Class Goals 

before after

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 1   | 5 | Goal 0: articulate VR visualization software tool goals, requirements, and capabilities

 1   | 4 | Goal 1:  construct meaningful evaluation strategies for software libraries, frameworks, and applications

 2  | 4  | Goal 2: execute tool evaluation strategies

 1  | 5  | Goal 3: build visualization software packages

 4  | 5  | Goal 4: comparatively analyze software tools based on evaluation

 1  | 5  | Goal 5: be familiar with a number of VR software tools and hardware

 4  | 5  | Goal 6: think critically about software

 2  |  4 | Goal 7: communicate ideas more clearly

PROPOSALS

Project 1 Proposal <HERE>

Presentation for Project 1 Proposal <HERE>

End Presentation for Project 1 <HERE>

Project 2 Proposal <HERE>

Presentation for Project 2 Proposal <HERE>

Project 2 Progress Presentation <HERE>

Poster <HERE>

In-class Activity  Doc <HERE> 

In-class Activity Wiki Entry <HERE>

Public Demo <HERE>

ALL OTHER WIKI CONTRIBUTIONS

CONTRIBUTION 1 [Updated Nanome's landing, install, and features pages] <Landing Page> <Install Page> <Features Page>

CONTRIBUTION 2 [A Detailed Report Evaluating Nanome using 4 Different Methods] <HERE>

CONTRIBUTION 3 [Systematic Review of VR Applications in Pandemic Prevention and Prepardness] <HERE>

CONTRIBUTION 4 [Systematic Review of VR Applications during the SARS-COVID-19 Pandemic] <HERE>

CONTRIBUTION 5 [Nanome & COVID-19 Exploration Activity] <HERE>

CONTRIBUTION 6 [Project 02 In-Class Activity: AAC Handout] <HERE> 

CONTRIBUTION 7 [Evaluating Traditional vs VR AAC tools, Findings from In-class Activity] <HERE> 

CONTRIBUTION 8 [Updated and edited Gravity Sketch's Landing Page (install, features, landing page, and collaborations)] <HERE> 

CONTRIBUTION 9 [Final Public Demo] <HERE>

CONTRIBUTION 10 [Text-to-Speech and Lip Synching] <HERE>

CONTRIBUTION 10 [Ten Principles of Disability Justice by Sins Invalid] <HERE>

CONTRIBUTION 11 [VR IN VISUAL ARTS] <HERE> 

CONTRIBUTION 12 [ Systematic Review of Virtual Reality Applications in Disability Justice] <HERE>

HOURS journal

27/01/23 - 4 Hours

• Local set up 

• HW01 - list of potential edits 

• Guest lecture  prep 

30/01/23 - 3 Hours 

• Read the following: 

  • Kitson A, Prpa M and Riecke BE (2018) Immersive Interactive Technologies for Positive Change: A Scoping Review and Design Considerations.

  • Riva G, Baños RM, Botella C, Mantovani F and Gaggioli A (2016) Transforming Experience: The Potential of Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality for Enhancing Personal and Clinical Change

  • Turner WA, Casey LM. Outcomes associated with virtual reality in psychological interventions: where are we now? Clin Psychol Rev. 2014 Dec;34(8):634-44. doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2014.10.003. Epub 2014 Oct 18. PMID: 25455627. 

  • Notes 

01/02/23 - 4 Hours 

• HW02 (Previous Projects, Hardware & Software, Potential Projects) 

• Class Goals 

• Class prep 

04/02/23 - 4 Hours 

• Virtual Desktop, Stream VR & Google Earth Setup 

• Screenshots  from google earth VR (Home - Mieh w Mieh, Fox Point & College Hill) 

• Video - Trip from Jerusalem, Palestine to Sidon, Lebanon

• Tried the rollercoasters 

06/02/23 - 4 Hours

• Installed DinoVR on Paperspace virtual machine 

• HW03  

• Read the following: 

  • Asadzadeh A, Samad-Soltani T, Rezaei-Hachesu P. Applications of virtual and augmented reality in infectious disease epidemics with a focus on the COVID-19 outbreak. Inform Med Unlocked. 2021;24:100579. doi: 10.1016/j.imu.2021.100579. Epub 2021 Apr 27. PMID: 33937503; PMCID: PMC8076725.

  • (2020). An immersive journey to the molecular structure of SARS-CoV-2: Virtual reality in COVID-19. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, 18, 2621-2628. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2020.09.018 

12/02/23 - 6 Hours 

• Project one proposal, including motivation, in-class activity, evaluation & timeline 

• Project one presentation 

• research on Nanome and  background  information needed for the project 

14/02/23 - 3 Hours

• practice presentation 

• Project #1 Milestone #1

16/02/23 - 2 Hours 

• journal tidying up 

• journal evaluation - HERE

• Milestone #2  

16/02/23 - 5 hours 

• A biochemistry refresher: protease, active sites, identifying the SARS molecule and its main protease  

• Literature review 

23/02/23 - 4 hours 

• evaluation form <HERE>

• evaluating collaboration 

• started working on the in-class activity 

• Personal exploration of Nanome 

28/02/23 - 4 hours

• finalize in-class activity prep 

• finalize evaluation methods and questions 

• prep for class 

02/03/23 - 5 hours 

• in-class activity 

• class prep 

• Synthesis outcomes from in-class activity and evaluation from <data can be found here> 

• Personal evaluation activity 

07/03/23 - 5 hours 

• What more can we learn about COVID-19 and similar virus ? 

• interesting applications in Nanome 

• comparable software 

09/03/23 - 4 hours 

• VR applications in pandemic prevention and preparedness 

• VR and molecular visualizations 

• lots of research 

• class prep 

13/03/23 - 5 hours 

• finalzing all wiki contributions 

• journal 

• class prep 

• presentation prep 

15/03/23 - 6 Hours 

• Project one presentation 

• Journal 

• Self Evaluation 

• contributions review 

20/03/23 - 6 Hours

• 7 scenarios for visualization evaluation 

• Project 02 - Topic and Research <here>

• Final Project ppt - final update 

• journal 

• updated wiki links 

22/02/23 - 3 hours 

• Slides for project 02 proposal presentations 

• Project 02 milestones and wiki contributions 

• project 2 self-evaluation <HERE> 

• project 02 - proposal <HERE> 

04/04/2023 - 4 Hours

• Explored applications of VR in communication  and disability studies

• project 02 proposal and initial idea 

• Confirmed technical  feasibility  (forced to pivot away from original suggestion) 

• Identified potential concrete wiki contributions 

06/04/2023 - 3 Hours

• Considered Evaluation Techniques and Ethical Considerations around the intersection of disability studies and its related VR applications 

• Identified opportunities for collaboration for in class activity 

• Started reimagining the in-class activity and required software and materials 

11/04/2023 - 4 Hours

• Start local setup and development for the communication board part of the in-class activity and explored ways of visualizing such complex boards in immersive environments 

• explored the question of how to best convey experiences of verbal impairment in virtual reality

13/04/2023 - 7 Hours 

• Identified a list of potential drawing/design apps  as well as tested some of them

• started drafting a table of features for each software 

• project 02 progress presentation 

18/04/2023 - 6 Hours 

• compare and contrast different drawing/design apps  

• finalize the choice of software: Gravity SKetch 

• Finalize collaboration features (Theoretically) 

• other forms of disability and their related  VR apps and experiences 

• Start looking at features/applications of VR relevant to the field of disability 

20/04/2023 - 4 Hours 

• identified ways to link 2D medium (communication board) with 3D immersive environment (Gravity Sketch) 

• Finalize handout for in-class activity 

• send instruction for in-class activity and what to download 

25/04/2023 - 5 Hours 

• Finalize and test in-class activity 

• Finalize evaluation forms and questions 

• searched for open-source applications relevant to AAC

27/04/2023 - 5 Hours 

• in-class activity 

• general accessibility concerns 

• What makes a good communication board? 

02/05/2023 - 5 Hours 

• In-class activity 

• start synthesizing evaluation from the first part of the in-class activity 

• edited the second part of the in-class activity according to the feedback 

• started exploring speech simulation, text-to-speech-to visualizations and lip-synching applications, and VR projects 

• finished lingering in-class activities (for other peers) 

• project 02 final presentation 

04/04/2023 - 7 Hours 

• started working on wiki deliverables  (systematic reviews and overall research) 

• thinking about how to integrate 10 principles of disability justice into my own work and evaluation techniques 

• finalize collecting data from in-class activity 

• evaluation synthesis and report 

• project 02 final presentation 

• flash talks 

09/05/2023 - 4 Hours 

• presentation 

• final poster draft 

• finalize in-class ac

16/05/2023 - 10 Hours 

• produce a final draft of the following:

  • poster (reflecting on the whole semester) 

  • flash talk and slides 

  • final project 02 synthesis 

  • public demo handout and instructions 

• finalize wiki contributions: 

  • Speech simulation, lip-synching, and speech to graphics 

  • in-class activity handout, findings, data, and final report 

  • 10 principles of disability justice 

  • systematic reviews 

  • updates relevant software and hardware 

• journal update + review 

• course evaluation 

17/05/2023 - 4 Hours 

• printing :// 

• exhibition 

• good bye ;)od  

19/05/2023 -2 Hours 

• linking data from in-class activity 

  • project 02 - part 01

  • project 02 - part 02

  • project 01