AV SuperFriends: Off the Rails - Goggles On and Gigging Frogs

Recorded May 12, 2023

Well, it finally happened; a big school is going all in on VR in a big, general ed program. Goggles on, please. Arizona State is replacing their introductory biology lab classes with VR. Chris is not amused.

Then, we review recent technologies to determine if they are just marketing or if these are real, long-term solutions. Marc doesn't like term "broadcast" anywhere near your PTZ cameras and Zoom events, Chris says USB-C is just marketing and a real thing, Justin reviews recent "automatic" setup utilities for DSPs and network switches, Jamie really has it in for MTRs, and Larry notes where Hyflex falls short.

Finally, the AV SuperFriends are taking over #AVintheAM on Twitter. Look for that on May 21, 2023, so if you're listening to this after that date, that's why Twitter shut down forever on May 22.

News: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-innovation/digital-teaching-learning/2023/05/10/arizona-states-big-bet-virtual-reality

Alternate Show Titles:

• River City Ransom

• Excel sheets in VR

• Chemy 101

• Walmart-ify It

• It's trash, too

• I'm using air quotes you can't see

• Most of the time it works

• It's just a hose

• It doesn't care what you try to put through it

• The value of the easy button

• Difficult Mode

• You plug it in and it doesn't work

• Just drop it on your network and see what happens

• Giant displays of heads

• You can do it!

• Zeams Rooms

• Move it around your WAN

• Happy little trees