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Virtual Reality: Live in the shoes of another | Steven Wang | TEDxCranbrookSchools


when I was at shot like stop

when I was at shot like stop well I guess I’ll just go when I was a

well I guess I’ll just go when I was a

well I guess I’ll just go when I was a child I’d often play many video games

child I’d often play many video games

child I’d often play many video games from bloons tower defense minecraft I

from bloons tower defense minecraft I

from bloons tower defense minecraft I played them all then often I would dream

played them all then often I would dream

played them all then often I would dream about these video games I think what

about these video games I think what

about these video games I think what would it be like to be actually inside

would it be like to be actually inside

would it be like to be actually inside the video game inside the reality of the

the video game inside the reality of the

the video game inside the reality of the video game being their first person

video game being their first person

video game being their first person experiencing what an avatar the video

experiencing what an avatar the video

experiencing what an avatar the video game would feel and now I know that’s

game would feel and now I know that’s

game would feel and now I know that’s possible that’s what the virtual reality

possible that’s what the virtual reality

possible that’s what the virtual reality virtual reality by no means is the new

virtual reality by no means is the new

virtual reality by no means is the new technology was first invented in 1968

technology was first invented in 1968

technology was first invented in 1968 and but it has made recent breakthroughs

and but it has made recent breakthroughs

and but it has made recent breakthroughs has allowed it to become a very powerful

has allowed it to become a very powerful

has allowed it to become a very powerful new medium for conveying ideas and more

new medium for conveying ideas and more

new medium for conveying ideas and more recently the partially because of

recently the partially because of

recently the partially because of virtuality breakthroughs technology has

virtuality breakthroughs technology has

virtuality breakthroughs technology has advanced at a rapid pace in the past few

advanced at a rapid pace in the past few

advanced at a rapid pace in the past few decades in virtual reality as a result

decades in virtual reality as a result

decades in virtual reality as a result has become an extremely powerful tool

has become an extremely powerful tool

has become an extremely powerful tool for connecting to mobile technology that

for connecting to mobile technology that

for connecting to mobile technology that we have today and with these

we have today and with these

we have today and with these technological advancements and in

technological advancements and in

technological advancements and in virtual reality

virtual reality

virtual reality we’ve have this revolution of connected

we’ve have this revolution of connected

we’ve have this revolution of connected mobile technology we have our phones we

mobile technology we have our phones we

mobile technology we have our phones we have our laptops we have our personal

have our laptops we have our personal

have our laptops we have our personal computers and all these come together to

computers and all these come together to

computers and all these come together to form the powerful advent of a mobile

form the powerful advent of a mobile

form the powerful advent of a mobile connected technology that connects the

connected technology that connects the

connected technology that connects the user on a very personal level now as a

user on a very personal level now as a

user on a very personal level now as a result I use my phone and my laptop for

result I use my phone and my laptop for

result I use my phone and my laptop for a multitude of hours per day I’ve become

a multitude of hours per day I’ve become

a multitude of hours per day I’ve become connected to it I have all my personal

connected to it I have all my personal

connected to it I have all my personal data stored on them and as a result

data stored on them and as a result

data stored on them and as a result these mediums are a very powerful way

these mediums are a very powerful way

these mediums are a very powerful way for educators to communicate their own

for educators to communicate their own

for educators to communicate their own ideas through mobile technology may it

ideas through mobile technology may it

ideas through mobile technology may it be on social media platforms maybe on

be on social media platforms maybe on

be on social media platforms maybe on social media platforms such as Instagram

social media platforms such as Instagram

social media platforms such as Instagram and YouTube and the Mayo and as a result

and YouTube and the Mayo and as a result

and YouTube and the Mayo and as a result virtual reality has become integrated

virtual reality has become integrated

virtual reality has become integrated with many of these platforms and empathy

with many of these platforms and empathy

with many of these platforms and empathy is becoming conveyed through these

is becoming conveyed through these

is becoming conveyed through these platforms and virtual reality is

platforms and virtual reality is

platforms and virtual reality is becoming very powerful as empathy

becoming very powerful as empathy

becoming very powerful as empathy provides a really good experience for

provides a really good experience for

provides a really good experience for integrating into schools and educational

integrating into schools and educational

integrating into schools and educational curriculums today imagine this empathy

curriculums today imagine this empathy

curriculums today imagine this empathy in the past few years has been conveyed

in the past few years has been conveyed

in the past few years has been conveyed solely through educational platforms and

solely through educational platforms and

solely through educational platforms and media that we have so

media that we have so

media that we have so chicer phones and only provides a single

chicer phones and only provides a single

chicer phones and only provides a single window into someone else’s life

window into someone else’s life

window into someone else’s life imagine this a 360 window with virtual

imagine this a 360 window with virtual

imagine this a 360 window with virtual reality where you can stand on the same

reality where you can stand on the same

reality where you can stand on the same ground that other people are standing on

ground that other people are standing on

ground that other people are standing on you can hear what they are hearing you

you can hear what they are hearing you

you can hear what they are hearing you can live their lives as they would live

can live their lives as they would live

can live their lives as they would live their lives now as a result empathy has

their lives now as a result empathy has

their lives now as a result empathy has been very interconnected virtual reality

been very interconnected virtual reality

been very interconnected virtual reality has become powerful medium for empathy

has become powerful medium for empathy

has become powerful medium for empathy to be integrated through an empathy in

to be integrated through an empathy in

to be integrated through an empathy in education is becoming a very real thing

education is becoming a very real thing

education is becoming a very real thing and could be coming as soon as 2020 just

and could be coming as soon as 2020 just

and could be coming as soon as 2020 just within a few years this is because

within a few years this is because

within a few years this is because virtuality is becoming extremely cheap

virtuality is becoming extremely cheap

virtuality is becoming extremely cheap to Ford and with headsets like the

to Ford and with headsets like the

to Ford and with headsets like the Google cardboard that costs around $10

Google cardboard that costs around $10

Google cardboard that costs around $10 each is becoming a very affordable thing

each is becoming a very affordable thing

each is becoming a very affordable thing for schools to have and virtual reality

for schools to have and virtual reality

for schools to have and virtual reality has reached a global penetration two to

has reached a global penetration two to

has reached a global penetration two to five percent in schools across the world

five percent in schools across the world

five percent in schools across the world so it’s coming really fast and schools

so it’s coming really fast and schools

so it’s coming really fast and schools are embracing it and probably the

are embracing it and probably the

are embracing it and probably the biggest component of integrating virtual

biggest component of integrating virtual

biggest component of integrating virtual reality into empathy simulations in

reality into empathy simulations in

reality into empathy simulations in schools is the educational material

schools is the educational material

schools is the educational material itself the curriculum and they’re

itself the curriculum and they’re

itself the curriculum and they’re currently a multitude of organizations

currently a multitude of organizations

currently a multitude of organizations in schools across the world developing

in schools across the world developing

in schools across the world developing virtual reality empathy simulations

virtual reality empathy simulations

virtual reality empathy simulations pause the most famous one that many of

pause the most famous one that many of

pause the most famous one that many of you may have heard of are the New York

you may have heard of are the New York

you may have heard of are the New York Times 360 daily videos and what they do

Times 360 daily videos and what they do

Times 360 daily videos and what they do is they simulate virtual reality across

is they simulate virtual reality across

is they simulate virtual reality across the world they create empathy

the world they create empathy

the world they create empathy simulations from different places for

simulations from different places for

simulations from different places for example you see here they most recently

example you see here they most recently

example you see here they most recently simulated empathy simulation of a rubble

simulated empathy simulation of a rubble

simulated empathy simulation of a rubble airstrike in Yemen and they may simulate

airstrike in Yemen and they may simulate

airstrike in Yemen and they may simulate people in different countries maybe in

people in different countries maybe in

people in different countries maybe in cities like Tokyo even locally they

cities like Tokyo even locally they

cities like Tokyo even locally they recently simulated virtuality

of policemen and Flint Michigan and

of policemen and Flint Michigan and these all come together to create your

these all come together to create your

these all come together to create your comprehensive a complete way of

comprehensive a complete way of

comprehensive a complete way of simulating empathy and connecting with

simulating empathy and connecting with

simulating empathy and connecting with it for people around the world

it for people around the world

it for people around the world these videos are garnishing tens of

these videos are garnishing tens of

these videos are garnishing tens of thousands of views every single day and

thousands of views every single day and

thousands of views every single day and has proved to be extremely accessible

has proved to be extremely accessible

has proved to be extremely accessible for getting a taste of what empathy

for getting a taste of what empathy

for getting a taste of what empathy through virtual reality is like and more

through virtual reality is like and more

through virtual reality is like and more specifically for education a group

specifically for education a group

specifically for education a group called the global.nomads group is

called the global.nomads group is

called the global.nomads group is currently developing a VR empathy

currently developing a VR empathy

currently developing a VR empathy curriculum for schools to use and is

curriculum for schools to use and is

curriculum for schools to use and is become extremely easy to integrate into

become extremely easy to integrate into

become extremely easy to integrate into curriculums and the curriculum is called

curriculums and the curriculum is called

curriculums and the curriculum is called one world many stories the premise

one world many stories the premise

one world many stories the premise behind their curriculum is very similar

behind their curriculum is very similar

behind their curriculum is very similar to what the New York Times is doing that

to what the New York Times is doing that

to what the New York Times is doing that or they’re solely simulating the empathy

or they’re solely simulating the empathy

or they’re solely simulating the empathy lives of other students around the world

lives of other students around the world

lives of other students around the world so when the end user K through 12

so when the end user K through 12

so when the end user K through 12 students use these simulations in school

students use these simulations in school

students use these simulations in school they establish a very tight and

they establish a very tight and

they establish a very tight and close-knit connection to the empathy and

close-knit connection to the empathy and

close-knit connection to the empathy and the students inside the virtual reality

the students inside the virtual reality

the students inside the virtual reality simulations and this really allows them

simulations and this really allows them

simulations and this really allows them to gain nuanced understanding of what

to gain nuanced understanding of what

to gain nuanced understanding of what exactly their lives were like compared

exactly their lives were like compared

exactly their lives were like compared to their own and virtual reality is

to their own and virtual reality is

to their own and virtual reality is being proven to be extremely effective

being proven to be extremely effective

being proven to be extremely effective in education studies currently being

in education studies currently being

in education studies currently being shown by the Stanford virtual humans

shown by the Stanford virtual humans

shown by the Stanford virtual humans interactions lab and they’re mainly

interactions lab and they’re mainly

interactions lab and they’re mainly studying how virtual reality actually

studying how virtual reality actually

studying how virtual reality actually impacts the lives of students when it’s

impacts the lives of students when it’s

impacts the lives of students when it’s used to simulate empathy and one case

used to simulate empathy and one case

used to simulate empathy and one case study showed was that they simulated

study showed was that they simulated

study showed was that they simulated students in avatars people of other

students in avatars people of other

students in avatars people of other races and after they went to the

races and after they went to the

races and after they went to the simulation they scored much better on

simulation they scored much better on

simulation they scored much better on some control ratios bias bias tests

some control ratios bias bias tests

some control ratios bias bias tests another case study use where they put

another case study use where they put

another case study use where they put students through simulations of 70 to 80

students through simulations of 70 to 80

students through simulations of 70 to 80 year-old people and after the

year-old people and after the

year-old people and after the simulations they’re much more likely to

simulations they’re much more likely to

simulations they’re much more likely to invest in the retirement fund that

invest in the retirement fund that

invest in the retirement fund that before and my own educational a tech

before and my own educational a tech

before and my own educational a tech startup realism is also looking to

startup realism is also looking to

startup realism is also looking to incorporate element of empathy into our

incorporate element of empathy into our

incorporate element of empathy into our solutions even though we currently only

solutions even though we currently only

solutions even though we currently only develop which reality science labs

develop which reality science labs

develop which reality science labs they’re more subtle ways that we can

they’re more subtle ways that we can

they’re more subtle ways that we can integrate virtual reality and empathy

integrate virtual reality and empathy

integrate virtual reality and empathy into our solutions in one way that we’ve

into our solutions in one way that we’ve

into our solutions in one way that we’ve done this is provide a story background

done this is provide a story background

done this is provide a story background behind every one of our science

behind every one of our science

behind every one of our science education labs and what happens here is

education labs and what happens here is

education labs and what happens here is that we can enter

that we can enter

that we can enter great stories and very many case Pacific

great stories and very many case Pacific

great stories and very many case Pacific stories of different people maybe a

stories of different people maybe a

stories of different people maybe a homeless man or someone participating in

homeless man or someone participating in

homeless man or someone participating in a crime scene students can gain a very

a crime scene students can gain a very

a crime scene students can gain a very specific understanding of these specific

specific understanding of these specific

specific understanding of these specific case solutions for empathy and as a

case solutions for empathy and as a

case solutions for empathy and as a result virtual reality has experienced

result virtual reality has experienced

result virtual reality has experienced explosive growth in the past three to

explosive growth in the past three to

explosive growth in the past three to four years it’s proven to be a

four years it’s proven to be a

four years it’s proven to be a game-changing medium for different

game-changing medium for different

game-changing medium for different industries this novel form of media is

industries this novel form of media is

industries this novel form of media is ready affecting the countless lives the

ready affecting the countless lives the

ready affecting the countless lives the people across the world is proven to be

people across the world is proven to be

people across the world is proven to be a real game-changer in education the

a real game-changer in education the

a real game-changer in education the theis close-knit connection it’s built

theis close-knit connection it’s built

theis close-knit connection it’s built with empathy will make empathy and

with empathy will make empathy and

with empathy will make empathy and change the ways conveyed for the years

change the ways conveyed for the years

change the ways conveyed for the years to come thank you

to come thank you

to come thank you [Applause]

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