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With so many schools under lockdown, kids staying at home. I think one application would be a virtual school. Right now when teachers teach over google classroo
by dukeofdoom 6y ago
With so many schools under lockdown, kids staying at home. I think one application would be a virtual school. Right now when teachers teach over google classroom, the kids have their cameras and mikes turned off. And basically there is almost no interaction, and feedback as the teacher teaches. Kids don't like showing their living room environment. Also, the social interaction between kids in a school is basically non existent now.
There's probably a real need for a virtualized environment of a school, or even a church if the lockdowns continue. And background replacement for video calls, in general.
- ceilingcorner 6y agoVR isn’t a replacement for actual in person schooling. We’d be better off finding a solution that gets kids back into schools.
- dukeofdoom 6y agoI agree, you can't beat the real thing. I think we will probably have both though, going forward. Online classes will be a lot more popular even if the lockdown ends, and teachers will live stream by default. And kids interacting in a virtual school would be a nice addition to a real school too.
- ceilingcorner 6y agoEverything I’ve heard about online classes for K-12 has indicated that it’s been a disaster. Which is really not a surprise, considering that teaching is only a tiny portion of the function of a school. It’s also a daycare, lunchroom, social hall, and a million other things that can’t be replicated on a laptop screen. This is really a situation where “more technology” is not better.
- chromaton 6y agoHow's this work? In VR, the teacher can't see the kids' faces or other non-verbal communication.