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 (SAR) to help the organization train its members in ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Students, Faculty Produce Training…
Shenandoah VR Design Team Developing An Immersive Experience With WWI Field Gun Program will incorporate historical elements, put users in the shoes of French 75 cannon operator
A Shenandoah University virtual reality design professor and his team are developing a VR program that would place users in the shoes of a World War I artilleryman. Nathan Prestopnik, Ph.D., ... Continue Reading Shenandoah VR Design Team Developing…
Shenandoah Formalizes International Partnership with Yarmouk University SU delegation travels to Jordan, signs memorandum of understanding with collaborating institution
Shenandoah University representatives traveled to Jordan this summer to strengthen ties with Yarmouk University and formalize the partnership between the two institutions through the signing of a ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Formalizes International Partnership with…
Shenandoah A&S Students Gain Insight Into Experience Design On Florida GEL Trip SU Partnered with Public School Teachers on Visit to Disney World, Kennedy Space Center
A group of Shenandoah University students, faculty and staff journeyed to Florida earlier this summer and were treated to a special educational experience that included stops at the Walt Disney World ... Continue Reading Shenandoah A&S Students Gain Insight…
Shenandoah Sends Delegation to Partner Institution in Palestine SU students, faculty and staff visit Arab American University, demonstrate work in virtual reality design and conduct professional development workshops
A group of Shenandoah University students, faculty and staff recently visited Arab American University (AAUP), a private Palestinian university in Jenin, to demonstrate a virtual nursing simulation ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Sends Delegation to Partner…
SU students create virtual reality presentation of Winchester-area attractions Short videos crafted for the Winchester-Frederick County Convention and Visitors Bureau provide a taste of what the area has to offer
Courtesy of the Shenandoah students' expertise, those new to the Winchester area can take "a seat in the Visitors Center, slip on a pair of virtual-reality (VR) goggles and enjoy a 360-degree view of ... Continue Reading SU students create virtual reality…
Army Veteran Finds Stable Educational Experience At Shenandoah J.D. Oldaker ’24 is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Virtual Reality Design
When J.D. Oldaker left the U.S. Army in 2012, after more than 9 years of military service, he decided that he would pursue a college degree. Finally, a decade later, Oldaker is firmly on track to ... Continue Reading Army Veteran Finds Stable Educational…
SU Professor Working On Educational VR Platform For Islamic Pilgrimages Funded by CICW research grant, the project will take users step by step through Hajj and Umrah rituals
Shenandoah University Assistant Professor of Virtual and Augmented Reality Mohammad Obeid, Ph.D., recently secured a $95,000 research grant from the Center for Islam in the Contemporary World to ... Continue Reading SU Professor Working On Educational…
Shenandoah Faculty, Students Showcase VR Project at History Conference ‘The Great Experiment’ places participants in Independence Hall during the Constitutional Convention of 1787
Shenandoah University students and faculty members recently traveled to Boston to present to a national group of U.S. historians a virtual reality project that takes participants back to the ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Faculty, Students Showcase VR…
Global Game Jam Returns to Shenandoah! After a hiatus in 2021, the 48-hour world’s largest game development event open to students is back and in person, hosted at SU.
Shenandoah University is back in the game for its third year as a Global Game Jam host site. The Global Game Jam is a 48-hour event at which participants create a game or games (video games or ... Continue Reading Global Game Jam Returns to…
Shenandoah University VR Program Receives Seed Grant to Support International Collaboration Shenandoah and Arab American University to establish partnership advancing health care education through the use of virtual reality
A seed grant sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Palestinian Affairs Unit, through the Institute of International Education (IIE), will help Shenandoah University and Arab American University ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University VR Program Receives…
First VR Graduate Ready to do ‘Incredible Things’ With Degree Alistair Bingham is Shenandoah’s First Virtual Reality Design Program Graduate
Alistair Bingham was 12 years old and playing World of Warcraft one day when he thought to himself, "Wait a second. If there are video games, then there are people making these video games. And ... Continue Reading First VR Graduate Ready to…
App Uses Augmented Reality To Recreate History ‘Through Their Eyes’ Provides In-Depth Look at Battle of Cool Spring
A new app that recreates scenes from the 1864 Battle of Cool Spring is now available for download. Through Their Eyes is a collaboration between Shenandoah’s McCormick Civil War Institute and the ... Continue Reading App Uses Augmented Reality To…
VR Project Pilot Launch Blends History, Technology Constitutional Convention Comes Alive Through Virtual Debates
Shenandoah University’s History and Virtual Reality (VR) Design Programs, in partnership with the Shenandoah Center for Immersive Learning (SCiL), held a pilot launch for a virtual reality project ... Continue Reading VR Project Pilot Launch Blends…
18th Century History Comes Alive Through VR Project Highlights Debates of Constitutional Convention
Shenandoah students, professors and the Shenandoah Center for immersive Learning (SCiL) are creating a virtual reality project that will transport participants back in time to the Constitutional ... Continue Reading 18th Century History Comes Alive…
Shenandoah Seeks Participants for Global Game Jam Event Calls On Creative Minds to Come Together to Build Games
Shenandoah University is seeking creative minds to design, test and create a new game over the course of 48 hours during a Global Game Jam event from Friday, Jan. 31, to Sunday, Feb. 2. This is the ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Seeks Participants for Global…
A Glimpse into Virtual Reality Symposium discusses VR and future of learning
The Shenandoah Center for Immersive Learning (SCiL) will hold a half-day symposium on virtual reality (VR) and the future of learning on Thursday, Nov. 14. The symposium runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. ... Continue Reading A Glimpse into Virtual Reality…
Go Virtual at Battle of Cool Spring Anniversary celebration highlights Civil War history through tours, augmented reality
Shenandoah University’s McCormick Civil War Institute is commemorating the 155th anniversary of the Battle of Cool Spring with tours, lectures and the unveiling of an augmented reality ... Continue Reading Go Virtual at Battle of…
It’s Game On This Weekend! Shenandoah University will be an official Global Game Jam site
Shenandoah University will be an official Global Game Jam site from January 25 - 27, 2019. The Global Game Jam is an exciting opportunity for SU students and interested community members to come ... Continue Reading It’s Game On This Weekend!…
Shenandoah Debuts Two One-of-a-kind Majors Read the Article in eCampusNews
In a technology lab at Shenandoah University in Virginia, students battle monsters, partake in lunar landings, experience a Civil Rights-era sit-in, and play soccer in rocket-powered ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Debuts Two One-of-a-kind Majors…
Irish Software Firm Launch Virtual Reality Learning Tool Read the Article in Irish Tech News
ENGAGE has been in production for over two years – it has gone through rigorous development & testing phases and is now fully functional and ready for use around the globe. We have already ... Continue Reading Irish Software Firm Launch Virtual…
VR Education Launches Engage Virtual Training Platform Read the Article in Irish Times
The Waterford-based firm is targeting education and corporate training markets, with Engage Education and Engage Enterprise, and has signed partnerships with Nokia and Shenandoah University. Content ... Continue Reading VR Education Launches Engage Virtual…
The Future of Work and Education via Simulation Training Featuring JJ Ruscella a& Chris Madsen Podcast by EnterVR
Welcome to the Enter VR podcast ft Chris Madsen - Business dev for Immersive Education & James Ruscella the executive director of the Shenandoah center for Immersive Learning at Shenandoah ... Continue Reading The Future of Work and…
‘A Different Animal’ Article in Virginia Business
Across the state’s higher-ed landscape, Shenandoah University stands apart because of what it does not profess to be. “Shenandoah is a different animal in higher education in Virginia,” says Tracy ... Continue Reading ‘A Different Animal’ Article in…
Shenandoah University Adds Degrees in Virtual Reality and Esports Article in Virginia Business
Shenandoah University will launch new undergraduate degree programs next fall that will establish an academic foothold in the expanding world of virtual reality and esports. ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Adds Degrees in…
Exploring A New Academic Dimension First in Virginia to offer Bachelors Degrees in Virtual Reality (VR)
Shenandoah University is taking a global leap in experiential learning with the rollout of two new virtual reality degrees and an exciting partnership with a leading creator in virtual reality ... Continue Reading Exploring A New Academic Dimension…