Online Learning Update

October 29, 2017

UMD launches immersive media innovation ecosystem

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:08 am

BY LAURA ASCIONE, eCampus News
University to develop MAVRIC, a regional hub for immersive media technology. From catching Pokémon in the real world to donning a virtual reality headset to see and feel what it was like to scale the Berlin Wall before its fall, advancements in immersive media have set the stage for the next digital revolution. The University of Maryland will take part in this revolution with the launch of the Mixed/Augmented/Virtual Reality Innovation Center, called MAVRIC, which has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA). “The project promises to make our entire region a national hot spot for immersive media development,” said University of Maryland President Wallace D. Loh. “It will become an economic and technological boon to Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.”

https://www.ecampusnews.com/disruptions-and-innovations/umd-media-ecosystem/

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