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Summer Scholars

Virtual Reality Design & Research (Rising 9th-12th)

It’s time to rethink our outdoor environments through virtual reality (VR).

Summer Scholars has partnered with Clemson’s Virtual Reality and Nature (VRN) Lab to create a summer course designed to push the envelope of bringing the outdoors indoors. People may not feel comfortable, or able, to visit their favorite outdoor spaces, but with VR, a headset becomes a way to transport to both new and well-loved places.

In this course, students will:

  • Be a participant in a real VR study,
  • Tour the VRN lab and learn about upcoming research projects
  • Learn the history and future of VR
  • Try a variety of VR devices
  • Film content with a 360-degree camera and develop content into a VR experience.
  • Explore the connection to nature vs. virtual nature
  • Learn how to create a virtual tour