VR, AR, and the Future of Learning
The Future will be dramatically transformed by technologies such as Wearables, Virtual Reality, and Augmented Reality. Technology is not only changing what we can do in Media and Education; it will reshape our social structures and how we relate to each other.
You have to love the Weather Channel’s mixed reality project. First, they did a tornado in their studio, then a rising wall of water by the ocean. And now, forest fires get the mixed reality treatment. …
Read more This Mixed Reality project could make you flee your home
No one should be surprised that the first Magic Leap Mixed Reality event would open in its own unique way. The L.E.A.P. conference, or LEAPcon, didn’t follow the usual pattern of Oculus Connect or other polished product …
Read more Idealism and fun at the first Magic Leap Mixed Reality event
Movie tie-ins are a quick win for generating content in virtual reality, but you won’t find the future of VR in movie-like experiences. What sparked this thought was the news that Universal Pictures is releasing a promotional …
Read more The future of VR is not (moving) chairs in movie theaters
Virtual reality has been all about sight, but the Ryg haptic vest gives you new ways to feel VR experiences. To our mind, haptic vests have been what we’d charitably call a work in progress. They’ve gotten sleeker, do …
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 breakout session on Ethics …
Read more Take a deep dive into Immersive Learning at EDUCAUSE 2018
Welcome to the future . . . well, not quite, but another step closer. Or as VentureBeat put it, If you’ve been waiting for live, hologram-like human beings to pop up in AR or VR experiences, …
Read more Welcome to the future – AR teleportation platform acquired by Jaunt
Jamie Felton in VentureBeat reminds us to take a look at Virtual-Virtual Reality, a surreal VR experience that’s impossible to categorize. Part game, part story, part experience of the future, this is just something you need to step …
Read more Diving into the future with Virtual-Virtual Reality
Sensation in VR outside of haptic vests remains a major challenge. We’ve tried immersive experiences incorporating smell and wind and they’ve always left us wanting more. Or wishing the developers had just left our senses alone …
Read more Sensation in VR – are sensory reality pods in our future?
There’s a couple of major issues holding back mass adoption of Virtual Reality – lack of content and headset design make the top of our list. Content is finally taking off with new projects and recent distribution …