Virtual Reality Update to Refresh School Learning

Set to roll out next year, project aims to cater to 'edutainment' needs of coming generation

- ASWIN ASOK KUMAR @T'Puram

GONE are the days when students referred to books or websites alone for knowledge. Now, they look for attractive content to support their learning.

The Animation and Digital Archives department of the Centre for Development of Imaging Technology (C-DIT) knows this, which is why it is readying 360 EduVR, a virtual reality (VR)-based educational support project, besides augmented reality (AR)/VR-based word games for schoolchildren.

The ambitious VR project, planned for roll-out by the next academic year, aims to cater to the 'edutainment' needs of the coming generation. It will let students learn about places, planets, the human body and similar topics via VR. Aimed for students up to Class 10, VR-fit videos have been created to provide real-time immersive learning experience.