Our team of specialist developers collaborate with academics to design, create and deliver innovative platforms, simulations and VR experiences to enhance learning and student engagement across UNSW.
We strive for innovation, leadership and research in the effective use of these new technologies from XR and game engines to the latest AI - follow the project links for more detail.
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The Team
Having a dedicated in-house team capable of co-creating specialised educational resources is a powerful resource for academics leading the way with innovation in their teaching. Whether the newly crafted tools are able to support learning across UNSW or solve a unique problem in one course our team looks to leverage new technologies like AI, VR and interactive media.
Leadership:
Simon McIntyre (Director, Education Innovation)
Dinesh Paikeday (Director, Education Delivery)
Sam Hegarty (Snr Manager, Learning & Digital Environments)
Brian Landrigan (Manager, Media & Immersive Technology)
Immersive Team:
Graham Hannah (Manager of Immersive Technologies)
Xueqing (Sherry) Lu (Immersive Technology Specialist/Developer)
Seyha Sok (Immersive Technology Specialist/Developer)
Tim Dodds (Immersive Technology Specialist/Developer)
Paul Dyer (Immersive Technology Specialist/Developer)
Ashley (Ash) Hall (Immersive Technology Specialist/Developer)
WIL Students:
At any point in time we have around 25 Work Integrated Learning (WIL) student placements working with the team on all our projects.
These range from Software Engineering Thesis and Master of Simulation and Immersive Technology Capstones to Media Arts and Design placements.
![team working in VR](/sites/default/files/inline-images/teamvr.jpg)
Facilities & Resources
LITEroom and Innovation Precinct
Located around the back of the UNSW Main Library (building F21 Kensington Campus in Sydney) - right next to the Post Office in the white passage with the sliding glass doors at either end.
Demo and Showcase
Presentation space for new technology, applications, industry, project testing and demonstration.
Production
Our open doors leads to the creative workspace (room 178) where our staff and WIL students collaborate to develop the platforms, simulations and experiences.
VR Classroom
Teaching space setup to handle a variety of VR classes supported by the team.
VR Headsets
Classroom set of Meta Quest3 headsets loaded with a suite of bespoke and commercial VR experiences for use in teaching.
![VR Classroom and headset testing](/sites/default/files/inline-images/brianavp.jpg)
VR Applications
The list of applications below show the range of experiences available on our Meta Quest 3 bulk set of VR headsets.
UNSW Media & Immersive Experiences
Eye Sim
AI Conversation Sim
Riding with Amy
My First Day
Quantum
Forensics WIP
Lift-Off
Crescendo - Orchestra & Choir VR
Molecular Chemistry WIP
Civil Excavator WIP
Math VR
Design Visualisor WIP
Auscultation VR WIP
Languages Under the Sea
Strabismus Sim
360 Video Player (various 360 videos)
TALIA VR WIP
UNSW Bespoke Experiences from other Teams
EmbodiMap FEEL
Perinatal Dreaming FEEL
Space for Action FEEL
Waumananyi - Song on the Wind FEEL
Documentary and Education
Anne Frank House VR
The Key
Traveling While Black
Uptale Demo
Notes on Blindness
SkyGaze Demo
Prisms Math
Futuclass Education
Tested
Mission: ISS: Quest
Space Explorers
Bodyswaps
Awake Heart
Ecosphere
Maya Birth of a Superhero
Goliath
MLK: Now Is the Time
Home After War
We Live Here
ExR Education
Noun Town demo
VRflow A320 demo
Medicalholodeck
Human Anatomy VR demo
Space walk VR demo
Virtual Speech
SafeCoVR
Dyson demo VR
Anatomy & Physiology Lab
XR Anatomy
IVF Sim Pro
Preflight Simulator
Blueplanet VR
Eye In the Storm
Creation
Open Brush
Virtuoso Demo
Shapes XR
Gravity Sketch
Musical Journey
Paradiddle
Maestro
Nanome
Villa
Arkio
Eon-XR
Sketchup Viewer
Zoe
First Touch
Painting VR
Narrative & Film
Invasion
Henry
Within
Dear Angelica
Volta
Hall of Heroes
Wellbeing
Nature Treks VR
Liminal
Tripp
Solas VR
Cosmic Flow
Enhance VR
Games
First Steps
First Encounters
Beat Saber Demo
Down the Rabbit Hole
The Under Presents
Mindset
Epic Roller Coasters Demo
Moss
Superhot demo
Fruit Ninja 2 demo
Puzzling Places
Gorilla Tag demo
Tetris Effect
Fish Game
Vader Immortal Series
Journey of the Gods
CookieRun demo
Remio
Roblox Demo
Racket
Elixir
Jurassic World
Creed
There are also a large number of utilities from YouTube VR to Naer, AmazeVR and Microsoft Mesh.
Projects & Initiatives
Collaborators & Links
Collaborations & Industry
We like to maintain links with industry and the wider community as we explore technologies and solutions that might enhance the education and experience of our students. If you would like to work with us or look at options to present or trial things please get in touch.
PVCE Media team
The Media Team provide advices on technologies, applications and equipment that enable academic staff to design, develop and integrate digital media resources into a course of study. They assist in media production for teaching purposes and have professional facilities that are available for this purpose.
IT Multimedia, Audio Visual & Immersive team
The MAVI Services team in IT manages these resources for UNSW and there is a strong collaboration with the Immersive Team - sharing space, projects, initiatives and the exploration of these technologies.
Related Units and Centres at UNSW
- EPICentre (Expanded Perception & Integration Centre)
- iCinema (Centre for Interactive Cinema Research)
- Mining Advanced Visualisation Lab
- TRACSlab (Engineering Transport Innovation)
- Felt Experience and Empathy Lab (ADA)
![Media studio tour](/sites/default/files/inline-images/studio.jpg)