Kendall Hunt Unveils Augmented Reality Textbook Innovation

ST. LOUIS, April 12, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Printed and digital textbooks will now come to life through the modern-day magic of augmented reality – an interactive experience of a real-world environment where objects that reside in the real-world are "augmented" by computer-generated perceptual information.

Chad Chandlee, President of Kendall Hunt, explained the integration of AR into textbooks: "Learning should be fun, engaging and immersive. By integrating an augmented reality component into the pages of textbooks, difficult concepts will come to life with a 3D lesson and rise from the pages using a smartphone."

The partnership between Kendall Hunt and VictoryXR will give schools and parents the option to upgrade to an augmented reality layer taking some of the most difficult concepts within chapters and explain them through interactive 3D objects and hologram teachers. Students will only need to hold a smartphone over a page in a science book and with the use of a free app, interactive lessons will appear floating over the page.

"Google and Apple have invested heavily so that all modern smartphones have augmented reality technology built into the device," explained Steve Grubbs, CEO of VictoryXR. "This gives us new tools to teach and immerse students into learning like never before. We know students love their phones, now they can use them to learn in class or at home while studying."

The AR layer is expected to begin rolling out before the start of the next school year in August. The particular Kendall Hunt textbooks featuring the augmented reality technology have yet to be identified. Once in place, schools can try out the augmented reality technology by downloading the VictoryXR app free from the Google Play Store and - soon - the Apple App Store by searching 'VictoryXR App'.

See the demo here: https://youtu.be/-uLqP6TAJKs

Fast facts about AR:

• More than 1 billion phones worldwide are currently enabled to use augmented reality
• Augmented reality is closely related to virtual reality, but does not require a full headset
• The first augmented reality app to sweep the world was Pokemon Go

About VictoryXR
VictoryXR is the leading provider of AR/VR educational content. HTC Viveport awarded VictoryXR with the 2018 award for the best VR educational title in the world. Microsoft announced in January that it would be licensing VictoryXR's content to provide it to users of its platform. In addition, VictoryXR has an exclusive agreement with Oxford University Press to provide language instruction content to greater China. VictoryXR was previously VictoryVR. Visit VictoryXR.com.

About Kendall Hunt
Kendall Hunt is the premiere publisher of innovative, hands-on science, mathematics, gifted and virtual reality curricula for grades PreK-12. In conjunction with offering a variety of inquiry-based stand-alone PreK-12 products, ConstructEd, a division of Kendall Hunt, allows schools and/or teachers, to create made-to-order textbooks or digital products using existing products or creating their own. Visit http://k12.kendallhunt.com.

SOURCE Kendall Hunt