VR lab- Waves of Grace

During Wednesday’s lab, my group and I were able to experience “Waves of Grace” through the Samsung Gear VR. “Waves of Grace” told the story of a young Liberian woman who survived Africa’s deadly epidemic of Ebola, which has an infamously high mortality rate, last year. When I heard that the experience was about Ebola, based on what I’d learned in the media and a National Geographic video I had watched about Ebola back when I was in eighth grade, I automatically assumed that I’d be seeing something along the...

Assignment 1- Sarconi

Although there are some flaws, every time I enter virtual reality I get a rush. I’m always on the edge of my seat and feel as though I have no idea what’s going to happen next. That’s a quality I enjoy in my favorite television shows and movies, but to actually experience it is something else. It’s such a unique and focused feeling that I wonder if I will ever get over it. I hope I don’t, because it’s one of the reason I am so attracted to this new...

Class FTP

Some assignments will require you to upload files to a web server using something called FTP (File Transfer Protocol). We will be using the Cyberduck app on the classroom Macs for FTP. Use this login information: Host: ftp.vrstorytelling.org Port: 21 User: vrstorytelling Password: (to be given in class or in person) The full path to files you upload will be http://vrstorytelling.org/projects/ followed by folders and files you upload. (Don’t worry if this baffles you now – it will all make sense later). Whenever you upload files for an assignment, start by...