created content can be exported and z. B. for the development of computer games , animations and other interactive content.

development

Google acquired the program from Skillman & Hackett in the middle of 2015 and took over the development. On April 5, 2016, Tilt Brush appeared for the first time for the HTC Vive. The version for the Oculus Rift was released on February 24, 2017. In January 2017 the Tilt Brush Toolkit was made available free of charge on GitHub , with which the created creations e.g. B. can be imported into the game engine Unity .

reception

Ars Technica describes Tilt Brush as a killer application for the HTC Vive and praises the, in their opinion, innovative interface and drawing in the third dimension. The New York Times sees the program more suitable for beginners and hobby users as fit for engineers, for an application software, such as Fantastic Contraption looking for. Chip Online writes that by opening up a new dimension in digital signs and by making them easy to use, a completely new approach to painting and art will be created. Spiegel Online sees the controller as a replacement for a brush and finds many of the works of art impressive. Tilt Brush won the Lumiere Award 2017 in the Best VR Experierence category.

Trivia

  • The artist Dong Yoon Park recreated a space battle from the Star Wars film series using the HTC Vive and Tilt Brush .

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ A Wild Look at What It's Like to Paint Inside an Oculus Rift. In: Wired . November 19, 2014, accessed July 28, 2017 .
  2. ↑ a b Google Tilt Brush. In: Chip Online . Retrieved July 28, 2017 .
  3. ↑ HTC Vive: Tilt Brush gets new functions - VR ∙ Nerds. Retrieved on July 28, 2017 (German).
  4. ↑ Ulrike Kuhlmann: Tilt Brush with multiplayer mode: VR environment for designers. In: heise online . Retrieved on July 28, 2017 (German).
  5. ↑ Tomislav Bezmalinovic: Virtual Reality: Google is expanding Tilt Brush into a social platform. In: VRODO. April 28, 2017. Retrieved July 28, 2017 .
  6. ↑ a b Jörg Breithut: Hot Dog Animals with a View. In: Spiegel Online . May 7, 2017. Retrieved July 28, 2017 .
  7. ↑ a b Vera Bauer: HTC Vive: Google introduces Tilt Brush Toolkit for animation in Unity. In: mobilegeeks.de. January 21, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2017 .
  8. ↑ Kris Graft: Vive has arrived: Let's take a closer look at room-scale VR in the wild. In: Gamasutra . April 5, 2016, accessed July 28, 2017 .
  9. ↑ Ben Kuchera: Here's why Google's Tilt Brush may be virtual reality's killer app. In: polygon.com. March 18, 2016, accessed July 27, 2017 .
  10. ↑ Chris Welch: Google's incredible Tilt Brush VR app is now on Oculus Rift. In: The Verge . February 21, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017 .
  11. ↑ Sam Machkovech: Learning how to VR with Tilt Brush, HTC Vive's killer app. In: Ars Technica . May 4, 2016, accessed July 28, 2017 .
  12. ↑ Chris Suellentrop: 7 Virtual Reality Highlights From the Game Developers Conference. In: New York Times . March 19, 2016, accessed January 19, 2019 .
  13. ↑ Tomislav Bezmalinovic: Lumiere Awards: “Tilt Brush” and “Dear Angelica” win prizes. In: VRODO. February 14, 2017. Retrieved July 28, 2017 .
  14. ↑ Andre Linken: Star Wars in VR - Impressive space battle simulated with Tilt Brush. In: GameStar . February 17, 2017. Retrieved July 28, 2017 .