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! 🙂
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!
– There is an environment that you move around in (not reality environment – game environment).
– Uses the environment you are in – “see through” to the real World (ex: super hero glasses, windshield showing speed).
– 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- Outdated hardware + software.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!!!
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