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Virtual reality studies as a cure for brain drain?

By Annie Ropeik, IPB News | Published on in Education, Statewide News, Technology
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According to a recent study, half of computer science students at Indiana colleges will leave the state after graduation. It has schools such as Purdue University trying new ways to reverse that economic loss, by investing in trendy fields where students want to work — such as virtual reality. Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Annie Ropeik visited Purdue’s gaming lab to learn more.