Students at Arizona State University have developed a virtual-reality experience for a meteorology course that uses real-world sound and data to put users into the middle of a hurricane.
The ASU Online class Meteorology 101, open to students in any major, has a lab that includes the immersive module, called “Hurricane Heroes.” Students can choose to use a headset, which is mailed to them, for a three-dimensional experience, or watch a two-dimensional version on their computer screens.
The VR experience is presented in three acts as a story with interactive questions throughout