The women hope that by integrating AR and VR technologies into the classroom they might also benefit those students who are farther away from it. Remote learners make up nearly 14% of Penn State’s enrollment and Rain Reality can clearly see the added benefits of utilizing these technologies to boost the experience of those students. As Demopolis explained:
“With online education, for instance, students don’t have a true chem lab experience. So with VR, we can allow them to engage in this experience even if they can’t be in the classroom…