Monday, March 27, 2017

Leslie Zaragoza-Bringing WW1 battlefields to life with virtual reality

Students from ST. Mary’s College have recently learned how to display battlefields from World War II into reality. During the trial, many of the participants were required to use headphones to help provide sound to the headset. The virtual reality depicted the horrific moments lived in the War, they got the chance to explore Some battlefields and revived memories that seemed forgotten. The software ran 30 headsets so that everyone would able to view the same thing. The instructor later tells them they’re able to zoom to the scenes by manipulating the bottom in the top. Many of the participants expressed that being able to visually the horrors made them understand a lot better how it was to live during the war. The interesting part of the software in addition to the virtual tour in, it also includes a historian that guides you throughout the battlefield.

The Video was published by the BBC news to inform the world about the technological advances around the world that help enrich the educational experience. The headset of virtual reality creates a new way for a student to learned about history in a fascinating way compared just learning from old textbooks. Technology like this might available someday in schools to learn different subjects.Next year the St.Mary’s College in planning to recreate the WWII D-Day.

 http://www.bbc.com/news/education-39388422

1 comment:

  1. It's amazing how far we've come technologically in the past 50 years or so.

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