Vision
The vision: one pathway from the virtual room to the real machine
Why Southern University is building a connected set of labs, a traveling 3D room and a 3D printing track, and why it deserves funding.
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Deep dive
For readers who want the full picture: what each program is, why it matters, why Southern University is pursuing it, and why it deserves funding. Each one reads online or downloads as a PDF.
VisionAdditive Manufacturing labsMobile CAVE sub-projects
The vision
Why Southern University is building this, and how the pieces fit.
Additive Manufacturing labs
The seven labs and programs already on campus.
Lab 01
Metal 3D printing lab
Five machines that shape metal and test it: the top of the pathway, where virtual practice turns into real metal parts.
Lab 02
Polymer 3D printing lab
Design it, print it, test it, improve it: the campus labs where learners turn a file into a plastic part they can hold.
Lab 03
XR Development Studio
Where Southern University builds, tests and deploys the VR lessons and research tools that power the whole pathway.
Lab 05
Classroom VR and teacher training
Train the teacher, equip the classroom, reach every student.
Lab 06
Computational thinking research
Does learning in VR make students better problem solvers? Southern University is measuring it.
Lab 07
CAVE demo: chemistry molecules
Hold a molecule. A chemistry demo that shows what a 3D room can teach.
Mobile CAVE sub-projects
Immersion in Motion: the seven programs that ride in the truck.
SP-01
K-12 education and mobile STEAM outreach
The lab comes to the school, so every student can walk inside the science.
SP-02
Crisis management and emergency preparedness
Rehearse the storm before it comes, as often as it takes, with nothing at risk.
SP-03
Healthcare technology and public health VR
Rehearse the rare, high-stakes case close to the floor, before it happens at the bedside.
SP-04
Exploratory research and advanced visualization
A research room that travels, linked to a national network of people who run them.
SP-05
Manufacturing technologies and cyber-additive XR
Teach the next manufacturing workforce to build parts in 3D, and to protect the files that make them.
SP-06
Drone exploration and autonomous aerial systems
Fly the inspection in 3D first, then fly it for real: reality capture, photogrammetry and beyond-visual-line-of-sight training on the Mobile CAVE.
SP-07
Student-led Mobile CAVE systems integration
The students who keep the truck running: vehicle engineering, multi-wall projection calibration and a statewide tour.