Economics and Virtual Reality

We explore the possibility of teaching different econ courses in a virtual reality environment. Our goals are twofold: to replicate proven methods of face-to-face teaching and learning in a virtual environment, and to explore novel methods of teaching and learning only afforded by the virtual environment. An example of the first goal would be collaborative problem solving on (virtual whiteboards); an example of the second would be creating 3D sketches and graphs. In addition to these goals, we have a stretch goal of extending these methods to an augmented reality environment.