Presentation slides from the ETUG Spring Jam 2017, "Education by Design" at UBC Okanagan, June 1-2, 2017 with Daniel Reeve and Emrys Prussin

1. VR: Beyond A Toy
By Dan Reeve & Emrys Prussin
Camosun College
●Introductions
●What do they know that we don’t
●Set Up
●Content Viewing
●Content Generation & Augmentation
●Discussion

2. Introductions
• What’s your name?
• Where do you work?
• What work do you do?
• What’s your experience with VR?

3. Camosun Classroom Technology
Advisory Board Survey Fall 2016

4. Wi-Fi, App, & 360° Video:
Set-Up
1. Ensure Eduroam wireless Wi-Fi
connected to phone
1. Download
• Google Cardboard App
• YouTube App

5. 360° Video: Setup
•Open YouTube
•Search:
• Aleppo: Scars of War
(360 Report)

6. Google Cardboard Setup
• When 360° video found
• Click Google Cardboard (GC) Icon
• 2 identical screens will appear
• Place phone into GC
• Face screen inward
• Fold flap over phone, attach Velcro
•To pause or review click silver button
on top right of GC device
•See arrow
• Earphones augment experience

9. Augment VR Content
• Similar to tagging photos of friends
• Informative links can be added to 360°
photos to highlight points of interest.
• Links can:
• Display text
• Play audio
• Link to documents, webpages, or
videos
• Take viewer to next photo
• We are using Nikon KeyMission camera

10. Augment VR Content
• Numerous web-platforms available to annotate and share photos
• We are using HoloBuilder
•Photos are shared by sending links https://holobuilder.com/explore?page=details&id=6020818259673088

11. Group Discussion and Q&A
Where could VR take your class? What challenges do you foresee?

12. Privacy and Pairing
● Students are asked to pair
up.
● Each pair needs one smart
phone with WiFi
connectivity
● Students will share and
explore content together
● Taking turns through
watching GC
● Student discussion and
group feedback will follow
● Privacy
● By downloading an app to your
phone you will provide
information to the host.
● At minimum, the app will
require
● IP address
● cell phone #
● Assignment is voluntary

13. Trigger Warning
● Today’s lab content is difficult and potentially upsetting.
● Images, while not immediately graphic, are powerful and
disturbing.
● If you need to back off, step away, or take a break, please do
so.
● Politics is serious. The consequence of political decisions and
actions can dramatically impact our world. Aleppo is one
example.