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A Spoodle in Space - The Space Tourist Chronicles

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  Blast off on a wild space adventure! We're crammed into our battered little Subi spacecraft, heading to the dusty outpost of Outpost Aurum. Our mission: to reach the ocean planet of Oceanus Station. Join us as we station-hop through space, in a calamity of errors, as intrepid space tourists.  Script Our battered Subi spacecraft, a relic of pre-Collapse Jump engineering, groaned under the weight. Myself, BK, and Katcha, the genetically modified spoodle with its enhanced olfactory sensors, along with enough protein paste to outlast a minor vacuum breach, were crammed inside.  A brand-new Brass Monkey cryo-unit hummed in the boot, our lifeline for the long haul. Our mission: a jump from Beagal's orbital dock to the dusty outpost of Outpost Aurum, a waypoint on the long haul to Oceanus Station, a planet known for vast oceans. Outpost Aurum, a rumoured oasis of functional grav plating, was our first target. Beagal's orbital dock was a pressure cooker of recycled air and stal...

Benefits of Virtual Reality in the Classroom


Virtual Reality in the Classroom



  1. Active rather than passive experience
  2. Immersive experience means no distractions
  3. Immediate engagement: useful in today’s world of limited attention spans.
  4. Exploration and hands on approach aids with learning and retention.
  5. Helps with understanding complex subjects/theories/concepts
  6. Suited to all types of learning styles, e.g. visual
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  • Increase attention span and engagement through challenges
  • Learning as experienced
  • Expeditions without leaving the classroom
  • Boost creativity 
  • Digital Fluency
  • Peer-to-peer support, interaction and collaboration
  • Personal skills


Virtual worlds are used as learning environments. Students can interact with others whilst completing a set of tasks. They also have the opportunity to learn new skills such as sharing, spatial awareness, data visualisation and even developing new language skills. Virtual worlds such as this have been adopted by colleges and universities across the globe.

Plus it is a good way of getting your students to explore ideas in real time and in an exploratory setting. Here they have the chance to discover new ways of learning via semi or fully immersive technologies in which interaction is the main focus.
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