Rachel Souza's Journal

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:

https://sites.google.com/view/brown-vr-sw-review-2018/course-archives/spring-2020/data-examples-and-collaborators

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:

1. 1. Journal activities are explicitly and clearly related to course deliverables - 3
  2. deliverables are described and attributed in wiki - 4
  3. 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:

1. 1. Journal activities are explicitly and clearly related to course deliverables - 5
  2. deliverables are described and attributed in wiki - 4 (no description)
  3. report states total amount of time - 5
  4. 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)

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