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Have you ever wondered what it would be
like to play your favorite game in Virtual
Reality? HTC has developed the HTC
Vive Virtual Reality Headset that allows
the user to play games through the
Steam game store and can be used with
specific games developed to be played in
VR.
Now imagine using this same HTC Vive
in the classroom at school. At first, it
may be difficult to think of how it would
be used, but there are almost limitless
possibilities of what it can do.
With this technology, students would
be able to visit the pyramids, other
countries, and even landmarks all across
the world. School could take on a new
sense of fun to students as they actively
engage with the project they are working
on.
HTC is appealing directly to teachers with
a video demonstrating the use and ability
of the HTC Vive by focusing on Immersive
VR Education. Can you imagine being
along for the Apollo 11 mission and
taking a walk around the moon? Another
great experience for students is using
its Medical Training Simulation to learn
what to do during specific scenarios;
it is definitely a good training tool for
universities with medical students.
HTC VIVE™
From Gaming to Learning
in the Classroom
Imagine being an instructor and it is
time for a field trip to the museum.
Why bother leaving the classroom
if you can put on your VR headset
and instantly be transported to your
destination? Google Earth was
created by Google and can be used by
instructors to be able to take students
on a Virtual field trip anywhere they
would like to visit in full 360 degrees
on the HTC Vive. Instructors can
create points of interest to guide their
students from start to finish through
many different locations.
With the rate at which VR content
is being created, HTC has direct
competition with other companies
offering their own headsets.
PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift, and
Google Daydream/Cardboard are a
few of the current competitors in the
market.
Only time will tell when students
are able to access these types of
training tools in the classroom, but
once there, we will go to “infinity and
beyond.”
Below is the website link for the
Virtual Reality Education – Immersive
VR Education
Another good website for learning
what is available currently for
education in VR.
- Aaron Alter, User Services
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