Reality Check - XR at Bentley University
What happens when education goes beyond textbooks and into fully immersive experiences? At Bentley University, virtual reality (VR) and extended reality (XR) are redefining how students learn, practice, and engage with the world. In this video, explore how Bentley’s XR Studio is integrating virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality into courses ranging from entrepreneurship and management to language learning, cyber psychology, and environmental studies. From practicing job interviews with virtual humans to ordering coffee in a foreign language inside a virtual international café, students are learning by doing—safely, interactively, and with real retention. Research shows that students using VR retain more information long after the experience, and Bentley faculty are publishing studies that prove immersive learning creates deeper understanding and context. Whether it’s stepping inside a wind turbine to rethink renewable energy or diving into a virtual ecosystem to build environmental empathy, XR helps make abstract ideas real. Bentley’s XR experiences are accessible anyone, anywhere, at any time—opening the door to a more connected, inclusive future of education.
