The partnership will establish EON Reality Denmark, an Interactive Digital Center co-located in VIA University, that will support engineering and healthcare education.
IRVINE, CA, October 1, 2018 – EON Reality Inc., the world leader in Augmented and Virtual Reality based knowledge transfer for industry and education, together with VIA University College and Viborg Municipality today inaugurate an Interactive Digital Center in Viborg, Denmark. The IDC will focus on creating healthcare, engineering, and educational content areas in support of students at VIA University and workers in Denmark.
By tapping into the game development community in Viborg, EON Reality and VIA University will train the next generation of Augmented and Virtual Reality (EON-XR) developers through the VR Innovation Academy to support the needs of regional students and companies. Students will learn about the EON-XR development process including: coding, modeling and animation.
«By combining the right skills and resources, we will create a unique differentiator in Viborg together with VIA University,” said Michael Lundorff-Hansen, Managing Director of EON Reality Denmark. “Here we have collaborated with students from VIA University to develop new ways of learning through Augmented and Virtual Reality.”
The partnership between EON Reality and VIA University will benefit the local economy through implementing new technologies in construction, industry, health, and other areas where EON-XR training can make an impact. Additionally, students will become better versed in the technologies that the future workplace will rely on.
«When a company like EON Reality comes to us to invite close cooperation, it opens up a world of opportunity for our students. In general, VIA’s mission is to educate the graduates that companies need, and the closer the interaction we can create between our education and business, the better it is,» said Harald Mikkelsen, VIA University’s Rector.
To participate in the VR Innovation Academy or to learn more about EON Reality Denmark, please visit the Viborg office page.
About EON Reality
EON Reality is the world leader in Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) based knowledge transfer for industry and education. EON Reality’s success is tied to its belief that knowledge is a human right and should be available, accessible, and affordable for every human on the planet. To carry this out, EON Reality, since 1999, has developed the de-facto standard for Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality based knowledge transfer software that supports devices from mobile phones to large immersive domes. EON Reality’s global app development network, with twenty-two locations worldwide, has created the world’s leading AR/VR library for knowledge transfer with over 8,000 applications. Over 40 million people worldwide have downloaded these applications. For further information, visit www.eonreality.com.
