“Called Malaysian Virtual Field Trips, it enables kids to visit interesting places without ever leaving their village,” she says. “With virtual reality, we see a wonderful opportunity to help bridge this gap. From an educational point of view, virtual reality opens up a whole new way of learning and providing ‘field trips’ is just the start,” she says. A GOOGLE Cardboard unit plus a compatible smartphone creates a virtual reality experience. Apps like VRSE (with virtual reality documentaries), Google Earth and Google Street View can all be used to put students nearly anywhere in the world.

Source: New Strait Times October 24, 2016 06:12 UTC