Dmitriy Astakhov

LoydieBurmah

Navigating Academic Technologies in Virtual Education

Loydie Burmah is a graduate student in the Communication Studies program who serves as a Graduate Teaching Associate while also interning for CSUSB’s Virtual and Expanded Technologies Initiative (VETI) program. Loydie’s internship with the VETI program has allowed her to establish a deeper knowledge of applying technology to both student learning and faculty teaching. As […]

AndreAdame

Understanding the User Experience in Virtual Reality

Andre Adame, a CSUSB Communication Studies alum, educator, and seasoned gamer, focused his research in virtual reality presence and immersion. His thesis “Fully Immersed, Fully Present: Examining the User Experience Through the Multimodal Presence Scale and Virtual Reality Gaming Variables” earned him a fully funded scholarship to the prestigious School of Informatics Ph.D. program at […]

Woman with VR headset

xREAL Lab Gets $64,316 VETI Grant!

Posted by: Jessica NerrenMay 27, 2020 The xREAL Lab received a $64,316 VETI grant for assisting faculty with virtual labs. xREAL transforms teaching with extended reality by being an innovation hub, a recognized student-industry pipeline, and a regional source of pedagogical and technical expertise. Stay tuned for more information soon!

Girl with VR set

xREAL Lab Gets $64,316 VETI Grant!

Posted by: Jessica NerrenMay 27, 2020 The xREAL Lab received a $64,316 VETI grant for assisting faculty with virtual labs. xREAL transforms teaching with extended reality by being an innovation hub, a recognized student-industry pipeline, and a regional source of pedagogical and technical expertise. Stay tuned for more information soon!

Shane Burrell

CSUSB lab and communication studies department help student get into dream Ph.D. program

Shane Burrell got into his dream Ph.D. program for this coming fall: the gaming studies program at the University of Oregon. With the guidance of the Extended Reality and Learning (xREAL) Lab and the communication studies department at Cal State San Bernardino, current CSUSB graduate student Shane Burrell got into his dream Ph.D. program for […]