Clarkson University Research Professor Dana Barry recently had a book published by Springer Nature. She served as the Corresponding Editor and main author of the book. It is titled Applications of Metaverse and Virtual Reality to Creative Education and Industry. Her Co-editor is Professor Hideyuki Kanematsu at Osaka University in Japan.
This book presents and describes examples of metaverse and virtual reality along with their unlimited possibilities for education and industry. Metaverse provides a fully immersive and interconnected virtual world where individuals can work and live in an environment that closely resembles the real world. On the other hand, Second Life (SL) is a three-dimensional virtual community where avatars perform tasks on a person’s behalf, like designing and building houses and using 3-D virtual objects such as cubes. SL allows students to work from anywhere, at any time, and at their own pace.
Chapter topics include the use of virtual reality in the game and architectural design industries and for creative education involving problem-based learning, medical training, and more. Virtual Reality (VR) headsets do not require avatars and can be used for playing video games, and various forms of entertainment and training. When combined with sensor glasses, physiological data can be collected. Additional topics such as artificial intelligence, robotics, machine learning, digital twin technology, augmented reality, and the future fusion of real and virtual worlds are mentioned
A website that gives information about the book is provided below.
Applications of Metaverse and Virtual Reality to Creative Education and Industry | SpringerLink
Barry is a Research Professor in Clarkson University’s Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, an Instructional Support Assistant at SUNY Canton, Scientific Board President and Professor for Ansted University, and a Chemistry Ambassador and member of the American Chemical Society. She has five graduate degrees including a Ph.D. in Engineering from Osaka University in Japan, numerous honors, 400 academic publications, and has served numerous times as a visiting professor overseas.