In this episode, the instructional designers from Arizona State University’s Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation (Steven Crawford, Celia Coochwytewa, Aaron Kraft, and Jinnette Senecal) define the terms virtual reality and augmented reality. They will also describe the history of virtual reality and augmented reality and discuss applications of virtual and augmented reality in higher education.

Resources from the episode:

• New Media Consortium Horizon Report: 2016 Higher Education Edition
• 7 Things You Should Know About AR/VR/MR
• Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
  • Augmented Reality
  • Virtual Reality
• History of Virtual Reality
• The History of Augmented Reality (Infographic)
• The First Augmented Reality Star Wars Game, Falcon Gunner, Hits The App Store
• Ready Player One

Instruction By Design is produced by Arizona State University’s Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation. To learn more about the podcast or subscribe, please visit our website. You can contact us at InstructionByDesign@asu.edu or @IBD_Podcast.