CHENNAI: The eXperiential Technology Innovation Centre (XTIC), an Institute of Eminence Centre at IIT Madras dedicated to virtual, augmented, mixed reality and haptics, will host the first-ever International XR Symposium for the Global South on November 28.

India’s first research and product innovation hub in immersive technologies, XTIC supports academia, industry and start-ups through expert guidance, prototyping facilities, collaborative programmes and advanced laboratories.

This year’s theme, ‘Frugal Tech Innovations Transforming Hardware and Software Solutions for XR in the Global South’, focuses on cost-effective, scalable technology suited to emerging economies.

Jointly organised by Oculus co-founders Steven LaValle and Anna LaValle from the University of Oulu, Finland, along wi

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