Today, Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies are applied to advanced fields of medicine, engineering, education, design, training, and entertainment. To expose our students to the potential that VR & AR have in store for us, an industrial visit was organized for the Multimedia Technology (MMT) & Computer Games Development (CGD) Students from the School of Media Arts and Design (SoMAD) to MinistryXR - A company specialising in effective communications through XR – who is the pioneer in creating breakthroughs that redesign the way we Live, Work, Play and Learn by using XR Technology.
A total of 15 students along with Prof. Dr. Ir. Vinesh Thiruchelvam, Assoc. Prof.Wong Bee Suan and Dr. Maryam Shahpasand visited the studio for an immersive experience of VR and AR Technologies. The students were given a virtual live experience of the "Toyota Car Showroom" , where they were able to take a virtual tour of the showroom and interact with the car with the help of HTC Vive and Oculus Rift Head Gears. The students also got to experience the Augmented Reality apps that the company created for CIMB Bank and PizzaHut. Through these immersive experiences, students were exposed to the amazing wonders that can be created in the world of VR, AR and XR, stimulating them to make use of these technologies in developing creative solutions in future.
Overall, students had a positive feedback about the visit, broadening their horizons on VR, AR and XR. Kudos to our lecturer, Mr. Edwin Pio Rufus from SoMAD for coordinating and arranging this visit.
