New York City 's Lehman campus is launching an Interactive Digital Centre to train future virtual reality ( VR ) and augmented reality ( AR ) students . Estimates put the market for VR and AR at over $ 160bn by 2020 . The ##cape , part of the City University of New York , has partnered with VR services firm EON Reality to build the facility . The facility will feature a VR and AR training lab called the EON Entrepreneur School , where students will be taught for three months in - classroom and seven months in practical projects . The IDC will also feature the Icube lab , a 360 degree laboratory for testing work .
New York City's Lehman College is launching an Interactive Digital Centre to train future virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) professionals. Estimates put the market for VR and AR at over $160bn by 2020. The college, part of the City University of New York, has partnered with VR services firm EON Reality to build the facility. The centre will feature a VR and AR training lab called the EON Entrepreneur School, where students will be taught for three months in-classroom and seven months in practical projects. The IDC will also feature the Icube Mobile, a 360 degree space for testing work.