(4 Mar 2024) Many libraries have been slow to adopt virtual reality (VR). This has been for a multitude of reasons, cost and the fear of “fad technology” being just two of them. VR has long been looked at with mixed understanding and some degree of technical wariness. However, this has been slowly changing as…
(10 Oct 2023) INSEAD, The Business School for the World, today announced the launch of the INSEAD XR Portal. The innovative platform hosts the world’s most extensive collection of learning experiences using virtual reality (VR) technology, coupled with a comprehensive solution to bring these immersive learning experiences to classrooms worldwide. INSEAD XR marks a significant leap forward…
(14 Jun 2023) Following months of collaboration with some of the United States’ leading university nursing programs, Wolters Kluwer Health and Laerdal Medical have officially launched vrClinicals for Nursing. The virtual reality (VR) based learning solution helps address today’s gaps in nursing education and the nursing workforce, allowing students to go from the classroom to a busy…
(28 Apr 2022) The Institute of Advanced Medicine and Dentistry (IPPT) of Universiti Sains Malaysia became the first university in Malaysia to introduce a Metaverse Spatial Library that offers a variety of digital environments connected to the virtual world without computers. Vice-Chancellor of USM Prof Datuk Dr Faisal Rafiq Mahamd Adikan said it has introduced…
(26 May 2021) In late March, the National Library of Korea announced the opening of an immersive experience library named Shilgam Seojae. It looks just like any normal library, but features new digital technologies that offer visitors a whole new reading experience. A Culture Ministry initiative, the immersive experience library transforms texts by combining…
(3 Jun 2021) Bestselling tech maven and editor Ellyssa Kroski is back with “32 Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality Programs for Libraries,” published by ALA Editions, a timely, all-in-one guide to planning, organizing, and running virtual events. Ranging from simple gaming activities utilizing VR headsets to augmented reality tours, exhibits, immersive experiences, and STEM educational programs,…
(18 June 2019) Students can now immerse themselves in their studies through the power of virtual reality. Today, ProQuest announced the launch of virtual reality (VR) and 360-degree viewing functionality for select videos on the ProQuest search platform, as well as in ProQuest One™ Academic and on the newly redesigned Alexander Street video interface. ProQuest is the first academic streaming video platform to…
(17 January 2019) For many of us, augmented reality is primarily associated with gaming and other forms of online entertainment. But it is also increasingly being used in scholarly publishing — in expected and unexpected ways. Springer Nature has been experimenting with this, and anyone who visited their booth at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair (FBF) had…