IRVINE, CA--(Marketwire - July 26, 2010) -  EON Reality, Inc., the world's leading interactive 3D software provider, today announced that West Virginia University Parkersburg is utilizing EON Reality's software to create and incorporate three-dimensional interactive content into the college's current Drafting and Digital Animation programs. Below are excerpts from a news release written on 7/12/2010 by Rhonda Richards, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, and are reprinted with permission.

"The new technology allows student content developers to produce a virtual image that can be viewed through 3D glasses and appears as the actual, real object," said Dr. Rhonda Richards, senior vice president for academic affairs. 

College officials at WVU Parkersburg believe the technology has great potential for a variety of training applications.

"Students will develop skills for using the technology as part of the Drafting and Digital Animation programs," Dr. Richards noted. "Once they acquire the skills, they will be prepared to develop animation or interactivity for 3D environments for entertainment or training purposes. Additionally, this new skill set of developing interactive 3D content will help begin to meet a nationwide workforce gap for these high-paying, high-impact jobs which are mostly being outsourced to other countries." 

At WVU Parkersburg, the 3D program is also being examined for training purposes for the college's Machining, Solar Energy, and Nursing programs. 

"One advantage to the 3D virtual training aspect is that if you learn a process using 3D interactive images, you can make mistakes with a virtual piece of equipment and not suffer the catastrophic consequences that you might in a real world setting," Dr. Richards said. 

One such learning application for the 3D software will be utilized in a special topics course entitled Holograph Applications being offered this fall. Assistant Professor Laura Kerbyson will teach the course in which students will be able to envision a complex architectural project. "Students will assemble a virtual house, bring it into the 3D software, re-texture and re-colorize objects, make objects have interaction and be able to do a virtual walk through the house via a constructing software application," Kerbyson noted.

For further information:
WVU Parkersburg - www.wvup.edu
EON Reality - www.eonreality.com.