Shenandoah Students Creating VR Experience Following the Lewis and Clark Trail

A team of students at Shenandoah University is wrapping up work on a groundbreaking virtual reality project that will change how people learn about and experience the famed Lewis and Clark Expedition. The VR experience, titled “Following in Their Footsteps,” was developed by seniors Tyler Dossatt ’25 (Bachelor of Science in virtual reality design), Ann Fink ’25 (B.S. in VR design), Joey Miciotta ’25 (Bachelor of Arts in VR design) and Gabby Pieklo ’25 (Bachelor of Arts in media and communication), and is the result of a nine-month process that kicked off in August 2024, with a 12-day, cross-country, faculty-led road trip from Shenandoah’s main campus in Winchester, Virginia, to Astoria, Oregon. The project is funded in part by a $7,500 grant from the Lewis and Clark Trail Alliance. Retracing the steps of the Corps of Discovery – the team composed of U.S. Army and civilian volunteers led by Meriweather Lewis and William Clark – as it explored the land acquired by the United States as ... Read full article.