498 AR/VR Schedule Fall 2018

 :: week 1  :: week 2 ::  week 3  :: week 4 ::  week 5  :: week 6 ::  week 7  :: week 8 ::   week 9  :: week 10 ::  week 11  :: week 12 ::  week 13  :: week 14 ::  week 15  :: week 16 ::  

This schedule is merely a guide. It will certainly change during the semester. Dates, deadlines, assignments, point values, and any or all policies may be changed or modified by the instructor. Changes will be announced in class or via the website. There may be unannounced quizzes during the semester.

Fall 2018 Schedule
This class includes an assignment on Election Day. You must be available to work on Election Day.

 

Week 1 Intro 

august 21 Tuesday

IN CLASS:

Introductions & Course Overview

ASSIGNMENTS:

Great VR

READINGS:

LINKS:

 

august 23 Thursday

IN CLASS:

Background and history of Immersive Reality

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

 

 




Week 2 

august 28  Tuesday

IN CLASS:

Set up iPhone, hand out gear, set up Go
Explore Occulus Go and online space

It’s not too early to be thinking about your final project

ASSIGNMENTS:

Thursday meet at Dreamery in Shield Building (Basement – enter and turn left and head downstairs)

READINGS:

LINKS:

Alexis Ahmad, Katie DeFiore Underwater
Sarah Price Behind the Fence
Tommy Butler FOALS
Erin Kim Paris Vigil
Amanda Grant Refugees
Adam Melendez NASA
Kaitlyn Aguiles Oil Rig  Hammerhead Shark
Morgan Campbell Hiroshima
august 30 Thursday

IN CLASS:

Visit The Dreamery

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:




Week 3 

September 4  Tuesday

IN CLASS:

Shyam Sundar – impact of 360 VR in journalism

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

September 6  Thursday

IN CLASS:

NPR’s Nick Michael

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:




Week 4  

September 11  Tuesday

IN CLASS:

Shooting 360 Video

ASSIGNMENTS:

360 Video I

READINGS:

LINKS:

September 13  Thursday

NO CLASS




Week 5 

September 18  Tuesday

IN CLASS:  

Work with 360 Cameras

Pitch 360 I Ideas

ASSIGNMENTS:

EXTRA CREDIT!  DAVE LEOPOLD TALK – MONDAY, 9/24 @ 7PM IN FOSTER AUDITORIUM

READINGS:

LINKS:

September 20  Thursday

IN CLASS:

Using Premiere & Fusion Studio

ASSIGNMENTS: 

360 Video II

NPR on Spatial Audio

READINGS:

LINKS:




Week 6

EXTRA CREDIT!  DAVE LEOPOLD TALK – MONDAY, 9/24 @ 7PM IN FOSTER AUDITORIUM

September 25 Tuesday

IN CLASS:

Dave Leopold visit

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

September 27 Thursday

IN CLASS: 

Spatial Audio

ASSIGNMENTS:

FINAL PROJECT

READINGS:

LINKS:

Ambisonic Demo search “Ambisonic Demo h.265

NPR on YouTube search “Dusting Off Old Traditions

 

 




Week 7  

October 2 Tuesday

IN CLASS:

Look at 360 VR I

Interviewing in 360

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS: 

Standard Interview

 

October 4 Thursday 

IN CLASS:

INTRO TO AR

ASSIGNMENTS:

AR

READINGS:

LINKS: 

 




Week 8  

October 9 Tuesday 

IN CLASS:

Pitch 360 II
Audio

ASSIGNMENTS

READINGS:

LINKS:

October 11 Thursday

IN CLASS:

Pitch Final Project
Look at AR I

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

Apple just bought this technology




Week 9 

October 16 Tuesday

IN CLASS:

UNITY

ASSIGNMENTS:

ELECTION DAY

AR II

Zombie Ants

AR Readings

READINGS:

LINKS:

October 18 Thursday

IN CLASS:

VISIT Installation at The Huck

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:




Week 10 

October 23 Tuesday

IN CLASS:

View 360 II
Talk about Election Day

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

October 25 Thursday

IN CLASS:  

View 360 II

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:




Week 11 

October 30 Tuesday

IN CLASS:

Storytelling
Wireless Mics and good audio

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

Ira Glass on storytelling

November 1  Thursday

IN CLASS: 

FINAL PROJECT 1st Critique

Short Doc Workshop

ASSIGNMENTS:

Give each other feedback – please give constructive feedback to every other student final project, by leaving a comment on the blog. Be specific. What can they do better? This will be part of your grade for the first critique.

READINGS:

LINKS:

Short Doc Workshop




Week 12  

November 6 Tuesday

NO CLASS ELECTION DAY

November 8 Thursday

IN CLASS

Look at Election work

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:



Week 13  

November 13 Tuesday

Short Doc Workshop Interest Meeeting Tuesday @ 7pm in 121 Sparks

IN CLASS:

Work on AR assignment, Premiere tutorials, etc.

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

November 15 Thursday

IN CLASS:

SNOW DAY!

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:



Week 14

November 20 Tuesday

NO CLASS THANKSGIVING BREAK!!

November 22  Thursday

NO CLASS THANKSGIVING BREAK!!

 




Week 15 Final Projects 

SIGN UP FOR ONE-ON-ONE FINAL PROJECT MEETINGS

November 27  Tuesday

IN CLASS:

Critique AR II

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:


November 29 Thursday

IN CLASS:

Critique AR II

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:




Week 16 Final Projects 

I’ll be available several evenings this week to help with any editing or posting questions/problems
TBA

December 4  Tuesday

IN CLASS:

Post stories to web – fix stuff

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS:

December 6  Thursday

IN CLASS:

Last Day of Class Assignment Due: Final Project presentations in class **Final Projects must be finished and posted AT START OF CLASS**

ASSIGNMENTS:

READINGS:

LINKS: