Division of Applied Technology

Shenandoah VR Design Students Help Bring Bestselling Author’s Graphic Novel To Life

Daniel Sheil, Luke Yager develop AR companion app for ‘Lo and Behold’ by Wendy Mass

Two students in Shenandoah University’s Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality Design program have created an AR companion app for a graphic novel written by New York Times…

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VR Design Program Director Celebrates Release Of First Novel

Nathan Prestopnik’s sci-fi adventure ‘World Without Rain’ now available on Amazon

Nathan Prestopnik, Ph.D., director of Shenandoah University’s Bachelor of Arts in Virtual Reality Design program and co-director of the Shenandoah Center for Immersive Learning (SCiL),…

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Shenandoah Center for Immersive Learning Develops Virtual Recreation of Historic Plantation

VR project provides immersive experience for Wilton House Museum in Richmond

Thanks to the Shenandoah Center for Immersive Learning (SCiL) at Shenandoah University, visitors to the Wilton House Museum now have the opportunity to view the…

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Opera Production Showcased The Power Of Collaboration At Shenandoah

‘Caged Birds’ featured opera, dance, an instrumental ensemble and augmented reality

Shenandoah Conservatory’s recent production of “Caged Birds” treated audience members to a multi-disciplinary collaboration of dance, opera and live music by the EDGE Ensemble, and…

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Generating A Career In Virtual Reality

Shenandoah Student Engages In Hands-On Work With Real-World Applications 

Shenandoah University Bachelor of Science in virtual reality (VR) design student Michael Reynolds ’25 is building a VR career while still a student, courtesy of…

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Shenandoah Partners With Psychotherapy Startup Thera Inc.

Shenandoah Center for Immersive Learning (SCiL) helping to develop VR software for pediatric psychotherapy

Thera Inc., a health-care startup based in Oakland, California, has partnered with the Shenandoah Center for Immersive Learning (SCiL) at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia,…

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Ready For Liftoff

Two Shenandoah Students Attend NASA Workshop, Build Payload To Be Launched Into Space

Two Shenandoah University students were among a select group of their peers from across the country to participate in NASA’s RockOn program at Wallops Flight…

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Shenandoah University Represented At Prestigious Extended Reality Conference

Students, faculty presented info about history VR project at Augmented World Expo in California

Two Shenandoah University students and three faculty and staff members recently left the quiet, rolling hills of the Shenandoah Valley to immerse themselves in the…

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Shenandoah VR Faculty, Students Creating Drone Assembly Training Program

The virtual platform, supported by the National Center for Autonomous Technologies, will be a learning tool for drone education nationwide

Shenandoah University Director of Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality (B.S.) Mohammad Obeid, Ph.D., with the assistance of SU students and staff at Shenandoah’s Center for Immersive Learning…

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Shenandoah Students, Faculty Produce Training Videos For Sons Of The American Revolution

Videos will help the SAR’s 37,000 members master musket drills, other ceremonial procedures

A team of Shenandoah University students, faculty and staff produced a set of videos for the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution…

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