Virtual Reality
The Dreamscape Lab is coming Spring 2026!
LBCC is bringing virtual reality (VR) to campus. The 30-seat immersive classroom and free-roam pod are scheduled to open at the Liberal Arts Campus in Spring 2026.
Launch Timeline
Fall 2024 – Spring 2025
- Lab Space Development & Equipment Preparation
- Planning the installation of VR hardware and supporting infrastructure
- Early outreach to staff and faculty for upcoming training and interest-building
Fall 2025
- Begin Dreamscape Learn Lab construction in Building L
- Opportunities for early adopters to explore VR tools
- Curriculum pilots and prototype content development underway
Spring 2026
- Dreamscape Lab Grand Opening
- Live demos, interactive tours, and orientation sessions begin
Fall 2026
- Select classes across disciplines begin using VR as part of instruction
- Ongoing support and training for instructors integrating immersive tech
- Staff will also have opportunities to design VR experiences for non-instructional use, including areas like human resources, student services, and campus engagement initiatives
Are you interested in VR at LBCC?
We’re inviting LBCC faculty and staff to learn about immersive technologies and help shape how the Dreamscape Lab will be used for learning and innovation.
Equity Innovation Grants are available to support bold, engaging, and equity-minded projects that make use of Dreamscape Learn VR to deepen learning, build skills, and transform how students experience education. Applications are due 9/30/25. Learn more or apply today at www.lbcc.edu/equity-innovation-grant.
We’re also building a vibrant community of faculty and staff exploring how VR can enhance teaching, services, and student engagement. Interested? Let us know by completing this brief form.
Expanding Access to Immersive Learning
LBCC wants students to have access to cutting-edge technology as we prepare them for the jobs of the future. For this innovation, we are partnering with Dreamscape Learn, a VR company based locally in LA County that is dedicated to higher education. Their VR platform has led to dramatic course improvements for students at Arizona State University and other colleges. It will provide professors and students with new tools to feel engaged and inspired.
Available curriculum includes Biology, Chemistry, Art History, and Astronomy (coming soon). LBCC instructors also will be able to create their own VR experiences in the immersive classroom and bring students to places they wouldn’t otherwise be able to access—underwater, on the moon, at the top of a volcano, or in historical and geological sites such as the Egyptian pyramids, Death Valley, Angkor Wat, Teotihuacán, the Louvre Museum, or Ghana’s “Door of No Return.”
(Program Video: Virtual Reality)