VR for education

Taking Virtual Reality to Young Carers in Merthyr

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(Y fersiwn Gymraeg isod) We recently visited the Young Carers Service on the Gurnos Estate, Merthyr. The careers are managed by Barnardoes. We wanted to give the young people the […]

VR Scoping Workshop with YMCA / Young Carers

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Vision Fountain recently had the pleasure of taking Oculus Quest 2 virtual reality head-sets for some Young Carers to try. Young carers are people less than 18 years old who […]

Story Futures – AR Workshop

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The Story Futures 2-day AR (augmented reality) workshop that took place in the Tramshed, Cardiff was a fantastic learning and networking experience. The event brought together some heavy weight talent […]

VR at Ysgol Hen Felin (ALN School)

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A couple of days ago we had the pleasure to visit, demonstrate and do more testing of the virtual reality (VR) cultural experinces at Ysgol Hen Felin additional learning needs […]

Virtual Reality at Additional Learning Needs Schools

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We recently had the pleasure of visiting The Hollies School in Cardiff. Hollies is an Additional Learning Needs school environment. At Vision Fountain’s core is inclusivity. So it was a […]

Our 2022 in Review

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Vision Fountain had a productive 2022. We added innovative digital skills and broadened our partnership network while building on our strengths of community storytelling. “Kings of the Underground” introduced 3D […]

Fossil Room – User Testing

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We undertook user testing (UT) with the Fossil Room virtual reality experience that was introduced at the open day at Rhondda Heritage Park. Most participants were children, with a few […]

Assessing the impact of VR headsets on under 13-year-olds

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Vision Fountain have been user testing VR cultural-educational experiences that we are creating on the general public, at schools, youth groups, festivals and museum sites. Our virtual reality experiences are […]

Immersive StoryTelling at Cardiff University’s School of Journalism

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Vision Fountain’s Creative Director, Richard Jones, gave a lecture and workshop to students attending Immersive Heritage and Folklore Project at Cardiff University’s School of Journalism Media and Culture (JOMEC) last […]

User Testing at Rhondda Digi-Fest 22

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Rhondda Digi-Fest22 enabled our team to demonstrate story-telling in a virtual reality environment with a host of primary schools, high schools and youth groups in the Rhondda Valley. Around a […]