Located on Level 3 of Building GB, the space will feature a new industry-based learning facility for the Capstone Program within the School of IT and an Interactive Digital Centre (IDC) in partnership with EON Reality.
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The expansion is the second stage of works on Level 3; transforming 1280m2 of vacant floor area into professional workspaces and cutting-edge technology facilities for Deakin students.
Project summary
Status
Operational
Completion date
Trimester 1, 2019
Project manager
Hadrian Phillips
03 9246 8490
hadrian.p@deakin.edu.au
Capstone Program
The Capstone Program provides final-year School of IT students with an authentic learning space to engage with external organisations and solve real-world problems and challenges faced by industry.
Features of the new space include:
- ideation walls to foster design thinking in projects
- software engineering lab for a dedicated team of developers
- studio co-workspace for student collaboration
- showcase spaces for presentations
- centrally located meeting and focus rooms with the IDC
- kitchen and breakout space
- dedicated entrance and exit for students.
EON – Interactive Digital Centre (IDC)
The new IDC will become a hub for augmented and virtual reality courses, research and industry advancement in partnership with EON Reality - a world leader in scalable virtual reality and augmented reality-based knowledge transfer solutions. Find out more about their worldwide IDCs.
It will include a range of specialised augmented reality technology including:
- EON ICubeTM - a PC based multi-sided virtual reality environment in which users become completely immersed through imagery and sound
- EON Holographic – 3D projection spaces
- EON Icatcher mini – projection space where users interact with individual 3D objects and complete virtual environments.
Additional facilities and amenities on Level 3 at Greenwood Park will include:
- EON studios and workspace areas
- tea point for staff and student use
- reception area and greeting point for industry attendees
- centrally located meeting and focus rooms.
Construction timing and impacts
- August 2018 - early preparation works begin
- September 2018 - main construction works begin
- Trimester 1, 2019 – new space operational