The Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning offers resources and support for those interested in exploring the fields of XR for course use, research, or development.

Headsets

Immersive experiences can be explored on a number of different head mounted devices (HMD's) through coordination with the staff in our XR Learning Lab

Meta Quest 2

The Meta Quest 2 is an all-in-one Virtual Reality headset. It's capable of running many of the most popular apps available in the Meta Quest library. We have a set of of these available capable of serving the same (or different) experiences to small groups of students simultaneously.

Meta Quest 3

The Meta Quest 3 differs from its predecessor in that, in addition to several upgrades to graphic resolution, it has advanced "passthrough" technology, which also enables it to offer Mixed Reality experiences as well.

HTC Vive

The HTC Vive is a "tethered" VR platform which utilizes a PC with a high powered graphics card to serve up immersive VR experiences. Apps used with the Vive are often found via Steam or Viveport, as not all VR experiences are available on all types of the headsets/systems.

Apple Vision Pro

The Apple Vision Pro is a "spatial computing" headset that blends digital content and apps into your physical space, and lets you navigate using your eyes, hands, and voice. Essentially it is a top of the line Mixed Reality HMD with features not yet available on other headsets. The AVP can only run apps available in Apple's App Store.

In addition to the above devices, we maintain several legacy VR, AR, and MR headsets that we make available to our student developers and researchers for testing and experimentation.

Spaces

XR Learning Lab

In addition to tools and software, the XR Learning Lab located in EWFM Rm 370d is available for class-wide, small group, and individual exploration of XR. Please contact your IT Consultant for prior consultation and reservations. The lab provides access to VR equipment as well as a curated library of academically relevant and instructor requested VR and immersive experiences.

Student Developer Lab

A student developer lab is open and accessible for student use by request. The Student Developer Lab is a dedicated space for Lehigh students interested in the design, development, and testing of gamified or simulation based applications, experiences and projects - both in the realms of Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, or even 2D. The lab is located in EWFM Computing Center Rm 181.

Lehigh's XR Community of Practice

Lehigh's XR Community of Practice is comprised of faculty, students, and staff with an interest in the field of XR and how it could potentially benefit the teaching & learning process and be explored in various areas of research within the Lehigh community and beyond. We welcome the discussion of all areas of XR including Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality, and other immersive learning technologies. We meet once or twice a semester with the purpose of sharing news and information, calls for collaboration across programs, and just general networking with others with similar interests and a desire to explore the fields of XR. In addition, we hold workshops and open sessions on the use of hands-on tools and VR experience labs.

To join the community of practice, go to the Lehigh XR Google Group page and click the "Join Group" button. You will automatically be added to the Google Group Mailing list to receive messages on news and events.

LTS Knowledge Base

XR (Virtual Reality, Mixed Reality, Spatial Computing + More)