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Mozilla Festival proposals for 2017
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VR for the People: How Anyone can Build a Virtual Reality Universe Fast and Free #222

Open mozfest-bot opened 7 years ago

mozfest-bot commented 7 years ago

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[ Session Name ] VR for the People: How Anyone can Build a Virtual Reality Universe Fast and Free [ Primary Space ] Digital Inclusion [ Secondary Space ] Decentralization

[ Submitter's Name ] Ann Marie Carrothers [ Submitter's Affiliated Organisation ] Mozilla Foundation [ Submitter's Github ] @annmarie123

What will happen in your session?

Virtual Reality has already shown to have huge potential in almost every industry, from education and healthcare to journalism and activism. Unfortunately, the tools and resources to build in VR can be incredibly expensive and time-consuming, but it doesn’t have to be. Thanks to A-Frame, a simple, free and easy programming language, users can create and publish VR worlds in their browser no matter their tech skills or budget. In this session, attendees will learn how to create, build, and start incorporating the power of VR in their work immediately by learning the basics of A-frame and building a 360-degree tour. I will then demontrate ways in which VR can be helpful with journalism, activism, and education.

What is the goal or outcome of your session?

The goal of this session is to demonstrate how everyday people outside the tech industry can be creating VR using just a web browser. The dream for this presentation is to show off the incredible potential of WebVR as a platform to share learning experiences with the world and empower others to continue creating and/or teaching A-Frame + WebVR.

If your session requires additional materials or electronic equipment, please outline your needs.

I will need a projector or monitor to demonstrate my presentation and how to create in VR using A-Frame. Other than that, I plan to bring materials, such as Mozilla VR goggles, for users to test their published projects.

Time needed

90 mins

kenyatta1 commented 7 years ago

This proposal has progressed to our next phase of deliberation! We will be following up shortly.

kenyatta1 commented 7 years ago

@annmarie123 Congratulations! We are very happy to announce that we have accepted your session at the festival this year! We will be in touch with additional information in the coming weeks.

Saallen commented 7 years ago

linking myself in here