{"id":25464,"date":"2021-05-31T15:33:29","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T22:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/twomaverix.com\/?p=25464"},"modified":"2021-05-31T15:44:13","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T22:44:13","slug":"the-next-steps-of-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/twomaverix.com\/?p=25464","title":{"rendered":"Next Steps of Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_25479\" style=\"width: 414px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25479\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25479\" src=\"http:\/\/twomaverix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/krishodgson.jpg\" alt=\"Lethbridge College faculty member Kris Hodgson-Bright\" width=\"404\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/twomaverix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/krishodgson.jpg 404w, https:\/\/twomaverix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/krishodgson-216x300.jpg 216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 404px) 100vw, 404px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-25479\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cybera.ca\/\">Cybera<\/a>, and used with permission.)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lethbridgecollege.ca\/events\/merging-realities-2021-impact\">Merging Realities 2021<\/a> is just about to happen. <div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1226\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-25464-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/overcoffee\/content.blubrry.com\/overcoffee\/Over_Coffee_Podcast_306_Kris_Hodgson_Bright.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/overcoffee\/content.blubrry.com\/overcoffee\/Over_Coffee_Podcast_306_Kris_Hodgson_Bright.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/overcoffee\/content.blubrry.com\/overcoffee\/Over_Coffee_Podcast_306_Kris_Hodgson_Bright.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/overcoffee\/content.blubrry.com\/overcoffee\/Over_Coffee_Podcast_306_Kris_Hodgson_Bright.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/twomaverix.com\/?powerpress_pinw=25464-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/overcoffee\/content.blubrry.com\/overcoffee\/Over_Coffee_Podcast_306_Kris_Hodgson_Bright.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Over_Coffee_Podcast_306_Kris_Hodgson_Bright.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\" https:\/\/feeds.blubrry.com\/feeds\/overcoffee.xml\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><\/p>\n<p>Hosted by Lethbridge College, in Alberta, Canada, this free annual virtual conference is a groundbreaker.<\/p>\n<p>Speakers explore the latest developments in the virtual and augmented-reality fields. This year&#8217;s conference, themed &#8220;Impact&#8221;, will showcase different aspects of the use of these technologies in daily life.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;(VR is) not just for gaming. It has many applications,&#8221;says Lethbridge College&#8217;s Kris Hodgson-Bright, Kris is a faculty member in Digital Communications and Media, as well as Multimedia Production. He is also part of the organizing committee for Merging Realities.<\/p>\n<p>And Merging Realities is a trailblazer because, in 2018, Lethbridge College debuted it as the world&#8217;s first conference hosted entirely in virtual reality.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, the pandemic has pushed immersive technologies to center stage. <a href=\"http:\/\/twomaverix.com\/?p=21067\">In our 2019 conversation<\/a>, Kris explained that Lethbridge was planning two new certificate programs in immersive media. Those have now evolved into two intensive study programs, accessible all over the world.<\/p>\n<p>Kris offered an update of Lethbridge&#8217;s work in immersive technologies, previewed Merging Realities 2021: Impact and discussed some of the ways he sees XR evolving to become students&#8217; future careers.<\/p>\n<h5>On this edition of Over Coffee\u00ae, we cover:<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h5>An update of Lethbridge College&#8217;s two new immersive programs and the ways the faculty have put their applied research in XR to use;<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>What attendees will experience, when they virtually attend Merging Realities: Impact;<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>A closer look at some of the VR programs the conference will be covering;<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>How Lethbridge College has put immersive technologies to work in different sectors;<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>The ways in which some of the new uses are changing common perceptions of virtual reality;<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>How to overcome the &#8220;intimidation factor&#8221; when introducing newcomers to VR;<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>What students will experience when they enroll in one of <a href=\"https:\/\/lethbridgecollege.ca\/departments\/corporate-and-continuing-education\/non-credit-courses\/series-immersive-technology\">Lethbridge College&#8217;s one-year certificate immersive media programs<\/a>;<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>The career options available to students who enroll in these programs;<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>Kris&#8217; own use of VR applications;<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>What&#8217;s next, for Merging Realities;<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>How newcomers to XR can start using immersive environments in their fields;<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>How Lethbridge College can help!<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Merging Realities 2021 is just about to happen. 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