{"id":2579,"date":"2016-12-01T09:12:26","date_gmt":"2016-12-01T14:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/vratur\/?p=12"},"modified":"2016-12-01T09:12:26","modified_gmt":"2016-12-01T14:12:26","slug":"december-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/learning\/2016\/12\/01\/december-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"December Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>My Thoughts<\/b><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s hard to believe that the fall semester has come to a close. This semester has brought exciting VR developments to the University of Richmond. We\u2019ve created a new VR@UR interest group, hosted VR technology open houses at our new VR space in Jepson, and supported a number of classes using Google Cardboard. I\u2019m excited to get started on new projects and efforts for next semester. If you are interested in joining the VR@UR group and\/or using VR technologies in the classroom next semester please get in touch: <a href=\"mailto:abell4@richmond.edu\">abell4@richmond.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>News<\/b><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/2113450-dutch-police-use-augmented-reality-to-investigate-crime-scenes\/\">Using augmented reality technology to help train crime scene professionals<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>I suspect we will see more and more of these training\/simulations initiatives as hardware devices (i.e. Hololens, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/davidewalt\/2016\/11\/02\/inside-magic-leap-the-secretive-4-5-billion-startup-changing-computing-forever\/#1e0a64b7e83f\">Magic Leap<\/a>) become more mature and ubiquitous.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/the-switch\/wp\/2016\/11\/11\/auschwitz-sex-assault-and-police-shootings-where-virtual-reality-is-going-next\/?utm_term=.51ce30c8b429\"><i>Advocates cite research that shows virtual reality can push the boundaries of empathy and influence decision-making<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While this article summarizes the research rather than actually reporting the data, it is a great summary of ways both content creators and distributors are experimenting with VR technology\/content.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Over the past two years, technology giants and Hollywood have poured millions of dollars into virtual reality in the hope that the medium will transform gaming and entertainment. But a growing crop of filmmakers, policymakers, researchers, human rights workers and even some law enforcement officials see a broader societal purpose in the emerging medium\u2019s stunning ability to make people feel as if they have experienced an event firsthand.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/11\/06\/magazine\/want-to-know-what-virtual-reality-might-become-look-to-the-past.html?nytmobile=0\">Want to Know What\u00a0Virtual Reality Might\u00a0Become? Look to the Past<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Great look back at the technological and cultural driving forces that push innovators to develop new devices and experiences.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Everyone knows the old saying \u201cNecessity is the mother of invention,\u201d but if you do a paternity test on many of the modern world\u2019s most important ideas or institutions, you will find, invariably, that leisure and play were involved in the conception as well.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My Thoughts<br \/>\nIt\u2019s hard to believe that the fall semester has come to a close. This semester has brought exciting VR developments to the University of Richmond. 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