NewMedia Centre Stories

XR Bachelor End Project

Students from Industrial Design Engineering reached out for support in the XR Zone where they created a VR application for their Bachelor End Project (BEP).

VR tech: Sharif Bayoumy
3D modeling: John Doe
Camera: Boris Swaen
Student: Bart de Vries

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