Event 2


I attended the Cotsen Institute of Archeology at the Hammer Museum.  In all honesty, expected to be bored when I walked in but I was drawn to the digital lab.  I met the lab assistant Michelle Vo as she showed me some the VR exhibit.  The goggles I wore allowed me to explore ancient Egypt before Michelle showed me VR world she created for the UCLA Library.  We began to talk about the possibilities of VR tours for UCLA and what it can mean for the activist history the campus has.  She recommended that I take the VR class through DesMA this summer when she found out that I was interested in the department.  Michelle also showed me the AR program she uses to allow for people to see how ancient masks look on them.  The AR program is apparently user friendly and she recommended for first time users, as it did not require any coding experience.  I was able to her website and I am hoping to connect with her to flesh out some ideas about possible creating more VR exhibits specific to the history of people of color at UCLA.   After this experience, I really want to budget out money so that I can purchase VR tools for virtual painting.  I hear its fun.



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