So what camp are you in? Are you Android or are you Apple? I feel like once you pick one, it's like you're with that device for life. I don't know. What about you guys? Do you switch it up like you would socks?

Hello everyone, I am currently working on a project to bring immersive, local outdoor experiences to residents in elderly homes, hospice facilities, and individuals with limited mobility. The goal is to capture high-quality, local hikes and translate them into virtually realistic VR experiences, allowing people who are bedridden or in wheelchairs to "re-visit" familiar spots or explore places they can no longer physically access. The initial vision started as a community initiative, but I am now actively developing the technical roadmap. I am looking to leverage university resources and equipment to get this off the ground, collaborating with departments such as Computer Science and Business to make it a scalable reality. Long-term, the goal is to expand the asset library from local terrain to national and global destinations. Because this group focuses heavily on tech, I wanted to open this up to you all for feedback, advice, and potential collaboration on the technical implementation: 1. Camera & Rig Optimization: I am evaluating 180° and 360° 3D stereoscopic cameras. If anyone has experience with field-testing these on uneven trails, what hardware or external gimbal setups do you recommend to minimize latency and eliminate motion sickness for passive viewers? 2. Media Playback & UX for Care Facilities: The target audience requires completely frictionless UX—ideally a zero-controller, passive "automatic mode" that transitions users through scenes seamlessly. If you’ve built or configured custom video playback environments for the Meta Quest or similar headsets, I’d love to know what frameworks or engines (Unity/Unreal) you found most stable for this use case. I am most familiar with Unity, but I do have experience in Godot, Unreal, and CryEngine. 3. Collaboration: If you are a developer, hardware enthusiast, or videographer interested in building out the pipeline, optimizing the stitching/stabilization workflow, or helping manage project infrastructure, I would love to team up (but this may still be some time from now).

For the solo learners out there, what do you use as a tool to help you get unstuck and get moving again after you have encountered some sort of problem? Maybe your idea, your method, might help others as well in this community.

When I was learning to code, I didn't have ChatGPT or any type of artificial intelligence to help. I had to use documentation as well as forum groups and communities in order to help me with my answers. I think if I were to have learned it today fresh, I would definitely be utilizing AI in this way. https://youtube.com/shorts/fGzBZ4kda6E?si=a014z2IUtUCQhzSx?views And in the video, I kind of explain what's going on. Basically, if you are learning something about loops and Python, then I would then turn to ChatGPT and ask the question: Hey, I am learning about loops and Python. Can you give me three mini challenges that could help me solidify what I just learned? Do not give me the solution. I just only need the prompt. And then, if you need a little bit more help, then what I would ask ChatGPT to do is add some pseudocode to help me along the way. And it's going to give you some reminders to help jog your memory on what should be next in order for you to complete the challenge.

Hey everyone - I just wanted to shout out to one of our new members @Christopher Dameron he came in today to the open office hours and asked some great questions. We all start somewhere and we went over Loops in Python! Great meeting you tonight and thanks for upgrading your membership to VIP! Check the calendar for the next time! @Rick Osteen showed up too for a few to say hi!