Try It!
DIY VR and Google cardboard!
You can get your hands on a number of viewers for roughly $10. Check out this website for some options. Alternatively, you can try building your own. Instructables has a great tutorial here. Just be forewarned that you likely won't have all the materials lying around the house (lenses may be the biggest challenge).
The video below, while quite old, does an excellent job of outlining how Google Cardboard works.
Challenge!
If you dare, we challenge you to get your hands on a cardboard viewer, download the Google Cardboard app, and take it for a spin!
If DIY is not your thing, check out some of the simple simulations below.
Car Calculations
How to play:
Press the "play" button, choose a subject and the level of difficulty. When the level starts, press down to answer questions to win points.
Space Quiz
How to play: Click on each of the questions (prompt in green) to learn more about our amazing solar system.
Anti-gravity room (just for fun)
How to play: Want to know how gravity works? Press the "play" button to start. Once you reach the room, press the Gravity off / On button. What happens next?
Did you try any of the immersive experiences above? Let us know in the discussion area on ETEC522 and tell us how it went? Was it fun? Could you see yourself using these basic versions in your learning context?
Looking to Try a VR Headset?
If you do not own a VR headset but would like to give one a try, you can rent the ReTrak Utopia 360° VR headset from the Chapman Learning Commons (Vancouver Campus).
If you want develop your own VR/AR experience, UBC offers a 10-week course. Click here for more information.
There is also a really interesting UBC virtual reality campus tour with a few different viewing options. Click here to check it out. If you accepted the Google Cardboard challenge, you can use it on this tour!
The next page lists all the discussion prompts from the OER, just in case you missed any of them. There is also a bonus prompt!