{"id":54,"date":"2016-08-29T19:26:16","date_gmt":"2016-08-29T19:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ulm.taddug.com\/?p=54"},"modified":"2016-08-29T20:07:41","modified_gmt":"2016-08-29T20:07:41","slug":"viewing-cabinet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ulm.taddug.com\/index.php\/2016\/08\/29\/viewing-cabinet\/","title":{"rendered":"Viewing Cabinet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Parts List<\/strong> \u00a0[<em>italics for optional<\/em>]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">6 panel screen formed into 3 walls<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">56&#8243; H x 35 W x 35.5 D<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">antique foot stool probably around a foot tall for sitting<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">1 x 6 x 8ft wood planks; 4 of them each cut in roughly half [lengths: 2 x 34.5&#8243; and 2 36&#8243;]<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">won&#8217;t be using one of them, so as to access the top &#8216;box&#8217; area where the laptop will be<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">2 x 36&#8243; square plywood sheets [or particle board &#8212; something strong but light and wont be seen]<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">must cut central hole in one sheet &#8212; 2&#8243; diameter<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">wood glue and small nails<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">4 x 1 in. pipes cut to\u00a060&#8243; \u00a0length<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">8 x 1 in. wide flanges for the pipe tops and bottom<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">32 x screws for the flange holes<\/span> &#8212; may only use 16 of them and not attach to anything on the floor, but should get them anyway<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">flanges, screws, and pvc dowel [35&#8243; long] for the front curtain rod<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">black blackout fabric for front curtain and velcro strips 56&#8243; long x 2 for the sides to keep it closed<\/span><\/li>\n<li><em>fabric to cover inside and\/or outside panels<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>paint for the wood crown section at the top &#8212; black?<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>wood trim and\/or wood detail pieces for decorating crown<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>rubber strips with adhesive on one side to put along the 3 bottom sides to help it not slip on the floor [9ft]<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>4 rubber grip pieces to put under the 4 flanges at the bottom, again to stop slippage on the floor<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>possibly carpet piece to dampen sound and complete the look in the box<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-55\" src=\"http:\/\/ulm.taddug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_3299-e1472498451994-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3299\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ulm.taddug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_3299-e1472498451994-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ulm.taddug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_3299-e1472498451994-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ulm.taddug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_3299-e1472498451994-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ulm.taddug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_3299-e1472498451994-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ulm.taddug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_3299-e1472498451994.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-59\" src=\"http:\/\/ulm.taddug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_3303-e1472500968862-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3303\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ulm.taddug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_3303-e1472500968862-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ulm.taddug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_3303-e1472500968862-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ulm.taddug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_3303-e1472500968862-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ulm.taddug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_3303-e1472500968862-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Full head movement\n<ul>\n<li>DK 3 with built in headphones<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Private space\n<ul>\n<li>you will not feel watched as you view\/interact\/react<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Non-technological feel\n<ul>\n<li>While games and 3D are common experiences, VR is still novel, so creating an atmosphere that does not reinforce that is important to me<\/li>\n<li>Suggestive of a tent, cabinet &#8212; wood materials, hand painted\/crafted<\/li>\n<li>May build a &#8216;headset&#8217; outfit for the Oculus HMD &#8212; like a veil? fur hat? cover wires but be sure to cut out area for the sensor and glue around it so it is kept clear<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Space for only one, but not claustrophobic feeling\n<ul>\n<li>a 3 foot square area with 5.5 feet of height should accommodate most individuals on the small stool<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Computer out of sight but accessible\n<ul>\n<li>top mounted laptop hopefully<\/li>\n<li>cord to HMD comes through center hole above stool<\/li>\n<li>power cables run out back of crown area and will not be seen since this goes in a corner or along a wall<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Darkness, exterior deprivation\n<ul>\n<li>3 sides will have a full &#8216;wall&#8217; and one or two will even be against another exterior wall which should help prevent light and sound leaks<\/li>\n<li>the top will 2 layers of wood so should be light and sound resistant &#8212; can put insulation in there for more sound-proofing<\/li>\n<li>the front opening will have some wood over-hang at the top top to duck below and help light pollution for the eye area<\/li>\n<li>the front curtain coverage will be made of blackout material and affixed semi-permanently on one side with a full strip of velcro and should be 4 inches longer than height of cabinet to pool on floor and prevent light leakage<\/li>\n<li>the other side of the front curtain can be affixed with velcro if desired, and the curtain will be wider than the opening allowing for full coverage<\/li>\n<li>the bottom 3 strips that attach to the floor will have a rubber door strip along them to stop slippage as well as to act as a barrier to light and sound for imperfect floors during installation<\/li>\n<li>a carpet cut to size may be added to the space to provide comfort if people wish to sit on the floor rather than a stool &#8212; I may prefer this setup &#8212; and will provide further sound absorption<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Exterior design should indicate something traditional yet not placeable &#8212; something familiar but simultaneously foreign\n<ul>\n<li>not sure of the design yet until after the build since size and use will help inspire the necessary look for the concept<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/forums.oculus.com\/vip\/discussion\/35302\/using-rift-cv1-without-the-sensor<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.mccormackdesign.co.uk\/design\/ovei-pod \u00a0&#8212; I already designed mine before finding this, and I have already discussed modular micro-architecture for in-house, in-building use-space for things like VR\/art\/games. But I found this researching to ensure that Oculus CV1 will work in the dark.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parts List \u00a0[italics for optional] 6 panel screen formed into 3 walls 56&#8243; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":60,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,3,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pieces","category-thoughts","category-wip"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ulm.taddug.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ulm.taddug.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ulm.taddug.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ulm.taddug.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ulm.taddug.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/ulm.taddug.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62,"href":"https:\/\/ulm.taddug.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54\/revisions\/62"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ulm.taddug.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ulm.taddug.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ulm.taddug.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ulm.taddug.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}