What could the web become in a Virtual Reality environment? The web in general and Wikipedia specifically covers a vast amount of information. We will begin with something specific: a forest. post ![]()
Try out this Wikipedia sample on your mobile phone in Cardboard. It also works on desktop using the spacebar to simulate the Cardboard click. page ![]()
VR and education are naturally matched. VR is a chance to scale experiential learning. Remembering what you learned in class is much harder than remembering your favorite vacation.
In this Wikipedia example, you immediately get a sense of the animal's grandeur, which is hard to convey in words and images. You can get a feeling for quickly it runs, and what it sounds like.
The entities in this Wikipedia demo (in green) represent a tiny subgraph of Wikipedia. detail ![]()
Imagine diving into the hide of the moose, learning about symbiotic insects and hair follicles, then going deeper to learn about the structure of hair on a molecular level.
Or vice versa, zooming out to look at planet Earth to see where moose live, or going into an abstract view to explore Family Cervidae.