Category: realidad aumentada

ONE Digital Consulting marks 10 years driving the shift toward the experiential economy

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Over the past ten years, ONE Digital Consulting has followed a path defined not just by technology, but by a deeper question: how can we transform the way people experience knowledge, culture, and connection? From immersive classrooms in the MOE UAE to virtual ecosystems for commerce and innovation, the journey reflects a shift beyond digital transformation toward something more human—the experiential economy. Projects such as My Virtual Fair, Madrid in Game, and the internationally recognized VIVALDI 3.0 illustrate a new paradigm where learning is lived, culture is felt, and interaction becomes immersive. This article is not just a reflection on a decade of work, but an exploration of what comes next. As the boundaries between physical and virtual worlds dissolve, the real challenge emerges: designing experiences that truly matter. Because the future is no longer something we simply access—it is something we experience.

Music for all ages

The Healing Power of Harmony: Enhancing Elder Well-being Through Classical Music and Virtual Reality

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This article explores the therapeutic intersection of classical music and immersive virtual reality (VR) experiences for the elderly. Drawing from ongoing research and implementation in projects such as Music 5 Senses, Vivaldi 3.0 and The Immersive Music Planet, we present an evidence-based framework on how multisensory, music-driven VR can enhance cognitive function, emotional resilience, physical well-being, and social connectivity among older adults. This proposal outlines both scientific foundations and real-world applications that position immersive music as a powerful non-pharmacological intervention in elder care.

#ImmersiveLearning Environments in Disruptive Advanced #Education #Ecosystems. Episode I.

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“The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.” Albert Einstein. Man is by nature a social animal. From birth, he absolutely needs others to develop physically and socially. Enhancing our intelligence in the face of our physical weakness. We are social creatures by nature and we need to learn how to be part of society, how to interact with groups of people, and how to work as a team. We are emotional, social, rational beings, with conscience and intentionality, will, freedom and personal identity, ethics...

VR Day in Madrid 2019

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Carlos J. Ochoa, Co_Chair VRARA Education Committee. Madrid 23.11.2019 This weekend the Madrid VRAR Association participated in the VRDayMadrid 2019, within the “Virtual Reality World Day” framework. An event organized by xRWorldMadrid, an independent VR/AR group, sponsored by Everys, GreySkull and butic The New School and supported by VR/AR Association, Samsung, Talent Garden and RealoVirtual. [...]

Empowering the teachers of today, for the citizens of the future

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Carlos J. Ochoa, Co_Chair VRARA Education Committee. Piacenza (Italy) 24.09.2019 “The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination” A. Einstein New technologies are an emerging industry creating employment opportunities and entrepreneurial possibilities. Virtual reality and augmented reality represent incredible areas of opportunity for future job skills. “VR” failed to live up to the [...]

Best Practices in VR in Education. Chapter ONE

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Throughout this year, I had the opportunity to write the "White Paper" of "Best practices in VR Education" for the prestigious international VR/AR Association, in collaboration with some reference members of the Education Committee and sponsored by ONE Digital Consulting and Vuze Cameras.

Future Jobs Opportunities around VR/AR

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Versatilist with Carlos Ochoa Fernandez Podcast. New technologies are an emerging industry creating employment opportunities and entrepreneurial possibilities. Virtual reality and augmented reality represent incredible areas of opportunity. VR failed to live up to the wildest promises when the new VR systems launched in 2015. But the number of job postings for VR and AR [...]

Impact and ROI of VR/AR in Training II

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You asked the questions, and here are the answers. David Trainor, Jeff Meador, Marlo Brooke, Carlos Ochoa, Tyler Forster Committees, Training Committee Our Training Committee held a very successful webinar on “The Impact and ROI of VR/AR in Training” on 16th January 2019. You can watch the Webinar recording here You can also watch the [...]

VR/AR Education Committe Highlights 2018

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With 2018 almost coming to a close, we’d love to highlight some facts and figures from the year and share all the different activities released from Education Committee. This is the story of one year team work, reflections, sharing, experiences, meetings, failures, celebrating little wins and, for sure, growth. We have just complete our first [...]

Transformando la Educación con Tecnologías Inmersivas. Parte 1ª.

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Durante estos últimos tiempos, se está especulando mucho sobre si la Realidad Virtual será o no la nueva “killer app” en la Educación en un futuro inmediato. Pero quizás el error comienza con la pregunta, que intenta llevarnos a un callejón sin salida ni sentido. No se trata sólo de Realidad Virtual o Aumentada. En [...]