Group Presentation Day 2

Virtual Reality

Different Types:

1. Virtual Reality (VR): 360 degree view.

2. Augemented Reality: (Example = car speedometer)

3. Extended Reality: Merges Virtual and Augmented reality (XR). Very expensive. Therapy for military, fighter pilots can see through there plane.

VR headset Types:

a) Stand Alone: The headset is a computer and has all of the processing and tracking hardware on the headset. (Inside out tracking).

b) Tethered: Example = Play station VR. The processor is offloaded onto the playstation. Usually they are corded. (Outside in tracking). Here he has a camera tracking him not the other way around.

Playstation VR:

Pros: Engrossing and novel, hands on learning in new ways, and technology continues to advance high performance.

Cons: Outdated hardware and software (2017), Immobile, gaming bias, motion sickness, expensive (450), and arduous setup.

Meta Quest 2:

• Released in 2020 and Disrupted the market.
• Educational applications: Librarium, hand physics lab, nanome, star chart.

Pros: Simple set up but have to set it up every time, portable, affordable ($399), diverse software, less gaming bias, more of a computer then a gimmick, and software support.

Cons: lower computing power (4h), potentially distracting for students, one at a time, educational software still limited, and limited support for people with physical limitations.

Example of Hands Physic Lab Using Meta Quest

I absolutely loved this presentation and I am now not to afraid of Virtual Reality! I think it would be such a great learning opportunity for students and extremely memorable for them!

Chelsea