LA JOLLA, Calif. (KGTV) It may seem like a typical computer science classroom at UC San Diego, but its the first virtual reality lab to open in the country. <\/p>\n
I can interact with these tools and grab things, touch things, said Connor Smith. <\/p>\n
Smith, a third-year student at the University, said hes passionate about creating interactive virtual reality worlds. <\/p>\n
Would you rather read a history textbook or would you rather go back in time and experience history as if you were there, said Smith. <\/p>\n
He said he puts on the goggle-like devices and it transports him to a different place - one he created. <\/p>\n
Virtual reality is the future, augmented reality comes right after, said Professor Jurgen Schulze. <\/p>\n
Schulze teaches the undergraduate students how to program, design and develop a new world. The class officially launched in May. It started with 30 students, and it has expanded to about 300 students. <\/p>\n
Being inside a world they design is a unique experience for them, said Schulze. <\/p>\n
Connor Smith, a #UCSD student is designing a cool #virtualreality world. It's part of the new #VR lab that opened! STORY @10News 5pm! pic.twitter.com\/4E0O22qLvb <\/p>\n
Smith said his passion project is creating a world where people can feel what its like to have certain eye disorders. He said once people put on the device, it helps them feel what other people are experiencing. <\/p>\n
It facilitates empathy so that people can understand what it's like to live with a perspective of someone who does have disorders, said Smith. <\/p>\n
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