Author : COE Metaverse

Hello Champions, Universitas Teknokrat Indonesia (UTI) has once again been entrusted by the Ministry of Communication and Information of the Republic of Indonesia (@kemenkominfo), Nusa Meta (@nusameta.io), and WIR Group (@wirgroupid) to hold a metaverse 102 workshop at the Auditorium Building A, UTI, on Wednesday, November 22, 2023. This workshop aims to provide understanding and equip students with knowledge about metaverse development. Dr. Ryan Randy Suryono, M.Kom., Vice Rector IV for Cooperation and General Affairs at UTI, stated that this metaverse workshop is part of the digital talent scholarship 102 series, which follows up on the metaverse 101 workshop held last February. In an effort to provide students with experience in becoming digital metaverse creators, UTI collaborates with WIR Group, a company focusing on metaverse technologies like augmented reality (AR), virtual reality, and artificial intelligence. “We have established an MoU with Kominfo and WIR Group. WIR Group, appointed by Kominfo, is tasked with providing education and development of the metaverse in Indonesia,” said Dr. Ryan. This metaverse workshop is attended by 100 participants. During the event, they are taught about creating digital assets, understanding the Nusameta ecosystem, metaverse design documents, preparing and importing 3D assets to Nusastudio, and creating simple games. “We’ve made significant strides during our academic sessions. Our game programming has even ventured into determining its business processes, creating metaverse-based classrooms, and now even developing metaverse-based tourism,” Dr. Ryan continued.

Hello Champions… The third day of PKKMB was successfully conducted, and during General Lecture 5, with the theme “Digital Literacy in Society 5.0: Increase the Potential of AI and the Metaverse,” it was delivered directly by the Vice Rector IV for Cooperation and General Affairs of Universitas Teknokrat Indonesia, Dr. Ryan Randy Suryono, M.Comp., on Saturday, September 23, 2023. In the current digital era, students are required to quickly adapt to technological advancements, as failure to do so may make it challenging for them to secure good job opportunities, given that technology has already taken over many aspects. The Vice Rector IV for Cooperation and General Affairs emphasized the crucial role of students in the progress of technological development. Artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) are currently undergoing rapid development. Therefore, students must promptly learn and actively participate in the development of AI and IoT technologies. Dr. Ryan conveyed in his lecture that Universitas Teknokrat Indonesia is continually transforming education, particularly in technological knowledge. Right from the beginning, students at Universitas Teknokrat Indonesia are introduced to and provided with knowledge and learning about AI and IoT technologies, enabling them to become developers in these fields rather than mere users. “Universitas Teknokrat Indonesia has proven to apply and pioneer the development of AI and Internet of Things technologies in Lampung. These technologies have also been implemented for the benefit of the wider community to ease daily tasks, such as the use of IoT technology to monitor the health of cattle, automatic feeding of Nile Tilapia using IoT technology, IoT technology for air temperature checks, and much more,” stated Dr. Ryan. Furthermore, in addition to the implementation of IoT technology, Universitas Teknokrat Indonesia received recognition from Tribun Lampung for being the first campus to conduct thesis defense sessions via the metaverse.