Category: News
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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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VReal and Altspace demos at SVVR bring VR education one step closer
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During this year’s Silicon Valley Virtual Reality Conference in San Jose, CA, two companies demonstrated technology that hold great promise for VR and education. Both VReal and Altspace showed off applications that target the social capabilities of VR. VReal’s live streaming app is similar to Twitch, a social video platform for…
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Takeaways from the VR Summit in NYC
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On April 11-12, 2016 I attended the first ever VR Summit Conference held in NYC. There were excellent sessions and panels given by experts in the VR/AR field, but unfortunately not much in the way of exhibitors. Still, some useful information emerged for the “VR and education” field.
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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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Virtual Reality School: Lecture VR coming soon to a computer near you
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Immersive VR Education’s new program, Lecture VR, is a great step toward virtual reality classrooms. Teachers can lead students through immersive environments while lecturing, and students can be anywhere in the world.
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An optimistic take on the future of VR and education
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Elizabeth Reede and Larissa Bailiff of Techcrunch.com have an interesting view on what needs to happen with virtual reality and education. They point out many different uses and the fact that quality VR is becoming more affordable for schools. Check out their article.
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Video Games for PE Class
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Virtual reality is coming and its not for the faint of heart… or the sedentary.