The landscape of education is changing with our generation, and it’s changing fast. More than ever, researchers and prominent figures in the education space have been highlighting the fact that kids need real, hands-on engagement with material to not only retain information, but actually enjoy learning. According to educational psychology research by Mary Helen … [Read more...] about Applications of Extended Reality in Education
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The History of Iced Coffee
Iced coffee is an extremely popular drink, but iced coffee has only really been popular in the United States for about the last two decades. Iced coffee drinks started to gain popularity in 1995 when Starbucks introduced their Frappuccino’s, but they weren’t the first place to offer an iced/iced blended coffee drink. At the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, a barista invented the Ice … [Read more...] about The History of Iced Coffee
A Brief History of Augmented Reality
Augmented Reality has been around for much longer than you may think. The first rendition of this technology started as early as 1968, by a computer scientist at Harvard named Ivan Sutherland (https://hbr.org/2016/10/the-mainstreaming-of-augmented-reality-a-brief-history). His device was called The Sword of Damocles, as it hung from the ceiling in a heavy, clunky, almost creepy … [Read more...] about A Brief History of Augmented Reality
The History of: Macchiato
Italy has been one of the most influential countries in the world in terms of its impact on culture. They have impacted a range of things from art, history, religion, fashion, and even coffee. The macchiato is an Italian coffee drink that was established in the 80’s, when baristas needed a way to differentiate between espresso drinks that were just plain espresso, or ‘marked’ … [Read more...] about The History of: Macchiato
What is Extended Reality?
Extended Reality is just as it sounds. It is the universal term encompassing several different tools we can use to digitally maneuver what we experience- in effect, we are extending our own perception of reality. Let’s get philosophical for a moment. What is reality? What does it mean to be conscious of what is real? There is no objective answer, but there is … [Read more...] about What is Extended Reality?