AR glasses: Microsoft offers a glimpse into our future
AR glasses are still a ways off. There’s the challenge of packing hardware and a battery into the thin frame of our eyewear. Even more, there’s the technical…
Future
How the future will be reshaped by Wearables, Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality. Technology is not only changing what we can do in Media and Education, but reshaping our social structures and how we relate to each other.
NMC Horizon Report for Higher Education and The Future of Learning
In February, I delivered a spotlight talk at the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) Annual Meeting. Sponsored jointly with the New Media Consortium (NMC), the session marked the release…
Mind Controlled VR Sounds Straight Out of the Future
Mind Controlled VR sounds like a Sci Fi world – but it’s where we’re headed. According to GMA News Online, there’s a fascinating project at the University of…
Elon Musk and the Realism of Virtual Reality
The realism of virtual reality is behind Elon Musk’s widely shared comment this week that we are computer generated players inside another entity’s video game. Speaking at Recode’s Code…
VR in Education: A Future Trends Forum Conversation with Bryan Alexander
Interested in the impact of VR in education? Maya Georgieva and Bryan Alexander will explore how the emerging technologies of Virtual Reality, Augmented and Mixed Reality may reshape…
Tipping Point: The NYT VR Project
The New York Times NYT VR project is a tipping point for the 164 year old institution. While we are still early in the experiment with eight virtual…
HoloLens AR Super Bowl – The Future of Sports from Microsoft
You know the Super Bowl of the future will include VR, but Microsoft’s HoloLens AR demo goes far beyond basic virtual reality. This is Microsoft’s vision of augmented…
Future Media: Contact Lenses Could Become New Wearables
Want to imagine what our future media might look like? Here’s a game-changing technology that could change both wearables and our media displays. Scientists at the University of…
David Bowie on the Internet – “[It’s] exhilarating and terrifying”
As the accolades pour in, there’s a fascinating interview with David Bowie on the Internet and its impact on music and art. Though done in 2000, much of what…
New Technology at CES 2016 – Are We Moths to the Flame?
Now that we’ve seen the press conferences, virtual reality demos and glitzy displays of new technology at CES 2016, it makes you wonder. What draws us to new…
Happy Holidays – Boston Dynamics Style
Happy Holidays from Santa’s workshop as only Boston Dynamics can do it. You may love holiday greetings or find them too commercialized, but this one’s nearly impossible to…