VR, AR, and the Future of Learning
VR, AR, Mixed Reality, and Wearables will have a profound impact on Learning in both K-12 and Higher Education. From the early projects and experiments in 2015-2016, we are beginning to see the use of Augmented and Virtual Reality in the learning environment. Immersive technologies are finding a place across educational institutions from VR labs, to Makerspaces, media centers, and libraries. Many of the academic initiatives using VR are interdisciplinary in nature, bring together students in art, theater, media, technology, the social sciences and the humanities.
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 as “arena-scale VR” – …
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
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 new study from the …
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 Google Street View. Lack …
Read more Google’s Virtual Reality Tours – empowering students as creators
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 standard definition of AR, …
Read more The impact of Mixed Reality on education – like splitting the atom
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 can check out our …
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. But we confess: we’ve …
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 detect walls and doors …
Read more Augmented Reality improves – Apple’s ARKit upgrade
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 theme, Achieving Student Success through …
Read more VR and AR in learning at the ELI Annual Meeting in New Orleans