AUC EVE [VR] Lab

The Educational Virtual Environment (EVE) Lab was funded by the American University in Cairo Provost initiative for educational excellence in 2018, to which both the Mechanical Engineering and Architecture departments were applicants, joint recipients, and collaborators on its design and establishment. The primary added value of the EVE lab is the pedagogical benefit it presents to undergraduate and graduate students at SSE and AUC at large. The premise is that VR would enhance learning activities with realism, complex inter-disciplinary team-work and reflective/adaptive opportunities, and in effect instill better performance in the learning activities of students, assessments and key performance indicators targeted in the courses, and ultimately the learning outcomes. The lab hosts state-of-the-art mixed reality equipment, including a CAVE (3-walled + floor projection system), 9 HTC VIVE Headsets, 5 Zed Mini Cameras, and 2 Snapmaker machines that allow for 3D printing, laser engraving, and cutting, and CNC carving.