Trying Failing and Trying Again Or When is
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Trying, Failing and Trying Again *Or When is a Petting Zoo Not a Petting Zoo?
Intro • Who are we? • Why are we here?
First we tried… • Took model that worked for teen demographic and applied it to our adult programs • Welcome to the Future: VR Petting Zoo* was born
…Then we failed Not having a real or Virtual Petting Zoo Some of our tech failed Structure or lack thereof Lack of information on how it is currently being used • Safety concerns and social anxiety • •
So we tried again! • Still started with an icebreaker • Created more structure • Prepped the technology earlier • Took more time setting up expectations • Teen Volunteer
Intro to Virtual Reality What is virtual reality? VR is the computer-generated simulation of images or whole environments that can be experienced using special electronic equipment. What is the difference between VR and AR? VR immerses you in a virtual environment while AR starts with the real world and overlays virtual objects (The most well-know example is Pokemon Go).
VR and Libraries
Different ways VR is being used • • • Guangzhou Zoo Treatment of PTSD Training Doctors Retirement homes Gaming Art modeling
VR Hardware • • • Headset to cover eyes Wires and more wires! Handheld component Base Stations Cellphone, tablet, computer Still early days – can be temperamental
What to expect • Immersive experience • Do things you will never do in real life • Can play alone or with friends • It can be overstimulating • Best experienced with breaks
Your turn! • • HTC Vive – Try out the Tilt Brush or Ritchie’s Plank Experience Google Cardboard – Try out Urban Hike demo to visit Paris and Rome Merge Goggles and Cubes – Hold ancient artifacts in your hands Coming soon: – Oculus Go!
Useful apps
Success! • • Positive Feedback in the program and via email Sense of enjoyment and a more positive feeling from participants We continue to learn and adapt our programming If at first you don’t succeed try and try again!
QUESTIONS?
- Signpost chart example
- Songs with personification lyrics
- Rise and rise again until lambs become lions
- Aha moment in the outsiders
- Ailing and failing implants
- Our failing schools enough is enough
- Failing to list fixed expenses
- Our failing schools enough is enough summary
- For song and mother croon of bird meaning
- Rise and rise until lambs become lions
- Put the following into the correct order
- Inside out and back again vocabulary
- Kim ha poem
- Look at the picture and answer the question below
- Now listen and repeat after me
- Inside out and back again vocabulary