Jon Zmikly
July 31
Live Zoom Aug. 4
Instructor: Jon Zmikly
This material is meant to be completed from Friday, July 31 through Tuesday, August 4. We will meet for a live Zoom call on Tuesday, August 4.
Description:
In this module, we will discuss basic terms, uses, considerations and strategies for teaching a course that integrates augmented, virtual and mixed reality. We will also discuss some of the new opportunities and challenges with teaching immersive media, and you will learn various software programs for creating immersive projects.
Outline:
- Four VR/AR assignments to choose from (ranging from beginning, intermediate and advanced, and depending on your access to technology). Just complete one of the four, and post the link or screen recording of you using your project to our #immersivestorytelling Slack channel
- Course Resources
- Discussion / Q&A (Zoom call on Tuesday, August 4)
Pt. 1: Four VR/AR Project Options
Option 1: 360 Photo / Story Spheres Exercise (Beginner)
- Technology Requirements: Smartphone, Google Street View app, Computer with web browser
- Resources: PDF Instructions
Story Spheres Video Tutorial Here
Option 2: 360º Video (Intermediate – some video editing experience preferred)
- Technology Requirements: Adobe Premiere Pro, Computer / Laptop
- Resources:
Option 3: Plane-Based AR Application (Beginner)
- Technology Requirements: iPhone 6S or later OR iPad 5th generation or later, iOS 13.4 or later
- Resources: Download Reality Composer in Apple App Store
Option 4: Marker-Based AR Application (Intermediate / Advanced)
- Technology Requirements: Computer or Laptop, Spark AR Studio (Free), Facebook account
- Resources:
- PDF Instructions (also in video below)
- Spark AR Studio
Pt. 2: Course Resources
Equipment and 360º Video Options
- Camera Comparisons
- Panorama smartphone apps
- Headsets such as Google Cardboard or Samsung Gear VR
- HTC Vive
- Oculus
- Sony Playstation VR
Editing in 360
- Editing 360 Video in Adobe Premiere Pro
- Premiere Pro CC 2019 Essential Training: The Basics at Lynda.com
- The Basics of Video Editing w/ Premiere Pro CC and Virtual Reality Foundations on Linked In Learning
- 360 Video Production and Post on Linked In Learning
- Using Proxies in Premiere
- Creating Proxies in Adobe Premiere (Jon’s Handout)
- Removing Tripod from scene (Jon’s Handout)
VR / AR Resources
- Apple AR Kit
- Google AR Core
- Spark AR Studio (Facebook)
- Introduction, Pt. 1 (Setting Up), Pt. 2 (Understanding Interface), Working with Assets & Applying Materials (Pt. 3&4) in the Understanding Unity section of Unity 3D Essential Training
- What is spatial audio?
Professional Examples / Discussions:
- Clouds Over Sidra
- The Era of VR Storytelling
- 3D Audio Experience
- Updating the Ethics of VR Journalism
- Don’t Compromise Your Ethics When Telling Stories in VR
Jon Zmikly’s Course Resources
- vr360.jonzmikly.com
- Samsung Gear 360 Instructions (switched to newer cameras, so we don’t use this anymore)
- Other 360 Camera Instructions (Insta360 Nano, Ricoh Theta S, Kodak PixPro, Samsung Gear 360)
- Sample VR Storyboard (not mine)
- Removing tripod from stitched video (tutorial)
- Handouts:
Pt. 3: Discussion
On Tuesday, August 4th we will meet on a Zoom call to chat about (and show off!) your projects, discuss the pedagogy of an immersive course like the one taught at , as well as answer any questions you may have.
- 15-20 Mins (maybe longer): Discuss your projects and show off your work! (Post your project to our #immersivestorytelling Slack channel)
- 30 Mins: Pedagogy Presentation
- 15 Mins: Q&A / Discussion