News and projects from the Immersive Technology unit
Thank you to Penn State Behrend's School of Humanities and Social Sciences for publishing the Fall 2021 newsletter, which features an article titled "Visit the Gorge from Home," discussing the virtual reality experience of exploring the Niagara Gorge through VAR's immersive technology. Click here to read the article: https://issuu.com/psbehrend/docs/h_ss-newsletter-fall-2021/s/13674535
We want to extend our gratitude to the Hagen History Center for hosting a successful reopening event, as reported by erienewsnow.com. The article highlights the large turnout of visitors who attended the center's reopening after six months of closure due to COVID-19. To learn more about the event and the Hagen History Center, click here:
The VAR Lab team, comprised of Marcus Jacobs and Dr. Chris Shelton, is thrilled to have showcased their Virtual Hike of the Wintergreen Gorge project in collaboration with Behrend's Alumni Relations Director and Sustainability Coordinator, as a part of Penn State's annual We Are alumni event. This event is traditionally held at the University Park
VAR Lab is happy to announce that we have recently been able to add the Microsoft HoloLens 2 to the list of our equipment. The HoloLens 2’s are leading edge technology when it comes to Augmented reality. Its ability to project images into real space combines the benefits of VR while still retaining the ability
VAR Lab recently acquired the capability to do LiDAR scans via our acquisition if the FARO FOCUS s70. VAR is the first organization at Penn State to acquire a FARO scanner as advanced as this one and we plan to put it to good use! LiDAR allows us to scan environments or objects to
