About the XR Developer Network

paulmelis · 27 februari 2024 om 12:52

The SURF XR Developer Network

Are you working on eXtended Reality (XR) within education or research? And would you like to take your knowledge and experience of XR to the next level or share your knowledge with others? Then join SURF’s XR Developer Network.

About

The XR Developer Network is a community of people who are interested in the topic of XR within education and/or research and want to exchange technical knowledge with each other.

The aim of this network is to bring people together to share knowledge and exchange experience so that we raise the technological knowledge level of XR. In this way, we want to take the use of XR for education and research in the Netherlands to a higher level. The network is not tied to a specific application domain or sector. Nor do you need to have technical knowledge to participate.

We feel there is much to be gained by coming together, learning from and inspiring each other, discussing (shared) challenges related to technology, XR developments or even developing together.

In short, we are building a thriving community, currently the network has about 60 members from different institutions and sectors.

Activities

The XR Developer Network organises a series of meetings each year, both online and on-site. On-site meetings allow you to meet in person and provide opportunities for demos. Keep an eye on this page for updates.

Upcoming meetings

Date: tba
Topic: tba
Location: tba

Previous meetings

26-01-2023 - Kickoff meeting (SURF Utrecht)
30-03-2023 - Discussion on sharing (Saxion Reality Check Festival). Read the summary of the meeting here.
05-07-2023 - Try a device! session (National XR Day at TU Delft)
11-10-2023 - Continued discussion on sharing (SURF Utrecht). Presentations: Paul Melis (SURF) - Sharing follow-up.pdf (1.1 MB), Tim Tijs (Saxion) - Immersive Skills.pdf (918.2 KB), Wilco Boode (BUAS) - Sharing at BUAS.pdf (3.2 MB)
28-02-2024 - Responsible XR (SURF Utrecht). See this thread here on the forum for more details, including slides from the meeting.

XR Innovation Forum

To stay in touch, share knowledge and discuss outside of the meetings, we use the XR Innovation Forum (this platform).

The XR Innovation Forum is an online discussion platform that you can log in to with SURFconext, even if you are not a member of the XR Developer Network.

Want to become a member?

You do not need to have a technical background to become a member! A prerequisite is that your institution is affiliated to SURF.

Join and email xr@surf.nl to join the network. We will then keep you informed of future activities.

Would you like to contribute?

We aim to announce the topic of the next meeting(s) some time in advance so that we can find appropriate speakers. If you would like to present for a planned topic, or have other suggestions for topics, please get in touch.

Apart from that, there is always room to introduce other types of activities (such as a demo session, a hackathon, etc.). We would love to hear your ideas and discuss them further.