{"id":3520,"date":"2018-10-08T13:38:22","date_gmt":"2018-10-08T17:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/it.wooster.edu.wooster.edu\/?p=3520"},"modified":"2024-03-14T12:33:53","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T16:33:53","slug":"easy-to-use-virtual-reality-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/easy-to-use-virtual-reality-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy to Use Virtual Reality Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Learn about Oculus Go VR headsets, 360 degree cameras, and easy-to-use virtual reality tools and content that you can use in your classroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"finding-content\">Finding Content<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>YouTube\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/360\" target=\"_blank\">360 Video house channel<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzuqhhs6NWbgTzMuM09WKDQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube Virtual Reality Channel<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCfl1fku1XDoTi9NYPINxwpg\" target=\"_blank\">Discovery VR channel on YouTube<\/a> <\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=national+geographic+360\" target=\"_blank\">National Geographic 360 videos<\/a>\u00a0on YouTube <\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"XR Portal  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.xrportal.io\/\" target=\"_blank\">XR Portal<\/a> for simulations and 360 videos<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/veer.tv\">Veer<\/a> for 360 videos and photos<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"RoundMe (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/roundme.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">RoundMe<\/a> for 360 photos and tours<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1539023284919_1044\">Consuming content<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1539023284919_1033\">Watch 360 degree videos in Cardboard mode<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong>&nbsp;For mobile devices, 360 videos can only be viewed on the YouTube app. They cannot be viewed on mobile browsers, including web views for applications and sites outside of YouTube.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Google Cardboard lets you&nbsp;experience virtual reality in a simple and fun&nbsp;way. With a smartphone running the YouTube mobile app and a Google Cardboard viewer like a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imcardboard.com\/pocket-360\/pocket-360-virtual-reality-viewer-black-107.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">POCKET 360 VR Viewer<\/a>, you can even watch&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/youtube\/answer\/6178631\">360 degree videos<\/a>&nbsp;for an immersive experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Get a Pocket 360 VR viewer<\/li><li>Open the YouTube app (<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/youtube-watch-listen-stream\/id544007664?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">iOS<\/a>) (<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.google.android.youtube&amp;hl=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Play<\/a>)<\/li><li>Use the search to&nbsp;search for &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzuqhhs6NWbgTzMuM09WKDQ\">YouTube Virtual Reality Channel<\/a>&#8221; and visit the channel. You&#8217;ll know it&#8217;s the right one if it has this logo: <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2018\/10\/unnamed.jpg\" width=\"30px\" height=\"30px\"><\/li><li>Pick a video on the channel, and start playback<\/li><li>Tap the cardboard icon&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2018\/10\/ED06541043D9B49799EFBF07A2966B453B34.jpg\" width=\"22px\" height=\"14px\">. You&#8217;ll notice that the screen splits into two smaller screens<\/li><li>Insert your phone into Cardboard\/VR viewer<\/li><li>Look around to view the video in 360 degrees&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>To use with iOS devices, you&#8217;ll need to have iOS 9.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"training\">Training<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/creatoracademy.youtube.com\/page\/course\/360video?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">360-degree video and virtual reality on YouTube<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; A YouTube Creators Academy course<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"oculus-go-vr-headsets\">Oculus Go VR Headsets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>See our post on <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/oculus-go-vr-headset\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oculus Go VR Headsets<\/a> for more information about these wireless VR Headsets that you can borrow from Educational Technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"360-degree-cameras\">360 degree cameras<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>See our post on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/xiaomi-mi-sphere-360-camera\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Xiaomi MI SPHERE 360 Camera<\/a> you can loan from Technology Services to capture your own 360 degree images and video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"more-on-using-virtual-reality\">More on Using Virtual Reality<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>See our post on <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/dive-into-research-with-virtual-reality\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dive into Research with Virtual Reality<\/a>&nbsp;for more advanced tools for editing and publishing VR content.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn about Oculus Go VR headsets, 360 degree cameras, and easy-to-use virtual reality tools and content that you can use in your classroom. Finding Content YouTube\u00a0360 Video house channel YouTube Virtual Reality Channel Discovery VR channel on YouTube National Geographic 360 videos\u00a0on YouTube XR Portal for simulations and 360 videos Veer for 360 videos and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":3472,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"coauthors":[178],"class_list":["post-3520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-professional-development"],"acf":[],"gutentor_comment":0,"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2018\/09\/OculusGo-Salim.jpg",1628,1425,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2018\/09\/OculusGo-Salim-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2018\/09\/OculusGo-Salim-300x263.jpg",300,263,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2018\/09\/OculusGo-Salim-768x672.jpg",768,672,true],"large":["https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2018\/09\/OculusGo-Salim-1024x896.jpg",1024,896,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2018\/09\/OculusGo-Salim-1536x1344.jpg",1536,1344,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2018\/09\/OculusGo-Salim.jpg",1628,1425,false]},"post_excerpt_stackable":"<p>Learn about Oculus Go VR headsets, 360 degree cameras, and easy-to-use virtual reality tools and content that you can use in your classroom. 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