Ever consider using a virtual platform for meeting ups? A group of us at CITL have looked into various online meeting platforms including Around, Gather, High Fidelity, Hubs, Team Flow,…
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April 21, 2021
There has been an effort to integrate the use of virtual reality in the classroom to aide in teaching, and now is being tested in an E&M course. There are…
Read MoreDr. Laura Shackelford, an associate professor from the Department of Anthropology here at UIUC met with members of VR Club to discuss her ongoing research and development of VRchaeology. The…
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March 11, 2021
Integrating virtual reality into a normal classroom learning is being practiced right at the University of Illinois at their University Laboratory high school where students used Google Earth VR with…
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February 5, 2021
2:30-4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10 Speakers: Dr. Matt Bramlet (UI College of Medicine Peoria and JUMP Simulation) and Professor Brad Sutton (Department of Bioengineering, Beckman Institute) In this workshop, Dr. Bramlet…
Read MoreVR is not only for entertainment or courses, but can be used to help people mentally and physically. A group of University of Illinois faculty has just gotten their work…
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January 11, 2021
During the Fall semester, Professor Vincenzi took her class to the virtual world of art and design to create dresses using the Google Tilt Brush. Once the students designed their…
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December 9, 2020
MACS 326 encourages students to use digital media in the development of virtual communities and virtual worlds, evolving forms of digital representation and communication, digital visual cultures, features of new…
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November 9, 2020
During mid-October Chiara Vincenzi, Clinical Assistant Professor in Art + Design, met in small groups of students at the CITL Innovation Studio to peer critique their fashion designs in VR…
Read MoreThe Jump ARCHES (Applied Research for Community Health through Engineering and Simulation) has expanded its grant allowance as well as it’s diversity of projects. Some new categories include: Social and…
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