KENNESAW, Ga., Oct. 26 -- Kennesaw State University issued the following news release:

A Kennesaw State University researcher is exploring how virtual reality can help students stay focused and engaged during science and engineering laboratory activities. Supported by a $198,486 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the research aims to help learners maintain attention, improve motor skill, and enhance learning in immersive virtual laboratories.

Sungchul Jung, an assistant professor of gaming in KSU's College of Computing and Software Engineering, is leading the two-year project. The research will develop an adaptive intervention framework designed to help learners sustain and reorient attention without disrupting the learning...