ucisa London January 2021

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Date

20 January 2021

Book Before

21 January 2021

online 13:00 - 15:30

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About the Event

Augmenting the reality of Education

 

With Covid 19 having focused educations mind on new ways of teaching some universities have been turning towards Virtual and Augmented reality options. Virtual reality headsets in general have surged during the lockdowns and new cheaper and more flexible devices have become available.

This session will consider how education is starting to explore this area. What can be done and what is being done and when can we expect to be holding these London Group meetings in a virtual 3D environment?

Speakers

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Amir Sam

Head of Imperial College School of Medicine

Imperial College London

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Andrew Macquarrie

Lecturer in VR and Games Technology

University of Greenwich

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Darrenlloyd Gent

Principal Lecturer - Undergraduate Coordinator (Games and Digital Media)

University of Greenwich

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Jon Weinel

Academic Portfolio Leader - Games (Associate Professor)

University of Greenwich

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Jonathan Freeman

Academic Lead Knowledge Exchange

Goldsmiths University of London

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Kelvin Avey

Game Development Lecturer

University of Greenwich

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Ryan Flynn

Principal Lecturer

University of Greenwich

More Info

Ryan Flynn is a Principal Lecturer in Games and Multimedia Technologies with a strong research interest in all aspects of games and education. He is especially interested in the use of games in education to replace or augment existing teaching and learning and believes that technology will become a much more integrated part of education in the near future.

Event Schedule

Wednesday

13:00

Introduction

13:05

Using Augmented/ Mixed Reality in Medical Education

Professor Amir Sam, Head of Imperial College School of Medicine
13:35

Creative application for immersive

Professor Jonathan Freeman, Academic Lead Knowledge Exchange, Goldsmiths University of London 
14:05

A year of VR: thoughts on using VR for telecommunication during the pandemic

Andrew Macquarrie, Lecturer in VR and Games Technology; Darrenlloyd Gent, Principal Lecturer Games and Digital Media; Jon Weinel, Lecturer in Games Technology (Virtual Reality); Ryan Flynn, Principal Lecturer; and Kelvin Avey, Game Development Lecturer, University of Greenwich

15:05

Networking

15:30

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