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Shenandoah University To Launch ‘The Great Experiment’

Virtual reality project immerses users in the 1787 constitutional debates that led to the creation of the Electoral College

Shenandoah University is set to release an immersive, educational virtual reality experience that places participants at the center of a defining moment in America’s political…

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Shenandoah Center for Immersive Learning Hosts Cadets From Winchester Civil Air Patrol

Cadets engaged with immersive technology while touring Shenandoah University’s SCiL Lab

The Shenandoah Center for Immersive Learning (SCiL) at Shenandoah University recently hosted over 60 Civil Air Patrol cadets from the Winchester Composite Squadron, who spent…

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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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