A child wears a VR headset while using their hands to manipulate a block in virtual reality

Allyson Snyder And Camren Allen's Research In The News: Understanding How Students Learn Through Virtual Reality

  • by Richard W Huskey

Ph.D. candidates Allyson Snyder And Camren Allen, as well as ASPIRE Undergraduate Researchers Valerie Klein and Nicole James were featured in the UC Davis Student Researcher series. The feature showcases research examining how children learn in virtual reality. The project, in partnership with the SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity, recruits participants from the surrounding community in order to investigate how working memory impacts the ability to transfer knowledge from VR to the everyday world.