Nextech Receives Major Augmented Reality Labs Contract from Ryerson University Faculty of Science
August 03 2021 - 7:55AM
InvestorsHub NewsWire
University to increase to its AR lab
offerings to students by 70% creating largest AR lab offering in
education
VANCOUVER, B.C., CANADA -- August 3rd, 2021 --
InvestorsHub NewsWire -- Nextech AR
Solutions Corp. (“Nextech'' or the “Company”) (OTCQB:
NEXCF) (NEO:
NTAR) (CSE:
NTAR) (FSE: N29), an emerging leader in augmented reality for
eCommerce, AR learning applications, AR-enhanced video conferencing
and virtual events, is pleased to announce that Ryerson University,
a globally recognized leader in Higher Education with over 46,000
students have ordered an additional thirty five augmented reality
labs for its biology, chemistry and biochemistry departments. Once
the additional labs are complete, which is expected to happen in
2021 Ryerson University Faculty of Science will have one of the
largest known augmented reality immersive learning programs in the
world.
These new labs are in addition to the fifty labs
developed for the 2020/2021 school year and the further AR labs
produced through the RALE AR Lab Builder Program, a Government of
Ontario Initiative in Partnership with Ryerson University and
NexTech AR and will be available province-wide to institutes of
higher education in 2022.
About EdTechX
The use of AR for education institutions is made
available through the Company’s EdTechX platform. Built on Microsoft
Azure and available on the Azure
marketplace as a “Co-sell
Ready” partner, EdTechX enables educational institutions to
transform traditional learning and event formats into valuable,
immersive digital experiences that higher education students are
seeking. EdTechX combines digital branded spaces with enterprise
scale video streaming, augmented reality holograms and real-time
data analytics. “Co-sell” status enables joint selling
opportunities with Microsoft and access to their global education
customers.
The KEY benefits of the AR labs:
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New functionality of labs include mistake driven
learning modules -allowing students to make mistakes in simulation
and get real-time feedback before performing the actual
lab.
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Non-linear experiences allow students to explore in the
AR labs based on their own exploration; ie. Rat Dissection, Flower
Dissection.
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Creation of new ‘modular-like’ labs explaining common
laboratory techniques that are cross-functional in chemical and
biochemical analyses.
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Interactive learning allows students to form memories
based on emotional impact. The actual AR seeks to trigger the
feeling of presence of the lab/experience so that students are more
engaged.
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The AR Labs allow for users to repeat the experiment at
their own convenience, which is a key function when learning new
concepts. This is also a cost-efficient solution for higher
education institutions that reduces the waste of
resources.
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AR allows for visual communication of complicated
chemical analyses equipment. (Behind the scenes look of how the
machines actually work) allowing students to learn the abstract
theory superimposed on top of the equipment
visually.
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The AR Labs have been developed in tandem with
instructors and industry experts to ensure that the content is
driven in both an academic and professional
capacity
Evan Gappelberg, CEO of Nextech, comments “we are
thrilled to see the hard work we have done in creating AR labs for
students in partnership with Ryerson result in such a hugely
positive response from both students and faculty. We have
developed not just an immersive AR learning platform but also a
unique business model for Nextech with a credit system where one
credit is equivalent to one AR lab which costs $5000 each. He
continues “Once the AR labs are created along with the AR Lab
Builder Program, through a Government of Ontario Initiative in
Partnership with Ryerson University and NexTech, all AR labs built
will be available province-wide to institutions of higher education
in 2022. We are very excited and gratified to be working with both
Ryerson and the government to bring immersive learning experiences
to Canadien students''.
Direct Student Quotes - Biochemistry, Winter 2021 Labs:
What did you like about the AR for Experiment
1?
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“The experiment was very detailed, it was as if I was
there in the lab watching someone perform the experiment. The gel
electrophoresis explanation was thorough enough to grasp the
concept of how to perform one properly.”
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“It helps you get a proper visualization of the steps of
the experiment.”
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“It was really realistic and useful for me to picture
the steps of the experiment being a visual learner.”
Post-pandemic, assuming you are back on campus, do you
see a role for RALE in your undergraduate lab?
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“This could be used for pre-lab talks to explain certain
techniques and procedures. This could also be offered as an extra
resource for students writing lab reports to re-doing certain steps
at home to better understand the lab. And most importantly, for
students that have missed a lab, this would provide the students
with a visual experience so that reports can be done properly even
if they weren't present.”
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“It could be potentially used for more complicated or
dangerous labs that the school would want to show to students for
demonstration or surgery purposes as well.”
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“I can see this being useful as a way to prepare for
labs. Getting to see the equipment and an overview of what is going
to happen in the lab would be very helpful for visual learners that
have not done the technique before.”
Evan Gappelberg
investor.relations@Nextechar.com
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About Nextech AR
Nextech develops and operates augmented reality (“AR”)
platforms that transports three-dimensional (“3D”) product
visualizations, human holograms and 360° portals to its audiences
altering e-commerce, digital advertising, hybrid virtual events
(events held in a digital format blended with in-person attendance)
and learning and training experiences.
Nextech focuses on developing AR solutions however most
of the Company’s revenues are currently derived from three
e-Commerce platforms:? vacuumcleanermarket.com (“VCM”),
infinitepetlife.com (“IPL”) and Trulyfesupplements.com
(“TruLyfe”).? VCM and product sales of residential vacuums,
supplies and parts, and small home appliances sold on
Amazon.
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