Virtual Reality with Google Cardboard

Lesson 2: Intro to CoSpaces

Instruction Overview

 

Understand

  • How is CoSpaces useful in developing VR projects?
  • What is the process for coding in CoSpaces? 

Apply

  • Relate CoSpaces to previous coding experiences (like Scratch), if any

Create

  • Write a VR scene between several sprites (bonus points for comedy)

Create Goal

Write a CoSpaces VR scene between several characters (bonus points for humor!)

Let's log into CoSpaces

Visit www.cospaces.io

Log in with your username and password

Your instructor will hand this out

Keep your username and password SECRET

Don't tell anyone and don't lose it

Click Free Play and then +Create Space

You should now have an open world to make your creation!

What is the purpose of the camera in VR?

What should we think about when working with it?

The camera is how the user will see the world

It is the starting position of our VR experience

 

Press      and see what happens

every time you move it

Let's add some characters

Just drag them from the library

 into the world

How do you zoom and move around the world?

Hint: your mouse

Right click on the character

Go to Name -> check the "Use in CoBlocks/Blockly" box

Task
☐Get your character to move away from you, wait, then move back toward you

5 min

Code this script

Press     and

jump inside your world

Why is this useful?

Create goal

10 min

☐Write a conversation between 2 or more characters (make it funny!)​

Next Lesson:
CoSpaces in VR

You'll turn your CoSpace into VR space

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