Happy New Year from Digital Bodies!

Happy New Year from Digital Bodies! Stay curious and imagine the possibilities! May it be a peaceful 2019!

There will be many significant developments VR and AR in 2019. Expect to see standalone headsets, 5G, new controllers, and possibly next-gen AR Glasses. Facebook’s Oculus Quest could be a game changer for virtual reality. And storytelling in VR may see a groundbreaking project with the release of The Fisherman’s Tale on January 22nd.

We’re looking forward to covering all the latest developments and the way they impact Education, Business, and Entertainment. And we’ll be exploring the ethical issues in VR and how Artificial Intelligence will shape immersive experiences.

For a look back on our most popular posts of the past year, check out our Top Ten VR and AR Articles of 2018. Our readership grew tremendously in 2018 and we thank you for your support.

We’ll be traveling in the early spring with talks and workshops at EDUCAUSE-ELI conference in Anaheim, California and at SXSWedu in Austin, Texas. Please stop by if you’re at one of those events!

Again, Happy New Year and best wishes for 2019!

Emory Craig

Emory Craig is a VR consultant, writer, and speaker with years of experience in art, new media, and higher education. He is actively engaged in innovative developments for AR and VR at the intersection of learning, games, and immersive storytelling. He is fascinated by virtual worlds, AI-driven avatars, and the ethical implications of blurring the boundaries between the real and the virtual.

News, Media, and Events

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.

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