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GE Salon – “How will virtual reality change our lives?”

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3 October 2017 GE Salon of Centre for Teaching and Learning and Virtual Reality Centre have jointly organised a seminar about Virtual Reality for Society on 3 October 2017 (Tuesday). The theme of the seminar is “How will virtual reality change our lives?”. Mr. Philip Kong, Chief Operating Officer, Virtual Reality Technology Holdings Limited and Vice-President, 3Glasses…

Visit to School of Creative Media on Dunhuang and PLACE-Hampi VR Project

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A site visit to School of Creative Media (SCM), The City University of Hong Kong, Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre has been carried out for 40 students who are studying a General Education module “Virtual Reality for Society (SCM2201)” on 26 September 2017 (Tuesday). Students visited the VR CAVE facilities and two virtual reality projects of SCM. The…

How VR and AR Can Bring Innovation and Better Productivity to Enterprise?

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Invited by Dr. Daniel Mo, Principal Investigator of Research Grant Council Project “Intelligent Systems Ready for the Digital Future of Supply Chains”, Dr. Eugene Wong has delivered a seminar on “How VR and AR Can Bring Innovation and Better Productivity  to Enterprise?” on 21 September 2017. Recent trends, principles of VR, and how enterprise can apply…

Van Gogh’s 3-in-1 in VR arrives HSMC

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Van Gogh’s 3-in- 1 in VR arrives HSMC The most famous paintings of Vincent van Gogh, namely The Starry Night, The Yellow House, and The Bedroom, have arrived Virtual Reality Center (VRC) in the form of virtual reality (VR)! In the centre, visitors can interactively and immersively walk in the world of Van Gogh’s three…

Augmented Reality in Art Appreciation: HSMC Clock Tower & Artwork Instant Drawing board

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Augmented Reality in Art Appreciation: HSMC Clock Tower & Artwork Instant Drawing board   VR Centre (VRC) has developed HSMC clock tower with instant drawing and GPS function as a Augmented Reality (AR) Art Appreciation prototype. This in-house project is jointly developed with Department of Social Science, HSMC, to facilitate students in appreciating art and…

Over 1,200 guests visited Virtual Reality Center and its VRBD Lab

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Over 1,200 guests visited Virtual Reality Center and its VRBD Lab Over 1,200 visitors from over 90 various organisations have experienced the Virtual Reality (VR) systems in Virtual Reality Centre (VRC) and its Virtual Reality and Big Data Analytics Lab (VRBD Lab). Representatives from government, institutions, companies, colleges, and schools, for example, Hong Kong Council…

Delegates visit from IISE(HK)

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President, Executive Committees and Members of IISE(HK) have visited Virtual Reality Centre on 24 June, 2017. Views and ideas have been shared during the visit and discussion. Members are interested in the use of virtual reality in product design and training. https://iisehk.tumblr.com/post/166637643615/iisehk-visited-hsmc-virtual-reality-lab-on-june…

Inter-disciplinary research interest groups on VR

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Inter-disciplinary research interest groups on VR Two Inter-disciplinary research interest groups on VR has been formed in the college. The two groups are: (1) Evaluating effectiveness/perception/acceptance on operations training via business game simulation and interactive coaching. The team members include Dr Kaylee Kong, Dr. Jay Hui, and Dr. Eugene Wong; (2) Research on how AR Art can…

VRC Visit from Education Bureau representatives 

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27 January 2017 Upon the successful implementation of the virtual reality and CAVE systems, representatives from Education Bureau have visited the Virtual Reality Centre (VRC) and experienced the developed virtual reality and augmented reality work, including quay crane container terminal, air cargo terminal, Van Gogh 3-in-1 VR painting, HSMC AR Tower, etc. The representatives appreciated the…