Make+Think+Code + Open Source

Necessary Software

• iTerm - iTerm is a terminal emulator that runs on MacOSX
• PuTTY - PuTTY is a free and open-source terminal emulator, serial console and network file transfer application
• Git

Learning the Command Line

Syllabus

• Command Lines and the Art of Deep Cleaning

Slides

• Coming Soon!

Links

• Learning the Command Line - Guide to mastering the Linux command line!

Open Source Art

Slides

• coming soon!

Links

• Markdown Guide - a guide for markdown syntax to make a good README

Make+Think+Code + WebXR

Necessary Software

• Atom.io - Atom is a Free Open Source, customizable text editor.
• Blender - Blender is a Free Open Source 3D tool for modeling, animating and rendering.
• Node.js - Node allows us to create simple web servers with javascript.
• Homebrew - package manager for Mac OS; necessary for Node.js

Easy Web Hosting

• Glitch - Web Playground for easily hosting creative web development such as webVR
• GLTF Converter for Glitch.com - Nessisary to use .gltf file formats without seperate hosting on Glitch.com

WebVR

Slides

• WebVR 1.0

Links

• A-Frame - A-Frame is an Open Source WebVR framework which allows us to run Virtual Reality Experiments in a Browser (currently Firefox/Chrome only).
• Docs - A-Frame's documentation page, click here to get started.
• A Week of A-Frame - A Week of A-Frame is A-Frame's blog, documenting content created with A-Frame.
• K-Frame - An excellent collection of components by one of A-Frame's developers.

Week 2:

Slides

• WebAR

Links

• AR.js - The AR.js toolkit repository, used to enable web based Augmented Reality.
• AR.js github repo - github repository for AR.js
• AR in 10 Lines of Code - Excellent tutorial on WebAR.
• WebARCore - WebAR Core guidelines on developing AR for Google's AR Core.
• WebARKit - WebAR Kit guidelines on developing AR for Apple's AR Kit.

Video

• Bruce Sterling: At the Dawn of the Augmented Reality Industry - Bruce Sterling (one of the creators of cyberpunk) provides you with context on the setting in which AR (and to a large extent VR) will develop in the future. The video is almost a decade old, but discusses a future still a decade off with incredible foresight.

Make+Think+Code + ShapeshifterCulture

Coming Soon!