The new platform will allow students to strap on a headset and pretend they aren’t studying in cramped, dilapidated teaching buildings.
Students will each get access to a dedicated shared virtual space – known as the HomeRoom – where they can dress up their avatar and customise the room’s decorations.
A range of basic options are available for free but for more customisation options students will be able to purchase item packs for £6.99 each (which gives a chance to get rare items).
Once students enter the VR classroom, they will not need to leave until they complete their studies in 3 years’ time. This should reduce pressure on crowded campus services while ensuring every student has a (virtually) great experience.
Staff will also be deployed into this virtual space with 20 VR Champions from each School of Study employed to work full-time in the virtual space. This will also free up much-needed office space which will be used for some new admin team or something.
The new learning opportunities available include lab work (without the need for all that expensive equipment, supplies and technicians) and field trips (which are far cheaper and don’t require insurance).
The new VR classes will be used for all of the University’s new distance-learning courses, offered in partnership with online teaching service HowToBasic, who will cover everything from computing to medicine through their quickfire informative style.
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