Atlanta students try out new virtual reality studio opened by NFL Hall of Famers

ATLANTA — A choose group of Atlanta college students acquired to expertise a brand new digital actuality studio in downtown Atlanta on Tuesday.

Corridor of Fame teammates Jerry Rice and Steve Younger joined forces off the sphere to present Atlanta college students free entry to digital actuality. 30 college students from the Ron Clark Academy have been in attendance and acquired to check out this new know-how.

Each Younger and Rice have been readily available on the unveiling of The Creator Zone on the Johnson STEMActivity Heart in downtown Atlanta. In attendance have been elected officers, and present and former Atlanta Falcons gamers in attendance, offering instructional and networking experiences to college students.

[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]

The Creator Zone is a devoted house for teenagers 13+ to make use of Meta Quest 2 headsets to expertise and create in digital actuality.

“Jerry and I, by our 8 to 80 Zones, are thrilled to be partnering with Meta – providing the youth of Atlanta the very newest tech to assist them pursue their passions and future careers,” Younger stated. “This can present the following era of innovators alternatives to be impressed and engaged as they study, code, create, and compete. By way of these assets, all of us hope to do our half to advance cultural and social change on the coronary heart of the place it issues most – the neighborhood”.

TRENDING STORIES:

The Creator Zone is free for all Atlanta college students 13 and above and gives youths residing in underserved communities the talents to pursue careers in know-how, e-sports, gaming, media in addition to coaching on cutting-edge gear and software program for tv, radio, voice recording, graphic design, and recreation improvement.

Teenagers will have the ability to compete because the quarterback of their favourite NFL staff in NFL PRO ERA, a VR soccer recreation; discover probably the most iconic areas on the planet in Nationwide Geographic Discover VR, and create wonderful road artwork in VR with Kingspray Graffiti.

Extra info on the Johnson Stem Exercise Heart will be discovered right here.

[SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]

©2022 Cox Media Group