We recently let an Education student borrow our Google Daydream to review. Here are her thoughts:<\/p>\n
\nThe google daydream itself was a really neat piece of equipment with some glaring disadvantages. Besides the cost, the daydream is very heavy, then add on your phone and it becomes even heavier. The strap was difficult to utilize and never got quite small enough for my head. The device itself fit my head very well, but it did not fit my husband when he tried it out; it really smashed his nose and hit his forehead in a weird spot. The highlights for the daydream are the fact that there is no outside light that can enter the device; I found this to be a draw back to the cardboard. And the remote is unbelievably useful. You can even see it virtually, which is a big plus when you need to orient yourself.<\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe app for the daydream was clunky and definitely has some kinks to work out. The tutorial is very helpful, but when downloading through the VR App store, it rarely works, and there is a lot of taking your device out, and putting it back in. It’s obvious that this technology is still in its infancy.<\/div>\n<\/div>\nThis technology would still be fun to implement in my future classrooms, but I have concerns about accountability. There’s no way for me to tell if they’re doing what they should be doing.<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\nVR and Pain Management<\/h3>\n
Using VR as a therapy\u00a0is gaining popularity and as the technology matures I imagine the use cases will only increase. Jeremy Bailenson is doing some great stuff using VR in pain management. Learn more here<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\nChemistry and VR<\/h3>\n
One of the educational advantages of virtual reality content is that you are not bound by the laws of physics. You can visualize microscopic\u00a0mechanisms and slow millisecond reactions. For this reason, I believe VR has the potential to change the way we teach sciences, particularly chemistry, biology, and physics. The first step for chemistry\u00a0and biology is to get existing 3D models into a virtual environment. The ChimeraX team at UCSF have successfully done this<\/a>. Exciting times!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Google Daydream Review We recently let an Education student borrow our Google Daydream to review. Here are her thoughts: The google daydream itself was a…<\/p>\n