VR Technology Meets Drivers Ed Thanks To Boys & Girls Clubs — from vrscout.com by Bobby Carlton
On 04/18/2022,
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by Daniel Christian
On 04/07/2022,
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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 03/28/2022,
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by Daniel Christian
These Smart Glasses Want to Replace Your Laptop — from wired.com by Julian Chokkattu
Nimo is a mini-computer that sits on your head and gives you six virtual screens to work with when you’re away from your desk.
On 03/07/2022,
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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 03/03/2022,
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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 03/01/2022,
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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,
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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.
…
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
On 01/28/2022,
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by Daniel Christian
Why Wall Street thinks the metaverse will be worth trillions — from fortune.com by Bernhard Warner; resource from Ori Inbar on Twitter
Also from Ori Inbar:
- China’s Big Tech leads in VR and AR patent applications. But China’s metaverse may look different from everyone else’s — from fortune.com by Yvonne Lau
On 12/09/2021,
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by Daniel Christian
Cisco and Google join forces to transform the future of hybrid work — from blog.webex.com by Kedar Ganta
Excerpts:
Webex [on 12/7/21] announced the public preview of its native meeting experience for Glass Enterprise Edition 2 (Glass), a lightweight eye wearable device with a transparent display developed by Google. Webex Expert on Demand on Glass provides an immersive collaboration experience that supports natural voice commands, gestures on touchpad, and head movements to accomplish routine tasks.
On 04/11/2021,
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by Daniel Christian
Apple CEO Tim Cook: AR Is “Critically Important” For The Company’s Future — from vrscout.com by Bobby Carlton
Excerpts:
When the subject of AR and it’s potential came up, Cook said “You and I are having a great conversation right now. Arguably, it could even be better if we were able to augment our discussion with charts or other things to appear.”
In Cook’s opinion, AR will change the way we communicate with our friends, colleagues, and family. It’ll reshape communication in fields such as health, education, gaming, and retail. “I’m already seeing AR take off in some of these areas with use of the phone. And I think the promise is even greater in the future,” said Cook.
Also see:
- How Extended Reality Tools Can Bring New Life to Higher Education — from by Soulaymane Kachani
And it is not enough to try to use existing VR/XR applications and tailor them to educational scenarios. These tools can and should be created with pedagogy, student experience, and learning outcomes as the priority.
On 03/06/2021,
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by Daniel Christian
GPT-3: We’re at the very beginning of a new app ecosystem — from venturebeat.com by Dattaraj Rao
From DSC: NLP=Natural Language Processing (i.e., think voice-driven interfaces/interactivity).
Excerpt:
Despite the hype, questions persist as to whether GPT-3 will be the bedrock upon which an NLP application ecosystem will rest or if newer, stronger NLP models with knock it off its throne. As enterprises begin to imagine and engineer NLP applications, here’s what they should know about GPT-3 and its potential ecosystem.
On 03/04/2021,
in Augmented Reality (AR), emerging technologies, future, ideas, innovation, vision/possibilities, wearables,
by Daniel Christian
The Future of Wearable Computing May Be Augmented Reality – Newest Developments in AR Glasses — from wearable-technologies.com by Cathy Russey
Excerpt:
From healthcare to factory floors, augmented reality glasses are aiding people in various professions do their job efficiently. Doctors use them to conduct precise surgery and factory workers use them for productivity, efficiency, and safety. AR glasses have been identified as a vital technology supporting shop-floor operators in the smart factories of the future.