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National Museum of Science and Industry (UK)

Ingenious: Travelling in the Minds Eye

For Students 9th - 10th
Virtual travel has become a very popular form of visiting places. Travelling in the Mind's Eye historically delves into the concepts that make a virtual fieldtrip possible. The uses of photography, motion pictures, and reconstruction of...
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University at Buffalo

Virtual Reality Laboratory

For Students 9th - 10th
A very interesting site about the research done by the University of Buffalo's engineering students in the area of virtual reality. Design & manufacturing, data/information visualization, and virtual medicine are just some of the...
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Other

The Edinburgh Virtual Environment Center

For Students 9th - 10th
The Edinburgh Virtual Environment Center's philosophy deals with capturing, modeling and representation of 3D real world objects and domains. Explore this and more at this site.
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NASA

Nasa: La Historia De Hoy: Today's History (Spanish)

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the depths of space and science comprehensive information about the meteor showers in 2004, the transit of Venus, virtual reality, and other interesting science history.
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University of Michigan

The Virtual Football Trainer

For Students 9th - 10th
Experience playing football for the University of Michigan in their virtual reality cave. The College of Engineering has developed this VR process to help their football team on the field.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Flight Simulators: From Flaps to Flying

For Students 6th - 8th
Before pilots ever step behind the controls of a real jet they've already logged thousands of virtual air miles. It might not qualify you to fly a real jumbo jet, but you too, can learn the logistics of aviation by experimenting with the...
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Other

Brief Biography of Jaron Lanier

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biography of Jaron Lanier, including links to other biographies and interviews.
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Other

Australian National University: Robotics System Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Australian National University provides good descriptions and photos of robots involved in research in Australia.
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Goodwill

Gcf Global: Understanding Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the difference between virtual and augmented reality.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Session Initiation Protocol (Sip)

For Students 9th - 10th
An introduction to Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)that involves multimedia elements such as video, voice, instant messaging, online games, and virtual reality. It is one of the leading signaling protocols for Voice over IP.
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Other

Robix Corporation/educational Robot Kits

For Students 9th - 10th
Robix sells robotics kits to the education industry. Experience robotics through the use of VRML as a plug-in to your browser. Links to download the plug-in are on the site.
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Tech Target

Tech Target: Virtual Reality

For Students 9th - 10th
This reosurce presents a basic definition for what virtual reality is. It briefly discusses different types and lists some popular products for creating virtual reality effects on personal computers.
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NBC

Nbc Learn: Science of Innovation: Motion Controller for Virtual Reality

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial includes a video on William Provancher of Tactical Haptics has developed a device that combines the sense of touch with technology. Called the "reactive grip," it allows the user to experience the virtual world in a whole...