Bringing Italy to College Hill: Virtual reality in art history classrooms

You’re inside the Magi Chapel, staring up at the Renaissance frescoes, boldly colored and intricately detailed. The scene is all-consuming; it surrounds you and pulls you in. Now, take off your virtual reality goggles. You’re in the Williams Center for the Arts attending art history professor Eric Hupe’s Italian Renaissance class. Hupe and his research...