Virtual and Augmented Reality & Education

Articles, resources and research into how AR & VR might be used in educational settings. K-12, Higher Ed. and Library contexts

By Kay O

Kay O
4 VR apps that help you be a better public speaker – Hypergrid Business
hypergridbusiness.com
Public speaking is the single most common phobia, according to numerous studies. Now, virtual reality provides a low-stress way to overcome this fear …
Aug 13, 2016
Kay O
Technology in the Classroom: How to Use Augmented Reality
teachhub.com
The poster child for cutting-edge technology in the classroom over the years has included computers (back in your mom's schooldays), iPads (a …
Jan 16, 2018
Kay O
GoMeta, Inc.
gometa.io
Nov 1, 2016
Kay O
10 Reasons To Use Virtual Reality In The Classroom
teachthought.com - by
Although still an emerging technology in terms of recognizing its full potential, virtual reality offers the opportunity to step into places, roles, …
Feb 10, 2017
Kay O
AR VR home
google.com
Augmented Reality can put answers right where your questions are, overlaying helpful visual content and information on your real world.
May 18, 2016
Kay O
How virtual reality technology is changing the way students learn
theconversation.com - Michael Phillips
For many years, schools and universities have had to change the way they work and teach in order to fit in with technology. Software like PowerPoint, …
Jan 10, 2017
Kay O
ARVRinEDU | Jaime Donally | Professional Development
arvrinedu.com
Sep 1, 2017
Kay O
Real Uses of Virtual Reality in Education: How Schools are Using VR
emergingedtech.com - Kelly Walsh
I'm attending UB Tech 2017 as I write this. Over the last few days, I've been enjoying lot of great breakout sessions, some good keynotes, learning …
Jun 14, 2017
Kay O
When Virtual Reality Meets Education – TechCrunch
TechCrunch - Elizabeth Reede
Since the 1950s, virtual reality (VR) has been hovering on the periphery of technology without achieving accepted mainstream application or commercial adoption. Since 2012, VR startups have raised more
Jan 24, 2016
Kay O
August 2017: Augmented reality in the classroom
discoveryeducation.com - Kathy Schrock
Last year, I wrote a blog post dealing with the use of virtual reality resources to support the instructional process. I started the article with an …
Aug 1, 2017
Kay O
How virtual reality is changing education
nbnco.com.au
VR is changing the way people learn in new and interesting ways. Ever since the McFly family sat around the dinner table wearing VR headsets in Back …
Feb 20, 2017
Kay O
How Virtual Anatomy Will Change Med School
Fortune - Clifton Leaf
Last week I spent a day at the venerable Cleveland Clinic—the city’s best-known celebrity, perhaps, next to this guy. The hospital (and really, it’s …
Apr 21, 2017
Kay O
David Attenborough Is Here To Take You On A Virtual Reality History Lesson
esquire.co.uk
Do you know what the world of Virtual Reality needs? No, not porn, that's already a thing. What it needs is the dulcet tones of David Attenborough …
Apr 21, 2017
Kay O
'Arden's Wake' paves the way for never-ending VR stories
Engadget - James Trew
Penrose Studios' third film proves that social VR doesn't have to be a gimmick. Making movies in virtual reality is easy. Making good animated movies in virtual reality is hard. There's no "mise en scène"
Apr 20, 2017
Kay O
Can virtual reality enable 3D creation for all?
ReadWrite - Alban Denoyel
If you look at the evolution of capturing the world around us, we keep getting closer and closer to what the world actually looks like. We started replicating nature using painting and sculpting, caves
Apr 6, 2017
Kay O
Virtual & Augmented Reality News - Unimersiv Blog
unimersiv.com
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Aug 31, 2015
Kay O
Augmented Reality in Education
thinkmobiles.com - ThinkMobiles Team
Augmented reality in education will soon affect the conventional learning process. AR has the potential to change the location and timing of …
Apr 27, 2017
Kay O
Designing for virtual reality and the impact on education | Alex Faaborg | TEDxCincinnati
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Oct 29, 2015
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Virtual Reality: How Patients, Doctors and Athletes Will Be Educated
huffingtonpost.com - Kevin R Stone
Virtual reality is just about to hit the inflection point. Soon, nearly everyone will have a VR device, or use one regularly. The well of content is …
Oct 1, 2015
Kay O
The UN Is Using Virtual Reality to Make the Rich and Powerful Feel Empathy
VICE - Doug Bierend
I'm standing on the rooftop of an abandoned building in Monrovia, Liberia. My gaze drifts from the setting sun to the man next to me strumming a homemade guitar. Singing along is a young woman named Decontee
Aug 28, 2015
Kay O
UnlimitedHand Allows You To Feel Virtual Reality
HYPEBEAST - Christopher Klimovski
In a bid to make virtual reality more immersive, Japanese design brand H2L has created the UnlimitedHand. The device is strapped to a users forearm …
Sep 26, 2015
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Bring virtual reality field trips to your school with Google Expeditions
googleforwork.blogspot.com - Jane Smith
Posted by David Quaid, Software Engineer, Google Expeditions (Cross-posted on the Official Google Blog.) At the Bronx Latin School in New York City, …
Sep 28, 2015
Kay O
Here's everything we know about Microsoft's augmented reality headset HoloLens - Business Insider
Business Insider - Business Insider UK
HoloLens is a big deal for Microsoft, a company that is struggling to retain relevancy with consumers after it missed out on the smartphone and tablet boom. Rather than doubling down on mobile, Microsoft
Oct 17, 2015
Kay O
'Henry' is Oculus' first, emotional step to making AI characters
Engadget - Joseph Volpe
If you've ever spent time in the company of young children watching colorful and cartoony TV shows geared to their innocence -- say something on Sprout or Nick Jr. -- then you'll know what it is to live
Jul 29, 2015
Kay O
Samsung promotes independent virtual reality filmmakers
Mashable - Adario Strange
As we saw in the early days of the software and hardware industries, nothing stifles a new platform like major companies squeezing out the little guys early on. Samsung is apparently trying to do the The
Aug 11, 2015