9) AUGMENTED/VIRTUAL/MIXED REALITIES
What are they?
If you can remember Second Life (https://secondlife.com) or if you have ever played Pokémon Go (https://pokemongolive.com/?hl=en#learn) or use Snapchat filters (https://lens.snapchat.com/?cursor_id=CBk%3D) or Google Street View (https://www.google.com/streetview/) or have ever visited a VR location, then you have been using augmented reality, virtual reality or a combination of both (mixed reality).
Augmented Reality (AR) is interactive and is partially immersive. It is the enhancement of real-life environments with the overlaying of textual, visual and/or audio elements. In simple terms, AR "augments" your surroundings (your reality) by adding digital elements, which can be accessed using a camera or a mobile device. Virtual Reality (VR) is fully immersive, and replaces your real-life environment with a simulated one. The simulated environment may be modelled from a real place or may be made up based on one's imagination. Unlike AR which can be accessed using a mobile device, VR usually requires a headset to be worn. Mixed Reality (MR) combines elements of both virtual and augmented realities in which real-world and digital elements interact. Extended Reality (XR) is the umbrella terms used to refer to immersive learning technologies, that is, virtual, augmented and mixed realities.
Read the CETL’s publication The Mona Teacher (page 4 to 5 and page 8) on Extended Reality on The UWI, Mona campus - https://www.mona.uwi.edu/cetl/sites/default/files/cetl/Cetl%20Mona%
20teacher%20Vol%2013%20%231.pdf
Check out some examples created by faculty on THE UWI campus https://eonreality.com/use-case/uwi/
Watch the rise of technology-augmented reality, virtual reality and mixed reality - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLP4YTpUpBI
Watch the movie Player Ready One to get an entertaining view of VR in action.
Additional Resources
Read eLearning Industry’s articles on AR and VR in education - https://elearningindustry.com/augmented-reality-in-education-staggering-insight-into-future
Read Eduporiums blog on using VR systems in education - https://www.eduporium.com/blog/eduporium-weekly-ar-and-vr-in-education/#:~:text=AR%20and%20VR%20in%20Education,life%
20with%20stunning%20visual%20displays.
Get a sneak peek at Virtual and Augmented Reality: An educational Handbook -
https://books.google.com.jm/books?id=3UbhDwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=
augmented+and+virtual+reality+in+education&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=
X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=augmented%20and%20virtual%20reality%