May
2021
Microsoft AR Hololens2
Touching Holograms
https://medium.com/microsoft-design/blank-story-e286ac1fb11a
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more on HOlolens in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=hololens
Digital Literacy for St. Cloud State University
https://medium.com/microsoft-design/blank-story-e286ac1fb11a
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more on HOlolens in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=hololens
https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2021/04/tour-creator-is-closing-here-are-some.html
Story Spheres is a neat tool for adding audio recordings to 360 imagery.
CoSpaces is a platform that offers students the ability to create their own small virtual worlds.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/got-terrible-internet-speeds-the-fcc-wants-to-hear-about-it
The FCC is accepting data via an online form, where you can presumably talk about anything, whether it be slow speeds, lack of providers, data caps, or high costs. The FCC is asking you to describe the problem in three to five sentences, and provide your name, the state where you live, ZIP code, phone number, and any attachments you’d like to include.
The FCC has currently been using its own broadband maps
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more on net neutrality in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=netneutrality
https://studio.arloopa.com/en/auth/login
works with SketchFab https://sketchfab.com/plans
https://mnsite.learn.minnstate.edu/d2l/home/5360411
https://mnsite.learn.minnstate.edu/d2l/le/lessons/5360411/topics/48270193
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more on AR in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=Augmented+reality
(from Virbela Labs)
Directions: https://youtu.be/j52snzy49Hg and https://youtu.be/99JPA-3tajs
“Frame” is the “classroom,” generates its own URL.
To enter my classroom, you just need use that URL, hit enter.
up to 3 free frames.
MNimmersive team, I created a room for us: https://framevr.io/teaching-vr
Constraints: while it seems free, the cap for the “inventory” (360 degrees photos and videos included) is 500MB
It is available for PC/Mac, mobile devices and goggles (best on Oculus)
Help is in Discord:
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more on virtual worlds in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2021/03/10/working-in-vr/
The use of AR/VR in educational settings is on the rise, paving the way for new careers and a workforce trained to embrace technology.
If projections stay on track, the global spending on educational AR/VR is expected to rise from $1.8 billion to $12.6 billion over the next four years.
the International Data Corporation (IDC) released a report indicating that the pandemic has fueled an impressive forecast of worldwide expenditures on AR/VR, which are expected to grow from $12 billion in 2020 to $72.8 billion by 2024.
rom completing spinal surgery to training at a high-tech facility, such as the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Davis Global Center, which has AR/VR and holographic technologies among its many offerings.
the MIT.nano Immersion Lab, an open-access facility for all MIT students, faculty, researchers and external users.
https://cto.berkeley.edu/innovation/berkeley-changemaker-technology-innovation-grants/vrtutor
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more on immersive in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=immersive
Aruká
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more on anthropology in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=anthropology
Cabada, E., Kurt, E., & Ward, D. (2021). Constructing a campus-wide infrastructure for virtual reality. College & Undergraduate Libraries, 0(0), 1–24. https://doi.org/10.1080/10691316.2021.1881680
As an interdisciplinary hub, academic libraries are uniquely positioned to serve the full lifecycle of immersive environment needs, from development through archiving of successful projects. As and informal learning environment that or discipline neutral and high traffic, the academic library can serve as a clearinghouse for experimentation and transmission of best practices across colleges.
Just found @Autumm ‘s thoughtful critique of Zoom:https://t.co/Fp1DoAAWkP
— Bryan Alexander (@BryanAlexander) February 12, 2021
https://reallifemag.com/the-zoom-gaze/
In May 2020 the company removed the “unmute all” setting for hosts due to privacy concerns but now has brought it back as a nuanced “unmute with consent,” which allows a host to unmute an individual participant’s microphone at any time in any of the host’s meetings once given permission. But this framing of consent is problematic to say the least. Can you refuse if the host is your boss? What if they not only have authority over you but abusive intent?
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more on Zoom in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=zoom
U.S. eyes flurry of new taxes on Amazon, Facebook and Google, trying to force tech to pay its ‘fair share’
By @TonyRomm https://t.co/XfTDxgzMjq— J. Anthony Chavez (@JAnthonyChavez) February 12, 2021
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/02/12/amazon-facebook-google-maryland-tax/
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more on social media break up in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=social+media+break+up