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P&G Metaverse

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Title: Leveraging Metaverse Platforms for Enhanced Global Professional Networking – Phase 1

Ming Tang, Principal Investigator

Amount: $32,416

Funding: P&G Digital Accelerator.

Gotal: Metaverse technologies for global engagement. Human-Computer Interaction, Digital Human. Immersive visualization. 

  • P&G Team. : Elsie Urdaneta, Sam Azeba. Paula Saldarriaga, JinnyLe HongOanh
  • UC Team: Ming Tang, Students: Nathaniel Brunner, Ahmad Alrefai, Sid Urankar

In Phase 1 of the “Leveraging Metaverse Platforms for Enhanced Global Professional Networking” project, conducted in partnership with P&G, the XR-Lab proposes a pilot study aimed at identifying and analyzing the top five metaverse platforms best suited for professional networking and conferencing.  The metaverse has opened unprecedented opportunities for communication, collaboration, and social engagement, offering innovative solutions for professional networking and conferencing. In Phase 1, “Surveying the Current Metaverse Landscape,” the UC team examined the top five metaverse platforms to evaluate their potential for replicating global in-person professional networking experiences and supporting multi-user online conferences.

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UHP Spring 2024

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ARCH3051. UHP Spring 2024 course: 

Human-Computer Interaction in the Age of Extended Reality & Metaverse

Ming Tang. Professor, Director of Extended Reality Lab (XR-Lab). UC Digital Future.

Institute for Research in Sensing (IRiS); Industry 4.0 & 5.0 Institute (I45I)
School of Architecture and Interior Design, College of Design Architecture Art and Planning
Class Time: T. TH 12:30pm – 1:50pm. Spring Semester. 2024. 

Location: 4425 E CGC Lab @ DAAP

Note: This course is open to UG students in the UC Hornos Program. 

Prerequisite: There are no skills needed as prerequisites for this introduction-level course on XR.

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Kao Metaverse

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The University of Cincinnati, through its Digital Futures complex, will work collaboratively with the UC Center for Simulations & Virtual Environments Research, Lindner College of Business, UC DAAP XR-Lab, and Kao to develop concepts and a minimum viable product for a Jergens virtual tanning experience called the ‘Glowverse.’

KAO-STP-Glowverse VR retail project. GLOWVERSE VIRTUAL SPA (VR) development. UC-SIM + XR-Lab +College of Business. Funded by KAO.  PI: Chris Collins. Co-PI: Ming Tang, Noah Van. $52,122. Period: 2.2023-11.2023.

  • UCSIM Project Lead: Chris M. Collins, Center for Simulations & Virtual Environments
    Research
    UCSIM Technical Lead: Ryan Gorsuch, Center for Simulations & Virtual Environments
    Research
  • UC DAAP Design Lead: Ming Tang, Director of XR-Lab. Registered Architect, RA, NCARB, LEED AP (BD+C),
    and Associate Professor at the School of Architecture and Interior Design, College of Design,
    Architecture, Art, and Planning
  • UC LCOB Marketing Lead: Noah Van Bergen, Asst. Professor, Marketing, Linder Business
    Honors Faculty, Carl H. Lindner College of Business