Cultural Exchange with Virtual Travel
Explore the lesser traveled path through the eyes of someone who grew up in these places.
Hearing personal experiences from hometowns all over the world.
Explore the lesser traveled path through the eyes of someone who grew up in these places.
Hearing personal experiences from hometowns all over the world.
Explore the lesser traveled path through the eyes of someone who grew up in these places. Hearing personal experiences from hometowns all over the world.
Tourism may be changed forever due to a health pandemic. But that won't stop humans from seeking human connection in the world. Using immersive technology like augmented and virtual reality, we can explore the world in a different way. Perhaps it is not the same as traditional travel, but there are some forms of travel that might be better than before. This project seeks to connect humans with virtual travel.
It works a lot like taking an online class. You will need to register as an individual or a class with your teacher. Then you will begin a journey to learn how to create a compelling virtual tour of your hometown while exploring the hometowns of others all over the world.
Courses will be guided over several weeks, after that you will be able to revisit lessons and go at your own pace.
You will complete two mini-projects during this course to prepare you for making a larger third project.
We suggest a pace at about 2-3 hours per week to progress though the course for maximum learning
Learn to tell better stories to connect and inspire others
Get an understanding of designing experiences
Know the basics of augmented and virtual reality
WHATS INCLUDED —
Recommended six weeks of 2-3 hours per week will get you understanding and skilling up your communication abilities for school, work, and community engagement. All designed and coached by world class educators.
- Create a VR Tour of your hometown
- 6 months access to online course materials
- Digital textbook
- 20+ instructional videos
- Access to the TLC library of tools
- Access to the community forums
- Certificate of Completion
All the tools and information you need to craft a VR tour with your personal story of your hometown.
A collection of stories and experiences connected to lesser known places all over the world
"I feel like I have learned a miriad of skills that will help me navagate the tourism and hospitality industry in my country"
Shafira Azzahra
Palembang, South Sumatra
"マイホームタウンプロジェクトの中で改めて地元の魅力を感じられてICTの進化に驚きながらも一生懸命勉強できたかなと思っいいます"
Akari Sone
Kagawa, Japan
Eric is a learning futurist, tinkering with and designing technologies that may better inform the future of teaching and learning.
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Cultural Exchange
Travel the world without leaving home, exploring communities in virtual reality.
Explore the lesser traveled path through the eyes of someone who grew up in these places. Hearing personal experiences from hometowns all over the world.
We are giving students and teachers a way to visit homes and neighborhoods at a time when travel is greatly restricted
This project is supported in part with augmented reality powered by ARientation
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