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Renovating the facade letters of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

As of January 1, 2024, the Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering (3mE) has changed its name to Mechanical Engineering, abbreviated ME. To fully implement this name change, the facade letters also needed to be renewed. The NewMedia Centre was asked to produce a short video to promote this change at the front of the faculty building.

The video was filmed over several weeks in coordination with the faculty’s communication staff and the contractors. Our cameraman even went up in the bucket high above the water to film the letters up close!

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XRScalekit

July 1, 2023

The XRScaleKit is a growing toolkit designed to make XR development more scalable. Originating from projects addressing network and management challenges, it brings together years of innovation to streamline XR workflows and support large-scale educational applications.

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IoT Bridge

January 31, 2023

The IoT Bridge connects Grove-based IoT sensors to Unity and Unreal, enabling real-time data use in XR and game projects. With a Raspberry Pi image and engine plugins, it allows students and researchers to create immersive, sensor-driven experiences and explore innovative Serious-Game and XR applications.

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3D Scanner

January 19, 2023

The Media Lab is developing a 3D scanning service using the Creaform Go Scan, testing workflows and creating user-friendly instructions. The scanner captures detailed models of objects, while a new application will automate optimization and export to formats like glTF and FBX for various applications.

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