{"id":3910,"date":"2019-02-04T10:00:26","date_gmt":"2019-02-04T15:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/it.wooster.edu.wooster.edu\/?p=3910"},"modified":"2024-03-14T13:31:29","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T17:31:29","slug":"xr-portal-seeing-things-from-a-new-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/xr-portal-seeing-things-from-a-new-perspective\/","title":{"rendered":"XR Portal: Seeing Things from a New Perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xrportal.io\">XR Portal<\/a> is a library of simulations and 360 videos for educators to use in their classrooms. Their database primarily contains content that is consumable with either a VR headset or VR Glasses (like the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Pocket 360 (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imcardboard.com\/pocket-360.html\" target=\"_blank\">Pocket 360<\/a>). Since most of their content is 360 degree videos, it is viewable on a computer with the user scroll with their mouse to look around within the environment. Their entire database is searchable, making it easier to find content to use in a course or presentation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"403\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-24-at-2.34.43-PM-scaled-1-1024x403.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of XR search engine landing page\" class=\"wp-image-3911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-24-at-2.34.43-PM-scaled-1-1024x403.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-24-at-2.34.43-PM-scaled-1-300x118.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-24-at-2.34.43-PM-scaled-1-768x302.jpg 768w, https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-24-at-2.34.43-PM-scaled-1-1536x604.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-24-at-2.34.43-PM-scaled-1-2048x806.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By having these resource available for free, XR Portal hopes to foster a more empathetic society and have more diverse perspectives of others and ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-24-at-12.52.29-PM.png?fit=1024%2C271\" alt=\"Text from XR Portal's website:\nJoin the Movement.\nEvery person and thing experiences the world differently. Our mission is to create an empathetic society by enabling individuals to immerse themselves within diverse perspectives. Join the movement to help use promote empathy and inclusiveness, while transcending boundaries of division. \" class=\"wp-image-3912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-24-at-12.52.29-PM.png 1360w, https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-24-at-12.52.29-PM-300x79.png 300w, https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-24-at-12.52.29-PM-1024x271.png 1024w, https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-24-at-12.52.29-PM-768x203.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1360px) 100vw, 1360px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">XR Portal&#8217;s Mission Statement<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you just want to explore their content, there is a &#8220;Discover&#8221; option dividing content by category. Categories besides generic areas like art and science include, accessibility, climate change, mental health, mindfulness, people, and women. This immersive content puts viewers into other&#8217;s perspective for empathy and educational purposes. For example. this 1 minute video of a woman experiencing dementia is helpful for kinetic, visual, or auditory learners to understand the early stages of this illness in a course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Walk Through Dementia - at home\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2EO7Dh3fM7Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Walk-Through Dementia- at home (Youtube 360)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>XR Portal is a library of simulations and 360 videos for educators to use in their classrooms. 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