Virtual Reality Art- So Easy!

Now every teacher can do a VR project!

Panoform provides an easy way to turn a 2-D (flat) piece of art into a 3-D VR experience! All you need to do is follow these three easy steps:

STEP ONE: Download the BASIC GRID page found HERE on the Panoform website. It looks like this:

STEP TWO: Explain to your students that the four sections of the grid page will appear in 3-D as four “corners” in a way, like the four corners of a room. They will create their drawing with this in mind. Point out to them that the curved lines hint at which parts are “ceiling” and “floor.”

EXAMPLE: Here is the student’s flat drawing on the grid sheet. After learning about multiple intelligences and taking this survey, students were given this assignment:

Create a room designed for your multiple intelligences.

STEP THREE: Take a picture of the drawing. Go to the Panoform website and click TRY IT. Then upload the image and watch it transform!

You can see the 3-D transformation in the video below.

What other assignments might this inspire? Almost anything that can be drawn or represented symbolically through images could become a 3-D virtual reality experience.

Here are a few ideas:

• Create a room in a virtual museum related to a topic of study.
• Illustrate various settings in a novel using descriptions given in the book.
• Depict various stages in the life of a book character or famous person.
• Show changes over time (any topic or character).
• Without words, illustrate four different areas in a discipline (e.g. branches of philosophy)

BUT WAIT! THERE’s MORE TO COME!

Panoform and Vimeo teamed up about two years ago to create Panoform Studio. Teachers who are hesitant to use VR will appreciate the ease with which it may one day be incorporated through Panoform Studio. The only catch is that it appears to be still under development. I’ve reached out to Panoform and Vimeo to find out more. These kinds of studios are going to begin cropping up everywhere according to many education resources. Here’s an introductory video.

Introducing Panoform Studio from Padeo on Vimeo.

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