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A3 – HoloBar: the Next Step in AR
Hi everyone, welcome to my A3 contribution. When doing research for this course I encountered a lot of Augmented Reality content, and even worked on a Moveable Feast for it. One thing that I noticed is that to experience AR/VR/MR there is always a device between the user and the experience. I created a short […]
How to Teach Kids About Money
A recent article from Wired, How to Teach Your Kids About Money, got my attention. When I was a child, I didn’t receive any financial literacy. I had to learn the hard way. Throughout my life I’ve always heard, “why didn’t they teach us that in school?” There was no way a 13 year old […]
A1 – Musicians, Music Educators, and Mobile Technology
Introduction Hi everyone, below is my A1 post about how musicians and music educators use mobile technologies. I interview two colleagues who fully embrace mobile technologies. I intended to create some short interviews preceded by an unpacking of their mobile experience. It turned out quite long, so I have my blog version written below. I […]
Gather: Is the Future of Work Virtual and Gamified?
Writer for the Wall Street Journal, Christopher Mims, recently published an article, and appeared on the WSJ podcast, Tech News Briefing, earlier this week. He writes about a number of companies that have created a virtual HQ. Companies like Gather have created a 2D office space, Mims says “Think early Zelda or Final Fantasy, but […]
The Use of AR and VR to Change the Future of Music
In this article, Matt De Cesare and Homer Wang of Wharton University of Pennsylvania write about how music consumers and makers can use augmented and virtual reality. There were two ways mentioned that caught my eye. I consider this to be a worth while post because the authors give many current and future examples of […]
Introduction – Mark Pepe
Hi everyone, My name is Mark Pepe, born and raised here in Vancouver. I currently teach Kindergarten to Grade 7 music, concert bands, and French 5 6 7 (I’d usually be teaching choir and jazz band as well if it weren’t for covid) at two schools for the CISVA. I’m also a classically trained operatic […]