{"id":2880,"date":"2018-04-03T13:12:48","date_gmt":"2018-04-03T17:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/it.wooster.edu.wooster.edu\/?p=2880"},"modified":"2022-08-04T08:53:29","modified_gmt":"2022-08-04T12:53:29","slug":"vr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/vr\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual Reality Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"google-cardboard\">Google Cardboard<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google Cardboard is a virtual reality platform with a very low barrier of entry. It was one of the first &nbsp;VR platforms released for phones. All you need is a phone and headset. Check out this video for an introduction on Google Cardboard&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SxAj2lyX4oU\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SxAj2lyX4oU<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"resources-and-tutorials\">Resources and Tutorials<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Educational Technology has a number of headsets available for Google Cardboard. Please contact Dr. Jon Breitenbucher, director of Educational Technology at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:jbreitenbucher@wooster.edu\">jbreitenbucher@wooster.edu<\/a><\/li><li>A guide for getting started with Google VR and Unity&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/vr\/develop\/unity\/get-started\">https:\/\/developers.google.com\/vr\/develop\/unity\/get-started<\/a><\/li><li>An Ed Tech tutorial for creating a project using the Google VR and Unity &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/joemac875\/et_google_vr\">https:\/\/github.com\/joemac875\/et_google_vr<\/a><\/li><li>The releases page to download the SDK kit for Google VR&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/googlevr\/gvr-unity-sdk\/releases\">https:\/\/github.com\/googlevr\/gvr-unity-sdk\/releases<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"htc-vive\">HTC Vive<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Vive packs quite a bit more punch than a VR platform like Google Cardboard. It features head tracking as well as two handheld controllers. It should be used for projects where ease of setup and access are not as pressing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"resources-and-tutorials-2\">Resources and Tutorials<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Computer Science department has a Vive in Taylor. Please contact Dr. Denise Byrnes at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:dbyrnes@wooster.edu\">dbyrnes@wooster.edu<\/a>&nbsp;for access.<\/li><li>A tutorial for getting start with the Vive and Unity can be found at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.raywenderlich.com\/149239\/htc-vive-tutorial-unity\">https:\/\/www.raywenderlich.com\/149239\/htc-vive-tutorial-unity<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google Cardboard Google Cardboard is a virtual reality platform with a very low barrier of entry. It was one of the first &nbsp;VR platforms released for phones. All you need is a phone and headset. Check out this video for an introduction on Google Cardboard&nbsp;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SxAj2lyX4oU Resources and Tutorials Educational Technology has a number of headsets [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":357,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20,417,416,47],"tags":[],"coauthors":[214,222],"class_list":["post-2880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-featured-articles","category-knowledge-base","category-possible-deletion","category-sta-article"],"acf":[],"gutentor_comment":0,"featured_image_urls":{"full":"","thumbnail":"","medium":"","medium_large":"","large":"","1536x1536":"","2048x2048":""},"post_excerpt_stackable":"<p>Google Cardboard Google Cardboard is a virtual reality platform with a very low barrier of entry. It was one of the first &nbsp;VR platforms released for phones. All you need is a phone and headset. Check out this video for an introduction on Google Cardboard&nbsp;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SxAj2lyX4oU Resources and Tutorials Educational Technology has a number of headsets available for Google Cardboard. Please contact Dr. Jon Breitenbucher, director of Educational Technology at&nbsp;jbreitenbucher@wooster.eduA guide for getting started with Google VR and Unity&nbsp;https:\/\/developers.google.com\/vr\/develop\/unity\/get-startedAn Ed Tech tutorial for creating a project using the Google VR and Unity &nbsp;https:\/\/github.com\/joemac875\/et_google_vrThe releases page to download the SDK kit for&hellip;<\/p>\n","category_list":"<a href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/category\/featured-articles\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Featured Articles<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/category\/knowledge-base\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Knowledge Base<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/category\/possible-deletion\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Possible Deletion<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/category\/sta-article\/\" rel=\"category tag\">STA Article<\/a>","author_info":{"name":"Tommy Bacher","url":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/author\/jbacher18\/"},"comments_num":"0 comments","uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Tommy Bacher","author_link":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/author\/jbacher18\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Google Cardboard Google Cardboard is a virtual reality platform with a very low barrier of entry. 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