While virtual field trips are not a new phenomenon, they gained popularity shortly before COVID due in part to their ability to expose students to places and experiences they may not otherwise access ...

Virtual field trips have become widely available thanks to more accessible virtual reality technology, and they saw a surge in popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic when physical field trips were ...

Adam Stone writes on technology trends from Annapolis, Md., with a focus on government IT, military and first-responder technologies. At Salem City Schools in Virginia, field trips go above and beyond ...

For thousands of students in Arizona’s Title One schools, arts experiences feel out of reach, but Act One continues to change that. This school year, more than 17,000 students will attend free arts ...

PHOENIX — An Arizona nonprofit is using virtual reality to help bring educational experiences to students in Title 1 schools. “Act One” is a nonprofit that aims to provide Arizona students with access ...

When someone embarks on a psychedelic trip, they have little control over what they'll experience. A person could find themselves floating through the universe, or face-to-face with terrors that haunt ...

During the pandemic, virtual reality (VR) visits across cities and museums were the talk of the town. Some speculate that this trend may soon end as we return to the new normal. Still, experts believe ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The future is here. We’ve got self-driving cars and programs that can write everything from a cover letter to conversing with you. Now, you can add virtual reality field trips to ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Virtual reality was big at South by Southwest Interactive, the annual Austin, Texas, tech festival that wrapped up Tuesday. It's a big technological development, a business opportunity ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — Tuesday, Douglas Gardener placed a virtual reality headset on and toured the Korean War Memorial. The Army Reserve veteran said "it brought back memories of the place." He had ...