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April 19, 2023 • The Daily Iowan
UI alumnus, CEO of VictoryXR Steven Grubbs reflects on his time at the university
University of Iowa graduate Steven Grubbs has bought his childhood school, passed bills as an Iowa House representative, and most recently started his very own company, VictoryXR, which recently modeled the Tippie College of Business in virtual reality.
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April 6, 2023 • KCRG
The University of Iowa Welcomes Students into the Metaverse
The University of Iowa and VictoryXR, a Davenport-based company that focuses on virtual reality and augmented reality educational products, held a ribbon cutting ceremony today for UI’s new virtual campus, and then gave a tour, which was streamed on Facebook. The CEO of VictoryXR, along with school leaders, attended via avatar.
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April 6, 2023 • Iowa's News Now
UI launches 'Metaversity', first Big Ten school to have twin digital replica campus
The University of Iowa held a ribbon cutting on the Pentacrest Thursday. Or at least on a digital copy of the Pentacrest. The university launched its ‘Metaversity’ which is a digital twin replica of campus, all in the Metaverse. It is a partnership between the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business and Davenport-based tech company VictoryXR.
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April 6, 2023 • Radio Iowa
University of Iowa unveils digital twin campus
University of Iowa officials will cut a virtual ribbon during an online ceremony this afternoon to open what’s known as a digital twin replica campus. The so-called “metaversity” will be used for online learning as well as campus labs for residential students.
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March 14, 2023 • Loyola Marymount University
LMU Joins the Metaversity System
Taking a 21st century approach to education on the bluff, Loyola Marymount University has been selected among the second cohort of higher education institutions to join the metaversity system and offer a virtual reality experience of classes.
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March 13, 2023 • Forbes
Will 2023 Be the Year of the Metaversity?
It’s become abundantly clear that the metaverse is a longer way off than those who renamed their companies as if it were just around the corner, had initially assumed. Though it is forecast to be worth $1 Tr by the end of this decade, what and how exactly the metaverse will come to fruition is still open to question.
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March 2, 2023 • The Pie Review
The Metaverse and Edtech - The Sector's Future
Virtual reality, the metaverse, augmented reality. Sophie Hogan looks at the likely Edtech developments in this space in the years ahead.
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February 27, 2023 • NBC News
Morehouse College class teaches Black History using the metaverse
As the end of Black History month approaches, NBC’s Zinhle Essamuah has the story of how Morehouse College is now utilizing virtual reality to immerse students in past moments, allowing them to learn about Black history through the metaverse.
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February 20, 2023 • OurQuadCities
St. Ambrose creates new 'metaversity'
St. Ambrose University Environmental Ethics students stood in the middle of a thundering herd of migrating bison last week — kind of.
In a virtual field trip, students roamed the prairies, finding populations of wolves, elk, deer, and birds, and even helped a fire ecologist with a prescribed prairie burn, in a new form of learning, the “metaversity.”
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January 30, 2023 • Higher Education Digest
AI, the Metaverse, and the Classroom: the Collision Arrives
Steve Grubbs is the CEO of VictoryXR and a pioneer in the world of AR & VR education. Steve is the son of a school teacher and formerly served as chair of the House Education Committee in the Iowa Legislature, where he authored the state’s first school technology funding bill.
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January 30, 2022 • College of Coastal Georgia
College Explores Education in the Metaverse
Imagine being transported to Mars for an astronomy class, or exploring the hulls of the sunken Titanic to see how different aquatic life call it home. Education knows no bounds, and that is why a team of faculty, staff, students, and alumni of the College of Coastal Georgia—known as XR Education and Innovation Labs—is working to create innovative teaching and learning experiences in extended reality. XR Education and Innovations Labs (XREIL) is a cutting-edge development group that creates engaging and immersive educational experiences.
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January 16, 2023 • XR Today
Top 7 Education Applications to Explore in 2023
Virtual Reality (VR) is quickly becoming a mainstream technology, not just for consumers, but businesses and educational facilities too. In recent years, as devices and software in the VR space have grown more accessible, we’ve begun to discover a host of effective use cases for immersive experiences.
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January 12, 2023 • EdTech
What Is a Metaversity, and Should You Create One on Your Campus?
Advances in virtual and augmented reality have made it possible to create digital twins of universities. Here’s what to consider before building one.
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T-Mobile
The Unconventional Awards
When it comes to business success, a little creativity can go a long way. Innovative thinking and outside-the-box strategies can supercharge an organization by fueling growth, disrupting the status quo and winning the minds of employees and customers. T-Mobile for Business celebrates these creative approaches to solving problems and embracing opportunity with its 2022 Unconventional Awards.
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UMGC
Immersive Learning at UMGC January 2023
This newsletter provides updates about the new Immersive Learning innovations at UMGC. The team will be sharing updates from the pilot courses as well as developments of the metaversity.
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November 28, 2022 • NBC News
Morehouse College class will teach Black history in the metaverse
Students have toured the Underground Railroad, a slave ship and other artifacts using virtual reality technology.
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November 17, 2022 • KU Medical Center
KU School of Nursing launches “Metaversity” offering virtual, immersive learning
The school’s new digital twin campus promises to change the way KU nursing students learn and eventually how many can be taught.
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November 14, 2022 • T-Mobile
Blazing the XR Trail with 5G
Extended Reality (XR) is a major buzzword in tech today, with promises that it will transform the way we communicate and interact with the world around us. While that sounds futuristic and forward-looking, I can tell you it’s all very real … and innovation happening on our network right now is beginning to deliver on those promises.
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November 12, 2022 • BET
Morehouse College Becomes First College To Offer Classes In The Metaverse
Morehouse College is adding to its dynamic curriculum by offering classes in the metaverse.
According to WSB-TV, the Atlanta-based, all-men HBCU is the first college to extend their learning experience to the virtual world. The metaverse is a three-dimensional digital world.
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November 7, 2022 • WSB-TV
Morehouse College leads the way in education in the metaverse
One of Atlanta’s historically Black colleges is turning things around when it comes to learning in the metaverse.
The metaverse is a computerized, three-dimensional, virtual world. If you’re studying the solar system, you can go to Mars. If you’re studying U.S. history, you can go back in time to the American Revolution or the Underground Railroad.
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November 3, 2023 • Modul University
Europe's first 'Metaversity'
As the first university in Europe, Modul University Vienna announces its collaboration with metaverse education provider VictoryXR. Through the joint collaboration, modern technologies such as augmented and virtual reality are to be integrated into everyday study in the future, thus creating the first metaversity in Europe: a university that is recreated as a digital twin using virtual reality in the metaverse.
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October 24, 2022 • UMGC
UMGC JUMPS INTO THE METAVERSE
Did you know you can get a time machine, a shrinking machine, and a replicator all in one device? Using a headset that is less than 20 square inches and weighs slightly more than a pound, you can take a trip to Angel Falls in Venezuela, inspect the left ventricle of a human heart, or make a Tyrannosaurus Rex appear out of thin air. Such is the magic of virtual reality.
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October 20, 2022 • Federation of Awarding Bodies
Gen Z & The Future of Learning in The Metaverse
I was born in the analogue era. On demand had not been invented yet. The metaverse was an alien world. Only three or four linear TV channels existed in the UK. And calling your girlfriend meant agreeing, at least in those days, exactly when you’d be waiting by the shared house telephone to talk to one another.
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October 15, 2022 • University.co.uk
Passive vs Active Learning: The Cadaver Conundrum
The American school system, like most schools around the world, has a major issue with its STEM (Science-Technology-Education-Math) education. A recent survey conducted by the Pew Research Center found that 52 percent of adults believe the main reason that young people do not pursue STEM…
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October 5, 2022 • KTLA
Law school course looks at rules in the Metaverse
Students at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles are taking a brand-new course this year: Law in the Metaverse!
The course looks at everything from cryptocurrency to smart contracts and how real-life rules will work in the virtual world.
While you’ve heard of the metaverse, you’re probably still wondering what it is.
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October 4, 2022 • The Collegian
SDSU readies for ‘metaversity’ through virtual classes, campus
SDSU’s metaverse classrooms are online this semester as professors explore a new frontier of education: virtual reality.
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September 26, 2022 • TyN
Meta’s next big bet: The ‘metaversity’
During her inorganic chemistry class at Morehouse College in the spring of 2021, Dr. Muhsinah Morris launched a little experiment.
She had spent more than two decades working in higher education, but the COVID-19 crisis had forced teachers to find entirely new ways to integrate technology into the classroom. So, for the spring semester, she decided to try something entirely new to reinvigorate her class after a challenging year: She taught her course in the metaverse.
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September 22, 2022 • The Daily Iowan
Opinion | Colleges should invest in virtual reality
Virtual reality technology creates an engaging environment for students.
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September 3, 2022 • Forbes
Metaversity Is In Session As Meta And Iowa’s VictoryXR Open 10 Virtual Campuses
After two years of Zoom classes, colleges are warming to the idea of holding classes in the metaverse. With $150 million invested, Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is leading the charge.
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August 26, 2022 • Best Colleges
The Dawning Age of the Metaversity
Online learning got a bad rap during the pandemic, but the metaverse offers an enticing way to engage students and faculty alike.
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May 6, 2022 • Government Technology
What is the Metaverse's Future in K-12 and Higher Ed?
Virtual and augmented reality tools are gaining traction in both K-12 and higher-ed institutions, but experts say more planning and collaboration are needed to make the content practical and useful.