LIT 2019 - VR Workshop
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The document details a one-day virtual reality immersion event hosted by SUNY Empire State College, focusing on the integration of STEM and art technologies. Participants will engage in activities such as creating avatars, exploring virtual environments, and learning about the applications of virtual and augmented reality. The event will take place online on October 12, 2019, from 9 AM to 3 PM, and attendees will receive a certificate of attendance and an e-badge upon completion.
LIT 2019 - VR Workshop
- 1. IMMERSIVE RESIDENCY Sponsored by the Master of Arts in Learning & Emerging Technology program at SUNY Empire State College Contact Dr. Eileen O’Connor for details, on-boarding & access - eileen.oconnor@esc.edu Join faculty and graduate students in this 1 day immersion in a virtual reality environment to learn about AND experience existing and emerging technologies that are allowing STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) enhanced by the A for art as well as ALL CONTENT AREAS to reach new heights. You only need a computer and internet to attend. Saturday – Oct. 12, 2019 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm (online) Receive a Certificate of Attendance and an eBadge on completion
- 2. BECOME AN AVATAR: AND, EXPLORE VIRTUAL REALITY Eileen O’Connor, PhD. SUNY Empire State College – eileen.oconnor@esc.edu Workshop – July 12, 2019– supportive slides https://www.slideshare.net/eoconnor/become-an- avatar-open-source-development https://www.esc.edu/graduate-studies/masters-degrees/education- programs/ma-learning-emerging-technologies/ AGENDA: Acquire avatar Consider outfits Play with building Visit other locations
- 3. Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality https://www.slideshare.net/eoconnor/vr-aroverviewexplanations VR You become part of the environment AR 3D media overlays environment
- 4. HOW THE SETTING AND ENVIRONMENT INTERPLAY – SENSE OF PLACE
- 5. ENVIRONMENT OVERVIEW An island(s) - solo or within a larger hypergrid on a server Viewer (Firestorm) – to see Avatar (you create your own) – to participate VIRTUAL ISLANDS - Open Source - - Develop yourself or from Creative Commons - - Visited by avatars LANDMARKS – FRIENDS
- 6. BUILD YOUR WORLD – TO WHAT PURPOSE? BASIC SPACES: • Meetings • Conferences • Classes • Role playing • Stories / narratives / games • Shared activities • What type of space is most amenable? Friendly? Formal? ADVANCED SPACES • Simulations • Impossible / dangerous • Fantasy • Multi-setting https://sites.google.com/view/vrmarian/design https://sites.google.com/view/vrmarian/adv-development - more advanced development work
- 7. ACQUIRE AVATAR & ENTER • Need viewer – Firestorm installed • Get avatar – www.kitely.com • USE NAME YOU WANT & WILL REMEMBER – SAVE PASSWORD (we can not reset for you) • Test speech / text chat & movement & Snapshot • Walk / fly • Teleport by map (World Map) • Find & photo – an imminent threat; a dizzying experience; floating fun; conference commons https://sites.google.com/view/vrmarian/startup https://sites.google.com/view/vrmarian/home - pirates’ peril
- 8. REDEFINE AVATAR • Gather in cabin area on Mariantest • Gather notecard, join team & test: • New outfits • Change in private or be bold • Avatar size and appearance • Save versions – take Snapshots • TO LEARN – explore & use ? (help) • Avatar activities • Appearance modifications – key • Gestures too https://sites.google.com/view/vrmarian/avatar-change - basic https://sites.google.com/view/vrmarian/advanced-avatar - advanced avatar
- 10. VIRTUAL IDENTITY? Should an avatar: • Look like you? Or, not? • Does that matter? Is an avatar important? . . . or, time consuming? What about? • Age group • Appropriateness • Professional / personal • Point of view vs. personification Lots to study – lots to understand From K12 to healthcare to education to therapy
- 11. WAYS TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT What to do: • View MARIANTEST Map • Start in Basic Build or Repurpose • Swap areas later, if desired • Then practice / play in Your-build Area • Take SNAPSHOTS GALORE of your avatar, your creations & both – SEND favorites to eileen.oconnor@esc.edu • Premade space • Gather Creative Commons artifacts, buildings, pathway • Repurpose / modify • Make posters, media, website portals • Design from scratch • ALL OF THE ABOVE Then find your guides & have some fun – continue later
- 12. EXPLORE OTHER SPACES – AND PONDER • Join a travel team; move to Mariantest central house • Visit with guides: • The Hudson Line • Australia • Space • Empire Learning Design • Video Production • Shadowglen • Microknowledge • Return for ideas and debriefing https://sites.google.com/view/vrmarian/other-locations https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_4IlstMWAE64WWqM_j8VpZ3j BwrRkGcK9AsFuegOB8M/present?slide=id.p – Kitely featured
- 13. YOUR IDEAS? • How is immersive different from webinar & other virtual? • Where can immersive VR play in online or blended experiences? In virtual classroom spaces? • What role could a shared space and a virtual identity play in your future? • What Can an Avatar Do? Any Virtual Thing You Design • Continue to grow • On our own • Masters courses in MALET at ESC - OpenSUNY – as applicant or non- matric https://www.esc.edu/graduate-studies/masters- degrees/education-programs/ma-learning-emerging- technologies/