Category: News
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Experience a Thermite Reaction in the VR Chemistry Lab!
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Have you ever wanted to see fire, sparks, and melting metal in school? Well in real-life you could be suspended for that but in virtual reality, anything is possible. A new VR lab experience is available on the VR Chemistry Lab, available for the Meta Quest on the Meta App…
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Molecular experience of the Rainbow Flame Lab now available!
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Another sub-microscopic experience for chemistry learners is now available on theVR Chemistry Lab for Meta Quest! The final version of of the molecular interactions that create the different colored flames is out and ready to be tested. This experience allows the player to act as the fire itself, energizing electrons…
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The Rainbow Flame Lab is now on The VR Chemistry Lab for Meta Quest
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Our newest addition to The VR Chemistry Lab is the exciting Rainbow Flame Lab! In real-life, this lab exercise is a fun but potentially dangerous experiment. In VR, students can experiment with different chemicals, not worry about burning themselves, and practice safety skills in a consequence-free environment. Based upon an…
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The VR Chemistry Lab is now on the Oculus App Lab!
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The VR Chemistry Lab, a long-time project of mine, has finally been released on the Oculus App Lab! It is a virtual reality simulation of a school science lab as well as a molecule modelling experience. You can find it at this link or by doing an exact search of…
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Google Expeditions will live on as Expeditions Pro
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While Google shuts down its VR divisions one by one, we thankfully have others who are willing to save some of the great products that began the VR resurgence in 2015. In case you missed it, Google announced that it will be shutting down Google Expeditions on June 30, 2021…
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Using VR to learn Science Lab Skills – Does it Work?
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Recently, I had some research published in the proceedings of the 2020 International Conference of Learning Sciences. It centered on a study I conducted where graduate students were asked to conduct a couple of chemistry experiments in a virtual reality (VR) simulation of a school laboratory. (Full paper is here).…
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Preparing for Natural Disasters with VR
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Written by: Kristi Lee Edited by: Elliot Hu-Au An interesting use case for virtual reality (VR) and education is the topic of educating the public about disaster preparedness. Often, due to our mental stubbornness or simple laziness, we ignore the warnings of experts and refuse to prepare ourselves for the…
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Holding the World with Sir David Attenborough
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Author: Maho Hayashi Edited by: Elliot Hu-Au Using VR to Go Behind the Scenes In recent years, the development of VR has matured and become more mainstream. As more people become aware of and have access to VR, they will begin to realize that VR has great potential in various…
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Meditation in VR: A Review of 4 Apps
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Written by: Ben E. Atzmon, Elyse Blake, & Lea W. Silvert Edited by: Elliot Hu-Au Introduction Recent decades have evidenced tremendous literature in the extraordinary benefits of meditation. Mindfulness meditation is often defined as practicing a nonjudgmental stance towards present moment experiences [1]. Meditation can be thought of as a…
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VR Tools for Public Speaking
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As a student who majored in languages and currently living in a foreign country, how to use technology to promote language learning is one of my focus areas. Expressing ideas clearly and presenting them properly in different public situations is essential to many domains of life. Public speaking is one…