In addition to VAR Lab’s ongoing “Fort LeBoeuf in VR” project, we have also partnered with a larger historical preservation effort in Erie, PA, to preserve the history associated with the Fort Presque Isle site. On the eastern edge of what is now the city of Erie, colonial French forces, then British forces, and finally

The aim of this project is to bring the history of Behrend to life using immersive reality (XR). Much of Penn State Behrend’s history is only available, through books, or by visiting the John M. Lilley Library to view the Penn State Behrend Archives. The archives offer an abundant collection of artifacts, documents, and audio/visual

VAR Lab is collaborating with La Roche University (Department of Justice, Law and Security; CSI Lab) and Mercyhurst University (Applied Forensic Sciences undergraduate program and the Forensic and Biological Anthropology master’s program) individuals at to explore the potential for (a) lidar scanning in forensic settings and (b) creating immersive educational experiences for us by forensic

Exciting news! Serene is now live on Google Play! Click here to download! Local news coverage of Serene! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxaeRgoTIjc&list=PLix0m_Tu83E2ew6HUFieEbMNlaLCLtPZv&index=65   Original Post: August 05, 2020 Serene is a free mental health support application for mobile devices that will assist users in a time of severely exacerbated mental health risks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This

Begun in the Fall of 2019, the goal of this project is to recreate Fort Leboeuf in a virtual reality environment that will be able to be used by members of the Behrend and Erie community. Fort Leboeuf was originally built in 1753 by French colonial forces to protect their northern access to the Ohio