Post on 10-Jun-2020
Silvina Orsatti, EdD
Instructor of Spanish
University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg
Email: silvina.orsatti@pitt.edu
Twitter: sorsatti© 2019 Silvina Orsatti
Introduction to Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality
(VR, AR and MR)
Using existing VR/AR content (tech tools and examples)
Creating VR/AR content (tech tools and examples)
Hands-on!
Reasons to use VR/AR in our classes
Brainstorming of lesson ideas
Takeaways
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Google Expeditions
Google Street View
Metaverse
Galactic Explorer
Mr. Body
QR Reader
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WHAT IS VIRTUAL REALITY (VR)? Virtual reality is a complete immersion experience
that shuts out the physical world.
Using VR devices such as HTC Vive, Oculus Rift or
Google Cardboard, we can be transported into a
number of real-world and imagined environments
(e.g., Macchu Picchu, Taj Mahal, Louvre Museum, a
penguin colony, the back of a dragon, etc.)
In VR, we can feel as though we are truly part of those
worlds. We can even walk around and interact with the
objects in there.
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WHAT IS AUGMENTED REALITY (AR)? Augmented reality places virtual objects into the world
around us often by using the camera on a smartphone.
AR alters the surrounding world so that we can interact
with objects, and walk around them without requiring
goggles.
In AR, we can still see the world around us, and it can
even be easier on our eyes compared to VR experiences.
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WHAT IS MIXED REALITY (MR)? Mixed reality combines elements of both AR and VR where
the real-world and digital objects interact.
MR technology is just now starting to take off with Microsoft’s
HoloLens, one of the most notable early MR apparatuses.
Promotional video @
https://youtu.be/eqFqtAJMtYE
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WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES BETWEEN VR, AR AND MR?
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VR AR
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Google Expeditions is an immersive education
app that allows teachers and students to explore
the world through 800+ virtual-reality (VR) and
100+ augmented-reality (AR) tours.
There are already-created lessons
(for novice, intermediate and advanced learners)
for each site in the expeditions.
Search Google Expeditions by grade, subject or location @
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VR ARArt history: Impressionism (AR)
European street art and artists (VR)
Greek mythology (AR)
Masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance (AR)
Modern art sculpture and architecture (AR)
*Murales latinos (VR)
Murals of Lyon, France (VR)
*The paintings of Frida Kahlo (AR)
Etc.
Follow an
expedition
Explore on
your own
Lead an
expedition
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Google Street View is a feature of Google Maps that
enables users to view and navigate through 360º
horizontal and 290º vertical panoramic street-level images
of various cities around the world.
The Street View feature can be used to take virtual walks,
explore landmarks or find shops, restaurants and hotels.
Example:
Macchu Picchu
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How to create 360° Google Street View panoramas @
http://bit.ly/CreatePanos
Example: Cuba
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360-degree videos, also known as immersive
videos or spherical videos, are video recordings where a
view in every direction is recorded at the same time, and shot
using an omnidirectional camera or a collection of cameras.
360-degree videos can be played on displays or projectors
arranged in a sphere or some part of a sphere.
During playback on normal flat display the viewer has
control of the viewing direction like a panorama.
Resources for 360º videos:
YouTube360 @ http://bit.ly/Utube360
AirPano @ http://www.airpano.com
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360º VIDEOS • SALVADOR DALI
* Dreams of Dali @ https://youtu.be/F1eLeIocAcU
Girl at a window @ https://youtu.be/Mr0rsYTt-qg
• GIORGIO DE CHIRICO
Song of love @ https://youtu.be/Kh59iJOaobA
• ANDRE DERAIN
Boats at Collioure @ https://youtu.be/AKU8ef29OpI
• PAUL JOSEPH CONSTANTINE GABRIËL
In the month of July @ https://youtu.be/wDLAYlr_yT4
• MENGFU
Autumn in Chiou and Hua Mountains @ https://youtu.be/CxRAKIAuUVk
• CLAUDE MONET
Bridge over a pond of water lilies @ https://youtu.be/HAiXGalIoFs
Jump into the world
of famous painters
and explore their art
with a strong sense of
immersion!
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360º VIDEOS VINCENT VAN GOGH
* The starry night @ https://youtu.be/G7Dt9ziemYA
La chambre @ https://youtu.be/vICb02s5U-8
The night cafe @ https://youtu.be/jBOL5yakREA
MASTERS OF SURREALISM
• Experience Surrealist paintings like never before in this 360° virtual
reality film.
• Explore the illusory perceptions of a Spanish plain in Salvador Dalí’s
1930s masterpiece, Moment of transition.
• Discover the enigmatic dreamscape of Paul Delvaux’s Jeunes filles au
bord de l’eau.
• Interpret the powerfully evocative part human, part machine-like
creatures in André Masson’s Hôtel d’automates.
• And marvel at the juxtaposition of a powerful lion and a fragile egg in
René Magritte’s Le Repas de Noces.
o Film @ https://youtu.be/BOysrQm9p28© 2019 Silvina Orsatti
Example: Plaza Mayor @
https://youtu.be/HC5OPtjl1Ks
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Explorar las líneas de Nazca con una
serie de imágenes en 360° @ https://www.airpano.com/360photo/Nazca-Lines-Peru/
• ¿Dónde están las líneas de Nazca? ¿En
la costa, el desierto, la selva, o la
sierra?
• ¿Se puede ver las líneas de Nazca
desde un carro o un helicóptero? ¿Por
qué?
Analizar las líneas de Nazca (dibujo)
• ¿Qué figuras hay?
Menciona tres figuras, en español y en
inglés.
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ACTIVIDAD CREATIVA
Dibujar una "línea de Nazca".
Usar el enlace @
https://awwapp.com/b/uifupep6a/
Escribir tu nombre y qué figura es.
Nota: Se puede crear una línea de Nazca
'real' o 'ficticia‘.
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VR AR
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TOUR BUILDER
Tour Builder is a new way to annotate places using Google
Earth. It lets us pick the locations right on the map, add in
photos, text and video, and then share our creation.
Example: Viaje a México @
http://bit.ly/ViajeMXD
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STORY SPHERES
Story Spheres is a tool for enhancing 360 images that
lets us position audio within a scene to easily create
interactive experiences.
Example: El Malecón de La Habana @
https://storyspheres.com/my© 2019 Silvina Orsatti
TOUR CREATOR
Tour Creator allows us to create our own VR tour using
imagery from Google Street View or our own 360º photos.
It is designed to work with Google Cardboard and
Google Expeditions.
Example: Cuba @
http://bit.ly/TourCreatorCuba
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METAVERSEWith Metaverse we can create our own Augmented
Reality (AR) experiences.
We create experiences for free in Metaverse Studio (on
our computer), and then watch them come to life in the
Metaverse App.
Example: ¿Cómo está ella? @
http://bit.ly/MyMetaverse
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MERGE CUBE
The Merge Cube is a holographic toy that allows us to physically hold and interact with 3D objects using
augmented reality (AR) technology.
Galactic Explorer
Mr. Body
Games:
Defused!
Snake Attack
Things
Tiltball
Free and paid
apps!
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VR
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AR The most obvious benefit of AR in education is that it
changes the way that students interact with their world and, in turn, the way they learn their subject content.
Pre-made AR resources are readily available.
Printing AR-enabled worksheets allows students the chance to engage with the AR at home.
AR can make class trips more informative.
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Brainstorm language and/or cultural lesson ideas to incorporate
VR / AR / 360º videos in the classroom.
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• What’s the difference between VR, AR and MR? @ https://www.fi.edu/difference-between-ar-vr-and-mr
• VR? AR? MR? Sorry, I’m confused. @ https://www.foundry.com/industries/virtual-reality/vr-mr-ar-
confused
• New realities: How VR, AR and MR stack up. @ https://futurism.com/images/vr-ar-and-mr-whats-the-
difference-infographic-2
• Story Spheres @ https://storyspheres.com/
• Tour Builder @ https://tourbuilder.withgoogle.com/
• Tour Creator @ https://vr.google.com/tourcreator/
• Metaverse @ https://studio.gometa.io/
• Ten reasons to use VR in the classroom @ https://teachthought.com/technology/10-reasons-use-virtual-
reality-classroom/
• Four benefits for using AR in the classroom @ https://www.thetechedvocate.org/4-benefits-using-
augmented-reality-classroom/
• Augmented, Virtual and Mixed Reality in the classroom @ http://www.schrockguide.net/augmented-
reality.html
• Augmented and Virtual Reality in the Language Classroom: Practical Ideas @
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328781217_Augmented_and_Virtual_Reality_in_the_Language
_Classroom_Practical_Ideas
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