If you are interested in virtual reality, you might have seen images and videos of cartoonish virtual worlds and avatars shared online. It is a way – even though not perfect – of sharing the virtual world and experiences with…
Foreign Language Anxiety (FLA) causes significant problems to many language learners. If you have learned a second language, you might have experienced it yourself. Let’s look at what exactly it is, what causes it, whether everyone experiences the same, how…
One of the most fun and engaging things you can do in virtual worlds is to build something. This is why there are millions of users on social VR platforms that allow users to build and share things. These platforms…
Have you heard people talking about desktop VR and wondered what it is? Or perhaps you have read about comparisons between immersive VR with non-immersive VR. Read on to find out what these terms mean and how this helps or…
One of the first things a person has to do when signing up for an account on a virtual reality platform is to create their avatar. But what exactly is an avatar, what is its purpose and how does it…
My colleague Joann Kozyrev from Western Governors University and I ran a futures thinking workshop with her colleagues as part of our course work in the MetaFuture Becoming a Futurist course. Question about the future Because of the current hype…
Just like edtech companies have been quick at integrating ChatGPT and other generative AI tools into their products, tech-savvy teachers and teacher trainers are already developing courses to teach the skills to use generative AI for various teaching- or learning-related…
With an increase in interest in virtual reality for education and the developments around the metaverse, I get asked by publishing and teaching professionals what makes good learning experiences in VR and how to write lesson plans for immersive language…
Immersion is one of the main affordances of virtual reality, but, ‘Despite the multitude of application areas, there is no common understanding about what makes VR immersive’ (Winkler et al., 2020). However, it is important to understand what exactly it…
Have you heard about the metaverse or virtual reality? ‘Silly question’ you will say. ‘I can’t hear it anymore! Why should I care about cartoon worlds, avatars, digital fashion, and cryptocurrency as a language teacher?’ Or perhaps you actually have…