Augmented and virtual reality

Keynote speaker Po-Shen Loh is a Carnegie Mellon University associate professor, founder of online education platform Expii, and coach of the U.S. International Math Olympiad Team.

Festival of Learning highlights innovation

Digital technologies, such as virtual reality, drive better outcomes for MIT students and global learners.

February 19, 2019

MIT student Ben Bloomberg stands behind the soundboard at a Jacob Collier concert, December 2018.

Sound and technology unlock innovation at MIT

Cross-disciplinary projects at MIT probe the technological and aesthetic limits of sound.

December 26, 2018

The new GIS and Data Lab has expanded computing capabilities, more workstations, and expanded software offerings.

GIS and Data Lab now open in Rotch Library

MIT Libraries offer expanded resources in geographic information systems, data visualization, data management, and more for the Institute community.

November 13, 2018

Guests speakers at a recent MIT Open Learning AR/VR Symposium were: (clockwise from top left) MIT Professor Fox Harrell; director Shekhar Kapur; Berklee College of Music professor Susan Rogers; sound designer Mark Mangini; Princeton University Professor Edgar Choueiri; and MIT Vice President for Open Learning Sanjay Sarma.

Exploring the future of learning through virtual and augmented reality

At a recent symposium, MIT Open Learning invited experts to discuss the power of VR and AR tools to drive engagement with education.

October 18, 2018

Left to right: Paloma Gonzalez, Associate Professor Takehiko Nagakura, Chang Liu, and Wenzhe Peng pose with a panoramic view of Machu Picchu in Peru. They are part of an MIT team that has worked to digitally document the site.

MIT team digitizes historic sanctuary of Machu Picchu

What if we could immerse ourselves in this UNESCO World Heritage Site through virtual reality or use augmented reality to interact with its 3-D site map?

August 28, 2018

In MIT's hands-on humanities class CMS.339 (Virtual Reality and Immersive Media Production), students are grappling with multiple dimensions of making virtual reality, from technical challenges, to philosophical questions, to the art of storytelling.

Hacking virtual reality

Contributing to a culture of pioneers, MIT students explore the technical, philosophical, and artful dimensions of VR.

May 31, 2018

MIT engineers have developed a new virtual-reality training system for drones that enables a vehicle to “see” a rich, virtual environment while flying in an empty physical space.

Researchers develop virtual-reality testing ground for drones

With new system, drones navigate through an empty room, avoiding crashes while “seeing” a virtual world.

May 17, 2018

Play Labs accelerator announces second annual open call for submissions

Digital currency and blockchain technology added to this year’s list of “playful tech” eligible startups.

January 24, 2018

Tuesday night, at the inaugural Play Labs demo event, 13 startups presented products they’ve developed in the accelerator. Afterward, the crowd was treated to live demonstrations of the technologies.

Demo day showcases serious innovation in “playful” tech

Play Labs startups include virtual pets, nausea-reducing virtual reality games, and augmented-reality paintballing.

August 17, 2017

Play Labs announces first class of VR/AR/playful startups and demo session

First accelerator program on the MIT campus will showcase 12 startups across a mix of gaming, virtual reality, esports, and augmented reality technologies.

June 27, 2017

PhD student Danielle Olson believes we can make digital information-sharing more natural and interpersonal, by creating immersive media to better understand each other’s feelings and backgrounds.

Danielle Olson: Building empathy through computer science and art

CSAIL PhD student creates immersive media to help users understand each other’s backgrounds and feelings.

May 30, 2017

Play Labs, a playful tech accelerator for MIT students and alumni, launches

MIT Game Lab, Bayview Labs, and Seraph Group announce funding, facilities, and mentorship for startups focusing on virtual, augmented, and mixed reality.

January 20, 2017

“We make sense of the world through stories, and we remember the world through experience. That’s how it works as human beings. I am telling a story and making people live an experience at the same time,” says MIT Visiting Artist Karim Ben Khelifa.

Face to face with "The Enemy"

Visiting Artist Karim Ben Khelifa creates immersive experiences using virtual and augmented reality to humanize soldiers in global conflicts.

December 2, 2016

A new cordless virtual reality device consists of two directional "phased-array" antennas, each less than half the size of a credit card.

Enabling wireless virtual reality

Developed at Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, “MoVR” system allows VR headsets to communicate without a cord

November 14, 2016

Music, technology, and a hands-on approach are at the heart of The Founder's Journey, a seminar series for young entrepreneurs seeking to explore the life path of a startup founder.

Where music and technology unite

MIT and Berklee College of Music collaborate to bring young entrepreneurs together.

November 3, 2016

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