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Explore the potential of Virtual Reality with us.
This place will serve as a study HUB where you will gradually get all the (practical and theoretical) information for VR meetings.
Course timetable
*Zde vytvoříme časovou osu kurzu vč. deadlinů
- Unboxing and setting up the headset up to November 1 2024 at 15:15
- Testing 3 single player apps (First Steps, Tripp, We Live here) up to December 1 2024 at 15:17
- Roblox up to January 1 2025 at 15:17
Getting Familiar with the Headset
Unboxing and First Use of Meta Quest 2 Headset
What is a VR Headset?
A Virtual Reality (VR) headset is a device that immerses you in a 3D virtual environment, allowing you to interact with digital worlds as if you were really there. VR headsets are used for gaming, education, training, and more, providing a unique and engaging experience that goes beyond traditional screen-based interactions. In the course you will use Meta Quest 2 headsets.
Unboxing Your VR Headset
When you open your VR headset box, you’ll find several key components:
- VR Headset: The main device that you’ll wear on your head.
- Controllers: Handheld devices that allow you to interact with the virtual environment.
- Charging Cables: Used to keep your headset and controllers powered up.
- Instruction Manual: A guide to help you get started.
Setting Up Your VR Headset
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Fitting the Headset:
- Adjust the Straps: Before putting on the headset, adjust the straps to ensure a snug but comfortable fit. The headset should sit securely on your head without being too tight.
- Position the Lenses: Place the headset over your eyes and adjust the lenses for a clear view. Most headsets have a dial or slider to fine-tune the lens distance.
- Comfort Check: Ensure the headset feels balanced and comfortable. If needed, adjust the straps again for optimal comfort.
Learn how to do it in this short video:
Controllers
Thumbsticks are most commonly used for free movement in space or for scaling objects.
The Menu button takes us to the main menu.
The Oculus button is used to bring up the menu when you want to take a break from the application or exit it.
Battery covers
Grip buttons are used for grabbing, holding, and releasing a 3D object.
Triggers are used for selecting and confirming in the menu or for selecting a 3D object, etc. Essentially, they are similar to pressing Enter or clicking with a computer mouse.
Turning the headset on for the first time
*Kiosk plus app - doplnit foto
Important information
- Do not leave the headset unattended
- Charge the headset before each session
- Before the first meeting, please read the text "Getting Familiar with the Headset."
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At the 1. session, we will learn to work in VR using the "First Steps" application.
1. Session (From - to - date)
First Steps (Familiarising yourself with VR)
First Steps in Quest 2 is an introductory VR app that familiarizes users with the Oculus Quest 2. It offers interactive tutorials that teach basic VR navigation, interaction, and controls through engaging activities like grabbing objects, shooting targets, and playing mini-games.
Duration
The experience typically spans aprox. 10 minutes.
Familiarization with VR Controls:
- Learn to use the Oculus Touch controllers.
- Practice movements like pointing, grabbing, and throwing.
Navigation and Interaction:
- Understand how to move within a virtual environment.
- Interact with objects and environments.
Mini-Games and Activities:
- Engage in fun activities that reinforce VR skills.
- Shoot targets, draw, and play musical instruments.
Comfort and Confidence:
- Gain comfort with VR technology.
- Build confidence in using the VR headset and controllers.
Take control of the headset, try out different mini-games and activities.
Trailer for the app:
2. Session (From - to - date)
We Live Here
As future educators, your role extends beyond delivering content; you are also vital in fostering environments where all students feel seen, supported, and understood. This immersive VR experience places you directly within the narrative of Rockey, a woman facing homelessness, enabling you to explore social exclusion, resilience, and the personal narratives that shape individuals from marginalized backgrounds. Engaging with Rockey’s story brings forward crucial social-emotional aspects that can deeply inform your educational practice.
By interacting with Rockey’s belongings, you gain insight into how individuals experiencing social disadvantage may carry rich, often invisible, histories that influence
- Her journal
- A small wooden box of photographs
- A music box
- A motorcycle cut-out
- A childhood novel
Controls and Interaction
The experience is hands-on and intuitive, allowing you to engage with Rockey’s belongings using VR controllers. Each item, when selected, unlocks visual and audio elements that contribute to a broader understanding of her circumstances. Movement within the environment is free, enabling you to examine each object from multiple angles for a deeper, personalized engagement.
Duration
The experience typically spans 15–20 minutes.
Personal Story:
- Learn Rockey's story and understand her life and struggles.
Interactive Exploration:
- Engage with Rockey's personal objects.
- Reveal animations and stories linked to her belongings.
Emotional Connection:
- Experience the emotional impact of losing a home.
Social Awareness:
- Raise awareness about about people from socially disadvantaged backgrounds.
- Reflect on the broader social issues involved.
Instructions on how to use the app
Start by physically touching the "Press to Begin" sign. This will start the story
Throughout the story you will interact with objects. You will know this by the objects gradually lighting up.
You grasp the object in one hand and interact with it with the other hand (for example, to open a photo box).
Tip: If you find yourself unable to reach the subject due to physical constraints around you, face the direction you want to be the new center of the virtual world, then press and hold the Oculus button on the right-controller to reset your view.
Trailer for the We Live Here app
3. Session (From - to - date)
NOTES ON BLINDNESS
In Notes on Blindness VR, you will be immersed in the world of John Hull, a man adapting to total blindness. This experience offers you a unique perspective on the cognitive and emotional challenges associated with sensory disabilities, inviting you to reflect on how sensory diversity shapes learning and engagement in the classroom.
By stepping into John’s reality, you gain firsthand insight into how blindness impacts a person’s perception of space, relationships, and identity. This immersive experience emphasizes key aspects of social-emotional understanding that are essential in supporting students with diverse sensory and cognitive needs:
Building Empathy for Sensory Disabilities
Recognizing the Importance of Accessible Learning
Challenging Assumptions about Disability
Controls and Interaction
In Notes on Blindness VR, you’ll navigate John’s world primarily through sound. Using the VR controllers, you can interact with the environment by moving through different scenes and engaging with objects that reveal audio diary entries and other auditory cues. Spatialized sound provides a unique, immersive experience where hearing becomes the primary sense, allowing you to feel John’s perspective more deeply. Follow on-screen prompts to move and interact, letting sound guide your exploration.
Duration
The experience lasts approximately 20–25 minutes.
Personal Story:
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Understand John Hull’s narrative and his experiences transitioning to total blindness.
Interactive Exploration:
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Navigate his world through spatial audio cues and interactive elements, simulating the cognitive adjustments in a sightless world.
Emotional Connection:
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Deepen your emotional understanding of the psychological impact of blindness on self-perception and connection with the world.
Social Awareness:
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Reflect on sensory disabilities and their impact on daily life, encouraging a more inclusive and empathetic approach in educational settings.
Instructions on how to use the app
- The whole story is divided into 5 separate chapters and lasts approximately 25 minutes.
- Control is easy. You can sit comfortably all the time.
- The whole story is based on sound.
- Sometimes characters may appear behind you, turn around.
- In the chapter "Feeling the wind" a bird will appear. It needs to be "blown by the wind" several times. The bird will move around within the scene. Once the bird has flown past you several times, the story will continue.
4. Session (From - to - date)
Engage VR
- Create Your Avatar: Upon launching the app, follow the on-screen prompts to create a personalized avatar that represents you in the virtual space.
Creating spaces where students can collaborate, connect, and develop socio-emotional skills is vital. ENGAGE VR is a powerful platform that fosters virtual collaboration and learning through immersive environments. By utilizing cutting-edge technologies, such as generative AI and digital twins, this application provides an interactive and engaging space for shared experiences, teamwork, and communication. The platform allows students to co-create, discuss, and reflect together, building a sense of social cohesion and emotional intelligence while exploring new ways of engaging in digital learning environments.
Through the use of avatars and virtual spaces, ENGAGE VR offers students opportunities to experiment with identity, engage in collaborative activities, and practice empathy in an innovative and dynamic setting.
- Avatar Creation to Personalize the Experience
- Virtual Collaboration Rooms for Group Discussions
- Interactive Tools for Real-Time Engagement
- Scalable Environments Supporting Team-Building Activities
Duration
The experience typically spans 20–25 minutes.
Personal Story:
- Customize your avatar to reflect your individuality and establish a virtual identity.
- Participate in group activities and discussions in immersive, shared spaces.
Interactive Exploration:
- Engage with tools like virtual whiteboards, interactive 3D objects, and multimedia presentations.
- Explore collaborative spaces designed for creativity, problem-solving, and active participation.
Emotional Connection:
- Create interesting scenarios through collaborative tasks and discussions.
- Develop deeper connections with peers by working together in a shared virtual environment.
Social Awareness:
- Practice empathy and effective communication in a diverse, global group setting.
- Reflect on the dynamics of teamwork and the importance of inclusion and active listening in virtual environments.
Instructions on how to use the app
Settings in the web browser
1.) Open the login page (on your laptop) and log in using the details in the following table
2.) If you see the privacy policy page, click on "I agree"
3.) After logging in, you will be able to edit your profile. Please pay particular attention to the name that will be displayed, your height and whether you are right or left handed. The rest is not important.
3) After attaching, click on the link (according to your group) and choose attend. It is IMPORTANT that you attend your group.
Great, now you're all done on the laptop and you can turn on the headset.
Launch the ENGAGE app in the headset
1) When you launch the app, you will be prompted to enable various settings. Click on "Allow"
2) Log in using the same details you have listed in the table here on the website.
3) You should then be prompted (when you first launch the app) to create your own avatar.
Great, you've got the app set up. Feel free to explore at will. It's a metaverse and some places should be freely accessible.
5) For our VR meeting, click on the "Events" button and the "Attending" tab in the top bar. You should see the session you signed up for in the previous step using the link.
Great job! You are all set!
Trailer for the Engage
5. Session (From - to - date)
Engage VR 2
- Create Your Avatar: Upon launching the app, follow the on-screen prompts to create a personalized avatar that represents you in the virtual space.
Creating spaces where students can collaborate, connect, and develop socio-emotional skills is vital. ENGAGE VR is a powerful platform that fosters virtual collaboration and learning through immersive environments. By utilizing cutting-edge technologies, such as generative AI and digital twins, this application provides an interactive and engaging space for shared experiences, teamwork, and communication. The platform allows students to co-create, discuss, and reflect together, building a sense of social cohesion and emotional intelligence while exploring new ways of engaging in digital learning environments.
Through the use of avatars and virtual spaces, ENGAGE VR offers students opportunities to experiment with identity, engage in collaborative activities, and practice empathy in an innovative and dynamic setting.
- Avatar Creation to Personalize the Experience
- Virtual Collaboration Rooms for Group Discussions
- Interactive Tools for Real-Time Engagement
- Scalable Environments Supporting Team-Building Activities
Duration
The experience typically spans 20–25 minutes.
Personal Story:
- Customize your avatar to reflect your individuality and establish a virtual identity.
- Participate in group activities and discussions in immersive, shared spaces.
Interactive Exploration:
- Engage with tools like virtual whiteboards, interactive 3D objects, and multimedia presentations.
- Explore collaborative spaces designed for creativity, problem-solving, and active participation.
Emotional Connection:
- Create interesting scenarios through collaborative tasks and discussions.
- Develop deeper connections with peers by working together in a shared virtual environment.
Social Awareness:
- Practice empathy and effective communication in a diverse, global group setting.
- Reflect on the dynamics of teamwork and the importance of inclusion and active listening in virtual environments.
Instructions on how to use the app
Settings in the web browser
1.) Open the login page (on your laptop) and log in using the details in the following table
Monday group (9. 12. 16:55)
| Student | Login email | Password |
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Kyi Sin Win Pa
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lics+20@phil.muni.cz | VRHeadsetPolaris! |
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Dariia Pryshvina
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lics+14@phil.muni.cz | VRHeadsetPhi! |
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Naw Paw Law Eh Shee
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lics+7@phil.muni.cz | VRHeadsetEta! |
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Myat Yee Thar
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lics+08@phil.muni.cz | VRHeadsetSigma! |
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Ja Seng Htoi
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lics+17@phil.muni.cz | VRHeadsetOmega! |
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Inn Kyin Phoo
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lics+19@phil.muni.cz | VRHeadsetAntares! |
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Taro Sagasaki
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lics+9@phil.muni.cz | VRHeadsetIota! |
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Jue Jue Si Thu
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lics+8@phil.muni.cz | VRHeadsetTheta! |
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Aung Win
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lics+03@phil.muni.cz | VRHeadsetNu! |
Thursday group (13. 12. 16:55)
| Student | Login email | Password |
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Sarah Davidson
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xx | xxx |
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Haruna Chiwaki
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lics+02@phil.muni.cz | VRHeadsetMu! |
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Abdelmalek Zerifi
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lics+10@phil.muni.cz | VRHeadsetKappa! |
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Sai Sai Htun Naung
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lics+09@phil.muni.cz | VRHeadsetTau! |
| Jekaterina Sivicka | lics+07@phil.muni.cz | VRHeadsetRho! |
2.) If you see the privacy policy page, click on "I agree"
3.) After logging in, you will be able to edit your profile. Please pay particular attention to the name that will be displayed, your height and whether you are right or left handed. The rest is not important.
3) After attaching, click on the link (according to your group) and choose attend. It is IMPORTANT that you attend your group.
Great, now you're all done on the laptop and you can turn on the headset.
Launch the ENGAGE app in the headset
1) When you launch the app, you will be prompted to enable various settings. Click on "Allow"
2) Log in using the same details you have listed in the table here on the website.
3) You should then be prompted (when you first launch the app) to create your own avatar.
Great, you've got the app set up. Feel free to explore at will. It's a metaverse and some places should be freely accessible.
5) For our VR meeting, click on the "Events" button and the "Attending" tab in the top bar. You should see the session you signed up for in the previous step using the link.
Great job! You are all set!
Trailer for the Engage
