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Students Create VR Software to Diagnose, Monitor Concussions
November 9, 2020

Students Create VR Software to Diagnose, Monitor Concussions

by Janese Heavin
Mizzou Engineers are coming up with a way to determine and self monitor concussions from home. A group of Mizzou Engineering seniors are developing an innovative way to determine the severity of concussions. For their computer science capstone project, the students are designing software that would work with virtual reality goggles to allow users to [...]
Students Explore Virtual Reality Applications in VR Lab
October 23, 2020

Students Explore Virtual Reality Applications in VR Lab

by Janese Heavin
About a dozen students from across campus got to experience various applications of virtual reality during a field trip to the VR Lab at Mizzou Engineering yesterday. Fang Wang, an assistant teaching professor in the Information Technology Program, and several of her students demonstrated the technology through projects they’ve worked on over the past couple [...]
Bringing the Classroom to Students Through Virtual Reality
October 2, 2020

Bringing the Classroom to Students Through Virtual Reality

by Janese Heavin
Weiyu Feng uses virtual reality goggles to experience a classroom he is not physically in. Through the goggles, he can see classmate Will Slama in a realistic setting rather than on screen. Students unable to attend in-person classes in the future could still get the full classroom experience, thanks to emerging virtual environment technologies. Fang [...]
Lab to Take Online Learning to New Levels
June 16, 2020

Lab to Take Online Learning to New Levels

by Janese Heavin
Brian Maurer demonstrates advanced online learning options to fellow faculty members during a seminar held last month. Mizzou Engineering students could see advanced online learning experiences this coming year. A new lab will equip faculty from across the College with professional-level studio equipment. Brian Maurer is designing the lab. He is director of undergraduate studies [...]
Students Create and Innovate at International MIT Reality Hack
February 10, 2020

Students Create and Innovate at International MIT Reality Hack

by Jordan Yount

Four students represented the College of Engineering at the MIT Reality Hack where participants were challenged with developing new cross reality experiences using the industry’s best technology. The hackathon took place in January over five days filled with workshops, networking, and of course, hacking. The MIT Reality Hack is an international competition with half students […]

MU researchers working on groundbreaking VR classroom
August 14, 2018

MU researchers working on groundbreaking VR classroom

by Ryan Owens

Recent University of Missouri research sponsored by the National Science Foundation titled “A Networked Virtual Reality Platform for Immersive Online Social Learning of Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders” (NSF CNS-1647213) has been focused on understanding the benefits in the use of virtual reality to aid the special education of students with autism.

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