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Imagine exploring Buckingham Palace in London, exploring the Empire State Building or even exploring the Taj Mahal in India at the expense of only virtual reality while never leaving the classroom.ch
Two experience architecture MSU students, senior Tommy Truong and junior Eric Martin, are both researching new ways to bring virtual reality, or VR, directly into the classrooms.ch
“The goal of the project is to find affordable and accessible ways to implement virtual and augmented reality in both higher education, as well as K-12, with a focus in higher education,” Truong said.ch
The project initially began with a proposal from a friend at the Detroit Institute of Arts, or DIA.ch
“We’ve had a friend from the Detroit Institute of Arts approach us a couple years ago with a proposal to innovate some method of modeling museum exhibits in the cheapest and easiest fashion that is affordable for those that are low-budget and be able to be done by those with lower amounts of technical skill,” Truong said.ch
Trying out virtual reality didn't hit the two until they found an oculus rift, which is a virtual reality headset.