The big human evolution update is here with a colorful new look at notable hominins. See it here now or read on. Welcome to a new Hall that addresses the big ‘missing link’ in this museum of biological anthropology. Human evolution is an especially difficult subject to portray in a… Read more“AnVRopomotron 1.2 Update Notes”
The mid-semester update is here with new models and fast travel. See it here now or read on. Plesiadapis claws its way to the Scale Model Hall! A relative of primates, the plesiadapis looks like a large squirrel. As the oldest organism in the Scale Model Hall, it takes its… Read more“AnVRopomotron 1.1.9 Update Notes”
An update just before the fall semester starts, as usual. There is a new primate in town and some improvements to the infrastructure. See it here or read on for detailed changes. The aye-aye creeps its way into the Scale Model Hall! This lemur was the last primate up for… Read more“AnVRopomotron 1.1.8 Update Notes”
Hey, this isn’t directly AnVRopomotron related! If you want to go straight to Chonker Hall, go here. I taught classes and held office hours online before the pandemic, but after the situation escalated and persisted I was even more focused on that platform. For a lot of online instructors, Zoom… Read more“Making Chonker Hall in Mozilla Hubs, part 1”
A new modern primate and some polish all around. See it now or read on for the changes. The Kayan River slow loris adorbs its way into the Scale Model Hall and into your heart. I went with this species because I’m friends with one of its discoverers, Rachel Munds…. Read more“AnVRopomotron 1.1.7 Update Notes”
A few background changes and some very colorful monkeys. See it now or read on for the changes. Male and female mandrills take center stage in the Scale Model Hall! After some plainer primates it’s time for some primary colors. The mandrill couple shows the extreme sexual dimorphism. While the… Read more“AnVRopomotron 1.1.6 Update Notes”
It’s a big update as I’ve been stockpiling changes due to things happening around the museum. See it now or read on for the changes. AnVRopomotron won Education Experience of the Year at the inaugural WebXR Awards! What a huge honor. My prize is a custom trophy model with an… Read more“AnVRopomotron 1.1.5 Update Notes”
A new semester is here and ahead of it are the latest additions to AnVRopomotron. See it now or read on for details on the changes. Upgraded to A-Frame 1.1.0 Upgraded A-Frame Extras. The motion controls are now confidently on the left hand. Before, they were on whichever hand loaded… Read more“AnVRopomotron 1.1.4 Update Notes”
An update to greet my students at the end of the semester with some additions to Grab Lab and Scale Model Hall. Check it out here or read on. A female eastern lowland gorilla joins the male and mouse lemur display. The male was the first model I made and… Read more“AnVRopomotron 1.1.3 Update Notes”
For posterity and possible help for others, here are some notes on the second wave of models that I made. The first part is here. Lar Gibbon Gibbons are known to be specialized brachiators, using their arms to propel themselves under their support, so I knew that the gibbon has… Read more“Making Models, part 2”