Conducting in VR
Music 316
Professor of Music Heather Buchman worked with members of the LITS Research and Instructional Design Team to create an immersive 3D 8k 360 video from the point of view of the podium so students could practice performing Brahms Symphony No. 3 in a fully immersive virtual reality experience. Their actual live performance was also recorded from the student’s point of view in 360 to allow for an immersive opportunity for assessment in virtual reality.| Project Title | Conducting in Virtual Reality |
| Description | Professor of Music Heather Buchman worked with members of the LITS R&ID Team to create an immersive 3D 8k 360 video from the point of view of the podium so students could practice performing Brahms Symphony No. 3 in a fully immersive virtual reality experience. Their actual live performance was also be recorded from the student’s point of view in 360 to allow for an immersive opportunity for assessment in virtual reality. |
| Deliverables | Virtual Environment |
| Related Course | MUSIC 316 |
| Date | Spring 2019 |
| Professor | Heather Buchman Professor of Music |
| Principal Collaborators | Ben Salzman Instructional Designer, Digital Media and 3D Technology Specialist Alex Wohnsen Research Librarian for Teaching & Learning Initiatives |
| Departments and Offices |
Music Library and Information Technology Services |
| Mindsets | Expressive Thinking |
| Capabilities | Extended Reality (XR) Graphic Design and Visualization |
| Tools | Unity Oculus Rift HTC Vive |
| Learning Levels | Engage |
| Hamilton Educational Goals | Creativity Communication and Expression |
- McMurtrie, Beth. "Virtual Reality comes to the Classroom." Chronicle of Higher Education. May 27, 2019. view article
- "Virtual Reality Orchestra Conducting.”Campus of the Future XR Research Project. Hamilton College. 2018. view post
