"VR and AR are increasingly being adopted and implemented in diverse tourism and hospitality areas such as theme parks, cruises, museums and destination marketing. The travel and tourism industry has begun to apply the virtual world as an innovative marketing medium to create the brand of tourism destinations, develop interactive advertising and boost tourists’ attitude toward a destination. A variety of VR and AR applications also provide practitioners with innovative ways to revitalize their original properties to attract more visitors and to improve service experience. VR and AR, thus, likely transform the way by which one experiences a destination or an attraction, facilitating a more immersive, interactive and diversified experience. In essence, AR/VR technology enables consumers to know and experience products and places in novel ways" (Wei, 2019). 

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Citation: 

Wei, W. (2019). Research progress on virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) in tourism and hospitality: A critical review of publications from 2000 to 2018. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology, 10(4), 539-570. DOI: 10.1108/JHTT-04-2018-0030

CREATE A BOUNDARY

When you first put on the Oculus headset, you will be prompted to create a boundary. You will draw a virtual circle in your room. Make sure your circle does not contain objects or tripping hazards. 

When you immersed in your VR experience, you may see a grid that looks like the image below. This means that you are too close to the edge of your boundary, you should move back and work continue the experience within the parameters you created when you first started. 

USE OUR HEADSETS TO MASTER ENGINEERING CONCEPTS & TECHNIQUES

In collaboration with the Engineering Department we now offer Tooling U-SME on our Meta Quest Headsets. Login using your personal account (provided by your Engineering Instructor) to complete your assigned virtual labs. 

HOW IS VR BEING USED IN ENGINEERING? 

VR technology has enhanced the engineering industry in various ways. Specialists can design 3D models with ease, troubleshoot technical issues using VR application, and newcomers to the profession can learn engineering practices and techniques in a virtual space before getting out into the field. Studies have show that VR training improve academic outcomes and reduce unnecessary spending. 

If you want to read more about the benefits of VR in Engineering practices take a look some of these books and articles available through the Pollak Library: 

• Kamińska, Dorota, et al. “Virtual Reality as a New Trend in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Education.” Open Physics, vol. 15, no. 1, 2017, pp. 936–41, doi:10.1515/phys-2017-0114.

• Scaravetti, Dominique, and Rémy François. “Implementation of Augmented Reality in a Mechanical Engineering Training Context.” Computers (Basel), vol. 10, no. 12, 2021, pp. 163-, doi:10.3390/computers10120163.

• Yap, Hwa Jen, et al. “Process Planning and Scheduling for Loop Layout Robotic Workcell Using Virtual Reality Technology.” Advances in Mechanical Engineering, vol. 11, no. 9, 2019, pp. 168781401987832-, doi:10.1177/1687814019878326.

• Ivanov, Vitalii., et al. Augmented Reality for Engineering Graphics. 1st ed. 2024., Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024, doi:10.1007/978-3-031-44641-2.

• Abidi, Mustufa Haider, et al. “Assessment of Virtual Reality-Based Manufacturing Assembly Training System.” International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, vol. 105, no. 9, 2019, pp. 3743–59, doi:10.1007/s00170-019-03801-3.

• Vlah, Daria, et al. “VR as a 3D Modelling Tool in Engineering Design Applications.” Applied Sciences, vol. 11, no. 16, 2021, pp. 7570-, doi:10.3390/app11167570.