O VRLab estará novamente na Universidade de Verão, na área do saber Design e Multimédia!
Category: Events
Between November 15 and 17, I participated in the International Conference on Entertainment Computing (ICEC 2023). During the event, I showcased a project developed by a student at the University of Coimbra. This project focused on creating a Virtual Reality (VR) simulation for marine pollution control training. The VR simulation aims to provide a practical […]
EdTech Summit Portugal 2023
The EdTech Summit Portugal 2023 was a major event for education professionals looking to explore the latest innovations in technology and their impact on education. Among the many exhibitors and presenters, the VRLab stood was present as an initiative that is promoting and disseminating Virtual Reality in its various domains of application.
A few students from the Externato Senhora do Carmo (Lousada) visited the VRLab and experienced first-hand what an immersive VR environment reals feels like. Of course there was also an opportunity to play Beat Saber…
VRLab at OPEN DEI
As part of our department’s Open DEI initiative, we recently had the opportunity to host a visit, from several secondary school students, to the Virtual Reality Lab of the Department of Informatics Engineering at the University of Coimbra. This was an exciting and educational experience for these students, as they got to try out a […]
The demonstration of the Kairos VR system at the International Conference on Entertainment Computing (ICEC 2022), in November 2022, was a highlight of the event. Kairos is a truly immersive Virtual Reality experience that transports users to the botanical garden of the University of Coimbra. The system was developed by Maximilian Rubin and it won […]