Lauren Cass, a sophomore Communication major; Marcus Jacobs ’22, a Master of Project Management student; and Justin Williams, a sophomore Computer Engineering major, work in the college’s VAR (Virtual/Augmented Reality) Lab and helped create interactive exhibits for the Hagen History Center in Erie.
The Hagen History Center in downtown Erie recently opened a new exhibit, “The Story of Us,” that includes interactive displays created by student researchers in Behrend’s VAR (Virtual/Augmented Reality) Lab under the direction of Dr. Chris Shelton, assistant professor of clinical psychology.
The 3,000-square-foot exhibit highlights the growth of Erie from its indigenous people to its later-arriving immigrants. Interactive displays encourage visitors to view artifacts from all angles (views created using 3-D scanned images), make a recipe (virtually) from the 1890s or the 1950s, and more.
Visit eriehistory.org for more about the exhibit.