Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality Network

For VR advocates like Maya Georgieva, though, the technology is rapidly changing the way we see and experience the world. Georgieva, the co-founder of Digital Bodies—a group that researches and consults on VR for education—says that while virtual reality is still seen as supplemental in K–12 classrooms, that thinking is shifting as the volume of content increases and teachers and students feel the excitement around it.

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Virtual reality set to advance human health through innovative midwifery project at UON.

"Google is bringing its room-sensing augmented reality tech to the classroom.

"Two years after bringing VR field trips into schools with its Expeditions program, the company is expanding the project to include a new type of lesson: augmented reality.

"The augmented-reality lessons, which are powered by Google's Project Tango technology, will work much the same way as their VR counterparts. Except, instead of taking students on VR "field trips" teachers will be able to place 3D objects around their classrooms for students to explore."

The image of screens strapped to students’ faces is what the future of education looks like to some, but others see it as a passing fad that educators will look back on and say, ‘What were they thinking?’ Many proponents of immersive virtual reality in classrooms—using devices like Oculus Rift or Go

Until now, drawing or painting a decent image required one of two things: either actual skill or a lightbox upon which a finished photo could be traced onto a

» The effects of virtual human’s spatial and behavioral coherence with physical objects on social presence in AR | Virtual Human Interaction Lab

When you think of higher education, chances are that virtual reality is not something that immediately comes to mind. In recent years, online learning has changed the face of education by becoming a supplement to traditional methods, allowing people to learn at a distance, on their own time and at their own pace. It has…

Another step in Brooklyn’s evolution as a tech powerhouse comes with the announcement that the borough will soon be home to the country’s first ever publicly funded virtual reality/augmented reality (VR/AR) facility.

Exorbitant costs, confused customers, and fire risks: bringing VR to the people is proving tricky.

"Education technology is one of the fastest growing sectors in the US and the national education market is already a $1.3 trillion dollar industry. AR is important for education technology innovators because it can offer significant benefits."

The best VR games are already here, and now Sparc by CCP Games enters our radar.

HS "students in a cutting-edge collaborative project to transform abandoned prisons learn to program VR experiences while improving their local community."

Jim Lerman's insight:

What an inspiring, visionary story!!

Michela, my daughter, presented her latest show at Joe's Pub in NYC's East Village last evening (6/11/17). See the whole production by clicking on the headline or image above. Of course, I thought it was magnificent. I hope you like it too. The show starts about 2:30 into the recording.

"We are now approximately one-sixth of the way through the 21st century, and thousands of movies have already been released. Which means that it’s high time for the sorting – and the fighting – to start. As the chief film critics of The Times, we decided to rank, with some help from cinema savants on Facebook, the top 25 movies that are destined to be the classics of the future. While we’re sure almost everyone will agree with our choices, we’re equally sure that those of you who don’t will let us know."

Jim Lerman's insight:

I included this article just because it's a good list and I like movies.

Elements 4D is a neat Augmented Reality chemistry app for iOS and Android devices which provides a fun way to look at various different chemical reactions.

VR DROP AND SHARE launched last month. It is the first free mobile platform that allows anyone to create and share their own social virtual reality experiences.