This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through April 30) — from singularityhub.com by Singularity Hub Staff
Topics include:
- Computing
- Robotics
- Nanotechnology
- Technology
- Gadgets
- Space
- AI
- AR
On 04/26/2022,
in Augmented Reality (AR), biology, engagement / engaging students, health, hearts -- matters of the heart, innovation, science, tools, XR - extended reality,
by Daniel Christian
Innovation in education using #AR pic.twitter.com/UUywF37ziA
— Alvin Foo (@alvinfoo) April 26, 2022
On 04/14/2022,
in Augmented Reality (AR), business, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, Microsoft, tools, training / L&D, XR - extended reality,
by Daniel Christian
Magic Leap 2 Aims to Bring AR to Businesses, With No BS This Time — from cnet.com by Connie Guglielmo
CEO Peggy Johnson explains why a focus on the business sector with its new, smaller headset can transform the augmented-reality market.
Excerpts:
Fast forward to 2022. Magic Leap has a new leadership team helmed by former Microsoft and Qualcomm executive Peggy Johnson, an even lighter-weight headset due later this year and — perhaps most important — a new mission that focuses on winning over business customers rather than individual consumers.
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Johnson says the company has learned from its past and will focus on winning over its enterprise customers with the Magic Leap 2, which will go up against Microsoft’s $3,000 HoloLens 2 when it’s released before year’s end.
On 04/07/2022,
in Augmented Reality (AR), creativity, digital storytelling, engineering, entrepreneurship, Facebook / Meta Platforms, health, journalism, new media literacies, story, storytelling, wearables, XR - extended reality, youth,
by Daniel Christian
WayRay’s AR Car Display Could Change Driving Forever — from vrscout.com by Kyle Melnick
How One Hospital Is Using An AR Bear To Calm Young Patients — from vrscout.com by Kyle Melnick
Excerpt:
Children’s Health of Orange County (CHOCK), a children’s hospital located in Orange County, California, has transformed its lovable mascot ‘Choco’ into an AR (augmented reality) experience that walks children through the steps of a standard MRI scan. The idea is that by familiarizing younger patients with the process, they’ll feel more comfortable during the actual procedure.
Arizona State Launching New VR/AR Classes, Nonny De La Peña To Helm — by Darragh Dandurand
Excerpt:
The Center for Narrative and Emerging Media (NEM) will be housed in Downtown Los Angeles in the Herald Examiner Building, newly renovated to welcome faculty, staff, and students. NEM’s goal is to teach and support students, from reporters to artists to entrepreneurs and engineers, who are pursuing careers across the burgeoning creative technology sector.
Why Meta decided against an open VR app store — from protocol.com by Janko Roettgers and Nick Statt
On 04/07/2022,
in Adobe, Apple, Augmented Reality (AR), engineering, Facebook / Meta Platforms, Google, innovation, interface design, IT in HE, Mixed Reality (MR), new business models, NVIDIA, platforms, tools, usability, user experience (UX), user interface design, vendors, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, vision/possibilities, visualizing information, wearables, XR - extended reality,
by Daniel Christian
The AR Roundup: March 2022 — from linkedin.com by Tom Emrich
Excerpt:
Every month I round up what you may have missed in Augmented Reality including the latest stats, funding news and launch announcements and more. Here is what happened in augmented reality between March 1-31, 2022.
“The metaverse is no longer a single virtual world or even a cluster of virtual worlds. It’s the entire system of virtual and augmented worlds,” Chalmers tells me over Zoom. “Where the old metaverse was like a platform on the internet, the new metaverse is more like the internet as a whole, just the immersive internet.”
~ David Chalmers, Philosopher and Author of Reality+
On 03/30/2022,
in Artificial Intelligence/Agents/LLMs/and Related, Augmented Reality (AR), education, education technology, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, engineering, experimentation, innovation, instructional design, K-12 related, platforms, robotics, STEAM-related, student-related, teachers, teaching & learning, vendors, XR - extended reality, youth,
by Daniel Christian
Best of Bett 2022: Top Tech Innovations For Education — from techlearning.com by Luke Edwards
This is the best of Bett 2022 with all the tech innovations and more
On 03/11/2022,
in Apple, Augmented Reality (AR), business, digital learning, economics, education technology, educational games / serious games, engagement / engaging students, experimentation, Google, homeschooling/homeschoolers, innovation, instructional design, K-12 related, Learning Experience Design, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning preferences, multimedia, teachers, technologies for your home, XR - extended reality, youth,
by Daniel Christian
This Hilarious AR App Teaches Kids Financial Responsibility — from vrscout.com by Bobby Carlton
Excerpts:
Adventures with Zeee Bucks is a mobile AR experience that is designed to help youngsters sharpen their financial skills by earning and saving Zeee bucks, and even help them save real money.
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You can download the app today for free on the iOS and Android stores.
On 03/07/2022,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, accessibility / UDL, Artificial Intelligence/Agents/LLMs/and Related, assistive technologies, Augmented Reality (AR), Daniel S. Christian, education technology, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, society, technologies for your home, tools, user experience (UX), vendors, vision/possibilities, wearables, XR - extended reality,
by Daniel Christian
AI Could Power the Next Generation of Smart Glasses — from lifewire.com by Mayank Sharma. I’d like to thank Mayank for letting me contribute some thoughts to this article.
Making the bigger picture clearer
Key Takeaways
- Biel Glasses has created a pair of smart glasses to enhance the mobility of users with low vision.
- Experts believe smart glasses will soon outpace VR headsets in terms of adoption and use.
- This new generation of smart glasses will infuse AI together with AR to give users a new and better perspective.
On 03/07/2022,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, Augmented Reality (AR), career development, collaboration, creativity, Daniel S. Christian, digital learning, digital photography, drama/theater, educational games / serious games, emerging technologies, learning ecosystem, Learning Experience Design, learning spaces, participation, platforms, play, story, storytelling, writing, youth,
by Daniel Christian
You Sleuth is a family-friendly outdoor game that requires a moderate amount of walking. You can play by yourself or with a group of friends or family. If you are looking for something new that will stimulate your mind while sneaking in a little exercise and fresh air then register today. Read the rest of the FAQ for more details about how You Sleuth works.
From DSC:
What might this look/work like for learning-related applications? Also, if you are studying to be an actor or actress, might there be some new opportunities for you here!? If you are a writer, might there be some new sorts of collaborations opening up here? As the next version of the internet is developed, what new affordances/opportunities might exist in this area?
On 03/05/2022,
in attention, Augmented Reality (AR), emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, history, human-computer interaction (HCI), XR - extended reality,
by Daniel Christian
Scientists Resurrect Extinct Animals Using AR Technology — from vrscout.com by Kyle Melnick
On 03/03/2022,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, accessibility / UDL, Adobe, Artificial Intelligence/Agents/LLMs/and Related, assistive technologies, Augmented Reality (AR), collaboration, computer science, consortiums, Daniel S. Christian, digital learning, education technology, emerging technologies, engineering, experimentation, future, global, human-computer interaction (HCI), ideas, innovation, interface design, learner profiles, learning ecosystem, learning preferences, Microsoft, reading, research, society, wearables, XR - extended reality,
by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
After checking out the following two links, I created the graphic below:
- Readability initiative > Better reading for all. — from Adobe.com
We’re working with educators, nonprofits, and technologists to help people of all ages and abilities read better by personalizing the reading experience on digital devices. - The Readability Consortium > About page
Also related/see:
- Microsoft Education Unveils Expanded Literacy, Accessibility Tools for Students and Teachers — from thejournal.com by Kristal Kuykendall
- Announcing an expanded literacy portfolio to reach every learner — from educationblog.microsoft.com by Paige Johnson
- What Kids Are Reading — from renaissance.com
On 03/02/2022,
in 5G, Artificial Intelligence/Agents/LLMs/and Related, assistive technologies, Augmented Reality (AR), emerging technologies, engineering, entrepreneurship, Europe, experimentation, future, health, ideas, innovation, neurodivergent/special needs, society, youth,
by Daniel Christian
A couple from Barcelona built A.I. smart glasses to help their son see — from interestingengineering.com by Chris Young
Showing visually impaired people the way with their A.I. smart glasses.
Excerpt:
He and his wife, Constanza Lucero designed a pair of smart glasses that use artificial intelligence and augmented reality to indicate oncoming obstacles to wearers.
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The couple drew from their respective fields — Puig is an electrical engineer and Lucero a doctor — to build smart glasses that overlay text and graphics over the real-time video feed of their users’ surroundings. They use A.I. algorithms that detect obstacles, signaling them to the wearer as they approach. Users gain added independence, and parents’ and loved ones’ peace of mind.
On 03/01/2022,
in Augmented Reality (AR), emerging technologies, user experience (UX), Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, wearables, XR - extended reality,
by Daniel Christian
The future of AR — from 900lbs.com
Some of the topics include:
- Where is #AR today and where’s it going?
- What options/deployment methods are available & what are their limitations?
- Web AR
- We’ve heard a lot about AR headsets. Are they the best option?
- Ok, I’m interested in creating an AR experience. What now?
- What is the biggest piece of advice you have for brands diving into AR for the first time?
- …and more
Also see:
- Augmented Reality 101: Differences Between VR and AR — from magicleap.com
On 03/01/2022,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, 3D, A/V -- audio/visual, accreditation, attention, Augmented Reality (AR), change, changing business models, collaboration, communities of practice, content development, aggregation, repositories, copyright/ownership/NFTs, creativity, credentialing, cryptocurrencies, digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, distance education, education, education technology, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, entrepreneurship, experimentation, future, game-changing environment, global, graphics, homeschooling/homeschoolers, ideas, immersion, innovation, instructional design, interactivity, K-12 related, learning, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning hubs & pods & microschooling, learning preferences, learning spaces, multimedia, new business models, online learning, online media, online tutoring, parents/guardians, participation, platforms, simulations, social learning / networks, student-related, teachers, teaching & learning, teaching online, tools, United States, vendors, virtual field trips, virtual K-12 schools, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, virtual tutoring, vision/possibilities, wearables, web-based collaboration, XR - extended reality, youth,
by Daniel Christian
Why the World’s First Virtual Reality High School Changes Everything — from steve-grubbs.medium.com by Steve Grubs
Excerpts:
The recipe required key ingredients to happen. In addition to an accredited school to manage students, admissions and the for-credit learning, it also needed a platform. That’s where EngageVR comes in. There are other platforms that will ultimately host schools, perhaps AltSpace, Horizon or others, but the first is on Engage.
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The bottom line is this: creators, coders, educators, entrepreneurs, investors, corporations, parents and students all played a role in finally bringing the first global virtual reality high school to life. It won’t be the last school to open in the metaverse, but to all those involved in this inaugural launch — the Neil Armstrongs of your age — a special tip of the hat today for having the vision and the willingness to launch a better and more equitable era of education.
Also see:
- World’s First Metaverse VR High School Speech & Debate Tournament Announced for March — from victoryxr.com
- NFT in Edu: What Does the Future Hold? — from gettingsmart.com by Rachelle Dené Poth
- Geo Guessing Is Even More Fun In VR On The Meta Quest — from vrscout.com by Kyle Melnick
