Oblong has revolutionized the classroom at Auburn University McWhorter School, where their new Visualization Lab incorporates ground-breaking technologies including Mezzanine from Oblong Industries and is reinventing the learning experience. The Visualization Lab features an immersive visual collaboration system which has had a dramatic effect on student’s learning—delivering huge improvements in team collaboration, productivity, and allowing students to experience their field in a way unlike any others.
Customer
- Auburn University, McWhorter School of Building Science
Industry
- Education (for the Construction Industry)
Study Highlights
- Benefits of an immersive space
- Increased student engagement
- Visualization at a large scale
- Professional construction applications
The Challenge
The faculty staff of McWhorter School of Building Science (MWSBS) at Auburn University were looking for a solution to transform teaching at the school, to better prepare students for the fast-changing professional environment. They needed leading edge technology to support and illustrate projects at scale (an essential component in architecture and construction) and they required a new way to enhance and improve collaborative problem solving, which is a critical enabler to prepare MWSBS students and distinguish them in the professional marketplace.
The Breakthrough
Powered by Oblong’s Mezzanine technology, the Visualization Lab delivers an immersive and ultra-connected workspace where students can gain a new perspective on construction plans and share ideas in an agile and collaborative way. The dynamic multi-screen pixel-rich workspace commands attention when viewing information. Students interact with data and construction plans, physically manipulating information and images across interconnected screens. In addition, Mezzanine’s multiple modes of control, including the gesture-based wand, is ideal to command content in a social setting like the classroom.
The Result
The students learn early in the program, how to work collaboratively in a dynamic team environment, to learn and solve problems—which is an essential skill in the professional world. They become experts in the type of technology that will give them a market-leading advantage when entering the competitive job market. MWSBS students have whole-heartedly embraced this new and dynamic learning experience, recognizing the benefits of learning and using this cutting-edge technology with their peers on a daily basis.
