Training and Education

Featured projects

• Training and Learning Using Immersive Environments As an Intermediate Between Computer Based Instruction and Real Life Instruction

The VRCIM Laboratory is creating a modeling and simulation model to allow training in the service sector, manufacturing assembly sector, and homeland defense situations.

• Increasing Student Engagement in STEM Studies through VR Technology

The VRCIM Laboratory is working with the WSU Center to Bridge the Digital Divide to identify opportunities to  develop a prototype that demonstrates the scientific and educational feasibility of a curriculum module set based on virtual reality (VR) technology to engage undergraduate students in the study of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). It is expected that experience with the immersive qualities of VR technology will foster greater student interest in STEM studies. This will provide a unique opportunity for collaboration on research, teaching, and dissemination. The results of the prototype will be of great interest and use to a large and diverse number of students enrolled in different types of institutions such as four year colleges, two-year colleges, historically disadvantaged populations, high schools, and international education institutions. The results of the project will contribute to the knowledge base of approaches to make STEM degree tracks more interesting and accessible to undergraduate students wherein a technology, often applied in entertainment such as science fiction and video games, is studied through an experiential learning curriculum.