Case Study: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam advances realistic VR law teaching with SURF

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam scales VR pleading with SURF and 2 universities

The Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, along with partners Universiteit Utrecht and Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, faced the challenge of scaling their successful PleitVRij virtual reality teaching method for law students. Technical failures and a lack of dedicated support were hampering use and placing a technical burden on lecturers, who were already at full capacity. They partnered with SURF to address these issues.

Through the SURF project 'Learning with Virtual Reality: The Next Level', the universities improved the VR technology's stability, professionalized its technical support, and expanded the learning environment. SURF helped implement new roles for students, new feedback options, and enabled collaboration between students from different universities. This resulted in a more robust and scalable application that provides law students with a realistic and effective environment to practice their pleading skills.

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam