Thank you to Animation Career Review for including Penn State Behrend among the Top 50 AR/VR colleges in the US. Click here to see the rankings for yourself. The VAR Lab is honored to be a part of the Behrend campus and benefit from the presence of several great technology-related programs. The organization is proud
Over the course of several months, students and faculty collaborated to capture scans of about a dozen historical objects from two distinct eras (1890s and 1950s) gathered from the archives of the Hagen History Center and community partners. To ensure the best quality final product, scans were often repeated multiple times using our Artec Structured
Thank you to Penn State Behrend Magazine for sharing this inspiring article about Chris Shelton's vision for the VAR Lab at Penn State Behrend, and how his dedication and hard work has helped the lab become a nationally ranked program; click here to read it and learn more: https://issuu.com/psbehrend/docs/behrend-magazine-spring-2022/12.
Thank you to the Behrend Blog for sharing this informative article about Marcus Jacobs, our very talented project manager here at VAR; click here to read it and learn more: https://behrendblog.com/category/var-lab/.
The VAR Lab is proud to have had the opportunity to host Penn State Behrend’s Council of Fellows meeting on April 12, 2022. The meeting was held in the Lab’s new space in Merwin 214/215 and marked the first in-person gathering of the Council since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020. During
The VAR Lab is pleased to announce that it has moved to a new space that is better suited to the needs of the organization. The original location of the VAR Lab was Business Suite 218 of the Merwin Building in Knowledge Park. However, the space was relatively small for all the ideas and initiatives
During the Spring of 2022, the VAR Lab was given the opportunity to present its work at Teaching and Learning with Technology's (TLT's) annual Symposium. The presentation was aimed at introducing the VAR Lab and its work to integrate immersive technologies at Behrend. The presentation was delivered by the Director of the VAR Lab, Dr.
Thank you to Erie News Now for sharing this exciting news about the VAR Lab's use of virtual reality to bring Oliver Hazard Perry's telescope to life at the Hagen History Center in Erie, PA. This innovative use of technology allows visitors to experience history in a new and engaging way; click here to watch
Thank you to Behrend News for publishing the article "Behrend AR/VR Programs Earn Top 10 Rankings," which highlights VAR and their recognition as one of the top 10 programs in the country. Click here to read the article: https://behrend.psu.edu/feature/behrend-arvr-programs-earn-top-10-rankings
Thank you to Animation Career Review for including VAR in their "Top 10 Augmented/Virtual Reality (AR/VR) Schools on the East Coast - 2021 College Rankings". Penn State Behrend’s VR/AR programs (i.e., VAR Lab and DIGIT) ranked 26th nationally among all universities, 14th nationally among Public Schools and Colleges, and 9th on the east coast. Click
