Getting the Vive up and Running

After waiting two weeks for the case to arrive we ended up just buying a different  case off of amazon. Once we had all the parts building the computer was relatively simple. We mounted the vive sensors on custom built wood mounts on the wall. Once we had everything we where able to easily jump into VR. In the coming weeks look for more updates on different projects!

A student playing Tilt Brush a 3D drawing app for the VR headset
Nancy Kehoe playing Tilt Brush a 3D drawing app for the VR headset



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