On the 21st of March 2024, we will organise our fourth contact moment for the ExperienceTwin Tetra project. This time, the event will take place in The LandMarck venue at Weggevoerdenlaan 5, 8500 Kortrijk.

More information will arrive in the weeks leading up to this event.

On the October the 5th, we will organise our third contact moment for the ExperienceTwin Tetra project. This time, the event will again take place in The Penta at Sint-Martens-Latemlaan 1B, 8500 Kortrijk.

More information will follow in the weeks leading up to this event.

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Join us for an exciting evening of exploring the latest in XR technology and networking with like-minded individuals at The Krook! This in-person event will take place on Thursday, June 8th, 2023 at 5:30 PM.

The Krook is located at 1 Miriam Makebaplein, 9000 Gent, making it easily accessible for anyone in the area.

Whether you're a developer, designer, pedagogue, teacher, academy director, HR representative, (planning on) using the technology in your organisation or simply interested in XR, this meetup is the perfect opportunity to learn, share ideas, and connect with others in the industry. Don't miss out on this chance to be a part of the XR community!

provisional agenda:

17u30 - 19u30: talks and demo's from

• IDLab Antwerp: Wireless Communication and Sensing for Extended Reality

• imec-mict-UGent: XR Analytics for Improved Ergonomics and Safety

• Lynx-R: Demo on their Mixed Reality Standalone Headset

• IPEM: presentation on projects related to art and science

• Hitlab-Howest: Woodcraft VR - implementing educational principals into VR training

• more to be announced in coming weeks

19u30 - end : reception and networking

This event is organised by imec-mict-UGent, Hitlab and XR Valley

On the 8th of June, we will organise our second contact moment for the ExperienceTwin Tetra project. This time, the event will take place in De Krook at Miriam Makebaplein 1, 9000 Gent.

During this evening, you will all get an update on the progress that has been made during the last months concerning the 4 main use cases.
Next to that, you will receive information on what the following steps will be concerning these cases as well as the smaller use cases.

Lastly, there will be workshops to attend that will focus on the different devices that can be used to interact in XR environments. We will provide an extensive overview on the current HMDs (Head Mounted Displays) and how they compare to each other. Next to the technological differences such as Field of View and resolution, we will also cover robustness to different environments, battery life in terms of their optimal use, usability in terms of both VR and AR, …

Mark the 8th of June in your agenda.
More information will follow in the weeks leading up to this event.

The imec/UGent HomeLab is an actual standalone house offering a unique residential test environment for IoT services and smart living. A wide range of IoT technologies are deployed innovation is supported at different stages from concept and co-creation with potential users, to early proof-of-concept testing in a real living environment.

Recently, a digital “experience” twin of this homelab was created by students of Howest-DAE (Digital Arts & Entertainment) and Industrial Design (Faculty of Engineering & Architecture), coordinated by the researchers and developers of research group imec-mict-UGent. More specifically, the Homelab and its objects were modeled with great precision and hardware was designed to make certain objects more “tangible” in the virtual world.

We believe this digital experience twin can be a great tool to conduct UX & usability research when new IoT or smart technologies are developed. Before getting to the development phase, initial prototypes can be simulated in the digital version of the homelab, allowing iterative design before going to physical prototyping. In addition, the digital “experience” twin can be used to generate dummy data or training data for all kinds of sensors, without losing the ecological validity of the human behavior.

During this showcase event on February 16th 2023, researchers from imec, Ghent University or even companies can put on a virtual reality headset and experience the digital twin for themselves. There will be ample opportunities to discuss further collaborations and to network, so don’t hesitate to pass by!

Leer het potentieel van XR-technologie kennen op het event XR for Design, Architecture & Engineering.   

XR- technologie kan worden ingezet als een ontwerp- en presentatietool. Gebruik XR om jouw ontwerp te visualiseren en/of direct in een realistische omgeving te ervaren. Dankzij XR kunnen architecten hun modellen op basis van BIM-gegevens eenvoudig renderen om zo klanten virtueel mee te nemen in hun verhaal.  

Gebruik XR om samen te werken, veilig te leren werken, creëer digital twins van machines om mensen op te leiden, bedrijfsprocessen te optimaliseren enz. 

Dit event bestaat uit een gezamenlijk deel en break-out sessies.  

Programma (in opbouw)

Introductie  

• Welkom & ontvangst (vanaf 17u30) 

Gezamenlijk deel – AULA 13, The Penta (vanaf 18u)  

• 3D/4D, Stedenbouwkundige plannen voor de toekomst – Mario Matthys (UGent, VUB Cosmopolis, ULiA)  

• Diverse VR/AR cases in de industrie – Bert Waltniel (Rhinox)  

• Ontdek hoe Virtual Reality (VR) ons helpt bij het ontwikkelen van innovatieve producten – Jamil Joundi (UGent- MICT- Imec) 

TRACK 1: Architectuur & Design - Aula 13, The Penta (vanaf 18u30)

• Het Scannen, Ontwerpen en Virtualiseren van jouw Projecten – An Meersman (Scanbie) 

• Parametric design in Architectuur toegepast op uitvoeringsmodellen in BIM – Rense Vandewalle (Bric.eu)

• Mixed Reality in car design – Yoav Nir (Gran Studio)

• Bouwtechnieken in VR – Ben Mahy (SupportSquare) 

• Projectvisualisatie en bouwprojecten in VR – Lode Snackaert (VR BASE/SPECTR)

• What, how and where to use VR user testing in your new product development process – Jamil Joundi (UGent- MICT- Imec) 

TRACK 2: Industrie & Engineering - Aula 12, The Penta (vanaf 18u30)

• VR Kraansimulator – Lies Casier & David De Lombaerde (ArcelorMittal) 

• Gebruik van CAD-modellen en virtual reality voor het visualiseren van de (toekomstige) werkomgeving -  David De Lombaerde (ArcelorMittal) 

• Experience Twin - Jelle Saldien, Jelle Demanet & Klaas Bombeke (HITLab & MICT – UGent) 

• Veiligheidstrainingen in VR – Wouter van Derbeken (The Hazard Factory)

• Expertgaze (diverse AR/VR -use case & eye-tracking) - Laetitia de Leersnijder (HITLab)  

Netwerkevent met walking- dinner  - The Penta (vanaf 20u) 

Demo’s tijdens het netwerkevent (20u tot 22u)  

• SupportSquare (Bouwtechnieken in VR)  

• AlterEyes (Fuel delivery training)  

• ULiA (AR en VR applicatie om een publiek domein in te vullen, een AR-inrichtingsapplicatie, VR applicatie waar je virtueel in Gent kan fietsen) 

• Rhinox (XR toepassingen in de industrie)

• Sirris (VR training voor het gebruik van verpakkingsmachines & het bouwen van stellingen) 

• Bram Van de Wege (Buildings in AR) 

• The Hazard Factory (VR Safety Training & Recognition)    

• Flanders Make (AR ondersteuning in de industrie)  

• VR BASE (Projectvisualisatie in VR)

• Arcelor Mittal

• and many more...  

Dit event organiseren we samen met Designregio Kortrijk en MICT-UGent, Agoria Building & Infrastructure Technology Club, Flanders Make & Sirris.  

In samenwerking met de opleidingen de opleidingen Bachelor Toegepaste Architectuur, Graduaat Bouwkundig Tekenen en Bachelor Multimedia en Creatieve Technologie van Howest. 

Dit event is een initiatief van Howest en XR- Valley. Gefinancierd door Europa. 

This is the official KickOff event for all the partners that are involved in our ExperienceTwin Tetra event.

Participants will get a detailed view on how project timeline, what to expect, who the other partners are and what use cases will be focussed on during this project. The MICT & HITLAB research groups will also present the current state of the art and new XR technologies in the market.

In the ExpertGazeTetra project, we investigated how new measurement technologies, whether or not in combination with immersive forms of digital interfaces, could offer added value in building competences and supporting people during the performance of their job.

With this final event, all use cases will be presented. What where the goals and challenges and how did we cope with them.