VR

Penn State faculty are going beyond using traditional video in their courses by incorporating virtual-reality immersive experiences. They are discovering how those experiences help enhance active learning and focus students' attention on critical lessons in their courses.

A new class at being offered this fall at Penn State Lehigh Valley and Penn State Schuylkill is a video gamer's dream — or just the perfect thing if you have ever wanted to design your own virtual realm.

Virtual reality is helping to break the barriers that exist when in-person, hands-on learning is impractical or impossible in higher education.

NASA invited Penn State Lehigh Valley instructor and FOX43 meteorologist Drew Anderson to the rocket launch of their newest communications satellite on Aug. 18 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Anderson captured the rocket launch on a virtual reality camera.