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Embody history in HistoryMaker VR, a virtual reality content creation tool where users can perform as famous figures from United States history.
It is easy to use:
- Set up the scene, choose a character, and select props.
- Import your script, start recording, and perform!
- Export your performance.
- Edit with the software of your choice, and share
Characters:
The application features eight diverse U.S. historical figures, spanning from the 1700s to modern day. (in chronological order)
- Benjamin Franklin
- Abigail Adams
- Tecumseh
- Abraham Lincoln
- Harriet Tubman
- Mark Twain (a.k.a. Samuel Clemens)
- George Washington Carver
- Sonia Sotomayor
Features:
- Choose a scene and props to create your ideal performance. Get creative with the ‘green screen’ option, you can even add your own background later.
- Sample speeches and activities are pre-loaded to get you comfortable using HistoryMaker VR.
- Mirror Mode enables the performer to see exactly what they look like in VR and adjust their movements.
- If you get stuck and need help, there’s a desktop complement made for educators and non-VR users to help the VR performer be successful.
- Performers can review the video in VR before exporting the video. If another take is needed, the performer can jump right back in without deleting. After multiple takes, the performer can choose the best take to export.
For Educators:
HistoryMaker VR is the perfect complement for social studies, history, and civics classes in both middle and high school. This standards-aligned experience can be seamlessly integrated into classrooms. Lesson plans, sample activities, and implementation instructions are available for download.
Game Discussion
Steam User 12
Experienced on the Oculus Rift
You can view my skit review here (I use only the game to do the review):
I do recommend this app. I know there's Mindshow VR, which I absolutely loved, except now it's gone offline (they promise to come back someday). There's also Flipside Studio, which is still online and free. So this app isn't exactly anything new, except it's geared towards educators. In fact, it is free to educators.
However, the rest of us can purchase it on the Steam store and I'm proud to support it. It's a useful tool. I've already had fun playing around with it. You can act the fool as Mark Twain, Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin, Harriet Tubman, Tecumseh, George Washington Carver, Abigail Adams, and Sonia Sotomayor.
There are things that I do hope improve or are added. I do hope they make it easier to delete takes that you didn't like. I also wish there were more characters, props, and environments. Lastly, it would be great to have the ability to have multiple characters on screen that you could act out. In fact, even better would be the ability to have online multiplayer for group projects with those multiple characters.
It's running on the Unity Engine. It ran fine for me on my 1060 GTX. The video exports were fast and easy (I just wish they were mp4 versus webm). I did not experience any issues. Anyways, I'm happy to support developers who made this free to educators. I hope many teachers take advantage of this tool. It sounds like something that would be very fun for the classroom.
Please note: This did NOT work on Windows Mixed Reality
Steam User 1
I am not a fan of only doing your own skits as I was hoping the game would've provided audio segments so that you could mix your own sets and puppetering the figures to go with the audio but thats not the case hear so definitely a 3/5 for me but excellent for people that like to make plays
Steam User 1
Before I played HistoryMaker VR, I had a small pp, no friends, no gf, depression, and no life. These things havent changed, but the game is pretty good
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Steam User 3
Quite a cute and charming example of workable edutainment. With this tool, you can remake history as you see fit, and change reality.
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