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Episode 2 | Making Connections with Virtual Reality
Getting tired of Zoom? Try Virtual Reality! It's not as hard as you think to get started. Our guests Anna Nuhn and Genista Kippin walk us through the latest on VR and how to get comfortable socializing in it. Anna and Genista work at the Mount Royal University Library Experience Lab, which offers equipment, workshops , training and course integration assistance in VR and other immersive technologies.
Check out Experience Lab workshops here.
Use this tutorial to create audio files from Google Meets like we did for this interview.
Bibliography and Further Reading:
Facebook. (2020). How virtual reality facilitates social connection. https://en-gb.facebook.com/business/news/insights/how-virtual-reality-facilitates-social-connection-au
Kolo, K. (2019). Disruptive Education through Immersive Learning Technologies. The VR/AR Association. https://www.thevrara.com/blog2/2019/10/29/disruptive-education-through-immersive-learning-technologies
Krokos, E., Plaisant, C. & Varshney, A. (2019). Virtual memory palaces: immersion aids recall. Virtual Reality, 23, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10055-018-0346-3
Oh, C. S., Bailenson J. N., Welch, G. F. (2018). A Systematic Review of Social Presence: Definition, Antecedents, and Implication. Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 5, 114. https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/frobt.2018.00114
Riva, G. & Mantovani, F. (2012). Being There: Understanding the Feeling of Presence in a Synthetic Environment and its Potential for Clinical Change, Virtual Reality in Psychological, Medical and Pedagogical Applications. IntechOpen. https://www.intechopen.com/books/virtual-reality-in-psychological-medical-and-pedagogical-applications/being-there-understanding-the-feeling-of-presence-in-a-synthetic-environment-and-its-potential-for-c
Terdiman, D. (2020). I was skeptical about attending Burning Man in VR, but it’s great. Fast Company. https://www.fastcompany.com/90547369/i-was-skeptical-about-attending-burning-man-in-vr-but-its-great
Music Credits:
Intro & Outro, Interlude: Doctor Dreamchip
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By Mount Royal University LibraryGetting tired of Zoom? Try Virtual Reality! It's not as hard as you think to get started. Our guests Anna Nuhn and Genista Kippin walk us through the latest on VR and how to get comfortable socializing in it. Anna and Genista work at the Mount Royal University Library Experience Lab, which offers equipment, workshops , training and course integration assistance in VR and other immersive technologies.
Check out Experience Lab workshops here.
Use this tutorial to create audio files from Google Meets like we did for this interview.
Bibliography and Further Reading:
Facebook. (2020). How virtual reality facilitates social connection. https://en-gb.facebook.com/business/news/insights/how-virtual-reality-facilitates-social-connection-au
Kolo, K. (2019). Disruptive Education through Immersive Learning Technologies. The VR/AR Association. https://www.thevrara.com/blog2/2019/10/29/disruptive-education-through-immersive-learning-technologies
Krokos, E., Plaisant, C. & Varshney, A. (2019). Virtual memory palaces: immersion aids recall. Virtual Reality, 23, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10055-018-0346-3
Oh, C. S., Bailenson J. N., Welch, G. F. (2018). A Systematic Review of Social Presence: Definition, Antecedents, and Implication. Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 5, 114. https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/frobt.2018.00114
Riva, G. & Mantovani, F. (2012). Being There: Understanding the Feeling of Presence in a Synthetic Environment and its Potential for Clinical Change, Virtual Reality in Psychological, Medical and Pedagogical Applications. IntechOpen. https://www.intechopen.com/books/virtual-reality-in-psychological-medical-and-pedagogical-applications/being-there-understanding-the-feeling-of-presence-in-a-synthetic-environment-and-its-potential-for-c
Terdiman, D. (2020). I was skeptical about attending Burning Man in VR, but it’s great. Fast Company. https://www.fastcompany.com/90547369/i-was-skeptical-about-attending-burning-man-in-vr-but-its-great
Music Credits:
Intro & Outro, Interlude: Doctor Dreamchip