FAIRFAX, Va., March 18 -- George Mason University issued the following news release:
When students step into AVT 496 Intro to VR for the Artist, they're not just walking into another studio course-they're entering entirely new worlds of their own making. George Mason University's School of Art launched the course this spring, marking its first-ever deep dive into virtual reality (VR) as an artistic medium.
Taught by John von Bergen, assistant professor of sculpture and expanded fields, the class meets inside the Mason Innovation Exchange (MIX) and previously held workshops in the visualization and virtual reality lab in Research Hall. For many students, it's their first time creating art in a fully immersive digital space.
Von Bergen des...