Immersive VR Education, the Virtual Reality software and technology quoted company based in Waterford, has  announced the official launch of Engage, its online virtual social learning and presentation tool.

IVRE says Engage provides a platform for creating, sharing and delivering proprietary and third-party VR content for educational and corporate training purposes.

The company says it is aiming to reduce challenges surrounding remote learning by bringing students together in a virtual reality meeting room. Live lessons can be recorded, then reviewed and shared with others, in a virtual classroom or uploaded to the Engage platform for anyone to watch anywhere, according to the company.

In March 2018, VR Education listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange and on the Enterprise Securities Market in Dublin.

CEO David Whelan commented: “Engage has been in production for over two years and it has gone through rigorous development and testing phases. It is now fully functional and ready for use around the globe.

In Association with

“We have already partnered with Shenandoah University in the US and Nokia to roll out this platform to students and staff. We are also working with leading professors from Oxford University to provide content on the Engage platform, and Intel are currently promoting Engage throughout the US as part of their Tech Learning Lab initiative.

“Engage is at the cutting edge of this technology’s usage in the education sector. It can help educators visualise how the technology can positively impact their profession and their ability to influence students’ participation and performance. Secondly, the ‘learning space’ which can be applied anywhere.”

Engage has a selection of virtual presenter screens that allow users to stream in documents and media from OneDrive, Google Docs and Dropbox. They can stream in PowerPoints, videos, audio and a range of different documents using a media playback system, and the platform also supports YouTube video playback.

There is a free version of Engage available to download. The paid version of the platform has additional features for content creation and networking capabilities. Students can use a virtual reality headset or can use the platform through the desktop application.