Several Tech colleges and the university's research division supported the proposal, as did the National Science Foundation. It is anticipated that the CAVE will be used by a variety of businesses in the mid-Atlantic region. At Virginia Tech, the CAVE will be used by faculty members and students from all university disciplines. Mathematics professors can bring their students inside geometric shapes. Engineering classes can put together and take apart complex structures.
Veterinary surgeons can prepare for operations by viewing large-scale simulations of animal organs.
Architecture students can design 3-D structures and rearrange them with a wave of a wand.