Kids love the sea. They long to explore the sea,  yet we are not going out due to the pandemic. Never mind. We can build a mysterious undersea world of our own, by using a ziplock bag and a dry erase marker Paper Flashlight Craft. The moving flashlight will bring a beautiful Paper Flashlight Craft.  We are gonna turn this activity Undersea Flashlight Craft into a learning game for kids. Kids can draw their paintings on the ziplock bag and then, with a  explore their own created Paper Flashlight Craft.

Then, use a flat flashlight made by white paper to reveal the dark mysterious undersea created by kids.

 Material list 

Ziplock bag                                  Black cardstock                                  Colored markers

 Instructions 

Step 1/6 – Put the white cardstock under the clear bag. (Just put the bag on the light color background. This is to help you see things better while drawing on the bag)

Step 2/6 – Create your underwater world. If you do not know how to start, you can see this video.  How To Draw Sea Creatures?

Step 3/6 – Paint colors on it to make it more vivid.

Step 4/6 – Put a black cardstock in the ziplock bag. (you’ll need to trim it to fit within the ziplock bag. If there is a label anywhere on the bag, make sure to place it face down on the table.  )

Step 5/6 – Draw a flashlight and cut it down. (You need to leave the light beam white.)

Step 6/6 – Put the flashlight between the bag and the black cardstock. Moving the flashlight to explore the dark sea.

Now it’s time for the fun!

Let the white beam illuminating your underwater scene!

Besides a flashlight, you can even create a submarine or a diver to explore the dark deep sea.

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Amazing VR Headset Statistics That Prove It Is Here to Stay

Virtual reality is the future (VR Headset). There are no two opinions about that. It’s rapidly infiltrated every aspect of our entertainment lives in the past few years — from gaming and movie-watching to professional sports training, VR has changed the world we live in. Virtual reality statistics are equally mind-boggling and…

 

Wait a second.

I’m getting ahead of myself.

First things first…

What is VR?

VR tech (which stands for virtual reality technology, in case you missed it) uses computer technology to create a simulation of an immersive experience. This simulation can be anything — from a wondrous fantastical environment, to your parents’ basement. VR is always accompanied by a head-mounted display (HMD), which (in part) makes all that magic possible (VR Headset).

What is VR like?

Think of VR as being kind of like the Matrix but in a duller, more 21st century style. You can walk in meadows and mountains, fight with fantastical creatures, or go on a virtual tour of Machu Picchu, for examples. With the headset on, you become completely immersed in the simulated reality that is projected for you — both by image and sound.

How many VR games are there?

Plenty. There are 500+ games just for PlayStationVR alone!

You might be wondering now — is this all that VR is good for? Shooting pixels in high definition and immersing yourself in a hyper-realistic world?

Actually, that’s not quite the case. In recent years VR and AR (augmented reality) have found a more practical usage… in nearly every industry out there. The healthcare market, education, business… you name it. Given VR’s limitless interactivity, it can be used to teach, train medical personnel and test prototypes with significantly less risk than the real deal. How neat is that

Virtual reality statistics 2021 [that BLEW my mind away]

• The global VR and AR markets combined are forecast to amount up to 209.2 billion USD by 2022
• China invested $593 million in VR technology between 2015 and 2016
• 78% of Americans are familiar with using VR technology
• Gaming and entertainment services account for 50% of total VR market share
• 14 million AR and VR devices have been sold in 2019

Let’s dig into these (and more) fascinating virtual reality facts into the following paragraphs. Let’s start with the fact that…

1. The global VR and AR markets combined are forecast to amount up to 209.2 billion USD by 2022

(Source: Statista, Greenlight Insights)

Do you know what was the size of the combined VR and AR market in 2018? No? Make a guess…

…

It was estimated to be $27 billion. Not great, but not terrible, right? To put this number into perspective, you should know that there are around 1 billion AR users in 2021. However, virtual reality market growth is expected to increase 7.7 times by 2022 — to reach the whopping number of 209.2 billion USD. Can you imagine? Not even Kylie Jenner has that much in her bank account — maybe she should have invested in the VR global expansion instead of makeup…

2. China invested $593 million in VR technology between 2015 and 2016

(Source: GlobalMe)

If you think the US is the biggest player on the virtual reality hardware market, you’re wrong. The US is the second best guess, because they are losing to the winner – China.

Step back from popular VR headsets such as PlayStation VR and Oculus Rift — and make way for Mi VR, courtesy of Xiaomi. This headset was sold out the very first day it came out in December 2016, which can give you a good overview of the Chinese virtual reality market size.

Interestingly enough, a large majority of this $593 million investment in the technology in China comes from… the Chinese government. It is part of their “Internet plus” initiative, which wants to encourage businesses to march on toward digitalization and using modern technologies.

3. 78% of Americans are familiar with using VR technology

(Source: Greenlight Insights)

Let’s play another guessing game. Knowing (assuming you read this section’s title!) that 78% of Americans are familiar with VR now, can you guess how many Americans were familiar with VR back in 2015?

45%. No tense pauses here — I will let that 32% increase over just 5 years speak for itself. I am guessing it won’t be long before the whole world has converted to VR — what a time to be alive!

Media contributes greatly to these positive virtual reality trends — you can thank movies like Ready Player One for that. The VR elements in viewability of major sports events (like the Super Bowl and the Winter Olympics) also played their part in spreading the good word.

4. Gaming and entertainment services account for 50% of total VR market share as of 2019

(Source: 3D Insider)

It makes sense that VR and gaming go hand-in-hand… or is that just me?

Even though gaming is not a big deal when we are talking about VR headset sales, it becomes a very big deal when we are discussing VR software sales. Making up 50% of the market share, which amounts to around $30 billion (in 2019), VR gaming is a force to reckon with. In the future, VR game sales are only going to go up. In fact, 64% of VR users are certain that gaming is the business that has most to gain from the growth of VR technology.

Who’s to say what lies ahead in game innovation? Will we finally be able to play a fully-immersive VR lifelike experience of the Witcher 3? Who knows, who knows…

5. 14 million AR and VR devices have been sold in 2019

(Source: CCS Insight)

In 2018, the unthinkable happened — there was a decline in virtual reality devices sales. The year marked only 8 million devices sold, which wasn’t great, considering the 10 million units sold in the previous year. However, that appeared to be just a small hiccup, as sales soared in 2019 — reaching 14 million devices!

This rise in sales is expected to gain even more momentum in the future. Virtual reality statistics predict that by the end of 2022, the number of sales will reach 52 million units. If you want to talk about money, this translates to $8.5 billion market value in 2022.

Not too shabby, eh?

Virtual reality industry statistics

1. 171 million people use VR technology today

(Source: Statista, Market Watch)

Given that there are 14 million Head-Mounted Displays sold in 2019, it’s no wonder that the number of people using VR is also considerable. Namely, 171 million people worldwide.

This is a fascinating stat, considering that the jump between 2017 and 2018 was 90%! VR adoption rate marks a steady growth as 35% of surveyed business executives say they adopted AR or VR technology into at least one business unit. It’s also worth noting that 16 million out of the 171 million worldwide users identify themselves as either innovators or hardcore gamers. As for the rest — they are early consumers of various kinds.

2. There is an expectation of 98.4 million sales by 2023 in VR

(Source: Forbes)

Predictions for VR are brighter than my future — VR sales projections worldwide are expected to hit 98.4 million by 2023, generating an installed base of 168 million units and a 2% worldwide population penetration. All countries are getting into VR and China is steady in leading the way (VR Headset).

As 5G is also coming soon to your friendly neighborhood network, the hopes for future virtual reality progress are higher than ever. The experience is expected to be more accessible, steady and immersive. Perhaps this leap in technology will further increase the ever so rapid evolution of virtual reality (VR Headset).

3. VR-related job openings in the gaming industry increase by 93%

(Source: Indeed)

With so much going on in the VR world it’s no wonder that jobs in this sector are soaring. 17% of the growth happened during 2017-2018, as well as job openings, mainly came from the VR software companies: game designers, producers, programmers and artists to use VR Headset, as well as business and sales professionals.

The golden goose for gaming in VR came with Apple’s ARKit, as well as Google’s ARCore, and things haven’t been the same since. According to AR statistics, these two handy pieces of hardware made it easier to integrate games specifically to be more AR/VR suitable with VR Headset.

And which are the biggest VR game developers in the US, you might be wondering? New York City’s Rockstar Games takes the first place, followed by Activision Blizzard and Naughty Dog from LA and Popcap Games from Seattle.

So, in case you were ever wondering: “How much does a virtual reality designer make?”, the answer to that question is — a lot.