UW students show off virtual reality projects in another display of Seattle’s VR/AR clout
Candice Miao, a UW senior, helped build “RockIT Physics,” a VR app that helps improve student learning through interactive physics education.
“We realized how much physics students struggle with the idea of an electric field since it’s not something you can see in real life,” Miao said.
Seattle has become a nexus for VR and AR, with so many tech companies big and small in the region building related technology products and services. Sankar said the UW provides a “neutral ground” for companies to come together and collaborate on ideas. Several of them provided headsets to the students this quarter.
“The UW has a great position in this space to be a leader and an educator,” said Sankar, who also helps run the UW Reality Lab, a VR/AR research center funded by Facebook, Google, and Huawei that launched earlier this year.
You learn more about the student projects here.
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