Research Art Science Exhibition (RASE)-VR

The campus community was invited to attend the second annual Research Art-Science Exhibition in the Digital Media Lab (DML). About 40 students, mostly from various STEM backgrounds, presented artistic representations of their research activities they created while participating in the media lab’s drive to support their new skills such a networking, sharing ideas, results and practicing …

Du Bois Homesite VR Project

The launch of the Virtual Reality facility coincided with the reveal of the Du Bois homesite VR project. It was designed as an interpretive trail displaying information about W. E. B. Du Bois and recreating his boyhood home based on the historic site located in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. The HTC VIVE was used to visualize …

Ready Player One VR Contest

Parker Louison ’20 is the winner of the Ready Player One Competition with his idea based on a VR application to develop simulations of various career paths and areas of study. This will help students ‘test the waters’ of their various interests, stretching their perspectives on their own capabilities and helping them thrive in and …