ARC 407/408/509/510-47

Architecture Design VII (Studio) - Designing Spaces in the Metaverse

Students use the Meta Quest 2 to critique work they created in the studio in VR as a group. Software used: Arkio, Engage, and standard architectural design software.

ARC586/ARC686/CIM489/CIM689/REL406

Religion and Sacred Spaces in the Era of VR and Artificial Intelligence

Students explore how religions and spatial spaces are constructed to create a sense of awe and build communities. Students then apply these same principles to build their own metaverse experiences for their final projects. Software used: Engage, Unity, Blender, standard architectural design software.

2nd-year medical student ophthalmology rotation

First-year medical students from the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute do a rotation in VR. They explore how to collaborate in virtual space, attend a presentation, and learn about the Slit Lamp, a key tool used to examine ophthalmology patients. 

Software used: Engage and tailored software and content created by our team. 

ARC 568/686 

School of Architecture: Intro to VR/AR

Students use Meta Quest 2 headsets to create renderings of what the future of downtown Miami would look like. Software used: Arkio, Engage, and standard architectural design software. 

CIM 106

Intro to Spatial Computing

This class examines VR from the viewpoint of various disciplines, including popular culture, engineering, behavioral science, and communication. Each student is responsible for creating a Virtual World to showcase an idea/concept of their own creation. Software used: Engage, Meta Horizon Worlds, RecRoom

ENG 123

Digital Solutions for the Future

Students learn how to assemble a computer from parts in an interactive multiuser VR simulation. Software used: Engage and tailored software and content created by our team.

CIM 458 

Immersive Storytelling

Students explore the different techniques to create experiential stories for immersive media. 

Software Used: Premiere-pro, Unity, Blender, MUD Foundation, and a watchlist comprised of several stories from the Meta Quest store, such as On the Morning You Wake (to the End of the World), Notes on Blindness, Richies Plank, Travelling while Black and others. 

CIM 423

Building Virtual Worlds

Students learn how to build 3D environments. Software used: Unity and Blender

ARH 131
Survey of Western Art I

The University of Miami VRLI team built a custom VR museum for this class; arguably, this museum could be described as the world's first 3D syllabus. Students in this course visited the museum at the start of every other class, then "stepped through" the artwork to explore locations and life-size monuments, from the pyramids in Egypt to Stonehenge and famous castles and cathedrals. 

PSY 666
Concepts and Principles of Applied Behavior Analysis

The University of Miami VRLI team built a virtual reality version of the “Shaping Game” for the Applied Behavior Analysis Master’s program. Shaping is the process of systematically reinforcing successive approximations to a desired behavior.  In this experience, graduate students can practice shaping behavior in a virtual space, allowing the class to meet in a remote format and come together to practice and refine an important clinical skill. 

MVP 805
Masters Project in VR in the Department of Vocal Performance

This course provides guidance to 2nd year masters students on creating their portfolio in a way that speaks to their specific branding.  Students use Engage on Quest 2 goggles to have virtual spaces to meet and hold class discussions. It offers the ability to actively engage in a gallery layout, providing an environment where numerous photos can be analyzed at the same time within a 3D space. Whether it is a New York loft apartment or a catamaran at sea that have an array of artists photos to analyze or a large video screen in a public park to view and discuss videos, VR proves to be a rich and productive way to meet and explore the elements that help define branding in the photos and videos of classical singers. Software used: Engage.

KIN 233 

Basic Anatomy

This course presents a general overview of the anatomy of the major body systems, such as the skeletal, muscular, cardiovascular, nervous, digestive, respiratory and reproductive systems using VR as a tool to manipulate and understand each aspect.  Software used: VirtualMedicine

Frost School of Music
Mixed Reality for Hormel Innovation Stage

The Frost Opera Theater at the Frost School of Music will be using 18 Quest 3 goggles for a project where they will be bringing mixed reality to the live performance of a world-premiere opera in the Hormel Innovation Stage at the new Knight Center for Music Innovation.

ITD 270

Creativity, the Creative Process, and Innovation

Students explore how creativity is the cornerstone of innovation and utilize XR technologies to begin work on an MVP or business model for an idea/concept of their own choosing.  They are exposed to multiple technologies to provide a basis for creating their final product. Software used: Engage, MUD Foundation, SolidWorks, Unity

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