Penn State New Kensington Off the Wall pARTy 2019
7/2/19
Art intersected with technology, sustainability and community revitalization at the 2019 Off the Wall pARTy at Penn State New Kensington on June 14.
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Simulated driving study aims to increase trust in technology and road safety
7/1/19
Yiqi Zhang, assistant professor of industrial and manufacturing engineering at Penn State, aims to make the roads a safer place for all drivers by better understanding the interactions between human drivers and autonomous vehicle technologies.
Inaugural Teaching and Learning with Technology Research Carnival on June 19
5/16/19
Come for the fun games and prizes; stay for the informative discussions with faculty who have engaged in teaching and learning research. The Teaching and Learning with Technology Research Carnival will be held from 9 a.m. to noon June 19, at The Dreamery, on the ground floor of the Shields Building on the University Park campus of Penn State.
Art, tech, sustainability to converge for 2019 Off the Wall pARTy
5/9/19
Penn State New Kensington's third annual Off the Wall pARTy, scheduled for June 14, will feature artists Rodney Allen Trice and George Williams; live music by Vida Loves Donnie and Belly Up; seven pop-up galleries; interactive art stations; tapas and libations; and live and silent auctions.
Geography student's VR app offers glimpse into Peru study-abroad experience
11/27/18
Colin Kelly has lived all over the world. But when he visited Peru for the first time, he found himself fascinated with the landscape, people and the connection between them. Now Kelly, a senior majoring in geography, is creating a virtual reality application that incorporates both the scientific and social aspects of his visits to Peru.
New course puts Penn State students in control of transformational technology
10/17/18
A new general education course at University Park — GEOG 197 — will immerse students in the world of virtual reality, 360-degree video, augmented reality and more.
NSF funds three-year study of virtual-reality engineering simulations
10/5/18
Researchers at Penn State Behrend and University Park are developing a virtual-reality simulation that will place engineering students in an interactive and immersive manufacturing environment. The National Science Foundation is supporting the project with nearly $300,000 in funding.
Examining the anatomy of an innovative internship
8/9/18
With the help of Teaching and Learning with Technology staff and Penn State faculty, along with resources at the Dreamery, Penn State student Spenta Bamji created a unique internship that fortified her desire to become an educator.
New course at campuses gives students the power to create virtual worlds
8/6/18
A new class at being offered this fall at Penn State Lehigh Valley and Penn State Schuylkill is a video gamer's dream — or just the perfect thing if you have ever wanted to design your own virtual realm.
World Campus researches effectiveness of VR headsets and video in online classes
7/25/18
Penn State instructional designers are researching whether using virtual reality and 360-degree video can help students in online classes learn more effectively.
New virtual reality lab allows Altoona students to 'travel' around the world
5/31/18
Thanks to a new virtual reality initiative at Penn State Altoona, recent graduates in the rail transportation engineering (RTE) program have traveled to Europe to create immersive learning experiences for future students.
Penn State Fayette introduces virtual reality to the classroom
3/16/18
Information Technology Services at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus demonstrated use of virtual reality technology for an integrative arts course on March 14 in the recently renovated Engineering and Arts Suite. Students will use the VR technology to design objects in virtual reality for the purpose of 3-D printing.
Blausen donates medical images, digital animations to University Libraries
3/9/18
Penn State University Libraries’ recent gift from 2014 Penn State Alumni Fellow Bruce E. Blausen provides three years’ access to an extensive collection of digital images and video animations depicting human health and medical scenarios. The gift increases students’ online access to study detailed renderings and animated simulations, but the future student impact of the collection may offer even greater, immersive potential.
Virtual reality makes journalism immersive, realism makes it credible
12/5/17
Virtual reality developers should be careful about incorporating too many fantasy effects if they want to program VR stories for journalists. If there are too many bells and whistles in a story, credibility could suffer, say researchers at Penn State.
Researchers honored for virtual model of Penn State campus
11/27/17
A real-time, virtual building mapping and monitoring system developed for Penn State was named a finalist for a 2017 Bentley "Be Inspired" award.