Group photograph of organisers, keynote speakers and participants at the 7th IFID International Forum and Conference
UTAR’s Centre for Immersive Technology and Creativity Chairperson Dr Aloysius Yapp and Faculty of Creative Industries lecturer Lim Chai Kim presented a keynote speech at the 2019 7th International Forum on Industrial Design (IFID 2019) which took place at Luoyang, Henan, China on 16 May 2019 until 19 May 2019. At the forum, Dr Yapp and Lim also showcased their research outcome in Immersive Technology for Industrial Design: Heritage and Culture Preservation.
The event started off with an opening ceremony which was held at Luoyang Exhibition and Convention Centre, followed by industrial and product design exhibition visit. The conference was held in Jinkaiyue Hotel. It featured keynote speeches by international researchers, knowledge sharing session, paper presentations and Luoyang Museum guided tour.
Dr Yapp and Lim (left) during the keynote speech session
Dr Yapp said, “I feel blessed. This has been a wonderful journey with the support from UTAR since 2014 for the first VR walkthrough for Iban longhouse Level 01 which was funded by UTARRF and the visionary leadership. To come to this point to share UTAR’s research and values globally is like a dream come true. Just as how I have been inspired, I hope I have also inspired and brought interest among the international researchers toward our research and knowledge building.”
He further added, “Overall, it was an impactful knowledge and research exchange event. International researchers were inspired and they showed interest in the research outcome of UTAR’s research team on the Gamification of Traditional Iban longhouse from Sarawak with Virtual Reality/VR Gallery walkthrough.”
IFID is an international event attended by international keynote speakers from the Netherlands, South Korea, India, France, Taiwan, China and Hong Kong. The event was initiated by Creative Industries Expo 2019 and hosted by the Luoyang Government. The forum is a joint-collaboration between Luoyang Science and Technology Bureau, Luoyang Productivity Promoting Center, Luoyang Creative Industry Design Center, Guangdong Academy of International Academic Exchange, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Lanzhou University of Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, GOTH DESIGN Co. LTD, Low Carbon Design Society of Hong Kong, Xihua University, North Minzu University, Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Nanchang University, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Hebei Agricultural University and Tropical Agricultural Machinery Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences.
Opening Ceremony of Industrial Design Expo
Dr Yapp (left) and Lim at the expo
One belt one road booth
Knowledge sharing and Q&A session among participants
From left: College of Fine Arts Seoul National University Prof Annie Pedret,Delft University of Technology Prof Imre Horvath, Indian Institute of Technology Prof Avinash Shende, Dr Yapp and Lim during the networking session
Luoyang museum tour
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