Learning and Living in AR, VR, and AI
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” – …
Collaborating and working in VR is a step closer to reality with the new Dream platform – but there’s still challenges to overcome before we get there. Multi-user platforms are surely in VR’s future and Dream would …
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
Here are the SXSW proposals submitted by the Digital Bodies team – one for SXSW and two for SXSWedu in 2019. Please take a minute to review and vote on our proposals – community input is …
Read more Support Our SXSW Proposals on Storytelling, VR and Ethics
If mixed reality is to transform education, Magic Leap One is only part of the opening act. It will be exciting to finally test the new device, and its debut will likely push Microsoft and other …
This quick demo from Leap Motion of a VR anatomy lesson that lets you pull apart a cat may give you the creeps at first. But with its cartoon-like effect, it’s not as bad as it sounds. In …
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 …
There’s a lot to like about Lego and even more with Lego AR. Apple’s demo of the Lego Augmented Reality at WWDC is amazing, incorporating creativity and immersive storytelling. Kids are going to have a field day …
The Guardian has a fascinating piece on space tourism – how you will soon have the opportunity to be an astronaut in Virtual Reality. Even though there’s a number of space tourism projects underway, the vast …
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 already leave digital traces of ourselves everywhere (you can download your Facebook data if you need to check) but AR paintings and doodles could be next way we leave our mark on the world. Artopia …
Read more Leave your AR paintings anywhere with the Artopia app
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