Author: Punkonomics (@dearbalak)

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Rather good infographics 

http://enterprise.brighthouse.com/resources/infographics/futuristic-fundamentals.html

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VRwheatley – Bring VR to your classroom today.

http://www.vrwheatley.com/

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New VR educational platform 

http://immersivevreducation.com/lecture-vr/

Interesting article: “Why amazing video games could be causing a big problem for America” 

Interesting and thought provoking, but some major aspects missing IMO. 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/09/23/why-amazing-video-games-could-be-causing-a-big-problem-for-america/?postshare=4741474661762783&tid=ss_fb

Good article on Project- and Game-Based Learning. 

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/project-based-learning-gamification-go-great-together-heather-wolpert-gawron

VR: the next frontier in education?

https://sketchfab.com/models/90a96dc8aa0a4ef08dcfea7fdd90b968/embed

Le Lapin Sauté, Québec City, CA
by UoM Digitisation Centre
on Sketchfab

Research suggests banning students’ mobiles may actually damage their education. 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/08/23/banning-smartphones-from-classrooms-could-damage-education-warn/

Can virtual reality help close the gender pay gap?(Elizabeth Winkler, Quarz.com)

http://qz.com/762627/can-virtual-reality-help-close-the-gender-pay-gap/

VR and empathy. Very interesting article in Salon.com: “Black pain isn’t a video game: The possibilities and pitfalls of virtual reality in the Black Lives Matter era” 

http://www.salon.com/2016/08/14/black-pain-isnt-a-video-game-the-possibilities-and-pitfalls-of-virtual-reality-in-the-black-lives-matter-era/

On the air with Vinny Tafuro

​http://www.vinnytafuro.com