My VR Experience On 8/30/17: Vive (Solitary Confinement): What an amazing experience. It was very shocking and realistic, putting the viewer in the perspective of the prisoner was that next level of immersion. Seeing the man walking around the cell and seeing the horrid conditions put the viewer in his shoes. The immersive technique was very effective and powerful. A technique that didn’t work very well was the actual 3d image of the man in the space. He had this strange glow to him that was hard to ignore. He...

The sky is the limit. Throughout each VR experience my innovative juices flowed excitedly. I kept thinking about the futuristic opportunities; I kept thinking, “the sky is the limit.” My journey began with the Vive. I placed the headset on, tightened three straps, and immediately transported into Solitary Confinement. I witnessed the story of an ex-con, through the eyes on an ex-con. As we stood in his cell, his small space became my small space. I felt like I was able to turn the sink on my right on and...

Actually this is not my “first” VR experience. Thanks to Prof. Pacheco, I have access to the innovation lab last semester and this is truly the best place to hang out with latest technologies. In this class, I have tried Google earth on Oculus rift and experiencing Van Gogh’s paintings using Samsung Gear VR. I would prefer a fully immersive VR experience to a 360 video because what VR really offers is an experience to actually be there than here. With a way to move in that virtual environment is...

On this Wednesday I really had a great time enjoying different kinds of VR facilities in our lab. I was shocked because the VR facilities helped me achieve something impossible and dangerous in real world. I am a fan of astronomy so that what attracted me mostly is the scene of soaring in the space and standing on the land of Mars. I could see stars and meteors clearly with the 3D sound of explosion. In other words, the visual effect and auditory effect did make me feel that I...

Wednesdays class was the first time I had ever experienced VR headsets, so I was literally going in with fresh eyes. I began with Tilt Brush while using the Oculus Rift headset. The program itself was very intuitive and I was able to get the hang of all of the controls fairly quick. Once I began drawing in 3D space and being able to move around my floating sketches, I definitely started to feel like I was actually in the space. The movements were synced up perfectly and the resolution was...

Before this class, my only experience with VR was using a VR cardboard to watch a documentary about China’s scenery. Though it’s a real scene, I didn’t really feel engaged. I simply thought: ok, VR is just a tool, similar with computers and TVs. But after experiencing all the high-tech VR equipment in the lab on Wednesday, I realized that VR is not only a tool- same as computers and TVs- it has the potential to change human’s behavior, human’s thoughts, and actually it is changing the world now. How...

I had some experience of VR before, thus it was very interesting to compare one with the new one I've got in the lab. Before the class, I used Samsung Gear VR and simple cardboard only. And, of course, after trying Oculus Rift and HTC VIve, I don't want to come back to that experience. Oculus and Vive are far the best systems I've ever tried. The quality of the image, the ability to move in the VR space gives absolutely another level of experience. In general, only two these...