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Welcome to Verse<\/h1>\n

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VERSE is a collaborative project with the local community, co-designing virtual reality experiences for practicing real-world skills and promoting inclusivity and understanding.<\/p>\n

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Emerging Technologies Research Lab (ELTL) focuses on collaborative opportunities and a critical discourse to enable greater connections with our community to co-design research for equitable and advanced technologies. Our aim is to bolster inclusion and provide solutions to real-world problems with cutting-edge learning technologies<\/p>\n

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Need a headset?<\/h2>\n

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You can use VERSE on a web-browser or an android phone, coupled with a Google cardboard VR headset. If you require one of these headsets, please contact us and we will mail one to you for free. You can then use this with your android phone and enjoy an immersive experience.<\/span><\/p>\n

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