Virtual Reality 101 - Lindsay O'Neill

Slide Deck

National Gallery – Sainsbury Wing VR Tour
Created with Vizor 360
Roman Theater
Created with H5P’s Virtual Reality Tour format
Pollak Library Tour
Created by Lindsay with Vizor 360
Ashford Castle
Cardboard Camera image taken by Lindsay loaded into Vizor 360
San Jose Art Museum
Google Street View image taken by Lindsay loaded into Vizor 360

Vizor 360
Create interactive virtual reality experiences with hotspots using 360 media.
Getting started with Vizor 360
Vizor 360 Demo – Library Tour (YouTube)
H5P
Create simple virtual reality tours using 360 media.
Patches
By the people that bring you Vizor 360. Develop interactive 3D modeled virtual reality worlds. Features visual programming. Can also insert 3D models into 360 images.
Getting started with Patches

Cenario
Create interactivity virtual reality experiences with hotspots and quizzes using 360 media. Output compatible with SCORM and xAPI. Free trial available.
Adobe Captivate 2019
Expensive and glitchy software. Create interactive virtual reality experiences with hotspots using 360 media. Publish for VR headsets, or create projects for desktop that mix 2D and 360 slides. 30-day trial, about $400 with academic discount.
Elearning Brothers Webinar on new features in June 2019 update (VR updates start at 48:39)

Limit your search to Creative Commons images, be sure to cite. (How do I cite?)

Use your smartphone and download Cardboard Camera (free!). Note: move very slowly to capture 360 images.
- Cardboard Camera for iOS
- Cardboard Camera for Android
Use your smartphone and download Google Street View (free!). Note: some issues with stitching images
- Google Street View for iOS (requires 360 camera)
- Google Street View for Android (use with phone’s camera)

Editing 360 Photos for Virtual Reality
Remove the tripod/photographer using Photoshop’s content aware tool (YouTube)
Horizon Corrections – Edit360 App (~$5)
- iOS
- Android
If Cardboard image appears squished in 360 mode, add black background to top and bottom of image to make it into a 2:1 ratio.

Use your browser of choice – if one doesn’t work, try another, or try one of these:
- View Virtual Reality with Firefox
- Enable WebVR in Chrome

Library Ebook: Learning web-based virtual reality: Build and deploy web-based virtual reality technology
by Srushtika Neelakantam and Tanay Pant, 2017
Buy at Amazon: Complete Guide to VR & 360 Degree photography
by Jonathan Tustain, 2018
Available in print at Pollak Library as well

Udacity – Intro to Virtual Reality
by Google Cardboard
Start anytime. Capstone project involves building a 3D VR project using Unity (free)