As I pointed out two weeks ago, with the increase of free vr content available, a tremendous opportunity to transform students conceptual knowledge around certain topics now exists. This weeks suggestions are aimed at building empathy and constructing understanding around topics that are often difficult to conceptualize such as the refugee crisis and war. There are a few ways to access content , below are some suggestions:
- Youtube, filtered for 360 videos is one of the largest sources for VR ready pieces, below are a few videos that showcase the empathy building power of VR:
- Within the the Google Arts and Culture app (Andriod & IOS) there are several virtual pieces such as Nelson Mandela’s prison experience that are quite in depth.