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Oculus Rift S Gone – The End of PC-only VR Headsets?

September 28, 2020September 19, 2020
Facebook discontinues the Oculus Rift S. Will it mean the end of PC-only VR?

Every technology advance results in something being taken the trash bin. With the announcement of a new Oculus Quest 2 at Facebook Connect, the victim this time is the Oculus Rift S. …

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Categories Augmented Reality, VR News

Watch the Facebook Connect 2020 Conference – Sept. 16

September 17, 2020September 16, 2020
Join us for the Facebook Connect 2020 conference live stream with the latest VR news on the Oculus Quest, Facebook Horizon, and AR developments.

Join us Wednesday, September 16th, at 10:00 am PDT for a live stream of the Facebook Connect 2020 conference. We will be following and highlighting the latest Facebook developments in VR, AR, …

Read more Watch the Facebook Connect 2020 Conference – Sept. 16

Categories Virtual Reality

Facebook Connect Predictions – a New Oculus Quest, Social VR, and AR News

September 21, 2020September 13, 2020
Facebook Connect Predictions

Facebook Connect arrives this week – the rebooted Oculus Connect 7 conference that reflects the social media giant rebranding its work in virtual reality. We’ll be streaming it live here if we …

Read more Facebook Connect Predictions – a New Oculus Quest, Social VR, and AR News

Categories Future, Virtual Reality

Droplabs’ Haptic Shoes – Feeling Virtual Reality in your Feet

September 21, 2020September 6, 2020
Droplabs' Haptic Shoes are an innovative solution to expand a sense of immersion.

We’re deeply intrigued by haptic developments like Droplabs’ haptic shoes since VR primarily focuses on visual and audio inputs. Human experience is about so much more than what we see and hear …

Read more Droplabs’ Haptic Shoes – Feeling Virtual Reality in your Feet

Categories Virtual Reality

A Virtual Burning Man Festival Joins the Multiverse This Year

September 18, 2020September 1, 2020
This year brings a virtual Burning man festival due to the Covid-19 pandemic

With every major live event being canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s no surprise that we have a virtual Burning Man festival this year. Last year’s gathering of 80,000 from over …

Read more A Virtual Burning Man Festival Joins the Multiverse This Year

Categories Augmented Reality

Design a Room with Amazon’s New AR Shopping Tool

September 12, 2020August 26, 2020
Amazon's New AR Shopping Tool let's you fill your home with virtual objects.

Several home furnishing retailers now let you try out a piece of furniture in augmented reality, placing it in your home to see if it fits with your space and decor. The …

Read more Design a Room with Amazon’s New AR Shopping Tool

Categories Virtual Reality

Like it or not, Oculus will Force you to use a Facebook Account

August 19, 2020
Facebook will soon force users to log into Oculus Devices with their Facebook Accounts.

We all knew this change was coming and the rumors were flying at last year’s OC6 gathering in San Jose. Beginning in October, new Oculus users will be required to have a …

Read more Like it or not, Oculus will Force you to use a Facebook Account

Categories Augmented Reality

Nreal Light AR Glasses Finally Available to Consumers

August 12, 2020
Nreal Light AR Glasses finally available to consumers.

After a long wait, the Nreal Light AR Glasses will finally be available to consumers – if you happen to live in South Korea. According to the company, access will expand to …

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Categories Augmented Reality

An AR Running App and Glasses for a COVID-19 World

August 5, 2020August 5, 2020
AR running app and augmented reality glasses by Ghost Pacer

Being outside is clearly safer than standing in a crowded bar with your friends during a global pandemic, but running outdoors brings its own set of challenges. Ghost Pacer, an AR running …

Read more An AR Running App and Glasses for a COVID-19 World

Categories Future, Virtual Reality

The World Is 3D and Media Should Be Too

July 29, 2020
The World Is 3D and Media Should Be Too. Interview with Nonny de la Peña

The following article, The World Is 3D and Media Should Be Too, is republished from the Immerse site on Medium. Nonny De La Peña is one of the founding leaders in the …

Read more The World Is 3D and Media Should Be Too

Categories Virtual Reality

New Research on Lighter and Thinner VR Haptic Gloves

July 27, 2020
An update on lighter and thinner VR haptic gloves.

Haptic devices are hardly where we would like them to be, but 2020 is turning out to be a year of exciting developments. The Feelbelt Kickstarter project promises to deliver a wearable …

Read more New Research on Lighter and Thinner VR Haptic Gloves

Categories Augmented Reality

Creating AR Stories for the Future

July 23, 2020
Creating AR Stories Session at the Learning HuMan Conference

Following our Humersive Learning Project session at the Learning (Hu)Man conference, we are doing an AR Storytelling session on Friday, July 24th, at 10:15 am PDT / 1:15 pm EDT. The session, …

Read more Creating AR Stories for the Future

Categories Future, Learning

Join us for the Humersive Learning Project Session

July 23, 2020July 22, 2020
Join us for the Humersive Learning Project at ASU's Learning (Hu)Man Conference.

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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Categories Augmented Reality

LG AR Glasses may be coming in 2021

September 10, 2020July 22, 2020
LG AR Glasses may be coming in 2021.

Will we see a pair of LG AR Glasses in 2021? It’s the latest in a series of augmented and virtual reality devices rumored to show up by next year. We’re weathering …

Read more LG AR Glasses may be coming in 2021

Categories Virtual Reality

Facebook’s Oculus Quest 2 Coming This Fall

July 16, 2020July 16, 2020
New Oculus Quest 2 VR headset may arrive this fall as Facebook ramps up production..

We were expecting an Oculus Quest 2 in 2020 and only started having doubts when a global pandemic disrupted everything. But the latest rumors/news from the Nikkei Asian Review points to a …

Read more Facebook’s Oculus Quest 2 Coming This Fall

Categories Augmented Reality

Report: Apple AR Device Testing Getting Underway

July 13, 2020
Apple AR Device testing getting underway

A report from The Information brings news that Apple AR device testing is underway. This doesn’t mean Apple has a fully designed prototype but that the essential element – the AR lenses …

Read more Report: Apple AR Device Testing Getting Underway

Categories Future

Could Microsoft Teams Virtual Auditorium End Zoom Fatigue?

July 9, 2020July 9, 2020
Microsoft's new virtual auditorium for Teams

Few of us are huge fans of the video conferencing platforms available these days. Put enough people in a virtual meeting, and you’re staring at what looks like rows of security camera …

Read more Could Microsoft Teams Virtual Auditorium End Zoom Fatigue?

Categories Art, Augmented Reality

Nancy Baker Cahill’s Remarkable AR Liberty Bell for July 4th

September 21, 2020July 3, 2020
AR Liberty Bell artwork at the site of the Boston Tea Party by Nancy Baker Cahill

Nancy Baker Cahill’s AR Liberty Bell for the 4th of July holiday is her latest experiment in using augmented reality for public art. The work uses an abstract shape that echoes the …

Read more Nancy Baker Cahill’s Remarkable AR Liberty Bell for July 4th

Categories Virtual Reality

WalkinVR: Making VR More Accessible for People with Disabilities

June 29, 2020
Making VR more accessible with WalkinVR

WalkinVR is Steam-compatible software that helps remove barriers for people with disabilities. The software has been around since 2017 but is officially released on Steam today. It’s welcome news for all of …

Read more WalkinVR: Making VR More Accessible for People with Disabilities

Categories 360 Video, Virtual Reality

Oculus Go Headset Discontinued – The End of 3DOF VR?

June 24, 2020June 23, 2020
Oculus Go headset is discontinued.

It wasn’t hard to see this coming. At last year’s Oculus Connect conference, the San Jose Convention Center was rife with rumors that the Oculus Go headset would be canceled. Nearly every …

Read more Oculus Go Headset Discontinued – The End of 3DOF VR?

Categories Augmented Reality

Snap’s AR Platform Expands With New Features

June 23, 2020June 23, 2020
Snap's AR Platform continues to innovate with voice discovery, local lenses, and partnerships with Hollywood studios.

Snap continually surprises us. Their AR Glasses project didn’t exactly take off, even though they’ve now released three versions of the wearable. But they continue to innovate with their AR platform, releasing …

Read more Snap’s AR Platform Expands With New Features

Categories Virtual Reality

New VR Treadmill Blows Past its Kickstarter Funding Goal

June 23, 2020
A new VR Treadmill, the Kat Walk C raises $1 million in 24 hours.

We’ve never been a huge fan of VR treadmills. For one, living in small apartments in New York City precludes their use. Much as I want locomotion in VR, I still want …

Read more New VR Treadmill Blows Past its Kickstarter Funding Goal

Categories Virtual Reality

Experience Jean-Michel Jarre’s Live Concert in VR Sunday

June 21, 2020June 20, 2020
Jean-Michel Jarre will do a Live concert in VR this Sunday, 21 June 2020.

As we continue our uneven recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic (good in some countries, record outbreaks in others), you may want to check out Jean-Michel Jarre’s live concert in VR. The French …

Read more Experience Jean-Michel Jarre’s Live Concert in VR Sunday

Categories Augmented Reality, Wearables

Audio AR Glasses – Bose Ends its Augmented Reality Project

June 17, 2020
Bose's audio AR Glasses cancelled.

Bose has shut down its audio AR Glasses, ending yet another innovative project in wearable technology. They first released the stylish pair of AR sunglasses at the SXSW Festival two years ago. …

Read more Audio AR Glasses – Bose Ends its Augmented Reality Project

Categories Virtual Reality

Live VR Movie Screening of the 1965 Selma March

June 12, 2020
Live VR Movie Screening of Selma hosted on Bigscreen VR platform..

It’s been a dramatic few weeks and to acknowledge the protest movements, the social VR platform Bigscreen is offering a special live VR movie screening of Selma. Covering the historic march from …

Read more Live VR Movie Screening of the 1965 Selma March

Categories Virtual Reality

Indulge Your Creative Side with Paper Beast VR on Steam

October 6, 2020June 9, 2020
Paper Beast VR comes to Steam this summer.

The latest way to tap into your creativity might be Paper Beast VR, which is coming to Steam VR this summer. You may have already used one of the 3D modeling and sculpting …

Read more Indulge Your Creative Side with Paper Beast VR on Steam

Categories Virtual Reality, VR Experience

Haptic Feedback Belt Offers Innovative Solution for Immersive Experiences

June 7, 2020
Haptic Feedback Belt from Feelbelt is an ingenious solution to enhance our sense of immersion in VR experiences and music.

Expanding the range of sensations is essential to the development of virtual reality. A new haptic feedback belt from the German company Feelbelt is an innovative solution to the technical challenges. Unlike …

Read more Haptic Feedback Belt Offers Innovative Solution for Immersive Experiences

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ASU ShapingEDU Humersive Learning Project

Humersive Learning Project - a project that considers human and student experience in the context of emerging technologies and the convergence of extended reality (XR) and artificial intelligence (AI).-

We’re delighted to announce our ASU ShapingEDU Humersive Learning Project, an actionable exploration of the intersection of humanity and immersive learning and our new roles as Innovators in Residence.

News, Media, and Events

  • Join us at the ShapingEDU Winter Games this week! Lunch Session: Wednesday January 6, 12:30-1:00pm MST for the latest on the Hummersive Learning Project and a breakout session on Thursday, 10:45am MST on "Learning with Emodied Avatars in the Future."

  • Maya Georgieva is quoted in The Economist on Using augmented reality in marketing.

  • Join us today at the iLRN Conference where we'll present as co-authors the Executive Summary of the State of XR Report at 1:00pm (EST), June 23rd - immersively in VirBELA.

  • Maya Georgieva is quoted in The Atlantic It’s Cool to Look Terrifying on Pandemic Instagram on the use of AR during the Coronavirus.

  • Emory Craig did a keynote at the GESSDubai Conference in Dubai, UAE, "Reinventing Learning for the Future: A World of Virtual Reality and AI Avatars."

  • Emory Craig spoke at the XR in Education Summit at Yale University on "The Future of XR."

  • Maya Georgieva was on a panel at the Saleforce conference, "The Evolution and Power of Disruptive Technologies" in San Francisco.

  • We'll be at the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference in Chicago with a Preconference workshop and other sessions the week of October 14th.

  • We'll be at the OC6 conference and reporting on the latest news from Oculus in San Jose on Sept. 25th and 26th.

  • We're on an XR and Learning panel at the The Chronicle of Higher Education and HP Leadership Summit, September 17, 2019, at The City University of New York (CUNY) The Graduate School.

  • We're at several conferences this summer, including AWE, SIGGRAPH 2019, and Singularity University's Global Summit.

  • We're delighted to be joining faculty in the College of Nursing at Sacred Heart University for a full day Professional Development Workshop, "Augmented and Virtual Reality Applications in Nursing Education." June 2019.

  • Ready for a discussion on "Ethics and Digital Fluency in VR and Immersive Learning Environments"? Join us at the NYS-CIO Conference in June 2019.

Our EDUCAUSE-ELI Series, “VR/AR: Stepping into the New Frontier of Learning”

Article Series: Stepping into the New Frontier of Learning

Here are the articles from our New Frontier of Learning series for the EDUCAUSE Review (and summaries of the articles):

  • From VR and AR to Our XR Future: Transforming Higher Education
  • VR and AR: The Ethical Challenges Ahead
  • VR and AR: The Art of Immersive Storytelling and Journalism
  • VR and AR: Learners as Creators and World Builders of Our Immersive Future
  • VR and AR: Designing Spaces for Immersive Learning
  • VR and AR: Transforming Learning and Scholarship in the Humanities and Social Sciences
  • VR and AR: Driving a Revolution in Medical Education & Patient Care
  • AR and VR in STEM: The New Frontiers in Science
  • A New World: VR and AR Tech Developments
  • Introducing the VR and AR Series: Stepping Into the New Frontier of Learning Series

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AR? VR? XR?

There are multiple terms covering the broad spectrum of immersive technologies from AR, which superimposes data and images on the user’s space to VR, which is a digitally simulated immersive environment where users can look, move around, or interact with virtual space or objects. Mixed Reality (MR) is a hybrid of the physical and the virtual that feels more immersive than AR since digital entities can be occluded by objects in the real world. And then there is XR (or Extended Reality), which is an umbrella concept covering augmented, mixed, and virtual reality. XR does not refer to specific technologies but the entire category of immersive technologies that extend and enhance human experience. 

 

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Digital Bodies provides news and analysis of VR, AR, and AI and how these developments will impact education and society. The convergence of these technologies will transform how we communicate, learn, understand the world, and ourselves. We focus on a future where experiences will be available on demand, and the boundary between the real and the virtual disappear – and all that these developments imply for education and human experience.  The possibilities are exciting, the ethical challenges profound. 

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