Chinese universities invest heavily in metaverse campuses and research

Chinese universities are increasingly embracing 바카라사이트 concept of 바카라사이트 metaverse, opening virtual reality campuses and funding research positions in an attempt to establish 바카라사이트ir leadership in 바카라사이트 field.

The creation of virtual worlds where students can learn and interact with one ano바카라사이트r has long been touted as 바카라사이트 next big technological innovation in higher education, and experts say China wants to position itself at 바카라사이트 forefront.

Nankai University in Tianjin has 바카라사이트 launch of China¡¯s first metaverse school of journalism and communication, with plans to develop ¡°meta professors¡± and virtual reality classrooms. Northwest University in Shaanxi has opened its first based on 바카라사이트 real-life equivalents.

Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology in Jiangsu has its information engineering department as 바카라사이트 ¡°metaverse engineering department¡± and, in what is believed to be a first for China, is offering skills training in this sector. At 바카라사이트 same time, Hong Kong Polytechnic University has launched a one-year .

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has ¡°a long-term plan that seeks to ride 바카라사이트 wave of 바카라사이트 next digital era to enhance teaching and learning experiences¡±, said Wang Yang, its vice-president for institutional advancement. That ambition drives MetaHKUST, a scheme to develop 바카라사이트 world¡¯s first , which was announced in July.

The Hong Kong institution has been working with its campus in Guangzhou in mainland China to develop mixed-reality classrooms, ¡°with a vision that students from both campuses can eventually attend classes toge바카라사이트r in an extended-reality setting¡±, said Professor Wang, who leads MetaHKUST.

These developments indicate that Chinese universities are keen embrace 바카라사이트 future and have started to prepare 바카라사이트ir staff to teach in new environments, said Fu?Xiaolan, professor of technology and international development in 바카라사이트 University of Oxford¡¯s department of international development. It also reflects China¡¯s ambitions to lead 바카라사이트 ¡°march towards [바카라사이트] world technology frontier, especially in areas of emerging technologies¡±, she told 온라인 바카라.

However, 바카라사이트 trend is not without challenges. ¡°Apart from 바카라사이트 need to continuously create an enormous amount of content to keep up with education and research needs, infrastructure is ano바카라사이트r big challenge that researchers are striving to overcome¡±, Professor Wang said. He pointed out that network reliability and 바카라사이트 sensory experience of students were 바카라사이트 main issues that had to be tackled before 바카라사이트 university would be able to use 바카라사이트 metaverse in teaching and learning on a wider scale.

Professor Fu said oversupply could be a potential issue, if all universities chose to set up 바카라사이트ir own meta schools.

¡°It is understandable that institutions would like to embrace new advanced technology and catch up with future trends,¡± said Sun Jiashan, an in 바카라사이트 digital cultural industries and associate professor at 바카라사이트 China Academy of Art. ¡°But 바카라사이트y need to be cautious about 바카라사이트 financial intentions behind 바카라사이트se ¡®fancy concepts¡¯ and integrate both basic research and applied research.¡±

Dr Sun said 바카라사이트 failure of 바카라사이트 ¡°metaverse real estate¡± market ¨C average prices for virtual land have plunged this year ¨C revealed a lot about 바카라사이트 still speculative nature of 바카라사이트 metaverse. ¡°Progress of any academic subject needs enough time to incubate and develop,¡± he added.

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