Frequently Asked Questions

Check out our handy Beginners Guide to VR in Schools!

Short on time? Here’s the quick version!

Virtual Reality aka VR

Virtual Reality (VR) is the full virtual experience; the world is entirely virtual and is immersive enough to make you forget about the real world around you!

It’s usually viewed through a VR headset with varying levels of complexity and immersive-ness!

360 aka Fishtank VR

With 360 or Fishtank VR, the experience is fixed to a single location, a series of static locations, or a video. You can look around, but you can’t independently move around in the space. 

It can be viewed on VR headsets, but also iPads, laptops, or interactive whiteboards.

Augmented Reality aka AR

Augmented Reality (AR) is basically an overlay of digital content in the real world, viewed through a camera.

Think Pokemon Go and Snapchat.

It’s placing and viewing virtual objects within your real-world space using just the camera on your phone or tablet.

Mixed Reality aka MR

Mixed Reality (MR) is a sort of VR/AR hybrid – it’s a bit more than either of them on their own!

eXtended Reality aka XR

XR is the term which brings all these ‘R’s together!

Extended Reality is the umbrella under which VR/AR/MR/360 all sit.

VR allows you to experience things you never could in the real world, immersing you in an entirely virtual world – in education, this means you can transport your pupils back in time to the WW1 trenches or shrink them down to the size of a dust mite; children develop a deeper understanding and empathy and their learning is richer as a result.

We often think of VR as high-tech, expensive or just for gamers. In reality, there are a number of options from specialist VR headsets for schools to low cost bolt-on VR experiences, and even free 360 experiences available on YouTube.

Try opening your next classroom topic with an immersive 360 video on YouTube. This can be used on PC or tablet, or even in VR mode with a low-cost Google Cardboard or equivalent. VR can be a fantastic way to engage your pupils in the lesson, giving them a real thirst to discover more once they have experienced something for themselves.

With Seymour & Lerhn, we specialise in providing low-cost, accessible but incredibly detailed VR, AR & 360, so you can take your pupils on a journey of discovery using the hardware you already own.

Get in touch to find out more about our unique system

Mostly, yes. There has been no significant evidence to suggest VR is dangerous for children, but manufacturers are taking the cautious approach. Most advise against using with young children, the recommended age tends to be 13+. 

Whilst concerns centre around the impact on eye development, visually induced motion sickness (VIMS) and a reduced awareness of dangers in the real world, the reality is, we just don’t yet know enough to be certain.

If you choose to use VR with your class, try an activity in pairs with one pupil describing to the other to limit the amount of time within the headset, and mix up the activities so that children are only using the headsets for a few minutes at a time.

Deciding not to use VR headsets does not mean you are excluded from interactive content. There are a number of options from specialist VR headsets for schools to low cost bolt-on VR experiences, and even free 360 experiences available on YouTube.

Try opening your next classroom topic with an immersive 360 video on YouTube. This can be used on PC or tablet, or even in VR mode with a low-cost Google Cardboard or equivalent. VR can be a fantastic way to engage your pupils in the lesson, giving them a real thirst to discover more once they have experienced something for themselves.

With Seymour & Lerhn, we specialise in providing low-cost, accessible but incredibly detailed VR, AR & 360, so you can take your pupils on a journey of discovery using the hardware you already own.

Get in touch to find out more about our unique system

AR can be a fantastic way to add excitement to your lesson and is included in Seymour & Lerhn as standard! 

With a wide range of activities available, from internal organs to bringing colouring pages to life, you are sure to find an AR activity to compliment your topic. 

Best of all – all the AR experiences on Seymour & Lerhn are web-based so there are no apps to download and it’s all accessed and delivered through the same platform.

You will need a tablet or smartphone which has a camera and is AR compatible (don’t worry – most modern tech is!). Simply choose your AR experience, print off references (or try the AR Wearables!) and hold up your camera. 

Once subscribed, you will gain access to a huge library of 360/VR virtual tours, AR, minigames and puzzles, mindfulness activities, and exciting worksheets and printables!

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No – but we’re confident you won’t need us to!

We’ve created a unique system delivering immersive content from our simple-to-use platform without the need for any new hardware or training. Everything is delivered online, from the content to support. This is how we keep our costs so low!

Sign up for a free account to explore a selection of free activities and experience for yourself just how simple the platform is to use. When you’re ready to start your subscription, simply subscribe online for instant access to the full content!

Firstly, register for a free account.
(You can upgrade at any time!)

You can choose experiences from the dashboard and click to load. For VR, just click and drag the screen to look around.

Around the tour you’ll find hotspots packed with extra fun information, pictures, videos, and games!

We are constantly updating our tours with new content and enhancements to keep them fresh and exciting! As the curriculum changes, so will our tours, so you can be confident that you are always looking at the most up-to-date educational content and information.

Simply put, no.

Seymour & Lerhn is different to other systems because all of our tours work with what you already have. We know budgets are tight, that’s why we created a system ready to use with your tablets, PCs, phones, smartboards, games console browsers…

For individuals wanting a full VR experience, we recommended the Google Cardboard or similar, which are readily available to buy online and on the high street.

Nope! All of our tours are super easy to use. Just log in, navigate through to the tour you want, and away you go. The tours are all web-based and do not require any special hardware.

If you do struggle, your subscription includes support. Just give us a call and we’ll get you up and running in no time.

Seymour & Lerhn is a fun play on words. Try saying it aloud…

We think that is this day and age, fun and immersive educational technology should be accessible to everyone! That’s why we’ve developed a system which is engaging, educational and exciting without the hefty price tag of some education VR. We’re levelling the playing field if you like, so you can see more & learn!

Yes please! We welcome suggestions for new tours and feedback on existing tours. If your suggestion is approved, it can take a while for new tours to be generated and we have to check all of our tours for accuracy before they are released, so it may be a while before you see your idea on the website.

Yes, but we hope it won’t come to that!

We continually update our tours to keep them fresh and exciting, but if you want to cancel, just head over to your account page to cancel. Your subscription will continue until the end of the billing period, but after this time you will no longer have access to the virtual tours.

We are unable to refund partial billing periods once these have been charged. Subscriptions can only be cancelled from the next billing period onwards.