Virtual Open Laboratory using Mozilla Hubs
Virtual Open Laboratory using Mozilla Hubs
I presented this project at the "VTech Challenge 2020" hosted by GREE VR Studio Laboratory.
Human & Environment Informatics Lab., the University of Tokyo conducted an online open day to prevent COVID-19 infection in 2020. We have created a "virtual" exhibition room using Mozilla Hubs, which is a social VR platform, in order to realize realistic exhibitions and high quality online communication.
Posters, videos, and 3D models are displayed in the exhibition room, and visitors can freely explore the room by their avatar. We designed the shape of the room and the layout of the sign system so that even those who are not used to controlling 3D avatars can enjoy our exhibition.
We can upload and display images, videos, and other files to Mozilla Hubs. However, it takes time to set up a lot of files and to replace them later. I created a web API that allows us to replace the files by simply edition the URLs in Google Sheets. This API responds to accesses from Hubs with 302 redirects to the latest URLs, which can be easily modified in the Google Sheets.