Expeditions into VR: Immersed app

Reviewing Immersed for Immersion

https://immersedvr.com/

I recently purchased an Oculus Quest 2 and I am kicking off my journey exploring remote work productivity and collaboration apps. First on the list:

Immersed: The Video Review

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If I could design a social learning platform...

My design approach would be to integrate a Personal Learning Environment (PLE) into an Online Community (OC) that would enable inquiry-driven learners to explore pre-defined learning paths, or create paths themselves while building a network with others who share their interests. The platform would seek to bridge the divide between online and real-space learning by incorporating offline projects, and could eventually translate into a new model of digital/physical integrated learning space - one that could be modularized and deployed anywhere in the world. Sanna Malinen notes, "As the user base of online communities can be global, they are likely to involve a blending of cultures." Like the BoxSchool! I call the platform Bamboo. Why? Because bamboo is an excellent natural scaffolding material, and it’s still used to build skyscrapers today. Bamboo scaffolding is being used in China and Hong Kong instead of steel for several reasons. Bamboo actually has a greater tensile st...

Response to Questions: Tweeting Badges?

Courtesy New York Times Questions for Consideration This is a really interesting topic. I'm wondering whether the author identified the age and gender differences in the research? How would different age groups and different genders perform differently? Do you feel that the researchers had enough structure around their research design to reach a solid conclusion? I would think that motivation (intrinsic or extrinsic) would play a huge role , but also badge types are many! The article I reviewed was a 2015 study titled, Tweeting Badges: User motivations for displaying achievement in publicly networked environments. It explores why some online users choose to display the badges they earn on social media. All of the questions I received were excellent and insightful. The two above really sparked my curiosity around gender and motivation as they relate to badge display, which remained unexplored in the article I selected. The researchers in the...

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