In the first episode of the RAM Examiner, Chris & Kali dig into video gaming and virtual reality, and Kali tests out a couple of games on Chris's VR setup.

Host & Cohost - Chris Graham & Kali Nelson

Engineering & editing - Logan Finney

VR Headset - HTC Vive on Steam

Music - “Getting it Done” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Produced Spring 2019 for JAMM 426: Narrative Journalism at the University of Idaho

Getting it Done

Episode 1: Video Gaming

Logan sits down with Cassidy Hall, director of the University of Idaho's Doceo Center, for a conversation about her project to map the campus in Google Street view. Afterward, he and Chris talk about the pros and cons of using Google Earth and Google Street View with a VR headset.

Host & Cohost - Logan Finney & Chris Graham

Guest - Cassidy Hall, Director
Doceo Center for Innovation + Learning
UI College of Education, Health and Human Sciences

Engineering & editing - Kali Nelson

VR Headset - HTC Vive on Steam

Music - “Getting it Done” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Produced Spring 2019 for JAMM 426: Narrative Journalism at the University of Idaho

Episode 2: Google Earth

Kali sits down with Professor Jean-Marc Gauthier to talk about his experience and work with virtual reality. Kali and Logan talk about the potential for VR use in architecture's future, as well as some projects from students in UI's Virtual Technology and Design program.

Host & Cohost - Kali Nelson & Logan Finney

Guest - Jean-Marc Gauthier, Associate Professor
Virtual Technology & Design
UI College of Art and Architecture

Engineering & editing - Chris Graham

VR Headset - HTC Vive on Steam

Music - “Computer Magic Sound” by Microsift
https://soundbible.com/1630-Computer-Magic.html

Produced Spring 2019 for JAMM 426: Narrative Journalism at the University of Idaho

Computer Magic Sound

Episode 3: Architecture

Kali, Chris and Logan revisit each of their episode topics and reflect on the possible futures of VR. Finally, a review of what they learned from the podcasting experience.

Hosts - Kali Nelson, Chris Graham & Logan Finney

Editing - Logan Finney

Music - “Getting it Done” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Recorded over Discord (discordapp.com)

Produced Spring 2019 for JAMM 426: Narrative Journalism at the University of Idaho

Episode 4: VR Season Finale

The RAM Examiner gets into the world of tech and its real-life applications, whether it's new, old, or just something we're interested in.

Produced Spring 2019 for JAMM 426: Narrative Journalism at the University of Idaho.

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