{"id":8186,"date":"2026-05-06T08:17:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T15:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/?p=8186"},"modified":"2026-05-06T14:24:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T21:24:13","slug":"immersive-experience-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/2026\/05\/06\/immersive-experience-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Immersive Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"703\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/files\/2024\/03\/vr-headset.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/files\/2024\/03\/vr-headset.png 668w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/files\/2024\/03\/vr-headset-285x300.png 285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 668px) 100vw, 668px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As technology continues to improve and we push the limits of computer science, education must adapt.\u00a0<strong>Immersive experiences<\/strong>\u00a0have the ability to take students out of their seats and let them explore all of the wonders of our world. Through\u00a0<strong>Virtual Reality<\/strong>, we can explore our world without having to leave the comfort of our home. There will no longer be a need for screens when we can use\u00a0<strong>Augmented Reality<\/strong>\u00a0to create an adjustable screen in our physical space.\u00a0<strong>Mixed Reality<\/strong>\u00a0will provide us with experiences that blend our virtual and augmented worlds together in ways that we could have only imagined before. Finally,\u00a0<strong>Immersive and 360 Videos<\/strong>\u00a0can provide students with incredible experiences where learning surpasses what could take place in a traditional classroom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Opportunity Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The immersive experiences market is currently valued at $21.7B USD and is poised to reach $134.2B USD by 2030 (Precedence Research, 2022). Immersive experiences are believed to be a game changer in the education field as the technology continues to mature and become more affordable for schools. A study conducted by Lu &amp; Liu in 2015 indicated that primary students who studied marine environments using AR performed better than those who used traditional methods. Particularly, the students were more confident in their learning activities, they successfully learned the concepts, and low academic achievers showed improvement in their learning while using AR (Lu &amp; Liu, 2015).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gartner.com\/en\/articles\/spatial-computing\">Gartner Top Ten Technology Trends 2025 &#8211; Spatial Computing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/immersiveexperiences.ca\/\">Immersive Experiences OER<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Created by Katie Muzyka and Joseph Villella<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=J8iy4qYONAc&amp;t=3795s\">Linus Tech Tips \u2013 The WAN Show Podcast \u2013 Metaverse Conference 2022<\/a>&nbsp;(1:03:15 \u2013 1:17:05) \u2013 YouTube<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/forbestechcouncil\/2022\/04\/25\/looking-forward-to-the-future-of-ar-vr-and-mr\/?sh=2289704065ca\">Looking forward to the future of AR, VR, and MR<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Forbes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aircards.co\/blog\/the-top-10-mobile-augmented-reality-experiences\">10 Augmented Reality Experiences<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Aircards<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/future-technology\/best-ar-and-vr-apps-and-games-for-ios-and-android\/\">17 of the best of AR and VR games on iOS and Android<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Science Focus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.softwaretestinghelp.com\/best-vr-videos-review\/\">Best VR Videos Review<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Software Testing Help<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As technology continues to improve and we push the limits of computer science, education must adapt.\u00a0Immersive experiences\u00a0have the ability to take students out of their&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/2026\/05\/06\/immersive-experience-8\/\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Immersive Experience<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":5213,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-emerging-markets","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8186","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8186"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8186\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8222,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8186\/revisions\/8222"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}