{"id":315,"date":"2017-08-03T13:30:39","date_gmt":"2017-08-03T17:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/muleworks\/?page_id=315"},"modified":"2019-08-08T11:16:54","modified_gmt":"2019-08-08T15:16:54","slug":"virtual-reality","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/muleworks\/virtual-reality\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual Reality"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"header_img\" src=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/muleworks\/files\/2018\/09\/IMG_8126.jpg\" alt=\"an HTC Vive in Mule Works\" width=\"1532\" height=\"1021\"><\/h1>\n<h2><strong>What it is:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Virtual Reality (also known as VR for short) is the method of exploring a 3D virtual space using screens placed in a headset. This headset also comes with two controllers that can be used to manipulate and maneuver around the space you are exploring.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The VR headset in the Mule Works lab is the HTC Vive made by the Valve Corporation. The Vive comes with two cameras that can are mounted in the MuleWorks VR space to allow physical movements to be registered.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>How to get started:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">VR programs can be accessed through Steam VR, Valve\u2019s software distribution platform. Additionally, you can explore spaces and models created through Unity, a 3D modelling program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After a brief training session with a Mule Works tutor, you\u2019ll be all set to explore other worlds in VR and start creating your own worlds!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Need Help?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Setup a time to meet! &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:muleworks@colby.edu\">muleworks@colby.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/muleworks\/virtual-reality\/launching-vive\/\">Vive Setup Page<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/muleworks\/virtual-reality\/unity-training\/\">Unity Tutorial Page&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lynda.com\/Unreal-Engine-tutorials\/Virtual-reality-augmented-reality-mixed-reality\/482055\/512186-4.html?org=colby.edu\">LinkedIn Learning Course to learn Unity<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What it is: Virtual Reality (also known as VR for short) is the method of exploring a 3D virtual space using screens placed in a headset. This headset also comes with two controllers that can be used to manipulate and maneuver around the space you are exploring. The VR headset in the Mule Works lab [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7698,"featured_media":441,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"full-width-content","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/muleworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/315"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/muleworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/muleworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/muleworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7698"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/muleworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=315"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/muleworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/315\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":725,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/muleworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/315\/revisions\/725"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/muleworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/muleworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}