PLAY A DREAM

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

Mobile VR

• VR compatible smartphone (Android / IOS)
• VR mobile headset (Samsung Gear, Cardboard, …)
• Stereo headphones

Head Mounted Display

• Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, …

PLAY A DREAM

• 1. Go to the Dreams page
• 2. Select a Dream and click « Play Dream » to launch the Dream Player
• 3. Click « Start Dream » (can take a while to preload background audio)
• 4. Insert smartphone in VR headset
• 5. Put on VR headset and headphones
• 6. Close your eyes and start dreaming …

Double-click anywhere on the Dream Player to restart the current Dream or select a new Dream.

IMPORTANT: This application generates strobe lights which can be hazardous for individuals suffering from photosensitive epilepsy (PSE).

MAKE A DREAM

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• Computer / Tablet / Smartphone with wifi internet connection

MAKE A DREAM

• 1. Click on the Editor tab (top-right) to launch the Dream Writer
• 2. Click « Add Dream »
• 3. Set values for each parameter (see below « Parameters »)
• 4. Click « Save »

EDIT / DELETE A DREAM

• 1. Enter the following url in your browser: http://realvirtuality.org/admin/
• 2. Login: user = dreamer, password = realvirtuality
• 3. Click « Dreams »
• 4. Select the dream you wish to edit
• 5. Make the desired changes
• 6. Logout
• - Thank you for only editing / deleting your dreams! -

PARAMETERS

METADATA

General information about the Dream, as appears in the Dreams page (link) for selection.

Parameters:

• Title:Text - Title of the Dream
• Dreamer:Text - Author of the Dream
• Description:Text - Description of the Dream
• Date (automatic):Date and time of the Dream’s creation
• Duration:Number (seconds) - Duration of the Dream

AUTOMATION

Each graphic and audio parameter evolves between a start value and an end value, over time or according to head movements of the user.

Modes:

• Time:Linear ramp from start value to end value, over the duration of the Dream
• Gyro Alpha (Yaw):Head rotation from left (start value) to right (end value)
• Gyro Beta (Roll):Head tilt from left (start value) to right (end value)
• Gyro Gamma (Pitch):Head rotation from down (start value) to up (end value)

FLICKERS

Smartphone in fullscreen and landscape display mode, with vertical division to enable stereoscopic VR. Each section (left & right) alternates between two solid colors A & B at a specified frequency, with a specified temporary offset between the sections.

Parameters:

• Color A:Color (Hex + UI picker), start/end values for color A
• Color B:Color (Hex + UI picker), start/end values for color B
• Brightness:Number (0-1), General brightness coefficient for colors A & B
• Frequency:Number (0-40), Speed of alternation between colors A and B, expressed in Hertz (cycles/second)
• Stereoscopic Delta:Number (0-1), Time difference of flickers between both eyes, as coefficient of the frequency (0 = synchronized, 0.5 = opposed, 1 = synchronized)

BINAURAL BEATS

Two pure sine tones with separate frequencies, one for each ear to enable binaural stereophonic VR (important: use headphones). Optional background audio track (mp3).

Parameters:

• Sine Frequency:Number (20-20000), Base tone of sine-wave expressed in Hertz
• Sine Volume:Number (0-1), Audio volume of sine-wave from silence to maximum level
• Sine Pan:Number (0-1), Panoramic stereo image of sine-wave (0 = Left, 0.5 = Center, 1 = Right)
• Beat Frequency:Number (0-40), Speed of perceived binaural beating expressed in Hertz
• Background Path:Search Button, Select and upload mp3 audio file to be played back with the dream
• Background Volume:Number (0-1), Audio volume of Background audio file, from silence to maximum level
• Background Pan:Number (0-1), Panoramic stereo image of background audio file (0 = Left, 0.5 = Center, 1 = Right)