Rachel Souza's Journal
ALL OTHER WIKI CONTRIBUTIONS
AltSpace VR Wiki [Wiki containing basic info on Altspace VR]
Rumii Wiki [Wiki containing basic info/features on Rumii]
NatGeo Wiki [Wiki Containing Information about NatGeo App]
Alcove Wiki [Wiki Containing Information about Alcove App]
Wander Wiki [Wiki Containing Information about Wander App]
HOURS SUMMARY
Total: 140 hours
HOURS journal
02/04/21 - 2 Hours
Joined course (late).
Joined Slack
Read through course website.
Read through Quest set-up guide.
Filled out Course Survey.
02/05/21 - 6 Hours
Reviewed course home page.
Read a few background papers
Read some of last year's wiki
Researched Collaborative VR Software Hoppin'
02/07/21 - 6 Hours
Read through class activities
Brainstormed project ideas
Researched online for project inspiration
Reviewed wiki for more inspiration
Created this journal and linked to it, wrote out my hours
02/08/21 - 6-Hours
Draft out concrete project ideas and milestones
Ask myself questions from class 02/04
WRITE REVISED FINAL PROJECT PLAN IN JOURNAL
PREPARE PPT
Prepare 3 minute project descriptions with powerpoint (must be a .pptx or .ppt file) slides sent to David AT LEAST 24 hours ahead title, brief motivation, in-class activity, wiki contributions/deliverables, schedule/milestones.
Primary thing to show is concrete schedule, including things you'll be evaluating/trying, n-class parts, and wiki parts you'll be adding.
Finish DinoVR Tutorial (if you have time)
PROJECT PROPOSAL SELF EVAL:
o The proposed project clearly identifies deliverable additions to our VR Software Wiki - 3
o The proposed project involves collaboration in VR - 5
o The proposed project involves large scientific data visualization along the lines of the "Data Types" wiki page:
and identifies the specific data type and software that it will use - 2
o The proposed project has a realistic schedule with explicit and measurable milestones at least each week and mostly every class - 4
o The proposed project includes an in-class activity - 4
o The proposed project has resources available with sufficient documentation- 4
02/10/21 - 3 Hours
Spent time researching the various softwares I was planning on using for my projec (Spatial, Mozilla Hubs, Google Classroom VR, Engage).
Found out there might not be an easy way to do classroom VR
02/12/21 - 3 Hours
Set up engage profile, spent time perusing the UI and the various rooms available on Engage
Documented various features of Engage with the photo tool.
02/15/21 - 3 Hours
Spent time creating a Google Expedition on google classroom VR
Troubleshot whether or not I am able to somehow access Google Classroom VR on oculus (not so sure...)
02/17/21 - 1 Hour
Put together update on project presentation
02/19/21 - 2 Hours
Researched more in terms of which softwares are best for my project.
Found Rumii, added it to the list of softwares to investigate.
Tried out RecRoom to see if it'd be good for classroom collaboration.
02/22/21 - 2 Hours
Attempted RecRoom a little more, thought it wasn't necessarily relevant to my project.
Spent time on Rumii, exploring the different features and decided it was good for my project.
Explored more on AltspaceVR.
02/24/21 - 2 Hours
Put together update slides for project update
Spent time on AltspaceVR, captured images from Altspace.
02/28/21 - 3 Hours
Started writing in ratings for different software (Rumii, AltspaceVR, and Engage)
Realized I may want to include a pros/cons list in additon to the numerical ratings.
03/02/21 - 2.5 Hours
Drafted Rumii pages + AltSpace VR page.
Continued adding to pros/cons list
03/05/21 - 2 Hours
Wrote out activity for AltSpace VR
Collected all of my info/anaylses in a google doc to keep them more organized.
Checked out Rumii+Altspace websites to see if I missed any features when writing them out.
03/8/21 - 4 Hours
Prepared slides for class presentation.
Practiced class presentation,
Polished wiki pages.
03/11/21 - 1.5 Hours
Worked on adding self evaluation (late)
Worked on adding links to presentations/docs/etc.
JOURNAL SELF EVALUATION
Criteria:
Journal activities are explicitly and clearly related to course deliverables - 3
deliverables are described and attributed in wiki - 4
report states total amount of time - 4
4. total time is appropriate - 3 (i'm missing where i did set-up for others' class activities...)
Journal Eval - Kota:
Journal activities are explicitly and clearly related to course deliverables - 5
deliverables are described and attributed in wiki - 4 (no description)
report states total amount of time - 5
total time is appropriate - 4
03/12/21 - 3 Hours
Brainstormed ideas for Project #2
Looked into different expedition apps available on Oculus
03/14/21 - 2 Hours
Considered Bloom Taxonomy and its relationship with my project
Looked more into the types of expedition software I could explore on the Oculus + the types of expeditions available (i.e. apps mainly made for expeditions like NatGeo, Engage which has more of a mix of content)
03/16/21 - 2 Hours
Spent time looking through the potential softwares (Wander, Alcove, NatGeo, Engage) to see which would work best for my in-class activity
03/17/21 - 2 Hours
Prepared slides for second project / talked to staff to discuss my possible ideas
03/19/21 - 3 Hours
Researched point clouds more in relation to VR
Read through some wiki pages on Point Clouds
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Project 2 Proposal
This project will investigate the different aspects of what makes a good UI in VR. After completing research on the various tenets of a good UI, I will be assessing the different softwares in terms of the chosen criteria for evaluation. Some of the apps are collaborative and some are not.
Deliverables
Wikis for different softwares
Reviews on...
UI
Minimizing clicks (metric)
Consistency
In visual structure
Accessibility
Design complicatedness/simplicity
Error prevention
Help for errors?
In - class activity
There will be an in-class activity in which we, as students, will be able to explore the collaborative workspace / expedition app and assess its UI as students. Specific questions will be used to target certain aspects of UI.
Wiki contributions
Wander wiki page
Alcove Wiki page
NatGeo wiki page
Ratings on different softwares’ UIs
Milestones:
3/20: Have a solid idea of which softwares you want to look at
03/24: Have looked into UI aspects
3/25: Assess Alcove
3/27: Finish Alcove Activity
3/30: Assess NatGeo
04/01: Assess Engage
04/05: Assess Wander
04/10: Compile findings together, start to wrap up project
Sources:
Softwares:
Wander
Alcove
Engage
NatGeo
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03/24/21 - 5 Hours
Researched UI Principles / went back to UI/IUX CS1300 Website
Worked on slides for project progress report
Did cave painting prep
Observed a friend using NatGeo Explore
03/25/21 - 4 Hours
Did more research into UI principles
Did more research into Pointclouds -- decided it might be too much to tackle
Decided upon the softwares I wanted to look into definitively
03/26/21 - 4 Hours
Prepped Alcove Activity for class, determining which activities would be easiest for the class to do collaboratively
03/29/21 - 2.5 Hours
Polished Alcove Activity to make sure it was ready for class / understandable + straightforward
Prepped for Paul’s in-class activity
03/30/21 - 1.5 Hours
Looked over feedback from Alcove Activity
Prepped for Alejandro, Hiloni’s, and Kota’s in class activities
04/01/21 - 2 Hours
Did more research into UI principles and VR
Narrowed down the principles I wanted to explore
04/02/21 - 2 Hours
Spent time on AltSpaceVR exploring the interface
Spent time on NatGeo exploring the interface
04/04/21 - 2 Hours
Spent time on Wander exploring the interface
Spent time on Engage exploring the interface
04/05/21 - 3 Hours
Prepped for Laila, Michael’s in-class activities
Did research on the specific principles of UI I wanted to look at
04/06/21 - 4 hours
Prepared in-class activity for AltSpaceVR + survey (Needed to change it from when I designed it earlier on in the semester…)
Prepped for Shenandoah + George’s activities
04/07/21 - 5 Hours
Spent time on the different softwares going through the different criteria I wanted to assess them on and taking notes for each criteria
Took photos of the aspects I did / did not like about the softwares
04/09/21 - 3 hours
Continued spending time in the interfaces of Alcove + Wander, taking notes on their UI and taking notes for the wiki
Spent time drafting wikis for NatGeo, Alcove, and Wander
04/12/21 - 3 Hours
Prepped for Melis’ activity
Edited my AltSpace activity to make it more straightforward and useful to me and made sure the survey was ready. AltSpace is dependent upon having specifically set-up activities for certain dates, so I had to make sure that was ready.
04/13/21 - 5 Hours
Spent time on the different softwares going through the different criteria I wanted to assess them on and taking notes for each criteria
Took photos of the aspects I did / did not like about the softwares
04/14/21 - 5 Hours
Consolidated my ratings of different aspects of the Expedition Apps’ UI (Wander, NatGeo, Engage, and Alcove)
Went through responses to AltspaceVR survey
Went through the survey results to see which results were most interesting
Put together final presentation
04/15/2021 - 5 hours
Worked on Rumii, NatGeo, Wander, and Alcove Wikis
Finished up presentation + Practiced presenting
04/16/2021 - 2 hours
Edited wiki pages a bit more
Reviewed suggestions from classmates from my presentation
04/18/21 - 3 hours
Needed to make up hours, so I spent time reading more reviews of the different softwares I looked at
Read some more about UI in VR
04/19/2021 - 2 Hours
Spent time looking through the interfaces looking for a good video to play, took videos + exported them
04/20/2021 - 2 Hours
Spent time clearing out my oculus and resetting it, putting it back in the package, coordinating dropoff
Went through my journal to see what I was missing
04/21/2021 - 4 Hours
Edited final presentation slides
Calculated hours for journal
Practiced for presentation
Reformatted my journal because it was missing some information, filled in the gaps.
Made sure all of my links were added to my wiki.
04/22/2021 - 4 Hours
Practiced more for presentation
Edited final presentation more
Reformatted wiki pages
Made up the evaluations for 3 people under me in journal index plans
Added my wiki pages to the site officially
Spent some time going through others' journals
Project 2 Proposal Evaluated by Hiloni
The proposed project clearly identifies deliverable additions to our VR Software Wiki (4)
The proposed project involves collaboration in VR (5)
The proposed project involves large scientific data visualization along the lines of the "Data Types" wiki page and identifies the specific data type and software that it will use (4)
The proposed project has a realistic schedule with explicit and measurable milestones at least each week and mostly every class (5)
The proposed project includes an in-class activity (5)
The proposed project has resources available with sufficient documentation (5)
Project 2 Proposal Evaluated by Rachel for Melis
The proposed project clearly identifies deliverable additions to our VR Software Wiki (5)
The proposed project involves collaboration in VR (5)
The proposed project involves large scientific data visualization along the lines of the "Data Types" wiki page and identifies the specific data type and software that it will use (4)
The proposed project has a realistic schedule with explicit and measurable milestones at least each week and mostly every class (5)
The proposed project includes an in-class activity (5)
The proposed project has resources available with sufficient documentation (5)
Project 2 Proposal Evaluated by Rachel for Laila
The proposed project clearly identifies deliverable additions to our VR Software Wiki (4)
The proposed project involves collaboration in VR (5)
The proposed project involves large scientific data visualization along the lines of the "Data Types" wiki page and identifies the specific data type and software that it will use (4)
The proposed project has a realistic schedule with explicit and measurable milestones at least each week and mostly every class (5)
The proposed project includes an in-class activity (5)
The proposed project has resources available with sufficient documentation (5)
Project 2 Proposal Evaluated by Rachel for Shenandoah
The proposed project clearly identifies deliverable additions to our VR Software Wiki (5)
The proposed project involves collaboration in VR (5)
The proposed project involves large scientific data visualization along the lines of the "Data Types" wiki page and identifies the specific data type and software that it will use (4)
The proposed project has a realistic schedule with explicit and measurable milestones at least each week and mostly every class (5)
The proposed project includes an in-class activity (5)
The proposed project has resources available with sufficient documentation (5)