My goal is to unite people to reinvent our school systems with VR. I need all the input and support of this community and more to help make this happen. I need your help figuring out what the next steps are.
I see no reason why we couldnt make k-12, higher education, and trade schools in VR. Ontop of that we could eventually host them free for download and useable offline. This would offer the highest level of education world wide.
In the right hands we could have free school, all levels, in our homes. In the wrong hands this will be about money (like school currently is) and we all lose.
The plan: Use virtual reality (with touch) to reinvent our school systems. Classes/courses will be 1 on 1, hands on, and top of the line. no need for huge tuition costs or supplies. The capabilities of VR and physics in games as im sure you know are more than adequate for this idea.
Pay for it: if it costs $2m to make a single course, at $50 a download it would take 40,000 downloads to be paid for. At that point we remove the cost. In the US, K-12 costs $12k a student or $620b for 2012-13. College is average $20k x 20m students = another $400b. I feel like the cost of this idea would be minimal compared to our current plans.
My goals:
*reinvent k-12, higher edu, trade schools.
*eventually host them free for download
*majority of the classes can be used offline
*worldwide availability
*open certification centers
*raise the level of educated people everywhere.
Things needed:
*curriculum: education experts on each subject
*programmers out the yingyang (open source project for everyone to contribute?)
*hosting?
*funding: 50$ a download(remove fee once paid for) or donation based?
*maybe a face for this movement?
I am trying to make this dream a reality. Im thinking we need a national collaboration on this. If the right people come together we can make another giant leap for mankind. We should hand down our knowledge to future generations instead of charging them.
I am not trying to make money on this, I simply had an idea that is bigger than I am. I come to you asking for any help or guidance you can offer.
I see no reason why we couldnt make k-12, higher education, and trade schools in VR. Ontop of that we could eventually host them free for download and useable offline. This would offer the highest level of education world wide.
In the right hands we could have free school, all levels, in our homes. In the wrong hands this will be about money (like school currently is) and we all lose.
The plan: Use virtual reality (with touch) to reinvent our school systems. Classes/courses will be 1 on 1, hands on, and top of the line. no need for huge tuition costs or supplies. The capabilities of VR and physics in games as im sure you know are more than adequate for this idea.
Pay for it: if it costs $2m to make a single course, at $50 a download it would take 40,000 downloads to be paid for. At that point we remove the cost. In the US, K-12 costs $12k a student or $620b for 2012-13. College is average $20k x 20m students = another $400b. I feel like the cost of this idea would be minimal compared to our current plans.
My goals:
*reinvent k-12, higher edu, trade schools.
*eventually host them free for download
*majority of the classes can be used offline
*worldwide availability
*open certification centers
*raise the level of educated people everywhere.
Things needed:
*curriculum: education experts on each subject
*programmers out the yingyang (open source project for everyone to contribute?)
*hosting?
*funding: 50$ a download(remove fee once paid for) or donation based?
*maybe a face for this movement?
I am trying to make this dream a reality. Im thinking we need a national collaboration on this. If the right people come together we can make another giant leap for mankind. We should hand down our knowledge to future generations instead of charging them.
I am not trying to make money on this, I simply had an idea that is bigger than I am. I come to you asking for any help or guidance you can offer.
