I went to the EDGE office in the library. When I walked in
there was something being 3D printed, a woman shooting a bow and arrow with a
virtual reality set, and people directing and helping her. The assistants in
the office showed me a few virtual reality programs they had on the computers.
The first one I tried was a game similar to Mario Brothers, the second was a
short horror film, and the third was a tour of Europe. I have played with
augmented reality apps before but did not expect anything like what I experienced
with virtual reality. Virtual reality allowed me to really be in the game, the torture
room, and Europe. I think virtual reality will be extremely relevant in my
future career. Traveling is extremely expensive but is something that the students
could do with a virtual reality experience. The students would feel like they
were actually in Europe and could walk the streets of Paris. A virtual reality
experience would be a great aspect to even a cultural lesson where the students
were able to see how diverse France is (similar to the United States but in a
much smaller country). I look forward to using virtual reality experiences in
my classroom with my students.
