I still remember that moment. Exhausted after a whole day design class, I was immediately caught attention by a girl wearing a black goggle. She waved in the air, exclaiming and walking around. “A rainbow,” she cried. Finally, I was told that the goggle she wore named virtual reality (VR) gear. I was totally mesmerized by VR since then. I had a chance to experience more in virtual reality Storytelling class. It was so awesome to wear the VR goggles, where I was brought to a brand new world. Generally...

Although I’ve watched others experience VR before, I had never experienced it for myself until Wednesday in class. Before trying it, I was skeptical if the graphics would be high enough quality to make me feel physically transported into the scene being portrayed. However, I was quickly proven wrong. First, I tried using Google Cardboard. Having to hold the device prohibited me from feeling fully immersed in the scene. I was experiencing flying from a bird’s perspective. The quality of the image was poor in regards to the realistic look...

My first experience of VR was fascinated and powerful. It is also frightening to acknowledge that the technology today is able to literally play with our mind and senses. From what I felt, the storytelling technique that has been working the best is the U2 show by Oculus glasses. The combination between the sounds and visual images takes you into the story, and the performance that is made as an intimate performance made my feelings be part of the game. The 3D sound makes the experience be more interesting.  I...

Having been in VR environments multiple times I decided to attack this assignment from an observational standpoint at watching my fellow classmate’s reaction to their first VR experiences.  I love VR, and knowing that this is going to be the future of content consumption it is interesting to see how first time users experience VR.   Many people in the class have used VR once or twice but still many have never experienced it.  I sat eagerly watching fellow students trying on the GearVR for the first time.  As you...

 Although I've had some experience in VR before, my time in the Innovation Lab helped me experience a lot more about the medium. I was able to try new pieces of hardware such as the Samsung Gear and the RIEM 3. I think that the Gear VR and the RIEM were pretty great as more high-quality mobile versions of VR are concerned. They allowed portability, with the advantages of control using simple buttons to interact with the media. The 3D video on stage for a band at a music festival...