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Why AR/MR for Education?

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Part 3— An Immersive Transmedia Storytelling Design & Cross-cultural Educational Strategy. Finally, understanding Learners Motivations is Key to any successful educational experience. Educational: Content & Activities tailored for each level and styles of learning, including basic skills, STEM and SEL activities.

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Where is VR/AR and Education Now?

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In March 2014 Facebook bought Oculus and the current wave of interest in VR and AR was reborn. While the public largely scoffed at the awkward goggles, industry pundits proclaimed VR/AR would one day replace our 2D screens, and highlighted education as one of the top applications in the years to come. 5 Teacher adoption still lags.

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Amanda Watson On The Carnegie Mellon Oculus Booth Incident Of 2014

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This letter was written "as an apology I never sent" to Carnegie Mellon University for an incident that happened in her final year there in 2014. After a 20-second monologue about his education, research and career aspirations, he gave us a resume. In early 2024, Watson released CitraVR on Github. It was surreal. George was blindsided.

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L’Oréal Launches VR Hair Education For Stylists

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The virtual academy lets hairstylists learn the latest techniques to advance their education. Part of L’Oréal’s “Matrix Academy,” an educational beauty program for hairstylists, the VR education program will allow stylists to learn new techniques just by popping on a VR headset like the HTC Vive.

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North Korea Debuts ‘New’ Augmented Reality Education Tool

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And as few as 20,000 might have access to the internet, ABC News reported in 2014. UC Davis demonstrated five years ago how the technology could enhance geology education. Other companies, such as iSandBOX and South Korea’s Cellbig , are selling basically the same devices for entertainment and education.

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Trivia Crack Is Getting Its Own VR Game

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Trivia Crack , the trivia-based mobile game that blew up in popularity around 2014, is returning as a VR experience for Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest Pro, and Meta Quest 3 headsets, according to an official release from Etermax’s gaming division. Compete against other players and share valuable knowledge in Trivia Crack VR.

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Google’s ‘Expeditions’ Initiative is Leading Innovation in the Future of Immersive Education

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Google’s overarching mission is to organize all of the world’s information, and so it’s a natural fit for the company to be one of the leading innovators for using VR for immersive education. But after seeing the Tango demos, I feel confident in saying that AR is going to be a huge part of the future of education.

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