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Indiana University (IU) has enjoyed a long and successful history of using virtual reality for research and creative endeavors. Over the past two decades, hundreds of university faculty and students ...

TEMPE, Ariz. – It’s back-to-school season and students could be visiting the majesty of the Grand Canyon, the convolutions of the human brain, the depths of the ocean, or even the barren landscape of ...

Field trips are a great complement to the lessons taught in school, but planning a classroom get-away to a museum, historical site or an ecological playground can be both time consuming and expensive.

Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) are the new hot trends in education. But what does that mean and how is it going to benefit our students? AR superimposes information on our world ...

"Real" virtual reality systems could play a major part in the future of education and training, just as 2D simulations do today. The obvious drawback is the cost of a sophisticated headset and the ...