Higher learning and higher resolution: How VR is changing NYU

Picture a classroom where you can blast off through the roof and land on Mars. Or a play where you’re able to become part of the action. Or a project that allows you to see through the eyes of the locals.    

This isn’t just the future of education – it’s happening right now at NYU thanks to a collaborative environment of arts and sciences and the energetic use of virtual reality.

At NYU it becomes clear that the future of STEM is STEAM, where science, technology, engineering, and math combine with the arts to produce VR experiences that transform how students learn and interact with the world. In fact, it was recently announced that NYU's Tandon School of Engineering has been selected to lead a VR and AR hub at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.  Read more...