If you want to demonstrate VR to an audience – for a technical demo, to give a tour, or just for fun – then you’ll need a way to get what’s on the VR headset to a screen. We can do that. I’m this video, I demonstrate casting an Oculus 2 VR experience to a…
So many realities to choose from – so little time. The idea of a ”metaverse” is actually not all that new. In fact, the concept has been around for several decades and there have been attempts at the creation of a metaverse several times. However, we now have a larger, well-funded, and well-visited company setting…
We live not only in a world dominated by digital experiences but also in a world where those experiences compete for the attention of our students. When a student sits in a class (physical or virtual) and experiences a traditional lecture – then, goes home and plays a video game or watches TV – it…
Back in the early days of the Internet (yeah..I was there), we used to speak about the promise of how the Internet would revolutionize education, learning, and bring out the best in people. It’s hard not to be a little cynical about the years since those dreamer days, but the Internet has made learning, teaching,…
The promise of VR and AR in education has been a long-time coming. Besides the obvious technical barriers and cost of acquisition for devices, the real issue I’ve always considered limiting is the availability of content and the ability to create content. Well – there is good news all-around. The Oculus headsets are, relatively speaking,…
Several years back, I attended a conference on trends in education for engagement and reach. There was some preliminary exploration of using avatar spaces as a way to interact socially at distance – specifically, I remember attending some sessions on the use of Second Life in education. These sessions didn’t do much for me. While…
