Wow! I did not expect VR to have the effect it did on me. During the first class exercise, just being in the room seemingly made me nauseous. I was already battling a migraine and could not bare to put on a headset and confuse my brain. Samsung Gear VR A few days later, I tried for round two. First, I went for the Samsung Gear VR headset to experience skydiving. I was blown away by the picture/video quality; however, I forced myself to remember my feet were planted on...
A whole new world: My first VR experience
by tmonthak
- January 22
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I remember the first time i was introduced to google cardboard. It was a casual dinner with my friends. We were catching up what each other were up to. One of them had opened an online shop selling google cardboard. I didn't know at that time what it was. He let me try watching a video of under the sea through the google cardboard. I still remember the feeling to this day how amazed i was, seeing the shark so close up, like i could touch it and how foolish...
I’m a technological luddite: My first VR experience
by Wasim Ahmad
- January 21
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When I was teaching digital journalism at another university, a colleague of mine called me a "technological luddite" because I didn't want to use Flickr to host photos for the school's website I was building and preferred to keep it all in house. While that proved to be a smart decision, the real reason behind this was actually my fear of "The Cloud." I mean, what if it rained, right? But I got over this fear, and while I don't specifically use Flickr much, I've fully embraced cloud services in...