APU PARTNERS WITH MALAYSIA’S FIRST STUDIO TO OFFER XR-BASED VIRTUAL PRODUCTION

(From left) Liew, Prof Ho, Loo and Thuah at the MoU signing ceremony for the academic-industry initiative.

TWO of Malaysia’s digital tech leaders – 3Particle Solution Sdn Bhd and Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (APU) – have entered a joint partnership in talent development programmes related to extended reality (XR), augmented reality (AR), and virtual reality (VR) in virtual production, and will further collaborate and develop XR virtual production facilities within APU campus.

3Particle Solution founder and strategy director Carl Loo Chun Qe and APU vice chancellor Prof Dr Ho Chin Kuan signed a memorandum of understanding at the XR Stage Studio on this collaboration, witnessed by 3Particle Solution virtual production director Nixon Thuah and APU head of School of Media, Arts and Design (SoMAD) Debbie Liew Pooi Kuan. Present was SoMAD senior lecturer Edwin Pio Rufus Samiraj, who was instrumental in establishing this MoU.