In a course called 3-D graphics and immersive environments at Georgian College , students are learning 3-D painting in VR and augmented reality art. Prof. Anton (Tony) Pickard #OpenBrush

Just another day in the lab, exploring an ancient architecture

Indigenous cultural learning - partly in #VirtualReality at Georgian College and taught by Professor Michele O'Brien. Worlds built by BSDXR youtu.be/K7BDhE6VdU0?...

Ontario mandates Laurier-developed mental health crisis response training for police. Kudos Jennifer A. A. Lavoie! #VirtualReality #PoliceTraining www.wlu.ca/news/news-re...

Virtual Reality Reduces Climate Indifference by Making Distant Locations Feel Psychologically Close - from @stanfordvr.bsky.social #VirtualReality vhil.stanford.edu/publications...

I gave a 15 minute talk for the GAN Angel Investors group at the Barrie Sandbox. It was a room full of entrepreneurs and investors. My talk was on the state of education in the face of artificial intelligence. I only needed one slide. ;)

Yes! Can online learning ever be hands-on? Two UT San Antonio researchers think so news.utsa.edu/2025/09/can-...

Is there such a term as "digital-analogue equipoise"? Willett, et al.,2025. A comparison study of virtual reality versus mannequin-based simulations for educating trainees in the pediatric cardiac critical care unit. Cureus. www.cureus.com/articles/371...

The silent killer of #innovation: Why leaders must build psychological safety businessday-ng.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/business...

GenAI disrupted the essay and the take home assignment. Smart glasses are about to disrupt exams. How will we measure knowledge, understanding and intelligence in general? I boggles my mind that schools are not having these serious discussions. Here's one take. www.cnn.com/2025/09/07/p...

Google's augmented reality Maps are live for some users mashable.com/article/goog...

Happy National Air Ambulance Week to Ornge and all the other air ambulance services around the globe! www.ornge.ca/news-article...

Love this AI generated Tide commercial hehe youtu.be/2tLlI6YOVmw?...

Doing some prep work with Professor Mary Dobson before her students come to the ET-Lab @ Georgian College It’s difficult to appreciate the size and quality of these 3D models from photos. In #augmentedreality they look spectacular.

Doing some prep work with Professor Mary Dobson before her students come to the ET-Lab @ Georgian College It’s difficult to appreciate the size and quality of these 3D models from photos. In #augmentedreality they look spectacular.

Deadbots? I think I prefer Griefbots...but feeling ambivalent about this tech and worried for the vulnerable. That aside, great interview James! www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/art...

I confess, the results of this study surprised me: Augmented reality for training on commonly missed extremity fractures bmcmededuc.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

How AI Is Changing—Not ‘Killing’—College Student top three uses of AI: "brainstorming ideas (55 percent), asking it questions like a tutor (50 percent) and studying for exams or quizzes (46 percent)." www.insidehighered.com/news/student...

VR apps for education. This is a list of off-the-shelf apps for education - no endorsement, just a list. It's by no means comprehensive, but a good starting point for educators wishing to explore. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Short of being there, there is nothing like exploring ancient Greece in 3D with #AugmentedReality at Georgian College's Emerging Technology Lab

Alvin Wang Graylin | AI, Abundance, and Rewiring Civilization for 'Our Next Reality' www.dreammachines.ai/p/alvin-wang...

Yesterday we had the honour and pleasure of hosting a delegation from Mexico from the automotive sector in our Emerging Technology Lab - #virtualreality electric vehicle #EV experience. Georgian College

Very interesting, thoughtful and compelling conversation about AI. youtu.be/rZWX-bAnQ24?...

AR & AI in education...quoting myself lol

Virtual Reality Educator micro credential starting September 29, 2025. I hope you'll join me for some fun learning! Target audience: educators, corporate trainers or anyone who seek a better understanding of immersive experiential learning with VR. www.georgiancollege.ca/academics/co...

Nice to see paramedic students are still buying my books :)

Effectiveness of Scenario-Based #DentalHygiene Education Using #VirtualReality: Intraoral Radiography Training. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Feasibility of #virtualreality based simulation for #neonatal #resuscitation training: a pilot study at an international site. "Among 28 participants, 100% recommended VR training; 86% found it more realistic than traditional methods." www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Beyond the classroom - exploring the impact of #virtualreality exposure on foreign language anxiety with the mediating role of #ESL Chinese learners’ communicative confidence and fluency www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Research on the improvement of daily living skills of children with #autism in virtual campus environments #VirtualReality www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Mo Gawdat's perspective on A.I. is always so interesting...and a little frightening. "I don't worry about the existential threat of A.I., I worry about the existential threat of human stupidity." Predictions of imminent dystopia. open.spotify.com/episode/7ilR...

Mirror, mirror on the wall... "AR mirrors will reshape retail" I have been waiting for this ever since my daughter "tried on" Princess dresses at Disney World with an #augmentedreality mirror almost 20 years ago. www.xrtoday.com/augmented-re...

Ovation is a brilliant product for some many program areas #PublicSpeaking #AI #VR e.g. #Business #LiberalArts #Communication #Journalism ... Kudos Paul Hillman for your great work! blog.ovationvr.com/from-sandbox...

For my medical colleagues LOL Geller, J. E., Strickland, P. O., & Bucher, J. T. (2022). The use of the word “quiet” in the emergency department is not associated with patient volume: An RCT www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti....

Love this storytelling approach to #chemistry education! Virtual reality is helping chemistry students at ASU view lessons as real-life situations ktar.com/arizona-educ...

Want to explore space, the solar system in VR? Niko Lang's VRWorlds in #VRchat are the most beautiful I have ever seen! #BigFan #Cosmology #Astronomy #Space www.youtube.com/@NikosVRWorlds

Editorial: VR, AR, MR in Healthcare: The Role of Immersive Technologies in Medical Training www.frontiersin.org/journals/dig...

Great #XR day with students from the #GeorgianCollege Protection, Security & Investigation Program. Exploring Bodyswaps de-escalation scenarios.

A systematic review and network visualization of virtual reality research in biology education: "immersive and interactive learning experiences, #VR can make students understanding of complex #biological concepts and increase their engagement and motivation." www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#VirtualReality CPR Training "Students in the VR group outperformed the control group on several critical psychomotor CPR skills measured.VR-based CPR training is an effective, scalable, and engaging teaching method that enhances psychomotor skill acquisition" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Interesting study - On a different note, #VR would be a great for visualizing pathogenic droplets as people walk by, some wearing masks and some not. Improve understanding of disease transmission? "Looking at a sick person in VR can rev up our bodies’ immune systems" www.science.org/content/arti...

Keele University launches VR cadaveric training #VirtualReality #cadaveric #anatomy med-techinsights.com/2025/07/22/k...

Nursing students who use #VR score 5.9% higher, fewer attempts, less time. Cost-effectiveness: VR education takes 22% less time, 40% cheaper - VR doesn’t require training facilities/faculty, reducing geographic barriers. finance.yahoo.com/news/researc...

VR platform with AI-Driven haptics for medical training. Participants trained with the VR platform demonstrated: 42% improvement in procedural accuracy, 38% reduction in training time & better skill retention, 45% decrease in error rates www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Flashback to 1995, Flightpath youtu.be/XflY-eN8lKE?...

VR & liberal arts: York U study explores how VR is transforming writing, collaboration "VR makes remote collaborative writing feel much more alive by creating a sense of being physically present together, unlike the flat feeling of staring at Zoom windows," educationnewscanada.com/article/educ...

A 25 mph ambulance? Great for paramedics working at events. electrek.co/2025/07/10/a...

My desk through a VR headset ;)

The threat of AI is real haha

Massage Therapy faculty and students exploring 3D Organon Anatomy in AR @ Georgian College #Anatomy #XR #ExperientialLearning #ImmersiveLearning #ExperienceGeorgian