Merced College unveils new virtual reality lab

The VR learning laboratory is the archetypal of its benignant successful the authorities and includes a free-roam pod and an immersive schoolroom experience.

MERCED COLLEGE, Calif. (KFSN) -- Merced College is implementing innovative exertion to bring students a caller level of learning.

The caller virtual world "learning lab" was unveiled astatine the field Wednesday night.

The VR learning laboratory is the archetypal of its benignant successful the authorities and includes a free-roam pod and an immersive schoolroom experience.

School officials accidental module from Arizona State University designed the program and, Dreamscape Learn produced the images to make the interactive space.

Merced College says biology students volition person the accidental to usage the abstraction this Fall.

The students volition beryllium enactment into unfamiliar scenarios, wherever they tin usage their erstwhile cognition to amended recognize and enactment engaged successful the material.

Several grants made this task possible.

A nationalist ribbon-cutting volition beryllium held astatine noon connected Friday.

Everyone is invited be and locomotion done the space.