Tag: classroom
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News from the VR Summit at the Games For Change Festival
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Last week was the 2017 Games for Change Festival in New York City and for the first time, they had an entire day dedicated to virtual reality. The VR for Change Summit was a part of the conference showcasing VR experiences, research, and practices that center around socially relevant issues.…
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Good News for Educators: Apple’s App Store has Google Expeditions and Cardboard Camera
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In some long awaited news, Google has finally released Google Expeditions and the Cardboard Camera app on iTunes. Finally, what seems like a vast majority of public schools and their teachers can now access the wonders of virtual field trips. Yes, there are already apps like Nearpod that are out on…
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Google Expeditions for all!
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Google Expeditions is now open to the public so any teacher can try their hand at leading a field trip in virtual reality.
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Samsung Gear VR and reflections on education: AltspaceVR, Oculus Video and Photo
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About two weeks ago I bought a Samsung Gear VR and I am more impressed with it every time I put it on. Thankfully, my wife already owned a Samsung Note 5 so I figured what’s $99 + tax for a better experience than Google Cardboard? And much better it…
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Virtual reality can help struggling kids learn
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Virtual reality is alive and growing in the gaming world. With the Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Rift, and HTC Vive released and shipping (mostly), and the Playstation VR on the horizon, it is an exciting time to be in the gaming industry. As usual, the education world is taking its…
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An Updated Review on the New York Times VR App
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Its been a month since I last checked the New York Times VR app and they have some new content! Now before you get excited, its only four new videos and TWO of them are sponsored by commercial corporations. So it seems the percentage of commercially sponsored content is going…
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Virtual Field Trips continued: First Impressions of Google Expeditions Beta
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I finally got the Google Expeditions beta test working and led a few others through a virtual reality (not 3D though) field trip. Fun for students and some helpful features for teachers make this a great beginning for VR in schools.
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What GDC revealed about VR that could help education
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After listening to VR pundits talk from GDC these are three takeaways about the state of VR that could help the education space.
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An In-depth Review of the New York Times Virtual Reality App
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[An update to this post is here – 4/5/16] Its been about five months since New York Times subscribers were blessed with the gift of a free Google Cardboard viewer with their Sunday edition. Since then, they’ve had a decent amount of content, some good, some not-so-good, but all worth…
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Ride a virtual fish through Hieronymus Bosch’s “The Garden of Earthly Delights”
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I wouldn’t call myself an art aficionado or someone who really loves art. However, Burrell Durrant Hifle‘s VR app titled “Bosch VR” just might change my mind. His visually stunning app takes you on a trip through a medieval-times artistic fantasyland accompanied by a haunting score by composer Timo Baker.