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<\/a><\/p>\n100 voices of AR\/VR in education<\/strong><\/a> — from\u00a0virtualiteach.com<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ambitious VR experience restores 7,000 Roman buildings, monuments to their former glory<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0— from\u00a0smithsonianmag.com by Meilan Solly Excerpt:<\/em><\/p>\n Ever wish you could step into a hot air balloon, travel back in time to 320 A.D., and soar over the streets of Ancient Rome? Well, that oddly specific fantasy is achievable in a new virtual reality experience called \u201cRome Reborn<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n The ambitious undertaking, painstakingly built by a team of 50 academics and computer experts over a 22-year period, recreates 7,000 buildings and monuments scattered across a 5.5 square mile stretch of the famed Italian city. The project, according to Tom Kington of the\u00a0Times<\/a><\/em>, is being marketed as the largest digital reconstruction of Rome to date.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n VR Isn\u2019t a Novelty: Here\u2019s How to Integrate it Into the Curriculum<\/strong><\/a> — from edsurge.com by Jan Sikorsky<\/p>\n Excerpt:<\/em><\/p>\n While the application of VR to core academics remains nascent, early returns are promising: research now suggests students\u00a0retain<\/a>\u00a0more information and can better synthesize and apply what they have learned after participating in virtual reality exercises.<\/p>\n And the technology is moving within the reach of classroom teachers. While once considered high-end and cost-prohibitive, virtual reality is becoming more affordable.\u00a0Discovery VR<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Google Expeditions<\/a>\u00a0offer several virtual reality experiences for free. Simple VR viewers now come in relatively low-cost DIY cardboard view boxes, like Google Cardboard, that fit a range of VR-capable smartphones. Still, teachers may remain unsure of how they might implement such cutting-edge technology in their classrooms. Their concerns are well founded. Virtual reality takes careful planning and implementation for success. It\u2019s not simply plug-and-play technology. It also takes a lot of work to develop.<\/p>\n “In our case, to create just 10 minutes of simulation, a team of six developers logged almost 1,000 hours of development time.”<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Unveiling RLab: the First-City Funded VR\/AR Center in the Country Opens Doors at Brooklyn Navy Yard<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0— from prnewswire.com Excerpt:<\/em><\/p>\n BROOKLYN, N.Y.<\/span>,\u00a0Oct. 24, 2018<\/span>\u00a0\/PRNewswire\/ —\u00a0New York City Economic Development Corporation<\/a><\/u>\u00a0(NYCEDC), the\u00a0Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment<\/a><\/u>\u00a0(MOME), the\u00a0NYU Tandon School of Engineering<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Brooklyn Navy Yard<\/a>\u00a0today announced the launch of RLab \u2013 the first City-funded virtual and augmented reality (VR\/AR) lab in the country. Administered by NYU Tandon with a participating consortium of\u00a0New York City<\/span>\u00a0universities, including\u00a0Columbia University<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0CUNY<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0The New School<\/span><\/a>, RLab will operate out of Building 22 in the Brooklyn Navy Yard and will cement\u00a0New York City’s<\/span>\u00a0status as a global leader in VR\/AR, creating over 750 jobs in the industry.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n New virtual reality lab at UNMC<\/a><\/strong> — from\u00a0wowt.com<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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\nNew York City’s Virtual and Augmented Reality Center Will Fuel Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Education, While Creating Hundreds of Well-Paying Jobs<\/em><\/p>\n