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Archives: Virtual & Augmented Reality Lab

March 7, 2025
Game Jam draws students for practical learning and networking

Conestoga's Centre for Virtual Reality Innovation (CVRI) held its seventh Game Jam February 24 to 28. The week-long hackathon-style event...


September 27, 2024
Conestoga adds virtual fun to Lumen Festival in Waterloo

Conestoga helped light up the popular Lumen Festival in Waterloo as both a sponsor and participant....


July 18, 2024
Conestoga lends support to Kitchener’s firefighting camp for young women

Conestoga’s Pre-Service Firefighter Education and Training program provided support to a City of Kitchener camp offering teenage girls the chance...


May 30, 2024
VARLab recognized globally for innovation and supporting mental health

Conestoga’s Virtual and Augmented Reality Lab (VARLab) was recently named in an international report that profiles key trends, challenges and...


May 15, 2024
Inaugural Girls in Gaming event introduced youth to game art and design

Conestoga’s first Girls in Gaming event gave girls and non-binary youth the chance to try game art and design....


May 15, 2024
Students practise interview skills with cutting-edge simulation training

A pilot project launched by Conestoga’s School of Interdisciplinary Studies and the Virtual and Augmented Reality Lab (VARLab) will allow...


November 9, 2023
Symposium highlights research and scholarship at Conestoga

More than 200 Conestoga employees representing all ten academic schools participated in the college’s Research and Scholarship Symposium on October...


May 15, 2023
Conestoga researchers explore uses of extended reality training

Earlier this year, researchers from the Conestoga Food Research and Innovation Lab (CFRIL) and the Virtual and Augmented Reality Lab...


January 25, 2023
Conestoga named among Canada's top 15 research colleges

Conestoga has been named among Canada’s top 15 research colleges for 2022 according to a new report released January 25...


February 24, 2020
VARLab supports student learning and applied research

A cross-departmental collaboration recently provided marketing students with an opportunity to explore virtual and augmented reality trends and technologies through...