It’s quite some time now since J Lanier was showing off virtual reality gloves in Co Evolution quarterly, and since people were first stumbling around with VR headsets on, or even becoming addicted to dancing on tables in “Second Life” lounges.
Some things just take some time to develop, and benefit from big advances in processing power and portability. VR being one of those, is making a new wave recently, and discussed here in NYTmes article and video.
VR as a communication medium clearly has a lot of potential to support learning. Who can say where we are exactly with VR as of today, or how many more waves will go by before the technology is “polished” and it becomes ubiquitous. Probably before the flying cars in every garage.
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