On this page you will find augmented and virtual reality resources for your classroom. Most of the apps are available at the App Store and on Google Play.
For more information on this topic, please visit the Digital Bodies Immersive Learning site at https://www.digitalbodies.net
Virtual Reality (VR)-completely digital environment
Augmented Reality (AR)-real world with digital information overlay
Mixed Reality (MR)-real and virtual worlds intertwined
Extended Reality (XR)-convergence of emerging technologies (VR, AR, MR)
Google Daydream-with Daydream enabled phone, use controller, view chemical reactions
HTC Vive-uses room scale tracking technology
Apple's AR Kit-set up environment and walk into it while you still see the real world
ARCore-AR at Android scale has backward capability, motion tracking, light estimation, and environmental understanding
The Museum of Stolen Art for Cardboard-virtual space about missing artwork, tour exhibits to learn more about the crimes
Stanford Health Care Anatomy Tour with VR-fly through the human body!
Within-Download the app and stream "Listening to the Universe" in this VR Studio
New York Times VR-see virtual reality videos in an immersive 360 degree experience. Use with Google Cardboard or with landscape mode on your phone.
Tilt Brush by Google-drawing in 3D with headset
Google Arts and Culture-visit places and learn about events in our world
Google Blocks-like Minecraft, can model, export, and post
Google Poly-browse, discover, and download 3D objects
Google Expedition kits-make a seven minute immersive learning field trip with digital objects created in Unity (game developments platform), then drop in virtual mailbox. Tablet shows what kids see in Aquila Education with Google Expedition app.
zSpace-need tablet, 3D glasses, stylus (one person controls), can do virtual dissection, make Rube Goldberg contraptions (change gravity on different planets)
Elements 4D-see chemical reactions on iPad, element cubes with symbols and info
Lifeliqe -VR museum for math and science, different points of entry, zooms in and out
Labster-virtual lab simulations with different entry points (tablet, browser, VR)
Mars Globe-take a tour of the Red Planet with a virtual map of Mars
Nearpod VR-design thinking modules for virtual field trips
Iris VR-VR for architecture, construction, and engineering
Microsoft Paint 3D-create a story with 3D objects
Thing Link-create field trip, annotate video and images to make them interactive
Co Spaces-virtual expeditions in 3D worlds. Code and play-put scenes together to create infographics
