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March 13, 2023 14 min read

Choosing a research path into XR for education..

by Nicola Fern, Senior Digital Learning Developer, Durham University, UK. XR technologies have been on the cusp of mainstream adoption for several years now; this wave seems to be finally building…

March 6, 2023 2 min read

ALT Group looking for Case Studies on use of immersive technologies

The ALT Imm Tech SIG is a community of practitioners from across the UK and beyond, who are passionate about the use of Immersive technology (XR/VR/AR) to enhance the student experience. Incorporating immersive technology within…

March 4, 2023 2 min read

Call for papers for Special issue on Extended Realities (XR) for Learning

The technologies Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR), now often referred together as Extended Realities (XR), have been used in education for some time for applications such as training ship’s captains on virtual bridges…

March 4, 2023 4 min read

106+ educational institutions get started on Immersive Soft Skills Grant

A new grant-funded programme began two weeks ago with over 106 colleges and universities from across the globe attending the introduction in London, hosted by Bodyswaps with attending guests from Meta. The programme aims to allow…

February 1, 2023 9 min read

Revolutionising Medical Training with Immersive Technologies: The Benefits of VR and XR in Healthcare

by Tim Collins, Varjo. Immersive technology can help medical personnel prepare and train for the most challenging real-life scenarios. With the advent of high-fidelity Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality, advanced organisations are already experimenting with…

January 18, 2023 14 min read

ChatGPT and VR – Changing the Way We Learn Soft Skills

by Sophie Thompson, VirtualSpeech, UK. From interviewing for jobs or negotiating sales terms to fielding questions from the press or conducting disciplinary meetings – challenging and nerve-wracking situations arise in our working lives all the…

January 12, 2023 1 min read

Visual notes from Immersive Tech Week & Online Educa

By Maaike Wessels-Compagnie, Hogeschool Rotterdam, The Netherlands. If you visited the 2022 Online Educa Berlin or the 2022 Immersive Tech Week you may recognise these depictions of XR related talks. Maaike Wessels-Compagnie created visual summaries…

January 9, 2023 1 min read

Submit your idea for a VR app supporting patient safety by 31 January

The International Virtual Reality Healthcare Associaton (IVRHA) has launched a call for ideas for patient safety using VR. Applicants will be awarded for envisioning a transformative approach for a vastly safer healthcare system, sending legacy…

January 9, 2023 11 min read

Understanding VR with media literacy and unsettling media literacy with VR

by Julian McDougall, Centre for Excellence in Media Practice, Bournemouth University, UK. This article shares some of the key themes and critical issues explored in a new book, Understanding Virtual Reality: Challenging Perspectives for Media…

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