Dubai academy launches virtual campus with immersive technology in Mars orbit


Dubai-academy-launches-virtual-campus-with-immersive-technology-in-Mars.jpg According to Rashid Al Awadhi, CEO of the New Media Academy, VR and immersive technologies are shaping the learning experience of tomorrow. Photo credit: Delivered

Dubai: Dubai-based New Media Academy announced the launch of the Middle East's first virtual campus to use immersive technology on Sunday. The campus is a tailor-made virtual space station from the New Media Academy in orbit around Mars. Users are given the experience of transporting them to explore the surface of Mars.

Several academy members and alumni attended the inauguration of the virtual campus, including executives from public and private institutions as well as independent content makers. Charlie Fink, specialist in immersive and virtual reality technology and Forbes columnist, gave a presentation on the role of Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) in business and accelerating the global transition to digital learning in virtual and urban environments immersive environments.

1623002831_815_Dubai-academy-launches-virtual-campus-with-immersive-technology-in-Mars.jpg The virtual campus Photo credit: Delivered

3D experiences

Rashid Al Awadhi, CEO of the New Media Academy, said, “VR and immersive technologies are shaping the learning experience of tomorrow. It is not a moment; it is a permanent movement. With the extensive tools that come with immersive learning, accessibility is becoming a possibility and is the next best thing in real life. The students become active participants in an upscale educational process with extraordinary multisensory 3D experiences in which they can interact with objects and with each other. VR isn't just a complement to other learning solutions - it's the future. Our students have access to the highest quality education supported by the world's best educators. "

He added: “At the New Media Academy, launched in June 2020 by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai, to bring together a new generation of Arab professionals for the To promote the creation of content with unlimited ambition, we want to set high standards for creative and digital learning in the region. "

The kick-off event included a conversation between the participants and Fink.

Fink answered questions about the future of virtual and interactive learning environments and their role in empowering institutional leaders to help build future intelligent societies.

Undisturbed communication

Fink said, “Virtual and immersive reality applications have proven to be highly efficient in keeping up with the rapid changes our world has seen over the past year in terms of learning, work and communication systems. Today, immersive and integrated virtual reality experiences can increase the flexibility of businesses, education, training and healthcare and ensure that we communicate and benefit from digital tools and solutions under all circumstances. "

He added, “The launch of the first virtual campus of its kind in the region by the New Media Academy makes them a role model in developing innovative mechanisms that shape the future of learning and give learners new and larger spaces to test and experiment with Offering concepts. "And ideas in a virtual environment with unlimited creativity."

The Academy has developed its new virtual campus based on ENGAGE, an award-winning platform from the Immersive VR Education (IVRE) development studio.

Immersive virtual campus

David Whelan, CEO and Founder of Immersive VR Education (IVRE), which developed ENGAGE, said, “I am excited to welcome New Media Academy to the ENGAGE platform as the first provider of a digital VR campus in the Middle East. Through this partnership, the Academy provides access to a fully immersive virtual campus where users can interact on a variety of devices and VR headsets. This is just the beginning of what we hope to be a fruitful and productive endeavor in the Middle East. "

The new virtual campus and the opening event will be supported by VIVE, a leading provider of VR.

Daniel Khayat, Head of Product and VIVEPORT Middle East and Africa, said: “We are delighted that the New Media Academy is developing the first virtual campus of its kind in the Middle East. This type of innovation comes very close to our vision, with VIVE being a pioneer in innovation, helping various sectors and companies achieve greater success through world-class experience in immersive reality technology. The education and training sector can lead the transformation of economic sectors towards virtual reality. We will experience qualitative growth and greater satisfaction with the use of virtual reality as a new trend. "

Strategic partnership

New Media Academy builds strategic partnerships with global solution providers to help its program members, including public sector executives, private sector employees, content creators, influencers and those interested in developing advanced digital skills.

She also partners with world-renowned experts and trainers to offer her educational programs that cover various digital skills and give Academy members a competitive edge in communication, digital strategy design and content creation.

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