Using mixed reality to remodel teaching and learning Microsoft’s Hololens project is pioneering new forms of collaboration in higher education and industry. Defining virtual reality can be difficult. It has a specific meaning within immersive technology, but it is also … Continue reading Holographic brains
VR Isn’t a Novelty: Here’s How to Integrate it Into the Curriculum In the past few years, students at Washington’s Leadership Academy have practiced their French while walking the streets of Paris, run for elected office, and visited the Hogwarts … Continue reading Within the reach of teachers
Inventor May Have Cured Motion Sickness Without Drugs Inventor Sam Owen shows of the OtoTech, a device that prevents motion sickness by sending subtle vibrations through the inner ear to the brain. One manufacturer of virtual-reality trainers has already begun … Continue reading Flying without discomfort
Intel opens Tech Learning Lab roaming VR truck in the Bronx Intel is launching the Tech Learning Lab, a custom-built mobile container truck outfitted with virtual reality demo stations, powerful PCs, and IoT smart whiteboards. The lab and its hands-on … Continue reading Location-based edutainment
VR aids second language acquisition Learning a second language might be difficult, but researchers at the Second Language Acquisition and Bilingualism Lab are exploring virtual reality technology as a tool to help students learn languages. Alexander Burkel, graduate student in … Continue reading Learning languages
Virtual reality becomes reality at IU Through the doors of Franklin Hall and down the stairs lies one of the Media School’s best kept secrets: a state-of-the-art virtual reality lab. Studio 052 is just the tip of the iceberg in … Continue reading Living in the real art
Walmart Acquire 17,000 Oculus Go Headsets To Train Staff By now a number of industries, sectors and businesses have established that the immersive nature of virtual reality (VR) makes it an idea way to train staff in a way that … Continue reading Experiential learning
VR and Language Learning: How VR Can Crack the Language Code How many times have you tried (and failed) to learn a language? You’re not alone. Now linguists are saying it may not be totally your fault. As theory-based techniques … Continue reading Immerse in a foreign language
How virtual reality is breaking down barriers to education This Week on Leaders’ Insights, entrepreneur David Whelan explains how beneficial virtual reality can be in the educational realm. David Whelan is the founder and CEO of VR Education Holdings, an … Continue reading Learning and engagement
Kinesthetic Language Learning in Virtual Reality The way we speak, organize our thoughts, and even structure our metaphors is directly related to our bodies. For instance, we use “up” as a metaphor for happiness because our bodies are usually upright … Continue reading Tapping into language
LAVREB Laboratory of Virtual Reality and Economic Behavior 