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We're proud to announce the launch of Interakt website. It is built completely in-house. Go ahead and have a look!

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Interactive technology exhibit ‘Interakt’ launched at RKU

We are living in the time marked by extreme innovation, specifically technological innovation. The pace of technological change has been transforming human life rapidly. We have very little grasp on what world will look in the near future. Like all field of human endeavor education is rapidly being disrupted by advances in technology. At this juncture, it is critically important to understand the needs of 21st century education to develop contemporary career skills. Traditionally entrenched methods of teaching and learning fall woefully short in matching contemporary requirements.

RK University is spearheading a revolution in learning and teaching methods by ushering in new pedagogical approaches and tools for students and faculties that help in imparting integrated knowledge which does not limit development to workplace readiness only. One such initiative that is designed with an amalgamation of world’s most advanced technologies and contemporary educational research is ‘Interakt’. Interakt is a museum of multi- sensory experiences. The interactive exhibits designed and developed by RKU have never been seen before. These exhibits are so immersive that visitors feel complete sense of disbelief and wonder. These exhibits are demonstrated through three spaces:

1. Panorama Theater 2. Augmented Reality Lab 3. Virtual Reality Lab

Panorama Theater houses a panoramic projection system on the largest non-commercial cinematic screen. Unprecedented visual experience on 50 feet wide screen has been breath taking for the visitors. Panorama theatre uses a highly advanced display technology implemented by RK University. Visitors are taken on a breathtaking World tour as you fly over destinations like Paris, New York, London, Rome and many more. Then the visitors are taken on a journey through our solar system, giving them unprecedented views of the Sun, Planets, Moon landing and Mars landing sites.

Augmented Reality Lab augments real world visuals with virtual objects in a manner that makes the real world and virtual world appear to co-exist in the user’s visual field. Real world and virtual world merge into a unified one which is better than either one. Here, visitors experience a new simulation based experience in portable devices like tablets and smart phones and explore new ways to interact with the physical objects. Applications of Augmented Reality were planned and designed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), in the United States by Mohit Patel, who has conceived and designed this entire Interakt project and its exhibits.

Virtual Reality Lab makes visitors witness the future of digital technology. Here, they immerse themselves in stereoscopic 3D worlds using custom designed virtual reality headsets. Here, visitors find themselves in a wonder world. They can play 3D games that we see in science fiction movies and enjoy 3D images; they get so engrossed that they seem to overlook their physical terrain.

More than 1000 visitors have already experienced the exhibits at Interakt even though it has only been 2 weeks since its opening. Feedback from visitors has been highly positive:

“World tour and Augmented Reality lab were really good; it makes hard concepts easy to visualize and understand for students. Learning becomes enjoyable.”

“It was very nice, informative and thrilling. I wish I can visit again.”

“It was very cool. We literally saw the future of technology.”

Such learning approaches supported by technology can help in create engaging and enjoyable learning experience. RK University strives to make students’ learning experience a worthwhile one, this is one of many efforts to bring happiness back to learning.

The entire exhibit is conceived and planned by Mohit Patel, Vice President at RK University. He is an educator, engineer and designer who designs and executes learning experiences for teachers and students that are based on learning theories and cognitive neuroscience. He also focuses on long term planning and execution of projects in the areas of curricular reforms, governance, and outreach. He has a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and master’s degree in Industrial Systems from University of Cambridge on a scholarship by the Cambridge Commonwealth Trust. He recently returned to India from the US where he completed his master’s degree at Harvard University focusing on education and technology. He has been a cross-registered candidate at Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he focused on institutional management. His program was funded by a scholarship from Harvard University.

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Visitors at Interakt museum, RKU

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