Learning is on the verge of a profound transformation through the integration of VR, AR, and Mixed Reality in both K-12 and higher education. The COVID-19 global pandemic has rapidly pushed learning into social VR platforms and virtual worlds. And many VR projects are interdisciplinary in nature, bring together students in art, theater, media, technology, the sciences, and the humanities. Educational organizations face an array of challenges in using immersive technologies, including cost, accessibility, lack of content, and how to integrate XR into the curriculum. Despite the challenges, we are on the cusp of a radical transformation in learning.
Join us this Thursday, July 23rd, at 10:15 am PDT / 1:15 pm EDT for the next stage in our Humersive Learning project. We’re doing a highly interactive session at the ShapingEDU …
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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 …
On the holiday celebrating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., it’s time to look at the award-winning “I am a Man” VR experience. Set during the African-American Civil Rights Movement, …
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The new Oculus Quest VR headset has many features we’ve been waiting for but the most striking is the free-roaming VR experience. At the Oculus Connect 5 (OC5) conference, it was referred to …
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 …
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In our work, we’re often asked for evidence on how VR impacts learning. And with virtual reality developing so rapidly, there’s been little in the way of hard evidence. But in a …
Google’s new VR tool, Tour Creator, will empower students as creators of Virtual Reality tours. It will let students create their own immersive experiences by shooting with a 360° camera and leveraging …
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There’s a great interview with Tom Furness on the impact of Mixed Reality on Education that resurfaced on YouTube. His insight: it will be like the splitting of the atom. The opening is just a …
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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 …
News of an interactive AR storybook for the Merge Cube caught our eye. As a square piece of foam, the Cube is a platform to host low-cost, simple Augmented Reality experiences with a Smartphone. …
Read more 57° North – an interactive AR storybook for the Merge Cube
Augmented Reality improves with a major update from Apple for its ARKit platform. Version 1.5 rolls out a number of essential features for the future of AR: It will be able to …
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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 …
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We hope you can join us for an EDUCAUSE Live Webinar at 1:00 pm (ET), today, December 14, 2017. We will be doing an overview of our articles “VR/AR: Stepping into the New Frontier …
Read more Insights from the EDUCAUSE-ELI Series, “VR/AR: Stepping into the New Frontier of Learning”
There’s been very little study of VR in education and the impact on students. We often get the question at workshops and conference sessions. How do students see the benefits of virtual reality? …
Read more A VR in Education Study of 1,350 High School Students
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° …
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Welcome to our ELI Webinar, “Virtual and Augmented Reality: Stepping Into the New Frontier of Learning.” We have included information on the event and the videos we reference in the Webinar. We …
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New AR apps have been in the news recently with the announcement of an augmented reality app by Shazam. And Blippar just won the “Best App for Virtual or Augmented Reality” at …
Read more New AR Apps Revealing the Future of Retail and Education
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 of the 2017 Horizon …
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In early February Digital Bodies is headed to the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas. The theme for this year’s meeting is Transforming the Academy: Building Communities of Practice. …
Read more Virtual Reality Playground and VR Learning at ELI 2017
At conferences and our workshops we have been often asked questions about Virtual Reality and children in elementary schools. While the headsets like Oculus and HTC Vive are designed for 13 and …
Read more Virtual Reality and Children – My Nine Year Old Niece Dayna and VR
VR and the Future of Learning conversations kept us busy at Educause. For the second year in a row we had the privilege to facilitate a pre-conference seminar at the Educause annual …
Google Earth VR was the surprise announcement on the Google Blog last week. Earth VR turns the entire world into a Virtual Reality playground and learning resource. It’s available for free in the Steam …
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Are you ready to shape the future of learning? The U.S. Department of Education announced a $680,000 EdSim Challenge this week for the development of virtual and augmented reality, 3D simulations, and multiplayer video …
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