Anthony Reyes at the Student Research Symposium
April 30, 2025
Anthony Reyes presented his poster on learning behaviors of students in single or paired VR sessions at the Montclair State Student Research Symposium. Congratulations to Anthony on great research (ongoing) and for representing us well!
Math visualizing in VR with Math Education
April 17, 2025
Jianna Loor and Siva Chandra Kakarlapudi assisted a doctoral Math Education class in testing a VR math visualization app created by educators at the University of Maine and UC Berkeley.
Many helpful lessons were learned in preparing many Quest 3 headsets for sideloading apps and linking them to developer accounts.
VR and coding workshop at PRISM
March 18, 2025
Dr. Hu-Au led a professional development workshop for over 30 NJ educators at Montclair’s PRISM center, giving them time to explore commercial VR apps and then walking them through creating their own VR experiences with Delightex.com. The workshop was titled “Algorithms, Programming, and VR”.
The Day of Computing
March 13, 2025
Montclair State hosted a Day of Computing where hundreds of NJ middle and high school students visited the School of Computing. The Hu-Au XR Lab hosted a series of classes designed to excite students about the learning potential of virtual reality. All students had the opportunity to try our VR Human Brain Time app, the VR Chemistry Lab, and other fun VR experiences.
Montclair State University ITDS Educational Technology Expo
April 17, 2024
The Montclair State University ITDS Educational Technology Expo hosted the Hu-Au XR Lab as we demonstrated the many ways we are serving the educational needs of the University through VR and AR. The Human Brain Time and VR Chemistry Lab apps were available to demonstrate as faculty and staff explored different educational technologies. Lab director, Elliot Hu-Au, and research assistants, Lourdes Padilla, Ramy Othman, and Blessing Austin-Gabriel discussed the use of VR in educational settings and assisted attendees with the demonstrations.
Human Brain Time Playtest – BIOL 319
3/27/2024
The Hu-Au XR Lab playtested the Human Brain Time VR app with Dr. Thomas Mueller’s BIOL 319: Genes, Brain, and Behavior class. Ernest Chianumba and Lourdes Padilla assisted students with the app and modeled how to interact with the 3D interactive human brain model. Students were very excited to use the app and expressed great interest in using it as a study tool.