Colby's Project 1 In Class Activity

Pre-class Setup Steps

If you completed Aarav's activity on Tuesday, you can skip to step 2!

Download SideQuest onto your personal computer (not within Paperspace)
- Go to the above link, you may have to create an account. Select "Get SideQuest" from the lefthand menu.
- Download the Sidequest Desktop App for your machine type.
Download this folder onto your personal computer
- This folder contains two .apk files - one file is to test spatial anchor functionality (RunSpatialAnchor.apk) and one file to to test grab interaction functionality (grabAndScaleAPK.apk)

Everyone will have the chance to run both projects in class (so please have both downloaded)! To start, we will split the class as follows. Please load ONLY the .apk listed with your name below into SideQuest before class. If you load both, the last added file overwrites the previous file.

Eunjin, Connor, Aarav, Feiyue, Sofia: RunSpatialAnchor.apk

José, Mia, Papayaw, Vishaka: grabAndScaleAPK.apk

To load the .apk files onto our Meta Quest 3, we will need to use Sideloading through SideQuest. You will need to plug your headset into your computer. Make sure your headset is turned on to be discoverable.
- Please follow this tutorial to load the .apk file onto your headset.
- Note: If you have already used Sidequest and have a project already installed, you may get an error when loading a new file. If this occurs, uninstall the existing project from your applications menu on your headset. Then, try loading the .apk file for this activity into SideQuest.
Please bring your charging cord (and any adaptor you may need to plug your headset into your laptop) to class on Thursday!

In-Class Activity: Spatial Anchor (8 - 10 min)

Open up Applications on your head set
- Go to Unknown Sources on the left hand menu
- Click the loaded project (Grab and Scale or spatialAnchors)
The project contains information/instructions on controller commands and for reference they are here:
- Right index trigger → Anchor current model
- Left index trigger → Select this menu
- X → Select Lobster Tail
- Y → Select Woolly Mammoth
- A → Select Crab Nebula
- B → Respawn all anchors from previous session
- Left joystick press → Clear all anchors
Anchor all three models into your space (try anchoring the instructions too!)
Move your head around the models to try viewing them from different angles
Take a screenshot
Clear the anchors
Try anchoring the models multiple times and consider which of the models (based on size or content may work best for spatial anchors)

In-Class Activity: Grab Interaction (8 - 10 min)

Open up Applications on your head set
- Go to Unknown Sources on the left hand menu
- Click the loaded project (Grab and Scale or spatialAnchors)
The project contains information/instructions on controller and hand commands and for reference they are here:
- Controller Commands
  - To move object: Press and hold right or left inside trigger on object, move hands and release buttons at location
  - To scale object: Press and hold right + left inside triggers on object while moving hands together and apart
- Hand Commands
  - To move object: Place hand over object + grab or pinch, move object and release hold
  - To scale object: Grab object with both hands
  - Note: For using hands, make sure your controllers are placed flat on the table for the project to recognize you have switched to hands.
Grab an object, move it to a new location, scale the object, and try rotating it using your hands or controllers
Replicate step 3 with the other two objects and now use your hands or controller if you did not before (try moving the instructions too!)
- Consider which of the models (based on size or content may work best for grab interaction)
Take a screenshot

In-Class Activity: Smithsonian Mobile AR Website (5 min)

Go to one of the below links:
- Crab Nebula "the remains of an exploded star located about 6,500 light years from Earth": https://3d.si.edu/object/3d/crab-nebula:6634445f-6955-4bc8-aeaf-db2d7610133b
- Woolly Mammoth: https://3d.si.edu/object/3d/mammuthus-primigenius-blumbach:341c96cd-f967-4540-8ed1-d3fc56d31f12
- Scyllarus ciliatus (lobster's tail): https://3d.si.edu/object/3d/scyllarus-ciliatus:5c35630a-e5fe-484c-bd6f-4cb93616d263
Select the AR icon in the upper left hand corner
Scan the QR code with your mobile device
Move, Scale, and Rotate the model in AR on your device
Take a screenshot

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