Escape from space with virtual reality puzzles, designed by the Business School Idea Lab and DML

 

Alongside colleagues from the Idea Lab, DML has created a series of puzzles in virtual reality that are designed to enhance communication skills, and practice teamwork. 

 

 

"The more we went on and the more times we did it, the more - as a team - we got to understand our strengths and our weaknesses. "Bodicia Washington, Msc Strategic Marketing

 

In small groups, students take turns to become immersed in the VR environment - in which they are taken onto an alien spaceship - resolving challenges with the help of their teammates. 

VR Escape From Space demo

Demonstration / promo video about the VR escape from space scenario

This experience was used by students as part of the Strategic Marketing Online on-campus week this March, and is an example of how Virtual Reality can be a valuable part of synchronous / classroom based learning. 

If you want to find out how the DML has been exploring how interactive media can be experience asynchronously, have a look at our case study about AIM (Asynchronous Interactive Media)