# Week 02 Sep 10

## IN CLASS&#x20;

**DUE: ALL PARTS OF ASSIGNMENT 01, READING/VIEWING 01, POST 01**

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**PRESENTATIONS** of [Virtual Object or Experience](https://carla-gannis.gitbook.io/dm-gy-9103-virtual-reality/assignments/virtual-work) (class dicussion)

**THE ULTIMATE DISPLAY** (lecture) VR History, Mythologies, Art and Speculative Fiction:: Ivan Sutherland, Morton Heilig, Char Davies, Brenda Laurel, World on a Wire, Lawn Mower Man, Existenz, Steampunk: William Gibson, Neal Stephenson, Ready Player One, The Matrix. View presentation [here](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1pOeJz7VbpyNX7HU3gFPqLJDFr-3aUkia1qMWJvHnUj8/edit?usp=sharing).&#x20;

**TYPES OF VR** (lecture) Room-Scale, Mobile, Standalone. View presentation [here](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1S_EIqWIL1WrPBiwciUbw53kGCCrJvjJ41SE3MQ9l3wE/edit?usp=sharing).

**DEMOS**

* **Google Cardboard** [**A-Frame** ](https://aframe.io/) **and** [**Glitch.com**](https://glitch.com/~aframe)\
  A web framework for building virtual reality experiences

  Make WebVR with HTML and Entity-Component

  Works on Vive, Rift, Daydream, GearVR, desktop
* [**Oculus Go** ](https://www.oculus.com/go/)\
  an all-in-one virtual reality headset. Go virtually everywhere with no phone to drop in or PC to connect.
* [**Go Pro VR Player**](https://gopro.com/en/us/news/gopro-vr-player-2-now-available)\
  a 360 video desktop player. Play your 360° videos offline on your Windows, Mac and Linux computers, and showcase your content to your clients or friends, without an internet connection.

~~**INTRO TO UNITY** (demo) Basic Setup, Packages, Asset store~~ - Next Week

## ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK

**MICRO ASSIGNMENT 02: (1) COMPLETE**  [Field Study and Dream/Daydream Study](https://carla-gannis.gitbook.io/dm-gy-9103-virtual-reality/assignments/field-study). **(2)** **CREATE** a [Unity Environment](https://carla-gannis.gitbook.io/dm-gy-9103-virtual-reality/assignments/01-unity-environment), a simple environment in Unity based on the tutorial today (a plane, with a few primitives is all that is required). Save this environment on a personal storage device or cloud storage for future reference.

**READING/VIEWING 02:** **(1) READ** ["Virtual Reality vs. (Actual) Reality: Your Mind's View of Reality Isn't Often 'Real'" by Jim Blascovich, Ph.D.](https://brainworldmagazine.com/virtual-reality-vs-actual-reality-your-minds-view-of-reality-isnt-often-real/) **(2) READ** Chapter 1 “What It Is, Where to Find It, How to Stay There,” in *Future Presence*, by Peter Rubin; See: [Required Textbook](https://carla-gannis.gitbook.io/dm-gy-9103-virtual-reality/required-readings)

**POST 02: (1) WRITE** a reading response to one of the assigned readings above :arrow\_up: --  the one that resonated with you the most. Do not write a summary. In other words, do not regurgitate the article. Discuss any epiphanies or insights that occurred while reading. **(2) POST** documentation and notes from your  [Field Study and Dream/Daydream Study](https://carla-gannis.gitbook.io/dm-gy-9103-virtual-reality/assignments/field-study) Micro Assignment :arrow\_up:.
