VR Mining (IMAGE)

West Virginia University

VR Mining

Caption

WVU undergraduate student Jacob Horner (left) and masters students Amelia Echard and Paubla Gallego test augmented reality systems designed to provide safety trainings to coal miners. Augmented reality technology has been integrated into classrooms at the WVU Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, where students experience mining environments through innovative virtual interfaces while contributing to research aimed at reducing miner deaths.

Credit

WVU Photo/Paige Nesbit

Usage Restrictions

NONE

License

Original content

Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.