01/10/25 Building the future: An XR engineering workshop

TRAINING EVENTS

Workshop for engineers, VETs and other participants in order to be informed how XR technology can revolutionize the engineering sector and also education of engineers in construction, energy and maritime sectors. Participants will have the opportunity to use VR headsets and experience the immersive environment of the training platform of the project.

Participation certificates will be given to the audience.

Useful information: The event will take place on-site.

Agenda

  • 18:00 – 18:15 Registration & welcome coffee. Registration process and networking. 
  • 18:15-18:30 Welcome
    Opening and welcome. Speech by Representative of TEE/TKM
  • 18:30-19:00 Definition of XR, VR, AR and MR. Historical evolution in XR, ethical implications, health and safety risks of XR. Alliance4XR project and workshop objectives.
    -Present a fully functional XR application addressing a real-world problem( The Case of CO2PACMAN Visual Impact VR experience)
  • 19:00-19:15 XR for engineers: From theory to practise. XR focused on engineers
    Proposed XR Training Curriculum for engineers
  • 19:15-19:30 Sister project with Alliance4xR. Practical examples –use cases on engineering  XR
  • 19:30-19:45 Platform introduction. Platform functionalities
  • 19:45 – 20:30 Interaction with the Platform. XR device (Meta Quest) experience
  • 20:30-20:45 Evaluation and closing. QR code for evaluation feedback from participants
  • 20:45 – 21:15 Dinner – Finger  Food

Who could join?

This event is attached for experienced engineers of all specialties from private and public sector, VETs and any other people that are interested for XR.

When?

October 1st, from 18:00 to 21:00 (EEST) 

Where?

📍Venue Amphitheatre of Technical Chamber of Greece (49, Megalou Alexandrou Av., 546 43 Thessaloniki, Greece)

Register here

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