By Tony Sams Welcome back students, staff, and faculty! It has been amazing to see so many faces around campus once again. The pandemic may be slowly waning, but I’d like to think that we can celebrate gathering together to learn and talk story once again. So,...
Halfway through the fall semester, 2021, VR Services has added some new hardware to the VR Arena. Located on the 2nd floor of the Marriott Library in Protospace (MLIB 2750), the VR Arena now features 8 new walk-up VR stations that are now gaming stations....
Halfway through the fall semester, 2021, VR Services has added some new hardware to the VR Arena. Located on the 2nd floor of the Marriott Library in Protospace (MLIB 2750), the VR Arena now features 8 new walk-up VR stations that are now gaming stations....
By Tony Sams After spending the better part of a year working from home, spending time each day in immersive environments, I have developed the type of connections I had when working in the office. I probably would not be playing Paintball in RecRoom, but I...
By Tony Sams The J. Willard Marriott Library, in partnership with Teaching and Learning Technologies, and the College of Biological Sciences, received CARES funds to design and build the U’s first off-site VR classroom to support Dr. Colleen Farmer’s course, Biology 3665: Form, Function, and Adaptation...
By Greg Hatch Five years after we formed the Creativity & Innovation Services department, the COVID-19 pandemic presented my team and me with an ideal opportunity to reflect on our collective mission, set new individual goals, and reimagine how we will make them all a reality...
By Tony Sams Do you need access to a virtual headset for a class, meeting with colleagues, hanging out with friends, or just playing games? The Marriott Library has you covered! We have added over 35 new systems to our checkout service and are continuing to...
“I knew immediately that we should use this technology to offer the audience a bird’s eye view of what the actors experience on the stage.” This was what Denny Berry, the University of Utah’s Musical Theatre Program Head, thought after a meeting with the Marriott...