INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Nuat VR, a virtual reality gaming start-up company based in Dubai, is testing a pilot VR project with a school for remote learning as part
of the coronavirus outbreak.Started in 2016, the start-up was primarily building arcades in VR and has 12 games under its belt, including VR
Mania, Cricket VR and Strike Zone.Speaking to TheIndianSubcontinent Middle East, Fahad Bubshait, Founder and CEO of Nuat VR, said that they
he noticed that schooling is not as effective in a world where a lot of things is changing fast.He said the knowledge they are getting from
project-based and more problem-solving
said.Nuat is testing the VR content with some students and with one school for grades between 4 and 6 in the UAE.The advantage of VR, he
said is that students can see what is causing an impact when they test and this is the way a human being needs to learn.Learning from
Students are so reliant on schools to learn but in real life, they should be learning from curiosity
anything but I think it is best for education and not for gaming
said.Trying to replicate real-life in schools, he said is extremely difficult and costly and it is not saleable but doing it in a VR world
is fine and safe and nobody is getting harmed
We try to create images in a virtual world where students can meet teachers and vice versa and do experiments
stock of libraries in the next couple of years and is looking to raise some investments.Creating compelling contentBubshait has invested
scale up by raising some funds and build some more content
accelerate the demand for VR/AR by creating compelling content integrated with the right and sometimes upgraded hardware to create
