Extended Reality
What is Extended Reality?
Extended reality (XR) is an umbrella term used to describe immersive technologies employed in augmented reality, virtual reality, and mixed reality to merge the physical and virtual worlds.
- Augmented reality (AR) is a technology that superimposes a computer-generated image on a user’s view of the real world, thus providing a composite view.
- Virtual reality (VR) is the computer-generated simulation of a three-dimensional image or environment that can be interacted with in a seemingly real or physical way by a person using special electronic equipment, such as a helmet with a screen inside or gloves fitted with sensors.
- Mixed reality (MR) is a medium consisting of immersive computer-generated environments in which elements of a physical and virtual environment are combined.
Extended Reality at Hamilton
- Ben Salzman
Instructional Designer, Digital Media and 3D Technology Specialist
bsalzman@hamilton.edu
315-859-4575
No current guides and tutorials.
- Artsteps
- Oculus Quest
- Oculus Rift S
- Unity
Visit the TECH Tools page for additional information.
- Courses Supported by R&ID
Use the course support drop-down menu on the Research and Instructional Design team's teaching and learning page for information on recent courses that included a digital assignment supported by R&ID.
- Hamilton College Course Catalogue
Search courses and descriptions for mentions of digital capabilities.
- Hamilton College Academic Programs
Browse information on academic programs to find disciplines with a digital focus.
- Conducting in VR (Spring 2019)
Learn More
- Stephanie Chard, “Four Ways Extended Reality (XR) Will Influence Higher Education in 2020 and Beyond,” The Edtech Podcast, September 1, 2020. Link to article
- Jeffrey Pomerantz and Randall Rode, “Exploring the Future of Extended Reality in Higher Education,” EDUCAUSE Review, June 29, 2020. Link to article
Notes
Image: Judy Zhou ’19 sports a virtual reality headset to experience her “empathy walk.”
Definitions of AR, VR, and MR are from Oxford Languages.
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