VR in Education

Episode 50- The State of VR in Education with Steve Bambury

Welcome to another exciting episode of VR in Education.  Today marks an epic milestone for the podcast, our 50th episode.  When I first started this journey it was a hobby and I never had aspirations of making it this far.  But, as I talked with more and more people and have seen this industry grow, I have turned my hobby into a passion.  There is no better person to have on our show to mark the 50th episode than Steve Bambury.  He has been a pioneer in the field of VR in Education and has provided wisdom and mentoring for many of us over the years on using VR as a learning tool.  You can reach Steve through Twitter @steve_bambury, Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevebamburyvr/ or through email- steve@digitalinception.ae. 

Episode 49- Exploring and Amplifying Soft Skills with Bodyswaps VR

Hello Everyone, Welcome to another exciting episode of VR in Education.  In today’s episode, we are talking with Christophe Mallet from Bodyswaps. Chris has been a thought leader and maverick in the area of immersive technology.  He has given talks around the world, most notably at VR Days and the Raindance Film festival.  He is here today to talk more about his latest VR venture, Body swaps.  We are so lucky to have him on the show. To learn more please check out, https://bodyswaps.co/

Episode 48- VR Research Design: Creating VR Environments to Generate User Information (XpertVR)

Hello Everyone, Welcome to another exciting episode of VR in Education.  In today’s episode, we are talking with Evan Sitler and Drew MacNeil from XpertVR.   XpertVR designs virtual reality simulations for end users.  This may involve a variety of different scenarios including customer user data and or behavioural studies. You can learn more about XpertVR here, https://www.xpertvr.com/ .

Episode 47- VR Puzzle Games with Andreas Juliusson of Fast Travel Games

Hello Everyone! Welcome to another exciting episode of VR in Education.  In today’s episode, we are talking with Andreas Juliusson who is CMO for Fast Travel Games.  Andreas has held marketing lead roles in several video game companies for 15+ years. He is here today to talk about VR PUzzle game design.  You can learn more about Fast Travel games at https://www.fasttravelgames.com/.  You can find Andreas on Linkedin at https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreasjuliusson 

Episode 46-Jesse Schell on the Efficacy of VR Games for Learning

Hello Everyone, Welcome to another exciting episode of VR in Education.  In today’s episode, we are talking with Jesse Schell.  Jesse is a video game designer, author, distinguished professor at Carnegie Mellon University and CEO of Schell Games.  He is here today to talk about VR game design.

Episode 45- VR and E-Sports with Jesse Lubinsky

Hello Everyone, Welcome to another exciting episode of VR in Education.  In today’s episode, we are talking with Jesse Lubinsky who is the Chief Learning Officer of Ready Learner One. Ready Learner One is an innovative learning solutions provider with a wealth of knowledge and wisdom related to emerging technologies.  He is here today to talk more about his recent book “The E-Sports Playbook:  Empowering Every Learner Through Inclusive Gaming and Virtual Reality.  You can learn more about his work at https://readylearner.one/. 

Episode 44- Play2Speak: Using AI to Enhance English Speaking Skills in VR

Hello Everyone! Welcome to another exciting episode of VR in Education.  In today’s episode, we are talking with Giuseppe Fantigrossi who is the CEO of Play 2 Speak. Play 2 Speak offers a unique VR English learning program that uses AI and rich storytelling to advance user's English language skills.  He is here today to help us understand how this all works.  You can learn more about Play2Speak at http://play2speak.com/. 

Episode 43- The Importance of Inclusion and Accessibility in VR

Hello Everyone! Welcome to another exciting episode of VR in Education.  In today’s episode, we are talking with Thomas Logan who is the CEO of Equal Entry. Equal entry promotes inclusion and accessibility to people all over the world.  Thomas is here to talk to us about his role in educating people about designing experiences, especially in VR, for all groups of people.  You can learn more about Thomas and his work at https://equalentry.com/.  Additionally, Thomas can be found on twitter, @TechThomas and Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/techthomas/

Episode 42 - Brain Training in VR with EnhanceVR

Hello Everyone, Welcome to another exciting episode of VR in Education.  In today’s episode, we are talking with Amir Bozorgzadeh is the cofounder and CEO of Virtuleap. Virtuleap uses specialized virtual reality games to help improve cognitive health.  We are here today to talk with Amir about the full release of their VR application Enhance. You can learn more about Enhance and Virtuleap at https://virtuleap.com/.

Episode 41 - Cooperative Learning with Spaceteam VR

Hello Everyone, Welcome to another exciting episode of VR in Education.  In today’s episode, we are talking with Alex Earle, the community manager from Cooperative Innovations, a company that builds, and implements high-quality immersive tools to create worlds to play in, explore, learn from and share with others, regardless of sector or end-user.

Please have a look at Cooperative Innovations website to learn more, https://www.coopinnovations.co.uk/.