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arrow-left arrow-right plus menu x play search twitter facebook twitch linkedin youtube instagram reddit discord website email android apple toys rss location mobile desktop ar vr-headset events announcements news talk insights awards art & animation audio design educational research engineering leadership production quality assurance writing schell-games schell-games sg-bug News Educator Resources FAQs & Support News Educator Resources FAQs & Support Completely Free For Everyone Virtual History, Real Retention. HistoryMaker VR allows learners to bring their historical knowledge to life by embodying and performing as historical figures in an immersive virtual reality environment. Play Video Get The Tool What is HistoryMaker VR? HistoryMaker VR is a virtual reality content creation tool where learners can embody and perform as famous U.S. figures. Why Use HistoryMaker VR? Create Real Retention Learners will retain more knowledge as they embody and perform as their selected historical figure Seamless Classroom Integration Good for guided, small group and independent practice; built for enhancing a lesson plan/curriculum Array of Historical Figures Eight figures from American history that are culturally and politically diverse, from the 1700s to modern day Scene Customization Learners can manipulate any of the virtual backgrounds or props based on the character and topic they choose Record and Share Record and review multiple takes, export and download videos for review and delivery Be Your History Learners can choose from these eight characters to build their performance. Benjamin Franklin Harriet Tubman Abigail Adams Abraham Lincoln Mark Twain Tecumseh George Washington Carver Sonia Sotomayor Benjamin Franklin 1706-1790 Inventor. Author. American Statesman. Using Benjamin Franklin in Your Curriculum: Founding Fathers of America Revolutionary War Declaration of Independence and Constitution Relations with Europe in the 1700s Harriet Tubman c1820-1913 Abolitionist. Freedom Fighter. Social Activist. Using Harriet Tubman in Your Curriculum: Navigating the Underground Railroad Escaping slavery Fighting and spying during the Civil War Advocating for Civil Rights and Women’s Suffrage during Reconstruction Abolitionism Abigail Adams 1744-1818 Author. First Lady. Second Lady of the United States. Presidential Advisor. Using Abigail Adams in Your Curriculum: Early presidents of the US Women’s lives in the American colonies Social, economic, and cultural issues of the 1700s Revolutionary War Women in politics Women’s Suffrage Movement Abraham Lincoln 1809-1865 Lawyer. State Senator. U.S. President. Abolitionist. Using Abraham Lincoln in Your Curriculum: Lincoln’s climb to the presidency Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation Using speeches to sway popular and political opinion Using compromise and persuasion to win arguments Making a stand for the ‘Union’ of the United States Presidency during the Civil War Mark Twain 1835-1910 Author. Satirist. Steamboat enthusiast. Using Mark Twain in Your Curriculum: Writing style from then to now Writing fiction based on cultural events How Twain’s perspective on the world affected his writing Civil War Mississippi River Transportation in the US in the 1800s Tecumseh 1768-1813 Shawnee chief. Warrior. Orator. Organizer of the Native American Northwest Territory. Using Tecumseh in Your Curriculum: The cultural rift between Native Americans and the White European Settlers Native American relations in the US War of 1812 Settlement of the Western states in the 1800s Treatment of indigenous populations in the US Social, cultural, and economic issues regarding the expansion of the US George Washington Carver c1864-1943 Agricultural scientist. Author. Scholar. Orator. Using George Washington Carver in Your Curriculum: Scientific achievements in the early 20th century Great Depression Education in the early 20th century Agriculture in the US Black lives in the US after slavery World Wars I and II Sonia Sotomayor 1954-Present Lawyer. Author. U.S. Supreme Court Justice. Using Sonia Sotomayor in Your Curriculum: Civics Supreme Court Civil rights movement Women’s rights in the 20th and 21st centuries Social, economic, and cultural issues of the 20th and 21st centuries Diversity in the US FAQs & Support Need Help? News Read all about it Embody History Get The Tool Get it on Check Out Our Other Educational Titles Lost Recipes Happy Atoms HoloLAB Champions Sign Up For Our Mailing List Email Address * Follow HistoryMaker VR : Portfolio About Careers Blog f Press Kit f Content Creator Program HistoryMaker VR is supported in part by the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program contract 99190019C0040 to Schell Games. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent views of the Institute or the U.S. Department of Education. © 2024 Schell...