Globally there are hundreds of universities with the desire to teach virtual reality courses , however only very few are actually equipped to do so , according to a new survey from Crytek , a German game - maker . As a result , Crytek has been making VR tools freely available to universities for development as part of its VR First initiative , which has so far seen 14 universities join the initiative out of the 400 that have so far expressed an interest . So universities are an important battleground in the game engine wars. The payoff for Crytek is that it will help students early in their careers by opening VR First Labs on global campuses , and these students will hopefully generate real business once they graduate .
Globally there are hundreds of universities with the desire to teach virtual reality courses , however only very few are actually equipped to do so , according to a new survey from Crytek , a German game - maker . As a result , Crytek has been making VR tools freely available to universities for development as part of its VR First initiative , which has so far seen 14 universities join the initiative out of the 400 that have so far expressed an interest . The payoff for Crytek is that it will help students early in their careers by opening VR First Labs on global campuses , and these students will hopefully generate real business once they graduate .