AR/VR drives into classrooms: How tech is changing education landscape

But the cost of infrastructure for a medium of instruction with virtual reality and augmented reality can prove to be a challenge, especially for private schools

Standing in a perfect circle, a group of middle school children point their smartphones at the empty spot in the centre. Their teacher has asked them to google “skeletal system” and click on the “view in 3D” option. Soon, looking through their screens, a human skeleton seems to have appeared in their classroom. As they rotate and tilt their phones, the teacher guides them through the bones and joints of the human skeletal system.

If you think this is a scene from a science fiction movie or a school in Europe or the United States, think again. This is a classroom