The first task of this chapter involved us learning how to utilise the software available to construct our own 360 media. To begin, there was a brief tutorial to follow which showed the basics of setting up the file correctly, and how to do a simple 360 image. The overall instruction was easy to manage and started to unlock my understanding of the actual process of how modelling for 360 media would actually work. The software used was Maya, which provided an easy system to set up for 360, the main key component being setting up the camera to a spherical setting which would capture every frame correctly. The final result was a simple and satisfying grey abstract environment, which led on to designing my own version. For this I began by storyboarding ideas as I quickly realised that I would not be able to make something if I did not know what I was making. To expedite my first attempt at this without following a guide, I decided to build a simple scene in a park, by providing an opportunity to give visual stimulus with trees and other objects for the viewer to experience. The final result of the design was a success, and allowed me the chance to reflect upon how I would do it differently and how it could be applied to future projects. The main point of improvement would be to focus on the user experience more, my original attempt believed that by providing enough visuals it would suffice, but on reflection it seems that more animation, or some direct narrative explained through the medium would prove to be much more immersive for the user. It will be interesting to utilise different lighting effect and colour grading techniques in future projects relating to this. I also acknowledge that the use of audio would provide an extra layer of immersion, in this example I could have provided ambient noises of birds and cars driving to really simulate the environment for the user. In the workshops we learned about using MASH networks in Maya, through some experimentation I discovered a few interesting results that can be achieved with this aspect of the software. It provided potential ideas to be used for different projects, with my favourite being the abstract tunnel design. It reminded me of many different neon style designs I have seen in my life.