Virtual Reality Campus Tours with GearUp VR App
Challenges:
Help students, especially those from underprivileged areas, find an appropriate college education
Industry
Education
Solutions:
GearUp VR Mobile App
Results:
Gear Up VR app enables students to visit campuses cost-effectively and virtually experience every facility offered.
Locations:
US
About the Client
The University of North Carolina is recognized for its world-class teaching and dedicated public services. It offers over 200 academic programs and graduates more than 54,000 students annually. The organization wanted to improve students' performance and participation in higher secondary and post-secondary education and reduce college dropouts.
The GearUp project was initiated to significantly increase enrollments from underprivileged areas of the state. The client wanted to improve students' performance and participation in higher secondary and post-secondary education by helping them gain a better understanding of the various programs available to them in the universities.
Case Overview
Realizing the increased use of mobile apps among students, the client wanted to invest in mobile technology to create more engagement among students and encourage them to enroll in various courses. They wanted the app to be a medium to educate students on the various programs available.
Enabling immersive experiences, Fingent deployed virtual reality to create an app that instantly connected students with the universities' programs. Through the app, the students can virtually experience every facility provided on the organization's 16 campuses.
CHALLENGES
Roadblocks Faced in the Existing System
Increase the number of enrolments
Educate students on various available courses
Time-consuming and costly campus visits
Allow students to access information regarding the university quickly
Utilize mobile technology to increase influence
SOLUTION
Fingent’s Approach - GearUp VR Mobile App
Implementing the latest mobile technology and 360-degree VR video abilities, Fingent helped the University build an innovative mobile app that promptly connected students with all 16 UNC campuses through their mobile devices, giving them more insight into the available courses and opportunities.
The app lets you explore the 16 campuses of UNC through a single mobile device
Students can experience a pool of 360-degree VR videos of the campuses and classrooms
The app also features the option to ask questions about the programs, compare each campus, and more.
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BENEFITS
Making An Impact On Client Success
With the GearUp app, students are now closer to college education and the 16 campuses of the UNC than ever before. Eliminating tedious and costly campus visits, the GearUp app has regulated and streamlined the complete search process for colleges.
Facilitates a better understanding of the various college programs at UNC
Enables students to visit campuses eliminating high costs and time spent virtually
Helping students better engage with and comprehend the vast pool of opportunities.
Assists students in choosing the right career paths for a better future.
