Immersive Environments: exploring current practice and barriers in Higher Education

About the Event

This event is at Birkbeck, University of London

In 2018, UCISA DEG hosted an event on immersive environments, then a growing area. In this follow-up event, we will consider what has changed in HE over the last 6 years. Has the use of immersive environments/virtual reality expanded into more disciplines? Is cost still a barrier or are there ways to implement this technology with a constrained budget? How has the technology moved on? Are there other potential constraints e.g. accessibility, and how are these being overcome?

This event will showcase examples of practice taking place across different institutions, outlining the value that they are offering to students and the practicalities of creating these environments and experiences.

This event will be hosted simultaneously at two venues: The University of Leeds and Birkbeck, University of London. There will be activities specific to each venue with keynotes streamed between venues.

Call for speakers

For this event, we invite speakers to share their insights and experiences in the field of VR. Ideas for presentations, workshops and demonstrations are welcome. In particular, we’d like to hear from colleagues who have had success in this field with a minimum budget. If you would like to share your experience, please complete this expression of interest form.