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Tilt Brush

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Tilt Brush
Developer(s)Google
Initial releaseApril 5, 2016
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows,PlayStation 4
Websitewww.tiltbrushEdit this on Wikidata

Tilt Brushis aroom-scale3D-paintingvirtual-realityapplication available fromGoogle,originally developed by Skillman & Hackett.

Controls

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Demonstration of Tilt Brush at Google Cloud Next 2017

The application is designed for6DoFmotion interfaces in virtual reality. There is also a keyboard and mouse version, but this is not publicly available and is used only for development purposes.[1]Users are presented with a virtual palette from which they can select from a variety of brush types and colors.[2]Movement of the handheld controller in 3D space creates brush strokes that follow in the virtual environment.[3]Users can export their creations of room-scale VR pieces in.gltf,.fbx,.obj,.usd,.wrl,.stl and a native.json format. They can also capture snapshots, animated GIF images,.mpeg videos, or render 360 degree videos.[4]

Development

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Tilt Brush was developed by Skillman & Hackett, and was in 2014 nominated for four Proto Awards (namely: "Best Interaction Design", "Most Innovative", "Best Overall Virtual Reality Application", and "Best GUI" ), of which it won the "Best GUI" award.[5][6] Google acquired Tilt Brush in 2015, as announced April 16, 2015.[7] Tilt Brush was released for theHTC Viveat its launch on April 5, 2016, at no cost when pre-ordering the HTC Vive.[8][9]On February 24, 2017, Tilt VR announced it is now available on bothOculus Riftand Vive.[10]

In theFast Companyarticle about Tilt Brush,[11]one of the creators said that the idea of drawing in 3D space came from a chess game prototype: “There was a happy accident. Tilt Brush came out of an experiment with a virtual reality chess prototype, where we accidentally started painting the chess pieces in the air, and it was incredible”. In the earlier versions of Tilt Brush, it was only possible to draw on two-dimensional planes.

On January 26, 2021,Googlereleased the source code of the application under theApache 2.0 licenseonGitHub.[12]

Development after Google

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Since Google open-sourced the code multiple companies and individuals have contributed to its further development:

  • A community-led project has continued development under the name "Open Brush" which remains free and open-source[13]
  • Rendever released a paid, multiuser version for the Oculus Quest which they called "Multibrush"[14]
  • The developer known as m₂ released aWebXRport called "Silk Brush"[15]
  • Theaugmented realityapp Figmin has added large portions of Tilt Brush functionality

Reception

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Ars Technicaand other sites referred to Tilt Brush as the HTC Vive'skiller app,[16][17][18][19][20]praising the program's intuitive interface and the excitement of painting in three dimensions.[21]Edward Baig ofUSA Todaysaid that the program was the only one that excited him in the platform's launch lineup.[22]Chris Suellentrop ofThe New York Timeswrote that the program was better suited for beginners than more engineering-oriented experiences likeFantastic Contraption.[23]In 2018, Tilt Brush was employed for the first time in mixed reality news reporting by theNBC Newsstudio NBC Left Field.[24]During the20th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards,theAcademy of Interactive Arts & SciencesnominatedTilt Brushfor "Immersive Reality Technical Achievement".[25]

Awards

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  • Best of Quest2020: Top Creativity Tool[26]
  • Best of Quest2019: VR Creativity Tool of the Year[27]
  • Webby Award2018: Best of VR: Interactive, Game or Real-Time[28]
  • VR Awards2017: VR Experience of the Year[29]
  • Cannes Lions2017: 2 Gold Lions (Innovation, Digital Craft), 1 Silver[30]
  • Lumiere Award forBest VR Experience2017[31]
  • Cinequest 2017Best InteractiveExperience[32]
  • CES2017Best of Innovations:Virtual Reality[33]
  • SXSW2017Interactive Innovation Awardfor VR/AR[34]
  • DICE 2017 Immersive Reality Technical Achievement Nominee[35]
  • The Vive ReportBest HTC Vive Application2016[36]
  • Co.Design Innovation by Design Awards2016:Best App[37]
  • Ciclope 2016:Best Virtual Reality- Real Time Rendered[38]
  • Tech Crunch #2 top VR experience 2016[39]
  • UploadVR 2016 Game of the Year Awards:Best Creativity AppWinner[40]
  • Android Central 2016:Best VR App[41]
  • Animation MagazineBest Techof 2016[42]
  • Proto Awards 2016:Best Overall,Most Innovative[43]
  • Unity Awards 2016:Best Non-game Project[44]
  • Unity Awards 2015:Best VRExperience[45]
  • Proto Awards 2014:Best GUI[46]

See also

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References

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  1. ^Flaherty, Joseph (November 19, 2014)."A Wild Look at What It's Like to Paint Inside an Oculus Rift".Wired.
  2. ^"Google's Tilt Brush: Now paint 3D images in virtual space and walk around them too".The Indian Express.Tech Desk. May 16, 2016.RetrievedApril 16,2018.
  3. ^Carmichael, Joe (May 26, 2016)."Is Google's Tilt Brush the Future of Art, a Legal Acid Trip, or a Gimmick?".Inverse.RetrievedApril 16,2018.
  4. ^Seppala, Timothy J. (September 24, 2014)."Tilt Brush is a virtual reality app that lets you paint with light".Engadget.
  5. ^"Tilt Brush".Archived fromthe originalon January 1, 2015.
  6. ^"The Proto Awards presented by the Virtual Reality Foundation".Archived fromthe originalon February 6, 2015.
  7. ^"Google Acquires 'Tilt Brush' Developer and Thrive Audio to Add to VR Team".April 16, 2015.
  8. ^Dale, Laura Kate (April 4, 2016)."Review: Tilt Brush".Destructoid.
  9. ^Kuchera, Ben (March 18, 2016)."Here's why Google's Tilt Brush may be virtual reality's killer app".Polygon.
  10. ^Welch, Chris (February 21, 2017)."Google's incredible Tilt Brush VR app is now on Oculus Rift".The Verge.RetrievedFebruary 25,2017.
  11. ^"Google's Tilt Brush Is The First Great VR App".Fast Company.April 5, 2016.RetrievedNovember 4,2018.
  12. ^Aidley, Tim (January 26, 2021)."The Future of Tilt Brush".Google Open Source.Alphabet Inc.Archivedfrom the original on January 26, 2021.RetrievedJanuary 26,2021.
  13. ^Baker, Harry (January 28, 2022)."Open Brush Gets 1.0 Update".RetrievedApril 20,2022.
  14. ^Hayden, Scott (February 5, 2021)."'MultiBrush' is a Multiplayer Version of 'Tilt Brush' for Oculus Quest ".Road to VR.RetrievedApril 20,2022.
  15. ^Hayden, Scott (February 18, 2021)."This 'Tilt Brush' Port Brings Google's VR Creation App to WebXR".Road to VR.RetrievedApril 20,2022.
  16. ^"Google Tilt Brush for HTC Vive - VR killer app: You can literally paint virtual worlds - The Financial Express".financialexpress.May 15, 2016.RetrievedNovember 29,2018.
  17. ^"Interview: Tilt Brush creator Patrick Hackett on developing the Vive's" killer app "".Gamecrate.RetrievedNovember 29,2018.
  18. ^"Here's why Google's Tilt Brush may be virtual reality's killer app".Polygon.RetrievedNovember 29,2018.
  19. ^"Tilt Brush: The Killer App for VR".IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News.RetrievedNovember 29,2018.
  20. ^Sam Machkovech (April 5, 2016)."Learning how to VR with Tilt Brush, HTC Vive's killer app".Ars Technica.RetrievedOctober 27,2016.
  21. ^Sam Machkovech (September 12, 2015)."How a Disney artist's deceptive VR demo still heralds a new digital art future".Ars Technica.RetrievedOctober 27,2016.
  22. ^Baig, Edward C. (April 10, 2016)."HTC Vive: amazing VR, real world challenges".USA Today.RetrievedOctober 27,2016.
  23. ^Suellentrop, Chris (March 19, 2016)."7 Virtual Reality Highlights From the Game Developers Conference".The New York Times.
  24. ^NBC Left Field (March 8, 2018),Why There'd Be No Time Zones Without Trains | NBC Left Field,retrievedMay 2,2018
  25. ^"2017 Awards Category Details Immersive Reality Technical Achievement".interactive.org.Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences.RetrievedNovember 30,2023.
  26. ^"BEST OF QUEST 2020: A LOOK BACK AT THE YEAR'S TOP VR GAMES + APPS".Oculus Blog.
  27. ^"CELEBRATING THE OCULUS STORE 'BEST OF 2019' AWARDS".Oculus Blog.Archived fromthe originalon January 5, 2018.
  28. ^"Tilt Brush | The Webby Awards".RetrievedNovember 29,2018.
  29. ^"VR Awards 2017 - Celebrating outstanding achievement in Virtual Reality".
  30. ^"Tilt Brush -" Tilt Brush "Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2017".adforum.RetrievedNovember 29,2018.
  31. ^Kerr, Chris."Tilt Brush named Best VR Experience at Lumiere Awards".RetrievedNovember 29,2018.
  32. ^"Cinequest VR Awards".filmfestivals.RetrievedNovember 29,2018.
  33. ^"At CES 2017, here are the 'Innovation Award' winners".USA TODAY.RetrievedNovember 29,2018.
  34. ^"Announcing the 2017 Winners of the SXSW Interactive Innovation Awards".SXSW.March 15, 2017.RetrievedNovember 29,2018.
  35. ^AIAS."2017 Immersive Reality Finalists".interactive.org.RetrievedNovember 29,2018.
  36. ^"The Vivey Awards: Best of HTC Vive 2016 – The Results Are In".Vive Report.January 10, 2017.RetrievedNovember 29,2018.
  37. ^"Announcing The Winners Of The 2016 Innovation By Design Awards".Fast Company.September 12, 2016.RetrievedNovember 29,2018.
  38. ^"CICLOPE FESTIVAL 2016 – WINNERS – Tubepress demo | Ciclope Festival".ciclopefestival.RetrievedNovember 29,2018.
  39. ^"The top 10 best of VR in 2016".TechCrunch.RetrievedNovember 29,2018.
  40. ^"UploadVR's 2016 Game of the Year Winners".UploadVR.December 30, 2016.RetrievedNovember 29,2018.
  41. ^"Best of 2016".Android Central.December 27, 2016.RetrievedNovember 29,2018.
  42. ^"The Best Tech of 2016".animationmagazine.net.January 8, 2017.RetrievedNovember 29,2018.
  43. ^James, Paul (October 9, 2016)."2016's Proto Award Winners Revealed, Tilt Brush Receives Top Honour – Road to VR".Road to VR.RetrievedNovember 29,2018.
  44. ^Technologies, Unity."Awards - Unity Awards 2016".awards.unity.RetrievedNovember 29,2018.
  45. ^Technologies, Unity."Awards - Unity Awards 2015".awards.unity.RetrievedNovember 29,2018.
  46. ^Lang, Ben (September 24, 2014)."'Tilt Brush' Surprises with Best GUI at Proto Awards – Let's You Create VR Paintings with Depth ".Road to VR.RetrievedNovember 29,2018.

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