The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has announced the launch of the country’s first consortium for virtual reality called ‘Consortium for VR/AR/MR Engineering Mission in India’ (CAVE).
The body consists of a group of academia, industries, startups, and government bodies and is being coordinated by IIT Madras with the objective to enable members to create new advanced technologies and applications in virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (XR) and haptics together.
CAVE’s mission is to promote engineering of XR and haptic technology development and adoption of XR and haptics globally. It aims to enable research collaboration with industrial sponsors and participants from industry, academia, and government.
Moreover, the key outcomes envisaged from the CAVE include setting up a ‘VR Superhighway’ or ‘VR Corridor’ where many start-ups and industries work together for a bigger mission to make India the choice for the future XR and haptics needs. The promotion of VR and technology-enabled skill training is also a crucial aspect among the goals of the consortium.
