Qn. What are the participation requirements for VXR Extended Challenge 2020 ?
Ans. Any high school student (9th - 12th grade) can participate in the challenge.
Qn. Is this an individual or team event ?
Ans. This is a team event, our recommendation is 3-5 students per team, but a team can be of upto 7 students
Qn. Do I need to bring my own team ?
Ans. Yes, recruit your friends aown team, ideally all team members should be from the same school (who doesn’t love a school rivalary or competition), but if you are not able find team members within your school let us know.
Qn. Do we need adult supervision ?
Ans. Yes each team needs an educator or a parent as team chaperone
Qn. What VR/AR devices will I need ?
Ans. The event is bring your own device(BYOD). Any VR/AR device is acceptable, right from Google cardboard powered by your phone, to WebVR using your browser or hgh end headsets - HTC Vive, Oculus, Microsoft Hololens etc.
Qn. My team doesn’t have a headset what do we do ?
Ans. Try to borrow one, or build your solution using AR or use WebVR tools like - A-Frame.
Be creative .
Qn. I am new to VR/AR and know nothing about VR/AR development can I participate ?
Ans. Yes you sure can. Experience with VR/AR development would definitely helps but is not a requirement to participate. We will have learning sessions through out the event that will help you learn some of the VR/AR tools and apply them for the challenge.
Qn. What do I need from software or hardware perspective for the challenge ?
Ans. A decent laptop/PC/Mac, VR headset (if available), Good internet connection. Software depending on your preference - Unity, Unreal, A-frame etc.
Qn. I have a question or concern, whom can I reach out to
Ans. Please email us at info@vrokcs.org and we will get back to you as soon as possible