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‘Embrace new technology’ – urges NWRC Principal

written by John November 16, 2018
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NWRC students Conan O’Connor and Amy Watton experiment with Virtual Reality at the BBC Digital Cities event at North West Regional College with Aaron McKeever from NWRC’s Business Support Centre.

“Virtual and Augmented Reality will completely change the world that we live in.”

This was the view of Principal and Chief Executive of North West Regional College Leo Murphy, who told students from schools and colleges across the region that they must do everything they can to embrace new technology.

Speaking at a Virtual and Augmented Reality Conference held at Strand Road Campus, as part of BBC Digital Cities, Mr Murphy said emerging AR and VR techniques are the technology of the future.

“They will completely change the world we live in,” he said, “impacting what we do in health, leisure, education and manufacturing.

“Conferences like today are all about stimulating the minds of our young people. You are the young people that need to embrace this technology.”

The conference, which was being held for the second time at NWRC, was attended by school and college students from
across the North West, and gave young people the opportunity to explore the applications and possibilities offered by
emerging virtual and augmented reality technology.

Guest speakers included BAFTA award winner Kris Kelly and award winning film maker and co-founder of Dublin based animation studio, Ping Kong, Niamh Herrity.

Oakgrove College students Anna Jane Logan and Marvin Felwa, pictured at the BBC Digital Cities Conference held at North West Regional College with Daniel O’Sullivan and Jamie McIlwrath from Sentireal.

The day also included demonstrations from a range of successful UK and Irish companies on how they use immersive technology in filmmaking, VFX, gaming, animation, education, health care, business and advertising.

Students were also given the opportunity to take part in workshops on how to create VR and AR content.

‘Embrace new technology’ – urges NWRC Principal was last modified: November 17th, 2018 by John

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