ART 109T for GD 159

Immersive Design

Spring 2018

Week One:

Monday Jan. 16th


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Wednesday Jan. 17th

  • In Class
  • Presentation: Introduce Syllabus
  • Question Time
  • Activity: create accounts for quizizz.com
  • Join Google Classroom

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  1. Create profile headshot for class accounts, and intro survey.
  2. Complete Intro Survey
  3. READ: Syllabus
  4. Log into Lynda.com through Fresno State

Friday


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Week Two:

Monday


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  1. READ: VR? AR? MR? Sorry, I’m confused.
  2. Find a smartphone application that uses AR. You may wish to find several and pick the one you find the most exciting or useful. Download it, and test it out.

Wednesday


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  1. Review the AR app you picked and design a 1-page handout, infographic, poster, or advertisement for the App. Augment it using Aurasma, adding a video, photo, audio, and URL. Due Monday

Friday


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  1. Finish Augmented App review
  2. Take notes on Maya tutorial

Week Three:

Monday


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  1. Review/Scan: Aurasmas 3D overlay specifications
  2. Review/Scan:
  3. Aurasma 3D view basic commands
  4. Watch:
  5. Bring your printed trigger image from Monday to class

Wednesday

  • In Class
  • Activity: Follow classmates and view each others Augmented posters.
  • Presentation: Adding 3d model to Aura
  • Getting into Maya

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  1. Watch: 3d model in aurasma
  2. Start on Fridays remote class content

Friday


    For Next Class

  1. Read over your clasmates comments for the Google classroom question.

Week Four:

Monday

  • In Class
  • Demo: Using HP Reveal app to add existing 3D model
  • Activity: Design trigger and add 3D model using HP Reveal apps pre-sets
  • Maya practice: Create model of an apple in Maya
  • View 360 photo triggered by Aurasma through Aframe
  • Apple Nurbs

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  1. Bring small SIMPLE object to model in class on Wednesday
  2. Sketch your object and break it down into simple polygons before class
  3. Find maya tutorial you want to share with the class.
  4. Read: Introduction to A-Frame
  5. Watch: A-Frame WebVR Tutorial 1 - Setting Up

Wednesday


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Friday


    For Next Class

  1. Save folder with .html, .obj, .mtl files and bring to class on Monday

Week Five:

Monday Feb. 12th

  • In Class
  • Presentation: Introduce ZapAR
  • Activity: Create a business card with ZapAR works

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  1. Read: ZapStudio Getting Started Documentation
  2. Download ZapStudio

Wednesday Feb. 14th


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  1. Tips for searching with Google
  2. Google Scholar through Fresno State
  3. Spark Video How To
  4. Find and read your research
  5. Play with Spark Video

Friday Feb. 16th

  • Remote Class
  • Activity: Continue to work on P1
  • Gather more research
  • Summaries and pull out main points
  • Layout poster
  • Plan out video

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Week Six:

Monday Feb. 19th

  • NO Class
  • Presidents’ Day
  • Activity: Go Outside
  • Continue to work on P1
  • Finish Spark Video and upload to youtube
  • Finish poster design and augment

    For Next Class

  1. Turn in Project 1 on google classroom

Wednesday Feb. 21st

  • In Class
  • Presentation: Intro Part Two (P1p2) Designing an AR experience
  • Watch Student Presentations
  • Activity: Leave feed back for everyones presentation on Google classroom
  • Work Time on Project 1 Part 2

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  1. Work on P1p2 AR project proposal
  2. Watch Zap Studio video tutroials if useing ZapStudio

Friday Feb. 23rd

  • Remote Class
  • Activity: Finish AR Project proposal and turn in on google classroom by noon.

    For Next Class

  1. Start sketching and planing your project, bring needed resources to work on your project in class.

Week Seven:

Monday Feb. 26th

  • In Class
  • Presentation:
  • Activity: Work time on AR Design P1p2
  • Meet with Dr. Laura 1 on 1 to discuss P1p2

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Wednesday Feb. 28th

  • In Class
  • Presentation:
  • Activity: Work time on AR Design P1p2
  • In-process critique

    For Next Class

  1. Add your link to your P1 AR reserach video on Google classroom Question By end of day

Friday March 2nd

  • Remote Class
  • Continue to work on AR P1p2 and have some content ready to demo on Monday for inprocess critique.
  • Activity: View all classmates videos from P1 on google classroom and leave a comment for each.

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Week Eight:

Monday Mar. 5th

  • In Class
  • Presentation: P1p2 In Process Critique
  • Activity: Small group critique
  • Work time on P1p2

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  1. GD Club Meeting Wed. March 7th at Noon in CA 212
  2. Attend Artist Lecture Thursday 5:00-5:50 pm CA101 extra credit 25pts

Wednesday Mar. 7th

  • In Class
  • Presentation: Guest Speaker
  • Activity:

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  2. Attend Artist Lecture Thursday 5:00-5:50 pm CA101 extra credit 25pts
  3. Create an AWS education account. Make sure you use your mail.fresnostate.edu email. After creating an accound send an email to Max J. Tsai janq@csufresno.edu, so we can check that your free account has been activated.

Friday Mar. 9th


    For Next Class

  1. Create an AWS education account. Make sure you use your mail.fresnostate.edu email. After creating an accound send an email to Max J. Tsai janq@csufresno.edu, so we can check that your free account has been activated.
  2. Turn in P1p2 on Monday Mar. 12th

Week Nine:

Monday Mar. 12th


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Wednesday Mar. 14th


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  1. Review the vrs.org.uk/ Virtual Reality Society website

Friday Mar. 16th

  • Remote Class
  • Work on P2
  • Activity:

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Week Ten: Introduction to Amazon Sumarian

Monday Mar. 19th

  • In Class
  • Presentation: VR/AR podcast Dr. Sana Farid of Munfarid
  • Activity: Work on P2
  • Desk Critique

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  1. Finish P2 Research poster and video
  2. Log into Amazon AWS educators account and open the Sumarian Page (just check that you have access)

Wednesday March 21st


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  1. Read: What Is Amazon Sumerian?
  2. Read: Amazon Sumerian Use Cases and Requirements

Friday March 23rd

  • Remote Class
  • Review: Getting started interface tutorial
  • Activity: Comment in google classroom, how can you see Sumarian being used? What types of projects would you like to create with sumarian if you had unlimited time and coding knowledge?
  • Watch: Overview

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Week Eleven: Spring Break March 26-30th

Monday

  • NO Class
  • Spring Break
  • Activity: Go Outside

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Wednesday

  • NO Class
  • Spring Break
  • Activity: Go Outside

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Friday

  • NO Class
  • Spring Break
  • Activity:

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Week Twelve:

Monday April 2nd

  • In Class
  • Presentation: Smart Glasses and wearables
  • Activity: In class group design of Interface design for Smart glasses

    For Next Class

  1. Finish Smart glasses UI mock up exercise to share tomorrow. Print out designs on letter size paper.

Wednesday April 4th

  • In Class
  • Presentation: Project Intro for Virtual Environment Design
  • Activity: Crazy 8s sketch activity
  • Activity: Pin up and share interface design of smart glasses

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  1. Start brain storming and mind mapping ideas for your virtual environment
  2. Review Creating a TV Room

Friday April 6th


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  1. Bring sketches and mind map to class

Week Thirteen:

Monday, April 9th

  • In Class
  • Presentation: Share Ideas for Virtual Environment
  • Activity: Work time to create any custom models you might want to add.
  • Get started on process book and continue reviewing other environments as research.

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Wednesday, April 11th


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  1. Get started working on your custom virtual environment

Friday, April 13

  • Remote Class
  • Activity: Work on Virtual Environment project and process book

    For Next Class

  1. Have your scene created and some models placed.

Week Fourteen:

Monday, April 16th

  • In Class
  • Presentation: ASW Educator Accounts
  • Activity: In-progress Critique of Virtual Environments
  • Work time on Virtual Environment and Custom Models

    For Next Class

  1. Sign up for AWS educator account if you have not or were rejected (need to list California State University - Fresno, not Fresno State)
  2. Keep working on Virtual Environment Project
  3. Start putting together Process book

Wednesday, April 18th

  • In Class
  • Presentation: Review of Project Statment
  • Activity: Small Group Critique 10:15-10:45
  • Work Time on Project and Process book

    For Next Class

  1. Please Log into BlackBoard and select our class to take the course evaluation.

Friday, April 20th

  • Remote Class
  • Activity: Continue to work on Virtual Environment and Process book

    For Next Class

  1. Turn in Virtual Environment Project by Sunday night or Monday before class
  2. Please Log into BlackBoard and select our class to take the course evaluation.

Week Fifteen:

Monday, April 23rd

  • In Class
  • Virtual Environment Project DUE --- Explore worlds with Google Card Board
  • Presentation: Introduce P3 Final Project
  • Activity: Crazy 8s

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  1. Sketch and mind map ideas

Wednesday, April 25th

  • Remote Class
  • Ideation on final Project
  • Activity: Runs some experiments to make sure your proposed Idea will work how you intend.
  • Write up project proposal summary paragraph and post to google classroom

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Friday, April 27th

  • Remote Class
  • Start working on P3 Final
  • Activity:

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Week Sixteen:

Monday, April 30th

  • In Class
  • Presentation:
  • Activity: Small group critique of progress
  • Work Time

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Wednesday, May 2nd

  • In Class
  • Presentation:
  • Activity: Desk Critique
  • Work Time

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Friday, May 4th

  • Remote Class
  • Activity:

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Week Seventeen

Monday, May 7th

  • In Class
  • Presentation:
  • Activity: Small group critique
  • Work Time

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Wednesday, May 9th

  • In Class
  • Presentation:
  • Activity: Large group critique of progress

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Friday, May 11th

  • Remote Class
  • Activity:

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  1. Final Time Wed. May 16th 11 am to 1 pm

Finals Week

Monday, May 14th

  • NO Class
  • Finish up final project

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Wednesday, May 16th FINAL 11 am 1 pm

  • FINAL 11 am 1 pm
  • Presentation of Final Projects
  • Activity: eat snacks and give hi-fives

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  1. Have a great summer!