Designing a VR lesson is not just a technical task. It requires writing scenario scripts, defining learning objectives, and anticipating where students will get confused inside an immersive environment.
Two instructors at Calloway State University each designed a four-session VR module for an undergraduate psychology course. One used ChatGPT Plus throughout the design process. The other used Claude Pro. Both were designing scenarios around social anxiety exposure therapy simulations.
Where the tools diverged
ChatGPT Plus produced faster first drafts of scenario scripts and was better at generating multiple variations quickly. Claude Pro wrote longer, more nuanced scenario descriptions and flagged ethically sensitive moments in the scripts that the instructor had not initially considered.
What each instructor said afterward
- The ChatGPT Plus user appreciated speed during early ideation but found herself revising more heavily at the refinement stage
- The Claude Pro user spent more time on the first draft but made fewer structural changes later
- Both agreed that neither tool understood VR spatial constraints without explicit prompting
Department head Orsolya Fekete reviewed both modules and found the quality comparable, but noted the Claude Pro module had stronger ethical framing around student emotional safety.
The lesson for students designing their own VR learning content is to be explicit about the medium in every prompt.