Immersive Learning

4. 5. 6. 8. 11. Three types of Powerful, flexible How universities are Case Studies - a few of How Igloo Shared VR Igloo installation technology for any using Igloo Shared VR our favourite installations is used in primary and Shared VR application and assignments secondary education 2 3 Igloo is the The anatomy of an Igloo Shared VR company

We take any VR or 360° content and put it in a shared immersive space anyone can use.

It’s a bit like stepping into a huge VR headset. Sound system And, because groups of people 5.1 surround sound system can get inside, it’s always a shared (upgradable to a 9.1 Sennheiser Technology experience. So, it’s great for AMBEO system) - to deliver Igloo Media Player and wifi router, entertainment and experiences. studio-quality spatial soundscapes. combined with the Igloo It’s also perfect for collaborative suite - a system that is specifically teamwork and training. And it’s a Frame engineered and configured for way of immersing groups of people Aluminium truss frame Shared VR applications. into life-like environments. (upgradable to a sleek powder -coated frame) - to give you a Door Across the world, schools, robust structure that can also Curved, lockable door to complete colleges, academies and be re-sited for pop-up events. the 360º projection screen - to universities are deploying Igloo create a complete, fully-enclosed, Shared VR in several ways and Cover self-contained Shared VR and for several applications. And Fully-branded fabric outer skin - collaboration space. they’re finding that, as well as that looks just incredible and can being elegant and affordable, an be easily customised with your Screen Igloo is flexible, content-agnostic, own logo, identity and messaging. Fully immersive 360º projection easy-to-use, and easy-to-adapt. screen (upgradable to an acoustically Projection transparent version) - specially 5 x full HD short throw projection printed to create the optimum system (with any number of projection surface. upgrade options, including 3D, ultra-short-throw, and 8K) - for This is the standard, 6-metre Igloo Working with universities and academies worldwide crystal clear wraparound imagery. product. But you can choose from a range of sizes or formats, or we can create something bespoke, specifically for you. 4 5

Options include:

Three types of Igloo Warp & Blend Igloo Control Igloo Playback

Our advanced geometry An intuitive, easy-to-learn user Our 360° media player correction and edge-blending interface, enabling you to set-up, application, enables you Igloo installation software, enabling any imagery scale and schedule your 360° to play multimedia files like to be projected across a content, switch between different videos, CGI and panoramas, seamless 360° horizon. channels, and programme clip enhance them with surround settings. sound, and project them in 8K.

Igloo Realtime Igloo Remote Igloo Web

A set of software plug-ins and Control the Igloo system easily Display any website in 360°, tools to integrate with a range of and remotely on any iOS or project social media feeds, game engines ( and Unreal) Android device, including display Google Slides and visualisation tools (like Solibri, consumer-grade phones and presentations, display 360° Revit, Revizto and Navisworks). tablets, as well as pro-level mapping systems (Esri, Street equivalents. View etc.) and more.

We offer three main types of Shared VR space: Powerful, flexible technology Shared VR cylinders and cubes Super-flexible, indoor-only solutions, that squeeze into almost any space. Shared VR cube Shared VR custom spaces for any Shared VR application Education clients include: Michigan State University, Khalifa University, and Deakin University.

Shared VR domes Distinctive, all-weather structures, Igloo technology is about so much Igloo Capture Igloo Encode Igloo VR Spectator that always make an impression. more than 360° playback. Display up to 12 separate A drag-and-drop HAP encoding Simultaneously play VR or Education clients include: channels of non-360° content widget (drag any 360° movie 360° content both in headsets Loughborough University, Hong Instead, every Igloo comes pre- from external sources (such as file onto the widget and it will and Igloo Shared VR (enabling Kong Academy of Medicine, and loaded with a full range of Shared Powerpoint, Prezi, Skype calls, automatically encode the file with spectators and team members UK Fire Service College. VR apps, to help you engage with camera feeds, etc.) via HDMI, optimal Igloo HAP settings). to see what’s happening in the ANY immersive content. Shared VR custom spaces NDI and RTMP. headset). Use our technology to fill any space with immersive, wrap- We are releasing more functionality around sound and vision. all the time. And, if ever a client wants something more bespoke, Education clients include: we can easily write the code to make Igloo 3D Igloo 4D Igloo Livestream National University of Singapore, it happen. Mid-Sweden University, and Project any 3D-ready imagery Schedule triggers for multi- Stream 360° content in real-time, University of Brighton. stereoscopically and/or more sensory DMX/MIDI hardware at full-resolution, across standard fully integrate the Igloo system (e.g. fans, lights, aroma diffusers, networks, without the need to Shared VR domes with 3D visualisation programs heating and cooling devices, pre-render and upload. (requires active 3D glasses and etc.) to enhance audio visual projectors). experiences.

Igloo Edit Igloo Interact Igloo Beta

Use your 360° screen as a VR Enable audiences and team Automatic enrolment in our editing suite by displaying your members to interact with your development programme, They’re all designed and delivered composition preview in real-time 360° content by integrating giving you early access to our by Igloo, and powered by the from a range of editing programs gesture control systems, head latest innovations and features. Shared VR cylinder (inc. Adobe After Effects & tracking, and touch tables. super-smart Igloo software. Premiere). 6 7

How universities are using Igloo Shared VR

Take virtual field trips Enhance game development Prepare students for the new Visualise 3D designs Take trips through time and A collaborative way to create world of work View and adapt 3D designs as space, without leaving the and review VR gameplay in Unity With enterprise XR solutions well as BIM and CAD data in an campus. and Unreal. taking root, and immersive immersive group setting. workspaces taking off, employers Content options: a vast range Content options: our Igloo are looking for job applicants Content options: Igloo integrates, of educational programming Realtime app comes with a with practical experience in out-of-the-box, with all the is available from global media set of plug-ins that enable you immersive technology. industry standard design and brands like the BBC and to display, interact with and visualisation tools (like , Discovery, as well as content navigate through Unity and Content options: Igloos are Revit, Solibri, Bentley, Sketchup, from specialist educational Unreal projects. commonplace in the innovation and many more). providers. hubs of several global businesses, like Accenture, BP, Dell, Microsoft, NTT, and we can tell you about the content they use.

Create repeatable experiments Present complex data Run simulations and plan View and review VR and 360° Run, repeat and adapt The vast 360° screen is the scenarios films in a shared setting experiments, and incorporate perfect way to analyse, present Prepare and train groups of A new generation of filmmakers sensory stimuli, without having to and assimilate data. people in scenarios that are too are exploring the potential of go out into the field. expensive or hazardous to create immersive 360° content, and Content options: you can layer in real-life. many of them love the shared Content options: Igloo’s systems data from several sources and, experience of an Igloo. can easily be integrated with using our Igloo Web app, get Content options: Igloo integrates, additional technologies, like more value from web-based out-of-the-box with several Content options: in an Igloo accelerometers, room control analytic tools, like Tableau, simulation tools, like XVR and you can easily play 360° film systems, and 4D content Emu Analytics, and Flow. TSC, as well as conventional and panoramas, as well as solutions. game engine-based content. animations, and computer generated imagery (CGI). 8 9

Case studies HK Academy of Medicine : Loughborough University : VR Training Chemical Engineering

Igloos are used by universities and The Hong Kong Academy of Medicine (HKAM) Loughborough University’s Department of Chemical academies across the globe - here selected us to supply and install a 9-metre Igloo Engineering is using Shared VR to teach graduate are a few of our favourite installations simulator as a key training tool for the newly formed students about the realities of working in a live and assignments. Disaster Preparedness and Response Institute. process plant.

Our partners at E-Semble (now XVR Simulation) The Igloo dome is now tightly integrated into the University of Brighton : provided the Unity 3D-based XVR software. The first Michigan State University : Department’s graduate curriculum. In particular, Igloo simulator to be permanently installed in Asia, students use it to understand the interplay between Sports Science Simulator and prominently located near the main entrance Digital Scholarship Lab control room operations and field operations. They to the HKAM building, it provides cross-agency, also use it to get a clear understanding of safety The Centre for Sport and Exercise Science and immersive disaster response training. Michigan State University has invested in a cutting- implications – for example, by deliberately upsetting Medicine (SESAME) at The University of Brighton is edge Digital Scholarship Lab (DSL) within its Main processes to see the effects, without risking the the proud owner of a 210° Igloo projection system. Library that includes a 360° immersive visualisation disastrous consequences that would ensue in the room from Igloo Vision. real world. Floor space in the lab is at a premium, so we proposed a 210° screen that can be easily stored The Shared VR facility offers flexible applications for then quickly erected whenever it is needed. all disciplines in teaching, learning, and research. Meanwhile, the projection and audio system are For example, history classes can explore architecture permanently fixed, meaning even quicker set-up from around the world; interior designers can make times and little need for warping. their designs come to life; and game developers can develop and display their video games in a fully The simulator is primarily used to research reaction immersive environment. times and decision-making in sport-related situations. By using digital media to immerse participants in This was a significant project for Igloo, not just Mid-Sweden University : unfamiliar surroundings, psychological effects can because it’s our first US-based university assignment, Risk and Crisis Research Lab also be assessed. And the benefits of the system but also because it features an array of the have been covered by Education Technology latest generation laser projectors, equipped with Mid-Sweden University is a state university which, as magazine (see page 10). specialised ultra-short throw lenses. This means we its name suggests, is located in the geographic centre get all the benefits of laser projectors (image quality, of Sweden. blendability, reliability, etc) in a relatively confined space, with no shadowing and no loss One of its best-regarded departments is the Risk We did think about using VR of image quality. and Crisis Research Centre, which aims to get a deep headsets, but there are too many understanding of how people react to crises. And, potential issues. For example, as Incidentally, this installation generated a ton of as well as bringing together academics from several a sports person, you need to see Hertfordshire University : media coverage, including a great piece in Education disciplines, it has partnerships with several your own body. You also need to Clearing Campaign Technology magazine. of Sweden’s largest companies. be able to move freely. And, often, you need to see your teammates, For many UK universities, A-Level results day is an Igloo was asked to help build the new Risk and and arrive at a collective decision. important recruitment opportunity, and Hertfordshire Plymouth University : Crisis Lab, a 40 square-metre facility, combining a You can’t do this properly when University was looking for the perfect way to grab Located at the heart campus, ICCI 360 Festival wide range of simulation systems, such as surround you are wearing a headset.” attention and create interest. our students and faculty now sound, vibration, scents, and temperature. As well have access to a state-of-the-art Innovation for the Creative and Cultural Industries as simulating crisis situations, researchers can judge Dr Nicholas Smeeton Ideally, potential students and/or their parents would facility that elevates our widely (ICCI) is an initiative which builds on Plymouth people’s reaction to them through, for example, Principal Lecturer be taken on a tour of the campus, to experience the recognised strengths in the University’s expertise in creative and cultural eye tracking, sound recording, and physiological Sports and Exercise Psychology quality of the university’s facilities. The next-best digital arts and humanities.” education, research and practice. monitoring. University of Brighton solution would be to take them on a virtual tour using some existing VR content. Christopher P. Long In 2010, it enlisted a 21-metre Igloo and full production Using the Igloo Media Player and a rig of 8 high-spec Dean of College of Arts & Letters crew to run a week-long ICCI 360 Festival, which projectors, Igloo created the Shared VR facilities. At first, the university considered a headset Michigan State University took place in Plymouth city centre and showcased a Our system also integrates with several of the other experience but was put off by the practical programme of 360° events – including film, animation, technologies. considerations. Its solution was to commission a photography and live music. 6-metre Igloo for a pop-up event on the concourse When it was first launched, it generated a slew of of King’s Cross station - which would be seen Then, in 2012 a second ICCI 360 Festival was media coverage, which you can read if your Swedish by up to 100,000 people in a single day. selected for Cultural Olympiad in Weymouth, is up to it on page 10. and Igloo once again played a pivotal role. 10 11 It’s not just universities… how Igloo Shared VR is used in primary and secondary education

In our 10+ year history, we’ve been engaging and inspiring young people at educational events, festivals and visitor attractions. And a growing range of education-related content is becoming publicly available, enabling you to immerse learners in the curriculum - such as Google Street View, and content from global media brands like the BBC and Discovery, as well as content from specialist educational providers.

What the papers say

Take virtual field trips Share VR experiences with Prepare for stressful situations Enhance empathy a wider audience

Take trips through time and space, Display VR or 360° content in Give students a virtual rehearsal, Allow students to experience from the inner workings of the an Igloo without the need for enabling them to practice and the lives and situations of others, human body, to the outer reaches headsets which may not be hone skills without fear of failure, and use the Shared VR experience of the galaxy. suitable for younger audiences. and prepare them for unusual or as a component of citizenship unfamiliar scenarios. and personal development Content options: use tools such Content options: easily display programmes. as Google Street View natively a range of 360° and VR content Content options: use programs in the Igloo, as well as specially including films, panoramas, and such as Virtual Speech to create Content options: bring whole designed content from educational interactive game engine content scenarios with branched questions, groups into a shared viewing of providers. in Unity and Unreal. avatar interaction, and voice 360° documentaries and into the analysis and feedback. heart of the story. 12

Royal Academy of Science : Ocean Drifters Every year at its London HQ, the Royal Society hosts Science Live - a week-long event which gives children an opportunity to interact with science and question top scientists about their work.

A 12.5-metre Igloo provided the venue for Ocean Drifters, a 360° film about a secret world beneath the waves. Narrated by Sir David Attenborough and set to a specially commissioned score, the film explored the world of marine plankton and the influence it has on almost every aspect of our daily lives.

Science Museum Group : Space Descent 360° One of the challenges with conventional VR experiences is how to share them with younger children. This is something that the UK’s Science Museum Group had faced with the Space Descent VR experience featuring astronaut Tim Peake.

It’s been hugely popular. It’s attracted plenty of media attention. But it’s only been suitable for ages 13+, which precludes a large proportion of Science Museum visitors - and can make for some furiously unhappy would-be astronauts.

Igloo was asked if we could help to make the experience more inclusive, and suitable for the whole family. And, as a result, a 360° 3D version Igloo’s 360° immersion is a completely of the experience was created for a 6-metre Igloo new way of simulating real-life dome, which was in-place for the entire summer situations and learning by doing. season. Imagine a classroom that can be transformed into a London street during the blitz, the bottom of the Historic Royal Palaces : ocean, or the inside of a human heart. Movie Maker Mission & Tudors on Tour The scenarios are endless.” Igloo’s 360° immersive space made a perfect mobile Professor Steve Molyneux, museum for Historic Royal Palaces. Learning Technology Strategist and Apple Distinguished Educator During both 2014 and 2015, we teamed-up on two separate Learning & Engagement initiatives – the Movie Maker Mission (featuring a ‘crowdsourced’ 360° film produced by Aardman Animations), and Tudors on Tour (featuring a historical 360° tour of Hampton Court Palace produced by TX and SphereVision).

Igloo is the Shared VR company

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