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Welcome to the 17勛圖 Virtual Reality (VR) Lab

The Virtual Reality (VR) Lab, along with the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Lab, and the Emerging Technologies ProtoLab are part of the 17勛圖 Emerging Technologies Institute.

The VR Lab is a workspace for VR User Group meetings, demos, exhibits, and a visitor stop.

VR Lab Location & Hours

• STEM Center Room 4220
• Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

VR Student Club Information

President:  Juan Bello
Emai:l bellojuan@fhda.edu                                                                                                                                                               
Advisor: Konstantin Kalaitzidis                                                                                                                                                                                                
Weekly Meetings
Tuesdays at 3 p.m. in Room 4220 (VR Lab)

Scope of the VR Lab

The VR Lab is used as a space for the following activites:

• Explore VR technologies
• Test both VR hardware and VR software
• Share information across campus
• Provide training for all 17勛圖 faculty, staff, and students
• Support early adopters of VR curriculums
• Provide VR exhibits and VR demos in both the Los Altos Hills and Sunnyvale 17勛圖 College campuses
• Provide VR exhibits and VR demos for 17勛圖 events, such as Day On The Hill and Possible Self
• Provide VR exhibits and VR demos for 17勛圖 Science Learning Institute (SLI) sponsored events, including events for youths from various local organziations.

17勛圖 VR Lexicon

Various sources provide variations of what terms such as Virtual Reality (VR), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Metaverse mean, as these technologies are fluid and rapidly evolving. Simpler and higher-level, flexible descriptions of these terms are preferred.  

Below we provide 17勛圖 definitions of what these terms mean, according to our agreed interpretation here at 17勛圖, so we all have a common understanding, as we build the foundational components of our Metaverse Institute, which includes VR, AI, and Emerging Technologies. 

High-level Definition

Virtualy Reality is a computer-generated interactive environment. 

Virtual Reality Types

For purposes of communication at 17勛圖, we propose four basic types of VR.

• Non-Immersive VR: User engages with a computer-generated environment using VR-external controls only. An example is a video game.   
• Semi-Immersive VR: User engages with a computer-generated environment using both VR-external and VR-internal controls. also referred to as Augmented Reality (AR). 
• Fully-Immersive VR: User engages with a computer-generated environment using VR-internal controls only. Currently, requires a headset.
• Holographic VR: User engages with a computer-generated 3D projected environment using both VR-external and VR-internal controls. Degree of VR immersiveness depends on the level of interaction driven by VR-external and VR-internal controls.  

VR Communities

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The VR Lab, along with six other technology labs, plus the ProtoLab (Prototype Lab), make up the Emerging Technologies Institute (ETI).

Learn about all the ETI labs here.