Below is my groups final assignment video as well as our in class presentation / PowerPoint. Enjoy as we cover all thing regarding “Virtual Field Trips! 🙂

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Another groups take on Virtual Field Trips (Virtual Reality)!

The gentlemen who presented this presentation were very passionate about this topic, which made it fun and entertaining to watch. 🙂

Different Types of VR!

Virtual Reality:

– There is an environment that you move around in (not reality environment – game environment).

Augmented reality:

– Uses the environment you are in – “see through” to the real World (ex: super hero glasses, windshield showing speed).

Extended reality:

– Merges the two VR and augmented reality (ex: military get to see through the plane they are in).

Tethered VR.

Pros:

  • Variety in learning.
  • New ways technology continues to advance high performance.
  • Can use without wifi if games are already downloaded.
  • Needs to be connected to an XBox.

Cons:

  • Outdated hardware + software.
  • Immobile.
  • Gaming bias (limited school content).
  • Motion sickness.
  • Expensive and arduous setup.

Educational applications:

Able to explore many different places / historic events such as titanic and Apollo 11.

Untethered VR.

Pros:

  • Simple setup.
  • Affordable ($399).
  • Diverse software (less gaming bias).
  • Can hookup with phones so you can interact with the stand alone VR.
  • Allows play boundaries.
  • Educational Software.
  • “Natural” do not need to learn how to use a controller.
  • “Comfort Levels” – indicating low or high intensity meaning can trigger motion sickness.

Cons:

  • Power – recharge it.
  • Distracting for students.
  • One player at a time on the device.
  • Needs proper wifi as it takes forever to load – if games are not downloaded.
  • Limited support for people with physical limitations.

Educational applications:

– Librarium (mind palace – customize – studying resources like for medical school, there are courses available on this app).

– Hand physics labs (using manipulatives ex: sorting, moving, petting animals).

– Star chart (floating in space, interacting with planets / stars) Introduce in gr.5.

TECH DEMO!!!

Remonstration of Untethered VR – In class presentation