U-tad responds to digital market demand with augmented and virtual reality training

In Classroom 2016, the technological university U-tad is publicizing its training offer in virtual reality, augmented reality and animation. In addition, visitors to your booth will be able to interact with campus technology using tools such as Oculus Rift or Cintiq digital whiteboards.

Within the framework of Education Week, is being held at Feria de Madrid (IFEMA), of the 2 to the 6 March, the International Student and Educational Offer Exhibition, Classroom 2016. The technological university U-tad will take advantage of their attendance to publicize their new training offer in virtual reality, augmented reality and animation.

In addition, to publicize how U-tad students are trained, this university comes to Aula 2016 with a stand of 150 square meters in which attendees of the XXV edition of this educational fair will be able to interact with the technology of the campus through experiences designed and guided by experts, using technological tools such as Oculus Rift or Cintiq digital whiteboards Wacom.

At your stand, Two Oculus Rift-equipped PCs are available, that will travel from the university campus to IFEMA.

The objective is that the visitor can enjoy creating hand in hand with the most innovative technologies of the digital industry that are the daily tools used in the classrooms of the University Center for Technology and Digital Art.

In this scenario, You will be able to live the experiences designed to understand how knowledge is imparted on the campus of this institution and how students are trained and work day by day at this university.

Within the area of art and visual design, visitors who come to Aula 2016 and visit this stand will become creators of 3D animations. They will be able to design and bring their characters to life, full of movement, from three Cintiq whiteboards. Three other computers of the same characteristics are also available, but equipped with 3D modeling and animation software, Maya.

In addition, U-tad will present in this Hall the Hacking School, an initiative developed together with the National Institute of Cybersecurity (Incibe), with the aim of bringing young people the necessary tools and skills in cybersurveillance, Secure Website Programming, network operation and system analysis and Internet security.

These are five workshops that will be held during the first or second week of July. A proposal aimed at students to enter 15 and 18 years know the secrets of ethical hacking, and is the gateway to study Degree in Engineering in Digital Content Development of U-tad.

Augmented and virtual reality

Among the new training proposals of U-tad is the Expert Program in Development for Virtual and Augmented Reality. A postgraduate course that will begin its first edition in October and will consist of 300 hours of duration.

This is the only postgraduate degree that exists dedicated, exclusively and fully specialized, to virtual reality and has been created to respond to the digital industry that, After making millionaire investments in cutting-edge equipment, does not find professionals trained in these techniques.

This expert program has been designed with the collaboration of an Industrial and Professional Committee, formed by companies such as, NewHorizons VR, StudioFuture, Inmedia Studios, Iralta Film, Future Light House, Coachity and Dreadhalls.

For the field of animation, U-tad has launched the new Riggin Expert Program & Character FX, which will also have a duration of 300 hours and is directed by David Míguez, responsible for SetUp & Rigging in Ilion Animation Studios.

likewise, the Advanced Program in 3D Character Animation, directed by Javier Abad, Animation Director at Ilion Animation Studios, allows participants to do internships in Ilion, Carry out professional assets and make presentations of reels to companies.

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