Meta
is
launching
a
new
hub
for
Quest
headsets
later
this
year
that
should
make
it
easier
for
educators
to
use
them
in
schools.
In
a
blog
post
on
Monday,
Nick
Clegg,
Meta’s
president
of
global
affairs,
writes
that
the
hub
will
let
teachers
access
“education-specific
apps
and
features,”
along
with
tools
to
manage
all
Quest
headsets
in
the
classroom.
Meta
still
hasn’t
released
the
name
of
the
educational
product,
nor
a
list
of
specific
features.
However,
Clegg
notes
that
Meta
wants
the
hub
to
make
it
“easier
for
students
to
learn,
apply
and
practice
new
skills”
while
also
seeing
places
or
having
experiences
that
might
not
be
possible
outside
of
virtual
reality.
In
an
interview
with
Axios,
Clegg
says
Meta’s
Quest
headsets
could
let
students
walk
the
virtual
streets
of
ancient
Rome.
“And
people
can
giggle
and
say,
‘Oh,
look,
there’s
Brutus
plunging
a
knife
into
the
back
of
Julius
Caesar,’”
Clegg
tells
Axios.
That
sure
sounds...
lovely.
Even
though
some
schools
are
experimenting
with
virtual
reality,
Meta’s
program
might
not
be
something
every
institution
can
afford,
depending
on
how
much
it
costs.
The
educational
hub
will
only
become
available
to
schools
serving
students
13
years
and
older
and
only
in
markets
where
Meta’s
workplace-focused
Quest
for
Business
subscription
is
supported.
Meta
launched
Quest
for
Business
last
fall,
which
comes
with
user,
device,
and
custom
app
management
and
costs
$14.99
per
device
per
month.
Over
the
past
year,
Meta
has
been
exploring
applications
for
its
VR
headsets
in
schools.
Last
September,
Meta
provided
15
universities
in
the
US
with
Quest
headsets
and
said
it
was
experimenting
with
ways
to
highlight
educational
apps
in
the
Quest
store.
Whether
other
schools
and
universities
will
want
to
hop
on
board
the
Quest
train
without
donations
from
Meta
remains
another
question.
Original author: Emma Roth
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