{"id":4071,"date":"2023-03-08T19:15:18","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T17:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aetma.ihu.gr\/?p=4071"},"modified":"2024-04-17T13:28:42","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T10:28:42","slug":"imt-vrara-collaboration-immersive-technologies-innovation-in-education-training-and-game-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/aetma.cs.duth.gr\/index.php\/2023\/03\/08\/imt-vrara-collaboration-immersive-technologies-innovation-in-education-training-and-game-design\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cIMT &#038; VRARA COLLABORATION\u201d Immersive Technologies &#8211; Innovation in Education, Training and Game Design"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4071\" class=\"elementor elementor-4071\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a901094 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a901094\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fbf62fd\" data-id=\"fbf62fd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b17e728 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b17e728\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1678813972257_441\" class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>International MSc program<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>We are proudly announcing the collaboration of IMT\u00a0 Msc Program with VRAR Association !<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>The Immersive Technologies &#8211; Innovation in Education, Training and Game Design (IMT) MSc program\u00a0<\/strong>of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cs.ihu.gr\/\">Department of Computing Science\u00a0<\/a>of the Democritus University of Thrace\u00a0is an International MSc\u00a0 that covers a unique thematic area in Greece and with a very high degree of innovation in Europe, focusing on cutting-edge technologies such as\u00a0<strong>Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Mixed Reality\u00a0<\/strong>with an emphasis on\u00a0<em>Education, Training<\/em>, and\u00a0<em>Game design<\/em><\/p><p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">The MSc program is offered worldwide as it has been structured to correspond to modern scientific and technological needs within the constantly evolving socioeconomic context, employing\u00a0<strong>Distance Learning and Blended Learning\u00a0<\/strong>educational approaches. The students and the Academic Staff of the IMT MSc Program come from different countries as the program is offered online, and all courses are taught exclusively in English.<\/p><p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">The VR\/AR Association (VRARA) is an international organization designed to foster collaboration between solution providers and end-users that accelerates growth, fosters research and education, helps develop industry best practices, connects member organizations, and promotes the services of member companies.<\/p><p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">The collaboration between the IMT MSc Program and the VR\/AR Association aims to achieve several objectives.<\/p><p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Firstly, bring together experts from academia and industry in the fields of Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) to promote knowledge sharing, best practices, and the latest developments in immersive technologies.<\/p><p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Secondly, the collaboration seeks to provide IMT MSc Program students with access to a network of VR\/AR professionals, which will enable them to gain hands-on experience and practical knowledge in the development and application of immersive technologies.<\/p><p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Thirdly, the collaboration aims to facilitate research and innovation in the field of VR\/AR, promoting joint research projects and encouraging the development of new applications and tools that can benefit both academia and industry.<\/p><p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Finally, the collaboration seeks to promote the use of VR\/AR technologies in education, training, and game design at the\u00a0<strong>Master<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0<strong>PhD educational level<\/strong>,\u00a0 by highlighting best practices and success stories in these areas and by fostering the development of new educational and training solutions that incorporate immersive technologies.<\/p><p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><br \/><strong><em> \u00a0 <\/em><\/strong>Professor Dr. Avgoustos Tsinakos,<\/p><p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Director of Advanced Educational Technologies and Mobile Applications\u00a0 (AETMA) Lab<\/p><p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Director of MSc in Immersive Technologies &#8211; Innovation in Education, Training and Game Design<\/p><p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Department of Computer Science<\/p><p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Democritus University of Thrace<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International MSc program We are proudly announcing the collaboration of IMT\u00a0 Msc Program with VRAR Association ! 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