Explore the concepts of virtual reality and augmented reality using the MERGE AR/VR Headset, MERGE Cube, and AR/VR apps installed on the included smartphones.
Experiencing virtual reality is easy with the MERGE Headset. Simply choose a VR app or select a 360° VR experience from NORWELD's YouTube VR playlist, slide the smartphone into the MERGE Headset, and be transported to new worlds. The flexible foam design and adjustable lenses make these headsets ideal for children, teens, and adults.
To experience augmented reality, choose one of the many AR apps, focus the smartphone on one of the MERGE Cubes, and watch the Cube transform before your eyes. Control holograms in the palm of your hand simply by turning the Cube and interacting with the app on the smartphone. You can even view the MERGE Cube through the MERGE Headset for a mixed reality experience.
Age Range
10+
Contents
- 8 Merge AR/VR Headsets
- 8 Merge Cubes
- 8 iPhone® SE (3rd generation) phones with apps installed
- 120W 10-port USB charger and charging cables
- 8 Lens cleaning cloths
- 8 Plastic mobile device stands for use with Merge Cubes
- 6 AR Books
- iDinosaur
- iSolar System (2 copies)
- Predators (iExplore)
- Extinct Animals (iExplore)
- Micro Monsters (iExplore)
- Resource Binder
- Merge Getting Started Guide
- Merge Headset FAQ sheet
- Merge Cube FAQ sheet
- Merge Headset Health and Safety Information
Additional Resources Available Online
- Merge AR/VR Getting Started
- Merge Headset FAQ
- Merge Cube FAQ
- Merge Headset Health and Safety Information
AR Apps for Merge Cube
The following apps for Merge Cube are installed on the iPhones included in this kit.
- 3D Museum Viewer / MERGE Cube
- AnatomyAR+ for MERGE Cube
- CellulAR for MERGE Cube
- Cube Conquest for MERGE Cube
- Dig! for MERGE Cube
- Galactic Explorer / MERGE Cube
- Merge Object Viewer
- Moment AR
- Mr. Body for MERGE Cube
- TH!NGS for MERGE Cube
- Tiltball for MERGE Cube
VR Apps for Merge Headset
- InMind VR
- InMind VR 2
- Mona Lisa: Beyond the Glass
- Planetarium VR
- Roller Coaster VR Theme Park
- Space Coaster VR
- VR Jurassic – Dino Park World (VR roller coasters)
- VR Tunnel Race: Speed Rush VR
- Within VR
AR Apps for iPhone
- Animal Safari AR - 3D Learning
- ARvid Augmented Reality
- Beatsy – AR music visualizer
- Civilisations AR by BBC
- Gettysburg AR Experience
- JigSpace – 3D presentations
- LightSpace – 3D painting in AR
- Mission to Mars AR
- Monster Park - AR Dino World
- NASA's First Woman interactive graphic novel (included in kit)
- Night Sky
- SolAR - Augmented Reality
- Timepod Adventures
- Wonderscope – Interactive AR kids books
- WWF Free Rivers
AR Apps for Books
- Extinct Animals iExplore AR
- iDinosaurAR
- iSolarSystemAR
- Micro Monsters iExplore AR
- Predators iExplore AR
360° VR Videos – YouTube Playlist
Open the 360° VR Videos YouTube playlist on the smartphones included in this kit, locate and tap the icon pictured below.
NOTE: This is a shortcut icon. Tapping on the icon will initiate a sequence of commands that will result in NORWELD's 360° VR Videos playlist opening in the YouTube app.
This STEM Kit was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.