{"id":165,"date":"2021-11-18T17:55:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T17:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cogitateandpercolate.com\/?p=165"},"modified":"2026-06-29T13:43:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T13:43:53","slug":"next-stop-bad-vr-implementation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cogitateandpercolate.com\/?p=165","title":{"rendered":"Next stop: Bad VR Implementation"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEindOejQMmkvvAvwGiboiqaCPhYVWKd5nyABOHQrR0tlcKDrswT2-XgAC5ll5B0sXXNEbUvNtIxq5N_ibYC0KjT3JUPp9oFNzw3FLruMHeGeshKx-jFEQHDd9JzkbgvBPQ_jh61QFw1l4lDtHzdsw_pTgMkKTWc5njuXAkKIXyGWmIAEbSbqtcOdvuH=w640-h414\" style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1327\" data-original-width=\"2048\" height=\"414\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEindOejQMmkvvAvwGiboiqaCPhYVWKd5nyABOHQrR0tlcKDrswT2-XgAC5ll5B0sXXNEbUvNtIxq5N_ibYC0KjT3JUPp9oFNzw3FLruMHeGeshKx-jFEQHDd9JzkbgvBPQ_jh61QFw1l4lDtHzdsw_pTgMkKTWc5njuXAkKIXyGWmIAEbSbqtcOdvuH=w640-h414\" width=\"640\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/414;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>In my published writing of August 2021:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Especially with decreased technology prices and increased access to XR,<br \/>\ncampus administrators might want to buy the technology first and think<br \/>\nabout use second. Instructional designers are obligated to advise on the<br \/>\n best use of the technology even if that advice is sought after the<br \/>\npurchase.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/edtechbooks.org\/id_highered\/immersive_learning_e \" target=\"_blank\">Immersive Learning Environments: Designing XR into Higher Education.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It feels like the ink is still drying&#8230;and this pops up. An instruction designer asks how to best use VR headsets, after the boss has committed to buying some.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEjIIj3UafE-SmcFm3lpu1dCcMfV7qL1WNBYlKk50hctoa8mmI4SNRbY5onzM_lekXpukMOuKEcDAWDkmLtIDVjPOaEubDfq4wXN4aQn7YSePMzdyyuU0HlSMBWqr3AUIzSnj0MfKkf2ujC8_ze3Bmna8S1RcTKaarPn-e5Vle3cxoIgMcVdsIcu7wzd=w640-h142\" style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"543\" data-original-width=\"2444\" height=\"142\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEjIIj3UafE-SmcFm3lpu1dCcMfV7qL1WNBYlKk50hctoa8mmI4SNRbY5onzM_lekXpukMOuKEcDAWDkmLtIDVjPOaEubDfq4wXN4aQn7YSePMzdyyuU0HlSMBWqr3AUIzSnj0MfKkf2ujC8_ze3Bmna8S1RcTKaarPn-e5Vle3cxoIgMcVdsIcu7wzd=w640-h142\" width=\"640\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/142;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>That set off my &#8220;bedonkers&#8221; filter \ud83d\ude1c, so I replied:<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEjC7LgOnhqzE6K19YOHJO4YxnaAPs_E-keVGkzyGrLbwe_ZkbIeRT2lJ5H6qUrrGrdVxEJ5GJ6MWatsjM8pqk8Gk9-9vyFbxa_wZQk62LlorJU6K7fjXA4d9shdAPLLk0CfbaboDgTWFUl8f-bopusva0GtZjmvM5Y8NHnP27pzhsucU4UEfWBVdpBq=w594-h640\" style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2048\" data-original-width=\"1902\" height=\"640\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEjC7LgOnhqzE6K19YOHJO4YxnaAPs_E-keVGkzyGrLbwe_ZkbIeRT2lJ5H6qUrrGrdVxEJ5GJ6MWatsjM8pqk8Gk9-9vyFbxa_wZQk62LlorJU6K7fjXA4d9shdAPLLk0CfbaboDgTWFUl8f-bopusva0GtZjmvM5Y8NHnP27pzhsucU4UEfWBVdpBq=w594-h640\" width=\"594\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 594px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 594\/640;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>After I posted the phrase &#8220;@ss backwards&#8221; that thread stopped for almost a day.&nbsp; Then one more post has arrived talking about a suggested resource.<\/p>\n<p>But here we are folks.<\/p>\n<p>Bad Implementation is our next stop on this train.&nbsp; Other stops on this train include:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left\">\n<li>Overspending<\/li>\n<li>Results the same as other forms of learning <\/li>\n<li>Bosses disappointed in results<\/li>\n<li>Bosses reluctant to invest in the next big thing<\/li>\n<li>VR learning becomes laughable but slowly adopted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Does all this seem familiar? If you are over 30 years old, it should be. It&#8217;s the e-learning adoption story.&nbsp; Go further back and it is the Internet-in-all-schools adoption story. And DVD-adoption story. And TVs in classrooms&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>And film strips&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>And radio&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>And &#8220;moving pictures&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And individual textbooks<\/p>\n<p>And chalkboards.<\/p>\n<p>Think I&#8217;m kidding? <a href=\"http:\/\/institute-of-progressive-education-and-learning.org\/a-history-of-education-technology\" target=\"_blank\">I wish I was. <\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nIn my published writing of August 2021: &#8220;Especially with decreased technology prices and increased access to XR, campus administrators might&hellip;\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cogitateandpercolate.com\/?p=165\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Next stop: Bad VR Implementation&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":166,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,114,115,27,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bad","category-buy-first-justify-later","category-implementation","category-vr","category-xr","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cogitateandpercolate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cogitateandpercolate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cogitateandpercolate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cogitateandpercolate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cogitateandpercolate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=165"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cogitateandpercolate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":169,"href":"https:\/\/cogitateandpercolate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165\/revisions\/169"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cogitateandpercolate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cogitateandpercolate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cogitateandpercolate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cogitateandpercolate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}