{"id":307,"date":"2023-03-08T23:23:52","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T23:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/aire\/?page_id=307"},"modified":"2025-06-05T14:50:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T14:50:54","slug":"vr-humanities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/aire\/vr-humanities\/","title":{"rendered":"VR in the Humanities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n        \n          \n          \n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--editorial-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--editorial-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  \n      <div class=\"cards-container\">\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/aire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-02-at-11.13.17\u202fAM-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/aire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-02-at-11.13.17\u202fAM-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Woman uses virtual reality tool\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    What is VR? \n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Virtual Reality (VR) is an immersive experience that allows you to enter a virtual environment of endless education experiences. Examples of virtual reality experiences include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Traveling to a different time in history across the world<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Practicing a second language with an AI bot<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/aire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-02-at-11.24.20\u202fAM-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/aire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-02-at-11.24.20\u202fAM-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Woman demonstrates virtual reality tool\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Why learning in VR? \n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The purpose of learning in VR is to enhance the learners experiences through sensory development and modern technology. Students can extend their in-class lessons to a virtual environment, contributing to an innovative learning experience and maintain a pace that suits each individual\u2019s needs.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/aire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-02-at-9.52.33\u202fAM-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/aire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-02-at-9.52.33\u202fAM-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/aire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-02-at-9.52.33\u202fAM-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Woman uses virtual reality tool\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    How to Get Involved with VR?\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the support of affiliated centers, AIRE hosts a series of programs to foster engagement in Virtual Reality (VR). More information will be provided closer to the fall semester in August 2025.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n\n    \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--stacking-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--stacking-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n    \n            <div class=\"cards-container\">\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.usc.edu\/event\/aire-and-clc-host-vr-language-learning-labs\" \n         target=\"_blank\"                 class=\"\" \n      >Previous VR Programs in AIRE<\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>With the Center for Languages and Cultures (CLC), AIRE hosted a series of VR labs in the 2023-2024 academic year where students were able to borrow headsets and venture into different language learning apps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.usc.edu\/event\/aire-and-clc-host-vr-language-learning-labs\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Read more about Previous VR Programs in AIRE\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/aire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2025\/06\/48143762393a07f550bc984d707a2ec85ea37a3c-768x1024.jpg\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/aire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2025\/06\/48143762393a07f550bc984d707a2ec85ea37a3c-768x1024.jpg 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"\n        \n                  alt=\"VR Study Lab flyer\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n        <\/div>\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":306,"featured_media":1511,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-307","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>VR in the Humanities - Academic Innovation &amp; 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