Many educational virtual worlds are designed for children, for example Miamiopia which is part of a learning network. This site uses games as a method of teaching curriculum subjects such as maths, biology, geography, history and science. Children ‘earn’ rewards in the form of virtual coins which they can use to purchase items from the … Continue reading Educational virtual worlds for kids
Our Second Life for education article talks about the role of this virtual world in a learning environment. It looks at how and why it is used in this type of setting. This article discusses the benefits of doing so. The benefits of Second Life in education are: Visit other countries without leaving the classroom … Continue reading Benefits of Second Life in education
We often think of virtual reality games for teenagers and young people in general but there are plenty of adults who enjoy these types of games. Virtual worlds such as Second Life and Kaneva enable you to play games within a virtual world. But there are others which include: RuneScape Cybertown Entropia Universe Meez Outerworlds … Continue reading Virtual Reality Games for Adults
At the beginning of last year, it was proclaimed by several publications (and wondered by ourselves) that 2016 was to be the “Year of Virtual Reality”, the year that the potential and promise of a virtual future would be realised. While there is certainly debate about how ultimately true, it was clear that 2016 was … Continue reading 5 Ways VR Has Taken a Giant Leap Forward in 2016
Another year has brought another festival of the future in the form of the winter Consumer Entertainment Show. Amidst the curved televisions, 8k, Bluetooth toasters and robots that can do anything from nannying kids to playing Cards Against Humanity, VR had an important presence at CES, with a mix of interesting experiments to technological boosts … Continue reading Top Ten VR Highlights from CES 2017
Virtual Reality is to be represented with two awards from the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences it was announced. The categories, to be introduced at the 2017 D.I.C.E. Awards have been made in order to celebrate new technology platforms for games in what it terms ‘immersive reality’ and to celebrate games that take full … Continue reading Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences announce their 2017 Nomination for New Immersive Reality Awards
Training, Tuition and Virtual Hubris Systems: Cardboard, Daydream, GearVR Reviewed on: Cardboard Cost: £2.99 In what could possibly be considered the single most self-indulgent VR experience yet, the captain of Chelsea Football Club, John Terry, has unveiled what press releases claim is “the first ever virtual reality football academy”. On the basis of this experience, … Continue reading Review: John Terry’s Virtual Reality Football Academy
Buzz Aldrin, in conjunction with 8i and Time Inc’s Life VR, has created a hologram version of himself as part of a new interactive experience laying the groundwork for how to reach Mars. The holographic Buzz is the host of a virtual reality experience named Cycling Pathways to Mars. It is a Virtual Reality … Continue reading Buzz Aldrin Plans the Next Giant Leap for Mankind in Virtual Reality
Many universities have a virtual reality lab, department or research group. These take the form of semi-immersive or even a CAVE fully immersive virtual reality and perform a variety of functions which includes teaching, learning and research. Virtual reality is used as a tool to explore a particular subject, e.g. architecture, biology, medicine etc or … Continue reading Virtual reality in university
Virtual reality can play an important role in teaching in that it provides an interesting and engaging way of acquiring information to suit all needs. Teachers: this technology helps when explaining a difficult or complex set of theories in a classroom. It is also useful when explaining about how something works, what it means, why … Continue reading Teaching and virtual reality
