We will be at the ShapingEDU Winter Games this week – it’s a free, virtual event for an international community of changemakers (educator leaders, smart city experts, students, faculty, and technologists). We’ll …
The calendar has rolled around, and once again, it is Halloween night in the West Village in New York City. Usually, this evening has one of the most massive parades for the …
Read more Halloween in AR and VR During a Time of Social Distancing
This summer, I will be teaching The Art of Immersive Storytelling workshop at Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Snowmass, Colorado. The mission of Anderson Ranch Arts is to enrich lives with art, …
Read more The Art of Immersive Storytelling Workshop at Anderson Ranch Art Center
Here are our top ten AR/VR articles from 2019. The articles cover a wide range of topics, from augmented and virtual reality to innovative developments and the growing ethical challenges we face. …
We are excited to announce the ShapingEDU Humersive Learning Project as part of our roles as Innovators in Residence at ASU’s ShapingEDU community. As part of our charge, we will lead an actionable exploration …
The Sundance immersive stage in the New Frontier program offered cutting-edge projects with immersive technologies. We’ve been going to Sundance for the last five years and love our all-too-brief visits to Park …
EDUCAUSE 2018 is coming up and we’ll be focusing on immersive learning in a number of events. Join us for a full-day pre-conference workshop on Learning Experiences in 360° Video and a …
Read more Take a deep dive into Immersive Learning at EDUCAUSE 2018
If mixed reality is to transform education, Magic Leap One is only part of the opening act. It will be exciting to finally test the new device, and its debut will likely …
Well, July has definitely been a Mixed Reality month with the Magic Leap headset announcements. It’s more than we’ve seen over the last three years combined. And thanks to Tech Church, this week we …
Yesterday, Magic Leap offered a “Meet Magic Leap One” demo of their forthcoming headset. Problem is, they weren’t very forthcoming at all. At best, the Magic Leap Mixed Reality headset remains a …
Read more The Magic Leap Mixed Reality headset – how not to do a demo
We’re headed to the always amazing SXSWedu conference next week to talk about VR, AR and the future of learning. We’re doing some fascinating events and have lots to cover while we’re in Austin. You …
The ELI Annual Meeting kicks off in New Orleans at the end of January and we’ll be there to talk about VR and AR in learning. It fits well with this year’s …
Read more VR and AR in learning at the ELI Annual Meeting in New Orleans
With CES 2018’s focus on hardware, it was easy to miss Intel’s announcement that they will broadcast the Winter Olympics in VR. It will be the largest Virtual Reality event to date …
Read more CES 2018: Intel will bring us the Winter Olympics in VR
A new Berlin Wall VR experience at the Newseum has opened this summer. The Berlin wall came down on a cold November day in 1989. While only remnants of the wall exist …
The EDUCAUSE annual conference is this week and we are doing a VR & AR workshop and other presentations. We’ve been busy unboxing the new gear and testing VR headsets and 360° …
At the annual Oculus Connect OC4 conference today, Mark Zuckerberg made the case for VR as the next computing platform for work, play, and entertainment. In an hour and a half, Zuckerberg …
Read more At Oculus Connect – Facebook Makes The Case for VR
Digital Bodies was founded at SXSWedu so the conference has always had a personal dimension for us. For Spring 2018 we’ve submitted two proposals and would love to have your support. SXSWedu listens …
Read more Vote for our SXSWedu 2018 Proposals on VR, Digital Literacy and Ethics
We are thrilled to host two premier events on VR and AR in Education in NYC this August! Join us for a full-day workshop with a focus on strategic vision and/or …
Read more VR and AR in Education Workshop Series: August 30-31 in NYC
Our VR and AR article series is live! This summer, we are teaming up with EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) to write a series of blog posts on immersive technologies. We’ll address the …
Read more VR and AR Article Series with EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI)
As we venture further into the world of AR and VR, we always like to say there are no shortcuts. But it’s interesting to watch the roads we may take to the …
It’s been a busy summer and we’ve been meaning to take a look at Apple’s ARKit. There’s been no shortage of news on the Augmented Reality front. Google has been working on …
Read more Apple’s ARKit Brings Augmented Reality Close to Home
At the NMC 2017 conference we led multiple sessions on Virtual Reality in education. We began the week with a pre-conference workshop, Virtual Reality Master Class: Learning Through Immersive Experiences. This is …
Read more Virtual Reality Master Class at the NMC 2017 Conference
It’s time for the NMC conference – and we’re thinking about immersive learning and the future of education. The Digital Bodies team is preparing for the New Media Consortium conference taking place in …
Read more We’re in a NMC State of Mind: Immersive Learning and the Future of Education
It’s no surprise that there has been a flood of AR and VR news at the Google I/O event. As we predicted, Google announced a new standalone mid-range VR headset. It will be manufactured …
Thinking of Microsoft HoloLens and Mixed Reality often brings me back to my childhood. Remembering how the worn-out toys in my hands could be quickly transformed in my imagination into shapes and colors …
Read more Microsoft HoloLens and Cirque du Soleil Collaborate on New MR Tools
Microsoft’s new View Mixed Reality feature was announced last week along with new Surface Laptops and its latest Windows 10 S operating system. The most interesting part is the news that Microsoft is building augmented …
Read more Microsoft’s View Mixed Reality is Bringing 3D and MR to Education
F8, the Facebook Developer conference, has become a go to event for Virtual Reality developments. But this year’s F8 veered off in a new direction to focus on Augmented Reality and AI.