{"id":319,"date":"2015-10-29T10:21:04","date_gmt":"2015-10-29T15:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.discovery.wisc.edu\/vr2015\/?p=319"},"modified":"2015-11-12T15:32:46","modified_gmt":"2015-11-12T21:32:46","slug":"team-exploring-interfaces-w1-update-timeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.discovery.wisc.edu\/vr2015\/2015\/10\/29\/team-exploring-interfaces-w1-update-timeline\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Exploring Interfaces &#8211; W1 Update (Timeline)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>What we did<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This week we all looked around for interesting things that will help us brainstorm &#8212; things people are doing in VR, things we think maybe people should try in VR.\u00a0 We meet on Friday to share them.<\/p>\n<p>Last week:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nicky<\/strong> and <strong>Ryan<\/strong> tried compiling OSVR.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave<\/strong> and <strong>Alex<\/strong> discussed potential interfaces.<\/p>\n<p>Everybody looked at using the Leap in Unity, and discussed things.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Accomplishments<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Last week, we met and:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>discussed potential actions and interfaces<\/li>\n<li>talked about compositing actions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>installed basic stuff<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>looked at OSVR, starting trying to compile it<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>talked about maybe doing something in the CAVE, and\/or with head tracking and a monitor (via wiimote)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We have working, in Unity on Windows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hand Tracking &#8211; Leap Motion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Problems<\/b><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re still coming up with a focus; there&#8217;s a lot to choose from.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the things we want to use need to be compiled or otherwise prepped, which is always a bit of a pain.<\/p>\n<p>Windows 10 can only run the latest Oculus Rift runtimes, and those won&#8217;t allow older demos to run.\u00a0 This makes it hard to see what interfaces other people have made.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Plans for the upcoming week<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brainstorming on Friday, maybe looking at more Leap demos.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Deciding, for the first mock up:\n<ul>\n<li>tools<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>measures<\/li>\n<li>task, inputs, interfaces<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Start work on mock 1 before end of the week.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Talking more about possible stretch goals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>At least one piece of media related to your work<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-320\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.discovery.wisc.edu\/vr2015\/files\/2015\/10\/leap-in-unity-robo-thumbs-up-300x209.png\" alt=\"leap in unity - robo thumbs up\" width=\"330\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.discovery.wisc.edu\/vr2015\/files\/2015\/10\/leap-in-unity-robo-thumbs-up-300x209.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.discovery.wisc.edu\/vr2015\/files\/2015\/10\/leap-in-unity-robo-thumbs-up.png 1006w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Timeline<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This Week, and Throughout:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>find interesting interface problems:\n<ul>\n<li>what are people doing in VR already?<\/li>\n<li>what are people doing that we think would work well in VR?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>start building mockup framework\n<ul>\n<li>what do we want to measure\/record?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>what do we want to show?<\/li>\n<li>what input methods can we get working?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>First half November:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>finish at least one full mockup: task, input, and interface<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Second half November:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>run a few people through mockup(s), look at the data<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>December:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>overflow for all the things we don\u2019t finish in November<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>extra time to push for more things<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>package and deliver final products<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Potential Extra Things<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>more tasks, input methods, interfaces<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>make something cool that uses our inputs \/ interfaces<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>try to integrate findings with existing tools? (window managers, etc)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Fallback<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Hopefully our first mock-up is our fallback.\u00a0 We&#8217;re trying to start small and build from there.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Any changes in concept<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Not yet.\u00a0 But might still happen.\u00a0 We have lots of ideas. \u00a0Our fallback should still be doable, regardless.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What we did This week we all looked around for interesting things that will help us brainstorm &#8212; things people are doing in VR, things we think maybe people should try in VR.\u00a0 We meet on Friday to share them. Last week: Nicky and Ryan tried compiling OSVR. Dave and Alex discussed potential interfaces. 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