Immersive Technologies Community of Practice

 

Facilitator

David Shulman (shulmand@lafayette.edu), Professor of Anthropology & Sociology, Dean of Social Sciences

Description

This community of practice provides a forum for advancing the use of immersive technologies in undergraduate education at Lafayette College.

Objectives

• View immersive technologies in a broad sense that incorporates design elements, digital humanities, immersive theater, and gaming.
• Explore how immersive technologies enable people to be more deeply engaged, involved in, and learn about a subject matter. 
• Facilitate the increasing use of, and interest in, immersive technologies and digital literacy at Lafayette College.

Resources

• Tech Map
• Creating Virtual Reality Environments for Teaching

Immersive Initiatives at Other Institutions

• Immersive Reality Initiative  – Swarthmore College
• Virtual Reality Degree Program – Shenandoah University
• Center for Games, Artificial Intelligence, and Media Systems – Drexel University
• Center for Immersive Media – University of the Arts
• Center for AI Learning – Emory University