virtual reality News Archive
Research and International
The Conversation: Can a virtual reality residential school, developed with Survivors, improve empathy toward Indigenous people?
March 18, 2025 —
Virtual reality is a rapidly developing technology. As the technology expands, becoming more portable and affordable, the potential uses have expanded as well.
ICYMI: Dr. Renée El-Gabalawy on CBC Manitoba
March 5, 2025 —
For some people, surgery can be stressful and anxiety-inducing. It can cause many sleepless nights and make any pain patients are experiencing worse. For Dr. Renée El-Gabalawya clinical health psychologist at the University of Manitoba, she wanted to figure out a way to help patient's mental health before and after an operation.
Faculty of Architecture
CTV Winnipeg: ‘This was his legacy’ : The work to preserve this massive piece of art with virtual reality
February 3, 2025 —
‘This was his legacy’ : The work to preserve this massive piece of art with virtual reality
Price Faculty of Engineering
CTV National News: Construction robots
November 4, 2024 —
CTV National News: Construction robots
Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
Improve your student conversations skills using virtual reality
October 17, 2024 —
A new training series is combining new technology with verbal communication training to help faculty members and sessional instructors have better conversations with students.
Price Faculty of Engineering
Transforming construction education with virtual reality
October 15, 2024 —
To keep up with advances in technology, a pioneering virtual reality integrated Building Information Modeling (BIM) course has been introduced in the Department of Civil Engineering.
Libraries
Construction transforming Dafoe Library with new technologies
September 19, 2024 —
Construction for UM Libraries new Digital Scholarship Commons began Monday, September 16, and will continue until Spring 2025.