Augmented & Virtual Reality
Step inside your data, your field site, or a molecule. VR immerses you in a fully digital environment; AR layers information onto the real world. Both are ready to try in ITS.
What researchers and instructors do with it
Four patterns come up again and again.
Training simulations
Practice specialized skills and procedures in a virtual environment before doing them for real.
Experimental research
Study psychological and cognitive responses to controlled digital environments.
3D visualization
Let students walk around data, structures, and objects, from protein models to archaeological reconstructions.
Virtual field trips
Visit sites the class can’t travel to, without leaving the classroom.
Try before you commit
We keep VR headsets set up in ITS for exactly this. Book a time and we’ll walk you through the hardware, show what’s worked in other courses, and talk honestly about what AR/VR does and doesn’t do well for your use case.
Have an immersive idea?
From a one-off class session to a research protocol, we’ll help you scope it.
Last reviewed: August 2026