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Jun 2
04:40 PM - 05:30 PM
Description
The Metaversities Project is a groundbreaking initiative to bring college campuses and classes into Virtual Reality. Spearheaded by VictoryXR and Morehouse College, which began offering courses in VR in 2021, the Metaversity Project has expanded to include 10 institutions of higher learning in 2022.
A Metaversity is a digital twin of a college campus where students can gather from any physical location as avatars to attend classes conducted by their professors in real time. Each offers a virtual replica of the campus that provides a sense of belonging and connection with the school. But each campus also opens up into worlds of possibility, classrooms that may be nothing like those in the real world but instead might be oceans, planets, cellular organisms, or fictional locations.
At a Metaversity, students can conduct chemistry experiments without danger, perform dissections repeatedly to gain a deeper understanding of anatomy, and experience historical events in a visceral way.
A Metaversity brings all the promises and affordances of virtual reality to actual higher education courses. Education in the metaverse is here, now.
This panel will delve into what a Metaversity is, how it works, outcomes and success stories, and the implications of this pioneering model for the future of higher education.
Speakers
Executive Director
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XR Women
CEO
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VictoryXR
Metaversity Director and Professor
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Morehouse College
XR Lead
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T-Mobile
Founder
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Th3 Third Door
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