Camilo Class Activity

Intro:

Humans are explorers by nature. We went from living in small locations in Africa to live across planet earth. There is human presence in every corner of this planet and in the future we might be able to colonize the solar system.

However, humas were not designed to live in outer space for long periods of time, and we don't know the effects of exposing our bodies to different levels of gravity. We will have to adjust our nature to accomplish such a daunting challenge.

But what if in the future you wouldn't need to leave your room to visit Mars or Venus in real time. We can create a hyper realistic simulation of a planet that runs on VR at high frame rate an photorealistic rendering techniques. Would you prefer this way to travel across the stars or would you prefer to take the next rocket to Mars and experiencing it by yourself?

VR Exploration of mars ( 6-7 mins)

Read the instructions first to avoid any confusion

On the Oculus web browser go to the following url: https://accessmars.withgoogle.com/
Click on " Enter VR".
I recommend skipping the initial animation by pressing the 'Trigger' button for a few seconds.
Explore the virtual representation of Mars
Save your thoughts and go to the next step

Download and install APK file (2 mins )

Download the VR-Terrains apk file here
Install it in your Oculus Quest2 using SideQuest.
Go to all apps - unknow sources - VR-Terrains

Using VR-Terrains application ( 5 - 10 mins)

You will stat in on Earth. Go ahead and take a look at the scene moving your head around.

CONTROLLERS

Left controller:

Use gently the left Joystick to move "continuously" around the scene.

Right Controller:

Use the right Joystick to snap turn the camera
Use the primary button to jump
Use the secondary button to return to the original position ( in case you move away from the ship)
Grab the tennis ball and hammer by pointing the ray (from any controller) and press the grip button (the one at the back)

Try the simulated earth

Move around the scene and jump (primary right controller button). Check how high you can jump.
Grab the tennis ball/hammer and throw it like you would do in real life. Check how far the go. Try grabbing the ball with your left hand and the hammer with your right hand and drop them from the same height and see which one hits first the ground
Compare how jump and throwing objects changes depending on the gravity and air density.
Listen to the good audio of a camping day on the jewel of the solar system.

Now visit other Planets

On the UI right next to the table, use the trigger button to activate the combo-box list and select any planet you want.
Move around the scene and jump (primary right controller button). Check how high you can jump.
Grab the tennis ball/hammer and throw it like you would do in real life. Check how far the go.
Listen to the audio of planets (Those are real audio taken by the probes sent to Venus/Mars)
Take screenshots of your favorite planet

Discussion(2-4 mins)

Talk with the person right next to you about your personal preference of virtual space tourism or in person visit to other planets.
Think on Why we don't have photorealistic video games on VR. Is VR gonna feel as close as real life?

Exit Ticket ( 1 - 2 mins)

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