Engineering Academy Virtual Reality

EAVR is a program with one big mission: modernizing and revolutionizing education.

We are currently developing programs for the HTC Vive (and additional headsets as they are available)

"Experience is the best teacher"

We all know this to be true, but experience also comes with high opportunity cost. VR eliminates this risk, and we are creating some of the first educational applications so that people across the globe can learn through hands on experience. We're bringing the class beyond the classroom.

Ever wonder why "educational games" are so bad?

Educational video games have been around for decades, but they certainly haven't gotten any better. Educational games to date all suffer from the same problems - they take the worst of both worlds. You get the learning curve, difficulty, and tedium of video games coupled with the (often) boring material associated with learning. Throw in cheesy dialogue, flat character, and more than a handful of bugs and you'll start to see why these so called "video games" are so widely avoided.

The developers of these games are out of touch, uninspired, and cheap. Students get the bare minimum, yet schools are still paying premium prices.

That's where we come in.

Made by students, for students

EAVR's flagship project is a fully fledged circuit simulator. Powered by SPICE (Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis) we are creating a game that is half circuit simulator, half puzzler. With the simulator, you can create any circuit in the Circuit Sandbox, and examine specifics about how current travels through it. Beginners can study the specifics of what happens in a circuit, and experienced users can build circuits twice as fast as they used to. The Circuit Sandbox opens up potential for students to review their knowledge, and teachers to design custom labs for students.

More than just a tool

If you're a gamer, student, or just curious, the "Story Mode" will be perfect for you. Designed for anyone, this mode has the player exploring the mysterious space station they're in, solving puzzles built around circuitry to progress. These puzzles start off with simple circuit components, introducing circuitry to beginners and reinforcing the knowledge for experienced players. These puzzles aren't just connecting the right current from point A to point B, you'll be launching yourself through the air, altering gravity, hiding from robots (and whatever else lurks on the ship) as you learn more about why you're here (and how circuits work!) With the immersion of virtual reality, get ready to learn like never before. Video games like Portal have taught us that our favorite games can teach, without it feeling like learning. EAVR Circuit Simulator is built and tested by gamers. You haven't had this much fun learning since Oregon Trail.

This is just the beginning

EAVR is a branch of Hoover High School's Engineering Academy, and plan to continue development for years to come. With bright young minds coming in every year, we plan to constantly have new products to release.

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