LucasRizzotto

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Video Update! My Next Project, LBTF TV Show & California

Let me know if you enjoy these update videos! Here's a TL;DR for the lazy:

• Next episode will be around A.I. technology and is coming out in July
• Finally beginning talks to turn LBTF into a fully-fledged TV show
• Pt. 2 of the Harry Potter should actually be released sometime in October
• 100 Patrons!!! Thank you <3

See you soon!

Play My AR/VR Instrument! Download Links below

You can download a HoloLens 2 or a SteamVR build of the project here! 

This content is meant to only be accessible to $20+ patrons, but as a thank you I'm making this available to everyone this one time! <3

There's no Quest version yet as Unity doesn't officially support Vulkan on the Oculus Quest, but this is bound to change. They have it on their roadmap and should have it up and running...

The new video is up! Go watch it :D

In this episode of Lucas Builds The Future, watch as I attempt to turn my girlfriend into a musical instrument!

Let me know what you think :)

New Video Is Almost Done! (Exclusive Clip + Project Update)

Hey, everyone! This boy is taking took a long time to finish but it'll be 100% worth it!

As you know, the next project was a Valentine's Day gift I designed for my girlfriend in secret - an AR project where I turned her into a musical instrument I could play with my hands (and vice-versa).

But here's the thing - me and my girlfriend live together, so doing her a surprise project right under her nose came with its set of challenges. So in this clip I introduce... an unconventional solution to the problem.

Th...

We're going open-source! (Kind of)

You guys requested it and it's finally happening!

It's been great to see how many people have been touched and inspired by my work, but I want to empower you guys to create in your own projects and experiments with the assets that I make. So from now on, my Patreon supporters will be able to download key project files and play with them in which way you see fit!

Sometimes this means a whole project will be made open source (like my next one). Sometimes it'll just be the main 3D files and shaders that make up a pr...

New Project Reveal - Patreon Sneak Peek

Hey, Patrons! So for the past years I've been really excited by the potential of AR letting us create all kinds of fantastical musical instruments - digital AR synths that both sound (and look) amazing, getting us to engage with our environment in a completely different way.

Well now I'm happy to report that this is exactly what my next project will tackle, but from an entirely unexpected angle: over the next weeks I will be transforming my girlfriend into an musical AR instrument!

This will be challenging, but h...

The Original Prototype Of The Time Machine - And The Lessons I Learned Making It

I think you guys are going to appreciate this one! A lot of you started supporting me because of my time machine project... but what if I told you that the original prototype wasn't even a time machine?

Yup! Originally this project was actually a memory palace that let me explore my own memories throughout a huge temple. Touching those memories opened "memory portals" that allowed me to see into my past in immersive fas...

I finished a VR experience! Looking for testers :)

It's a space-themed VR experience that explores the future of VR propaganda. It's very weird and that I love very much. I'll be making a LBTF video about it way later in the year (I'm currently submitting it to festivals, so it means I have to hold onto this for a few months), but in the meantime I'd love to know if you have a PCVR headset and would like to test it! No Quest versions available, unfortunately.

Regardless, you will of course get this experience for free when it comes out this year. Thank...

My Next Project Will Be My Biggest Failure

I'm thinking of doing something entirely different for my next video and I wanted to know your thoughts!

I like to think that Lucas Builds The Future isn't just a series about projects, but a series about the process of bringing something to life - including their ups, downs, twists and underexplored dramas that go on underneath.

Well one thing that doesn't ring true to life in my videos right now is that all of my projects end up being successful.  Sure, there are some ups and downs, but ultimately we overcome the ...

The Harry Potter Video is Up! Go Watch It!

Sorry about the delay. Thanks for helping me making it <3

Harry Potter Project Reveal - Premieres Next Thursday!

After a trip to England, 2 weeks of shooting in an actual castle and tons of work I can finally say that my Harry Potter video is complete! It'll premiere next Thursday at 10 A.M. PST and I just wanted to thank you guys from the bottom of my heart for making this possible. I seriously would not be able to afford the set, travel and equipment necessary to make this project if it weren't for you.

And what's the project going to be, you might ask? Well, I think it's finally time to reveal it... next Thursday we'll be bui...

Patreon Preview of My Harry Potter Special <3

Hey, all! Just letting you know I've been hard at work on episode 3 (my first Harry Potter special) and wanted to share a clip with you that reveals the location... a small castle in Northen England! Can you guess what the project will be? :)

This whole thing was a blast to work on and should be out within the next 2 weeks, so stay tuned - and thanks as always for helping me make it!

Episode 2 Is Up! Go Watch It!

Thanks for helping me make it. Let me know what you think <3

YAY! Episode 2 is Complete & Coming Out This Week!

Woo! Thank you so much for your patience, guys! I just finished wrapping up editing and Episode 2 will be posted this week.  Thank you for giving me the time and resources I needed to do this one right! 

I'm also happy to say that episode 3 will be coming out in 2 weeks, right in time for Halloween. New videos non-stop!

To tease you guys in the meantime, here's an episode 2 clip of what is probably the best hacking sequence I've ver made so far in my life HAHA

Episode 2 Update + Hacking Sequence Preview

Hey, Patrons! Wanted to give you a quick update on the status of Episode 2... and surprisingly, thing are going pretty well! (and by that I mean everything's a dumpster fire and everything is breaking, BUT solutions are being found and it looks like the video will be done by the end of this month).

It's been quite a journey. I picked a project that was waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more complex than what I'm used to and tried to build it in a third of the time I've built the time machine, which was... maybe unwise. Don't get me wrong, I've lear...

Episode 3 Update - Check out our set!

Now I know what you're thinking... an episode 3 update? But episode 2 isn't even out yet! But nevertheless, it's still being actively planned, and I was so excited about these news that I just had to share it with you.

Because Episode 3... will be shot entirely in a castle! 🏰

Yup, in September me and a few friends will live in a castle out of Northen England and create not one, but 3 videos about 3 mind-blowing projects. 

It's go...

Episode 2 Update + Props!

Hey, Patrons! Some good news! Episode 2 will start shooting this Sunday and should be up sometime in late August/early September. This episode will be focused on the future of telepresence and shared spaces and will feature me making a pretty badass project as I attempt to deal with quarantine-driven loneliness.

In the photo above you can see the episode's outfit as well as the props I'll be using throughout the story. I afforded all of these thanks to your support, so thanks <3 Your contributions also allowed me to buy an iPad Pro ...

Vote for Episode 2! What idea excites you the most?

Update: Hey, everyone! Due to some technical constraints I won't be able to execute these ideas yet in a way that looks really good and lives up to the LBTF standards, so I may do them later in the year. Episode 2 will have to be about something else. But here is what the community thought about it!

This is a Patrons only secret! I'm sort of jumping between these two and would love your gut feeling on this!

1) Minesweeper VR would be a Quest version of Minesweepe...

My Time Machine is up! Welcome to Lucas Builds The Future <3

Took me a lot of work to make this, but I want this to be my job. Thank you guys for enabling me to try this out. I think you'll love it :)

Introducing My Next Big Project (Patreon Exclusive)

Hey, Patrons! Here's a bombshell: I'm happy to share with you that I'm starting my own web series: Lucas Builds The Future!

This will be a documentary/comedy where I build impossible projects using futuristic tech in real life, teaching people about the process of creating these things (plus what's in store for humanity in the future) but also surprising them and making them laugh in all sorts of unexpected ways.  The first episode is to premiere in the beginning of June and I'll be building the world's fi...