XR Summit

We are bringing together XR initiatives from across the University of Arizona campus for a day of connection and learning. 

10:00 am | XR Open House Tour
11:00 am | XR Collaborative Introduction and Panel Discussion
12:00 pm | Biosphere 2 + AI Core: Digital Twinning, GenAI, and the Future of Embodied AI
12:30 pm | Environmental Twins: Augmented Reality Interfaces for Real-Time Urban Data
1:00 pm | Lunch + XR Open House Tour
2:00 pm | Studying Abroad Without Leaving Home: Reimagining Global Learning through 360° Video and Virtual Heritage Tours
2:30 pm | Virtual Reality for Academic Support: A Case Study from THINK TANK
3:00 pm | Role of Extended Reality and Digital Twins in Healthcare and Smart Manufacturing
3:30 pm | A Cosmic View of Life on Earth: Planetarium-Scale Visualization of Biological Data Using Astronomical Software
4-5 pm | No-Host Reception and Mixer at Cork and Craft
 
XR Open House Tour Demonstrations:

• Walking with Pharaohs: Student-Created Tombs in Virtual Reality
• Place-Based Learning Through VR: Tucson's Anita Street Market Sobaquera Tradition as Case Study
• Co-located spatial experiences in Godot
• AI-Driven Microelectronics Education Using Digital Twins and Extended Reality
• Using the Artec Leo Scanning
• VR for Rehabilitation
• VR Image Transfer Art
• CATalyst Studios Volumetric Capture
• Lundgren Consumer Science Lab Photogrammetry