A Shenandoah University-produced immersive history virtual reality experience that places users at the center of a defining moment in U.S. political history is now available to the public.
“The Great Experiment: Redebating the Electoral College in Virtual Reality” immerses users in an authentic, virtual representation of the Assembly Room of the Pennsylvania State House (now known as Independence Hall) in Philadelphia during the debates that led to the creation of the Electoral College at the Constitutional Convention of 1787. The project was produced by the Shenandoah Center for Immersive Learning (SCiL) in collaboration with Shenandoah University’s history and virtual reality design departments and faculty from James Madison University.
Shenandoah celebrated the launch of the project during a special event on Friday, Sept. 27, in the university’s new Hub for Innovators, Veterans and Entrepreneurs (HIVE), which featured demonstrations of “The Great Experiment” and a special toast commemorating its release.
