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Print Books Are Still Outselling eBooks, Study Finds

GizModo VR

According to a study by Statista’s Advertising & Media Outlook, ebook sales are still trailing physical book sales globally, especially during the dog days of the covid-19 pandemic. The study, which asked respondents to describe their book purchases in 2020, found that ebooks still haven’t replaced paper in most… Read more.

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Color Space Is The Relaxing VR Coloring Book We Need Right Now

VRScout

While still considered by many to be a children’s activity, psychological studies have identified numerous therapeutic benefits tied to adult coloring books, including stress reduction and mindfulness. Color Space, the VR Coloring Book, is now live for Oculus. Feature Image Credit: Lighthaus Inc., Danny Bittman.

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#1359: Landmark Anthropological Field Study of VR with “In the Land of the Unreal” author Lisa Messeri

Voices of VR

Yale Anthropologist Lisa Messeri spent a year doing field work in Los Angeles in 2018 studying the political ecology of the VR community, and will be releasing her landmark book called In the Land of the Unreal: Virtual and Other Realities in Los Angeles on Friday, March 8th.

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Book Review: Experience on Demand

Tech Trends VR

Its author – Professor Jeremy Bailenson – is the Director of Stanford University’s Virtual Human Interaction Lab, and one of the world’s greatest authorities on Virtual Reality, yet this doesn’t come across as an academic book. Bailenson's book places VR within a broader social context Click To Tweet.

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Too many used books? Want to help literacy efforts? Here's what to do.

Mashable VR

As nightstand "To Be Read" piles grow and donation boxes expand, readers are consuming more and more books each year. Ness also created the associated initiative and podcast End Book Deserts , which highlights the work of organizations and grassroots campaigns working to get books in the hands of children to foster reading development.

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What is Augmented Reality? (Book Excerpt)

AR Insider

The full interview is below and you can find out more about the book or get your own copy here (We don’t receive royalties or affiliate revenue, see disclosure statement). Study them, and the mistakes that were made. Find out more about the book or get your own copy here. Book Excerpt) appeared first on AR Insider.

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Animate Your Storytelling Time With AR Apps

ARPost

One way we can leverage hi-tech gadgets is by taking storytelling to the next level and enhancing the educational value of books using AR apps. A study on the correlation of a home reading environment and brain activation shows that exposure to reading at home stimulates brain functions. AR Reads – the Dragon Brothers books.

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