AV SuperFriends: Off the Rails - Goggles On and Gigging Frogs

Recorded May 12, 2023

Well, it finally happened; a big school is going all in on VR in a big, general ed program.  Goggles on, please.  Arizona State is replacing their introductory biology lab classes with VR. Chris is not amused.

Then, we review recent technologies to determine if they are just marketing or if these are real, long-term solutions.  Marc doesn’t like term “broadcast” anywhere near your PTZ cameras and Zoom events, Chris says USB-C is just marketing and a real thing, Justin reviews recent “automatic” setup utilities for DSPs and network switches, Jamie really has it in for MTRs, and Larry notes where Hyflex falls short.

Finally, the AV SuperFriends are taking over #AVintheAM on Twitter.  Look for that on May 21, 2023, so if you’re listening to this after that date, that’s why Twitter shut down forever on May 22.

News: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-innovation/digital-teaching-learning/2023/05/10/arizona-states-big-bet-virtual-reality

Alternate Show Titles:

River City Ransom

Excel sheets in VR

Chemy 101

Walmart-ify It

It’s trash, too

I’m using air quotes you can’t see

Most of the time it works

It’s just a hose

It doesn’t care what you try to put through it

The value of the easy button

Difficult Mode

You plug it in and it doesn’t work

Just drop it on your network and see what happens

Giant displays of heads

You can do it!

Zeams Rooms

Move it around your WAN

Happy little trees