Breaking the virtual barrier

by Matthew Modoono

June 8, 2023

Assistant Professor Wallace Lages, with a joint appointment in the College of Art Media and Design and Khoury College of Computer Sciences, demonstrates augmented and virtual reality applications at the Immersive Media Lab in Meserve Hall. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Assistant professor Wallace Lages, with a joint appointment in the College of Art Media and Design and Khoury College of Computer Sciences, demonstrates augmented and virtual reality applications at the Immersive Media Lab in Meserve Hall. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

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