Watch: Middle East's First Virtual Space Campus
- Publish date: Monday، 07 June 2021
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The New Media Academy today announced the launch of the Middle East’s first virtual campus. The campus is a custom New Media Academy-branded Space Station in orbit around Mars. Users will be given the experience to transport down to the surface of Mars to explore the planet.
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New Media Academy launches region’s first virtual campus on space station in orbit around Mars.#WamNews https://t.co/gRN9T94VvF pic.twitter.com/JeBlVPnBVH
— WAM English (@WAMNEWS_ENG) June 6, 2021
The campus leverages state-of-the-art immersive technology to provide students access to top-notch quality education, allowing them to develop innovative content.
"VR and immersive technologies are shaping the learning experience of tomorrow. It is not a moment; it is a permanent movement. With the extensive set of tools that comes with immersive learning, accessibility becomes a possibility and is the next best thing to real life. Students become active participants in an elevated educational process, with exceptional multi-sensory 3D experiences, where they can interact with objects and each other. VR is not simply a supplement for other learning solutions – it is the future. Our students have access to the highest quality education, supported by the world’s best educators," said Rashid Al Awadhi, CEO of the New Media Academy.
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It also cooperates with world-renowned experts and trainers to deliver its educational programs that cover various digital skills and grant the Academy's members a competitive head start in communication, digital strategy design and content creation.
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