Communication in VR, March 12th 2020
Self-reflective thoughts
This written document represents an account of my own learning process when completing the Knowledge Base project. When writing the self-reflection document, consider the following questions:
What did you learn?
I learned a ton of interesting information about Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality (or XR total), got to know lots of people from the Industries who are passionate about what they do for a living. I learn the technicality of how an Occulus Quest/ Rift works, how different VR apps works and even to create my own at this years Code Day. Every speakers has a tremendous impact on how I view the world, and Prof. Elizabeth really inspired me on the intertwines of matters all around us.I don’t ever look at a subject as just itself anymore, but as a complicated web of relationship to a bunch of things. We, as human, has a complicated web of relationships with species from Animal Kingdom, Plant Kingdom, to the stardust in the Galaxy. To say that you’re social is an understatement. I learned about the past, the present and the future of this new-age technology that is changing the world, and it is an honor to be a part of this process.
What surprised you?
I was surprised of how much I thought I knew about VR in comparison to how much I actually did. VR has been around for a lot longer than I thought, but by not being exposed to the technology, it felt as if it was created 10 years ago.
I was surprised of how many people are being involved in this industry. It’s absolutely fantastic to see everyone, from all different fields & industries, working together for a common goal: an immersive experience. Everyone from Google, Microsoft, Amazon to Environmentalist to Entrepreneurs to Journalist and so are involved in this technology. For the longest time, I thought VR was only for gamer and computer-enthusiast.
How did you grow or change during the development of your project?
Great question. If i could go back in time and look at myself before this course, I would laugh at how much I assumed and didn’t know about VR. I could feel myself grow into a better version of myself through this course, from socializing & asking great questions, to programming VR software/games, to speaking up about what I truly feel. I was able to look at things with more depth, from different angles and point of views. I somehow developed a sympathize for things I didn’t know exist. These are all parts of being a great students and an amazing human being, sometimes that I would only know through experience and self-improvement.
What is your project’s most important connection to virtual reality or augmented reality in your opinion?
After all, we are all communicating with one another one way or another. It’s not a question of what is being communicated, but of how we are doing our communication. A 2D Facetime might be better than a phonecall, but in Meeting IO where everyone is immersively present in the office enviroment is a whole different story. I find that as human develops, we are getting better and better with our communication. The best communication is using the least amount of effort for the desire delivery & our partners know exactly what we meant. There is a million ways to communicate, but communcation through Virtual Reality is second best to real-life interactions. One day it will be equally as good as real-life interactions, or even better..
and conclusions
I love this course. I love the people who were in the class, and I got along with all the people in my team. I definitely got my money’s worth, and will definitely recommend some of my friends to take the course as well. Cheers to the bright future of tomorrow!
Best,
Vinnie
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