Interpersonal Pre-Professional Studies
Careers in healthcare and counseling often require the ability to listen to a patient or client and respond in a sensitive, safe way. Getting apprenticeships or work training opportunities for students is impossible for some students and hard to scale even for local students. Virtual simulation helps to prepare students for their first interactions as front-line workers.
Community Among Distance Learners
Distance learners struggle with the limitations of Zoom: only one person can speak at once. Immersive 3D collaboration spaces allow distance learners to meet and engage in organic discussion, facilitating community in online classes.
Engagement Among Distance Learners
Distance learners often feel disconnected from the learning material because it appears as a file rather than an experience. Documents and PPTs are useful learning tools, but students studying online often skim these materials and lack a common experience around the learning content. Immersive experiences give them a common lived experience and vocabulary.
