The 12-week Augmentor programme is designed to support early-stage businesses developing innovative and commercially orientated immersive technology products.
The 10 companies involved receive investment and industry advice through mentorship, gain access to Digital Catapult’s state-of-the-art Immersive Labs, and are further supported in workshops and office hours. The startups also have access to Digital Catapult’s network, allowing them to develop connections in the public and private sectors.
The 2020 programme was delivered entirely online – with workshops, mentoring and networking all done virtually – and focused more on business resilience and exploring funding options outside traditional venture capital pathways as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
...VIKA Books, on the other hand, has used immersive technologies to promote British sign language for both the deaf and hearing, making it one of the first companies to use the technology in this way. In its AR storybook Where is the bird?, for example, VIKA showcases 20 everyday signs, 10 through AR animations and 10 through video demonstrations by children from Elmfield School for Deaf Children.
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