GD 159

Immersive Design

Fall 2019

Week One:

Monday

  • No Class

    For Next Class

Wednesday


    For Next Class

  1. Read: 9 Augmented Reality Trends to Watch in 2019-2020
  2. Create a sketch note for each trend in the article. Bring to class on Monday

Week Two:

Monday


    For Next Class

  1. Read/Watch:Zap Studio Documentation Getting Started (Intro - Previewing and Publishing)
  2. Create sketch notes for Zap AR studio (user flow, how to get started)Upload to Canvas

Wednesday


    For Next Class

  1. Read: Designing intuitive UI/UX for AR
  2. Read: The future of our augmented worlds

Week Three:

Monday 9/2

  • No Class
  • Labor Day Holiday

    For Next Class

Wednesday 9/4

  • In Class
  • Presentation: Show AR research
  • Intro P1 (part two) Educational AR P1 Apply
    • chap 9-12 Only use pages or sections that correspond to your flashcard do not just link to the whole document. Break up the PDF by extracting your needed pages.
    • Exam III Review
  • Student UX Research position $12/h 10h/week
  • Activity: Attending Artisit talk ‘Trail of Stones’ 5 pm HML 2206

    For Next Class

  1. Sketches of layout for flash card and augmented reality, with list of AR features, color scheme, font ideas and UI icon sketches. (be ready to show in class and create a group style guide together)
  2. Project proposal for educational experience using Zap studio

Week Four

Monday 9/9

  • In Class
  • Guest presentation: Money Managment
  • Presentation: Style guide ideation
  • Activity: Group style guide creation
  • Work on flashcards

    For Next Class

  1. Start working in Zap AR on flashcards
  2. Bring sketches/story boards of your Educational Experience

Wednesday 9/11


    For Next Class

Week Five

Monday 9/16


    For Next Class

  1. Finish up P1 Part Two
  2. Post Flashcards Front/back with zap code and educational experience with zap code. Videos and link to process book in Collaberations presentation Final P1 part2 on Canvas
  3. Bring your thinking Putty!
  4. Check out: Valley DevFest 9/21 [Extra Credit will be offered for attending]
  5. Check out Prussian Blue exhibit explores Jewish Holocaust Artist talk at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19 at the Peters Education Center Auditorium inside the Student Recreation Center. [Extra Credit will be offered for attending lecture]

Wednesday 9/18

  • In Class
  • Finish P1 part 2
    • Save all of your flash cards as high quality jpeg. File name:
    • firstName_001F
    • firstName_001B
    • firstName_002F
    • firstName_002B
    • firstName_003F
    • firstName_003B
    • firstName_004F
    • firstName_004B
    • Save one PDF with images of all 4 flashcards and zap codes
  • PixleSquid
  • Desk Critiques

    For Next Class

  1. Read: AR Swim Goggles
  2. Check out: Valley DevFest 9/21 [Extra Credit will be offered for attending]
  3. Check out Prussian Blue exhibit explores Jewish Holocaust Artist talk at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19 at the Peters Education Center Auditorium inside the Student Recreation Center. [Extra Credit will be offered for attending lecture]

Week Six

Monday 9/23


    For Next Class

  1. Watch: Learning sketch up free (2h)
  2. Sign up for a free SketchUp account
  3. Sign up for a free SketchFab account
  4. Finish uploading video and images to P1 part 2 Final powerpoint

Wednesday 9/25


    For Next Class

  1. be ready to critique your 3d Modles

Week Seven

Monday 9/30

  • In Class
  • Digital Critique in Collaberations: Post your Screenshots by 4pm today in class and leave a comment on the 2 peoples before you by 11 pm tonight.
  • In SketchUp (free web version) save your model to the 3D Wearhouse. Download Collada file from 3D Wearhouse and upload Collada folder to SketchFab
  • Export directly from sketchUp Pro to sketchFab
  • Activity: Work time

    For Next Class

Wednesday 10/2


    For Next Class

  1. For Monday Bring sketches/ideas of AR for mural and story boards of one animation in the mural, mind map what other content could be included.
  2. Read: introducing zappar mobile webar
  3. Review: project triggers ZapAR
  4. Read: MIT students interactive AR mural

Week Eight

Monday 10/7

  • In Class
  • Scan your sketches/ideas of AR for mural and storyboards of one animation in the mural, mind maps to add to a google slide. Please review your classmates' ideas.
  • Activity: Try using a qr code to access AR content of an image or video as an experiment

    For Next Class

  1. Be ready to talk about your experiment

Wednesday 10/9

  • In Class
  • Talk about QR code experiments
  • Activity: test out new experiments with Mural Photos and assign section of mural

    For Next Class

  1. Read: Is Extended Reality The Future Of Digital Advertising?

Week Nine

Monday 10/14

  • In Class
  • Work on Augmented Mural: content creation and continue to run small test on mural
  • Small group critiques of progress
  • Activity:

    For Next Class

  1. Watch: This company blends VR and skydiving to simulate jumping out of an airplane

Wednesday 10/16

  • Remote Class
  • Continue to work on Augmented Mural Content (should have content finalized by Monday)
  • Discussion in Canvas Post by 6 pm tonight and comment on at least two peoples post by Friday

    For Next Class

  1. If you can go to the actual Mural on the corner of Tulare Ave and Cedar Ave by the rosevelt Highschool

Week Ten

Monday 10/21

  • Remote Class
  • Continue to work on bring content to life on Mural
  • Review Project Statment: Intro VR Research (VR part one)
  • Activity: Start reseach for P3 part one and prepare to share progress on Mural for Wed. We will evaluate as a group how best to move forward with the mural project (on-going)

    For Next Class

  1. Read: A-Frame Introduction

Wednesday 10/23


    For Next Class

  1. Watch:A-Frame: Basics and Environment Setup
  2. Watch:HUBs using Spoke
  3. Review: https://mixedreality.mozilla.org/
  4. Work on VR research and start thinking about How you might want to use Web VR

Week Eleven

Monday 10/28

  • In Class
  • Progress Critique on Mural
  • Presentation: P3 (part two) Virtual Environment
  • Activity: work on project proposals (pick a process: A-frame, Unity, HUBs, ZapStudio)

    For Next Class

  1. Review and pick a process: A-frame, Unity, HUBs, ZapStudio
  2. Add your P3 part one to the collaberation presentation

Wednesday 10/30

  • In Class
  • Presentation: What process do you plan to use?
  • HUB demo with oculus quest HMD
  • Activity:Crazy 8
  • Activity: Work time on project proposal for P3 (part two) Virtual Environment

    For Next Class

  1. Figure out what type of environment you will create, sketch it out and start testing things

Week Twelve

Monday 11/4

  • REMOTE CLASS
  • Post your proposal for VR Project on canvas discusion and comment on at leaset 2 of your classmates
  • Peer review of VR Research in canvas collaberations
  • Activity: Work on Experimental VR project

    For Next Class

  1. Check out: uxofvr.com/

Wednesday 11/6

  • In Class
  • Small group critique of VR projects
  • Presentation:
  • Activity: work on Final VR project
  • BFA Show Spring 2020
    • Install: Fri. April 10th- Thurs. April 13th
    • Reception: Fri. April 17th 5-8pm
    • Closes: Friday April 24th
    • Deinstall: Mon, April 27th

    For Next Class

  1. Work on VR project
  2. Work on Mural Project: Potential presentation on Wed 11/20/19

Week Thierteen

Monday 11/11

  • NO CLASS
  • Veterans Day Holiday
  • Activity:

    For Next Class

Wednesday 11/13

  • In Class
  • Small group critique of VR project Progress
  • Desk Critiques
  • Activity: Work time on VR and Mural projects
  • Add to Unity resources discussion in Canvas
  • Mural Images

    For Next Class

  1. READ: designing vr a beginners guide
  2. Have updated animation or example of voice over published on zap WebAR and save out QR code
  3. Continue to work on VR project

Week Fourteen

Monday 11/18

  • In Class
  • Activity: 6 up 1 up and telephone design for AR Mural Sinage and sidewalk QR codes
  • Activity: Put together presentation on AR mural for Libbrary all faculty meeting

    For Next Class

Wednesday 11/20

  • In Class
  • Work time on VE
  • Desk Critique
  • Postponed till 12/4 Presentation: AR mural Present to Tammy In Progress report
  • Activity: work time on Virtual Environment project

    For Next Class

Week Fiveteen

Monday 11/25

  • REMOTE CLASS
  • Continue to work on Virtual Environtment
  • Activity:

    For Next Class

Wednesday 11/27

  • NO CLASS
  • Happy Thanksgiving Break!
  • Activity: hang out with friends and family.

    For Next Class

Week Sixteen

Monday 12/2

  • Remote Class due to travel delay
  • work on Virtual environment and AR Mural
  • Small group critique
  • Update AR Mural presentation for Tammy
  • Activity: worktime

    For Next Class

Wednesday 12/4

  • In Class
  • ADDYs Information
  • 3:15 Presentation: AR mural Present to Tammy In Progress report
  • Final Critique of Virtaul Environment P3 part two
  • Presentation:
  • Activity: Work Time

    For Next Class

Week Seventeen

Monday 12/9

  • In Class
  • P3 part two Due
  • Intro to Reels for Fianl presentation
  • Activity: Crazy 8 for reels and Work Time

    For Next Class

  1. Work on Reels and Final presentation

Wednesday 12/11

  • Remote Class
  • Work Time on Reels and Final presentation
  • Review collaberation presentation and comment on each persons work.

    For Next Class

  1. Final: Monday Dec 16 03:30P-05:30P
  2. All late work updated and turned in by end of finals week on Canvas
  3. READ: creating a successful demo reel

Week Eighteen Finals

Monday 12/16

  • Final 3:30-5:30 pm
  • Present Finals
  • Give Hi-Fives and eat snacks
  • Take exit assessment

    For Next Class

Wednesday 12/18

  • No Class
  • Have a great Winter Break!
  • Activity: Get outside and have an adventure!

    For Next Class

  1. See you next semester for GD 180