Meetups

Meetup #29: Exploring the educational potential of CAVE (Cave Automatic Virtual Environment)

Thu, Nov 21, 2024
14:00 - 15:30
Join us to explore the diverse possibilities of CAVE environments for enhancing teaching capacity! This event, organised in collaboration with the Media & Learning Association, will delve into a range of topics including how to get started with immersive VR rooms, insights from a variety of projects, significant learning curves, and key takeaways. We’re also […]
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Meetup #30: Gaussian Splatting in VR

Thu, Dec 19, 2024
16:00 - 17:30 CET
This December, we're thrilled to welcome Nathan Saucier from the Leiden Learning & Innovation Centre to delve into the topic of Gaussian Splatting from both a case study and technically-oriented perspective.
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Recaps from past meetups

StereoKit | Recap Meetup #23

StereoKit | Recap Meetup #23

On the 13th of March, the XR ERA community gathered for an interactive workshop on StereoKit - an “easy-to-use open-source mixed reality library for building HoloLens and VR applications with C# and OpenXR”.   Throughout the hour and a half spent together, we had the...

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Future Forecasting in XR | Recap Meetup #21

Future Forecasting in XR | Recap Meetup #21

On the 8th of November, the XR ERA community came together for an interactive workshop on the topic of Future Forecasting in XR. Grounded in the methodology of Future Foresight, we were challenged to contemplate a range of scenarios ranging from the commonplace to the...

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XR Accessibility & Digital Literacy | Recap Meetup #20

XR Accessibility & Digital Literacy | Recap Meetup #20

Image courtesy of Vanessa Loring. On the 20th of October, the XR ERA community came together to discuss the fundamental, ever-relevant issues of accessibility and digital literacy, framing these terms within the context of Extended Reality (XR) to debate what may be...

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The Legal and Ethical Obligations of Implementing XR in Education

The Legal and Ethical Obligations of Implementing XR in Education

XR holds great potential for transforming education, offering novel and effective learning experiences, and is increasingly adopted by higher education institutions. There are, however, overlapping legal frameworks that apply when implementing XR, particularly data protection and intellectual property laws. Beyond legal obligations, ethical considerations are paramount.

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The Role of Wearable Haptic Devices in XR | Recap Meetup #16

The Role of Wearable Haptic Devices in XR | Recap Meetup #16

WEART develops wearable haptic devices that enable a naturalistic and comfortable interaction with virtual objects, surfaces, and materials, allowing people to grasp, touch, feel, and manipulate content. By implementing rich haptic feedback — a combination of forces, vibrations, and thermal cues — the experience is brought to a high level of realism, which is deemed crucial to engagement and effective learning.

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