[Here's an example of the online environment being where YOU are at, bringing a more colorful world to the dry and weary LMS.]
Recently, I was in Hollywood. I was attending the Lumiere Awards ceremony. That's the academy awards of the 3D world. While in LA, I experienced the CAVE. This is a technology that immerses you in a 3D experience beyond anything you have seen. But it's not just like being there--it's in your face, like the pillow you grab and place under your head at night. Not just in front of the screen, but almost in your lap! So real, you can touch it. 30 children can enter this space and be immersed in a world of exploration and imagination. This technology is called volumetric 3D.
The CAVE thrusts you into the 3D microscopic world of osteoporosis, or onto an oil platform in the middle of the ocean, or into outer space. The pictures below seem fuzzy now, but when you put on some special 3D glasses (not the ones I sent you), they come off the screen and sit right in your lap!
This is AMAZING! I would love to be able to share this with students.
ReplyDeleteWOW! I have experienced learning using the virtual reality headsets and at the time I was pretty impressed. This takes it to a whole new level!
ReplyDeleteCrazy! It is going to get pretty interesting in the next 20 years in the world of education, tech, art, entertainment and other fields!
ReplyDeleteWow, this is really impressive. I'd love to experience this firsthand!
ReplyDeleteDid anyone have the SkyDome Planetarium assembly come to their school as a student? This seems like a much more advanced and immersive version of that!
ReplyDeleteThe possibilities are endless!
Will this be affordable enough for schools to have in the future?
We shall see!
I have not heard of SkyDome either but sure would like to check it out. I wonder if it's out there where I can chase it down somewhere. Sounds like a quick Google search is on the horizon!
DeleteNot quite affordable yet...
DeleteFun! I'm immediately curious how it works for visually impaired folks such as myself--3D doesn't work for me.
ReplyDeleteAlso in LA is Samskara, here:
https://wisdome.la/samskara/android-jones
Its an amazing immersive experience with multiple exhibits.
Tell me more about the impairment in private and I will answer.
DeleteOh, to be immersed in an LMS system! I'm kind of kidding, but perhaps that would help me understand it better and more quickly?
ReplyDeleteMany elearning experiences are oriented around learning how to use software. I wonder how something like the cave would help? Having co-learners work together would certainly improve the learning experience for me!
Len, was the cave interactive at all?
THis cave was not.... Examples of immersive learning systems can be found soon, in Session IV I think.
DeleteA couple years ago there was an app that used the same augmented reality system as Pokemon Go. The app allowed you to travel around a city finding points of interest. The functionality wasn't very good but I love the idea of interacting with your surroundings. It's like the dome... only real.
ReplyDeleteThe idea of a more immersive environment when you can't actually be in a place is pretty cool though. Maybe the dome is just one more step toward the holodeck. I think I should start saving my library budget now though.
Wow! What an amazing experience! I think it would make seeing things that would never be possible other than a photo or video seem like you're right there! But if we start moving into this direction with education, I almost see the Wall-e syndrome of people just sitting staring at a screen to learn, even more than we do now. Why bother sending kids out to school if we can have a 3D learning environment so real, they'd never need to leave the house? You can make it look like the teacher and other students are sitting right next to you.
ReplyDeleteI hear what you're saying but I really hope we never come to the point where we lose that personal touch and contact... that would truly be sad.
DeleteHave you read the book Ready Player One? That's what you are referring to.
DeleteI couldn't resist. I did a search for a volumetric 3D and came up with information from Voxon but theirs doesn't require glasses (https://voxon.co/technology-behind-voxon-3d-volumetric-display/). It is amazing to see where technology is going but this wasn't it. I do know of something called the CAVE that has been being improved upon since 1992, currently VisCube has it and touts it as an affordable experience, you can check it out here - http://www.visbox.com/products/cave/. But I'm wondering if what Len saw was either of those, or something else?!
ReplyDeleteThis is pretty amazing! I'm curious how this kind of technology can evolve to become more accessible for people in rural and remote areas.
ReplyDeleteThis is a truly interesting idea. Especially since in my district opportunities like Google Expeditions are not an option due to the limitations of how our internal network is structured. In doing some further digging, I was able to find a video about another application of volumetric 3D applications. This tech is pretty awesome and has some serious potential!
ReplyDeletehttps://youtu.be/-BlJDAHN4SQ
I have used virtual reality headsets in my classroom before, but I really like this idea as a way to add more accessibility and variety. Virtual reality is possible in a blended learning environment, but not one that is strictly online. Receiving the 3-D glasses in the mail was kind of fun too.
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