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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.

A man in a warehouse looks through a virtual-reality headset.

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.

User experiencing anatomy virtual reality app

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.

Michael Gallis assists middle schoolers who are trying on VR headsets.

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.

Students and Joe Scott speak with engineer before working on 360-degree video in Europe

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.

digital image simulating a human skull with facial structure as front view

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.

faculty member tries on VR goggles in new room

Lehigh Valley bringing immersive experiences to faculty, students

11/20/17

Virtual reality is helping to break the barriers that exist when in-person, hands-on learning is impractical or impossible in higher education.

Can computers be creative?

11/13/17

Researchers from Penn State have received $900,000 to teach computers how to generate original design ideas and then determine if those ideas are technically feasible which, in terms of national security, would give the United States a considerable competitive advantage in our technology industries.

Immersive technologies provide training options for engineering students

10/13/17

Providing hands-on training options can be critical for student learning, but traveling to training sites is not always an option. Immersive technologies are helping to eliminate that roadblock for engineering students at Penn State Berks.

Drew Anderson in front of desk at NASA briefing room

Lehigh Valley instructor brings NASA rocket launch to the classroom

8/29/17

NASA invited Penn State Lehigh Valley instructor and FOX43 meteorologist Drew Anderson to the rocket launch of their newest communications satellite on Aug. 18 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Anderson captured the rocket launch on a virtual reality camera.

linas mockus with a virtual reality headset

Penn State World Campus implements 360-degree videos in online courses

8/2/17

Penn State World Campus is using 360-degree videos and virtual reality for the first time with the goal of improving the educational experience for online learners.

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