Five Reasons 2018 is the Year Virtual Reality Wins the Classroom Let’s face it, we need to try something different with American education. I’m sure the same can be said of many other countries, but I am intimately familiar with the education system in the United States and we could use some change. One of […]
Austin, TX – VictoryVR, the classroom curriculum company, will be providing virtual rides to Mars, a black hole and other destinations through it’s NGSS-aligned experiences at SXSWedu March 5th and 6th. “Virtual reality is on the verge of changing the way students around the world learn, and it will happen in a big way” said Steve […]
Palo Alto – With the TCEA show in Austin, Texas only a couple weeks away, ACER is preparing to roll out their virtual reality solution for American classrooms. To that end, they have chosen curriculum created by VictoryVR, an ed tech startup out of Iowa. VictoryXR retained Wendy Martin, a finalist for teacher of the […]
A recently released report from Lenovo paints a positive picture for virtual reality’s future in education. According to the research, an overwhelming majority (94 percent) of teachers in the UK believe that VR is beneficial to education and has a place in the classroom. Almost half of these same teachers think that the technology will be […]
Redmond — For students who view chemistry as a mortal enemy, life just got a little easier. VictoryXR announced today the launch of the Chemistry Wonderlab on the Windows Store, designed for Microsoft’s Mixed Reality headset. “I get it. Chemistry is hard, but in virtual reality, it’s a lot easier,” said Steve Grubbs, CEO of […]
When more than 1300 students were surveyed by foundry10, they found that there was a high level of excitement for learning through VR. Among those surveyed, the greatest area of interest lay in using VR for Science Education (44% of respondents). After trying out VR in their schools, fewer students wanted to use it for […]
VictoryVR Comics: Mendel & the Mystery of Genetic Traits now available on the Windows Store VictoryXR, Inc announced today that its newest VR learning product, VR Comic Mendel & the Mystery of Genetic Traits as a free download on the Windows Store. Mendel & the Mystery of Genetic Traits is a VR experience that transports users back in […]
When schools are looking at incorporating virtual reality hardware into their existing technology, the question of where is the best place for students to utilize this new technology invariably pops up. If a school is looking to invest in the higher-end of virtual reality, the discussions over where the technology will be used can become […]
Teachers are irreplaceable assets in our educational system…but they need better tools to reach today’s students. In a poll of 1,000 K-12 teachers in the United States found that an overwhelming majority of (85%) feel that virtual reality will have a positive impact on learning. However, only a small fraction (2% at the time of […]
A charter school in Indianapolis that focuses on helping students who are battling substance abuse is turning to a high-tech solution to boost engagement. Hope Academy, which is sponsored by the city and connected to Fairbanks Addiction Treatment Center, is partnering with Iowa-based startup VictoryXR on STEM-centered virtual reality technology. FOR MORE ON THIS STORY, […]
