Headset on, reality altered. Media & Communication Studies students at the University of Guelph-Humber are learning to become immersive storytellers by harnessing the power of extended reality (XR) in the New World: Exploring XR course. Students Sophia Barcellona, Shannon Coady, Valentina Mikhailov, and Avery Patterson from the Winter 2026 session achieved a significant milestone when their class project – “Somnia – Do Students Dream of Overdue Sheep?” – was selected and showcased at the Festival of International Virtual and Augmented Reality Stories in Toronto. “There's a difference between what can be portrayed through a flat, normal video and a 360 [degree] video,” Coady said. Students can access VR headsets and cameras to create content at the Technology Resource Centre, located at GH320. Learn more: guelphhumber.ca/news-events/news/xr-focus-students-expand-storytelling-skills-virtual-reality-augmented-reality #GuelphHumber #UofGH