Samsung partners with UNESCO to launch VR content and 360-degree videos on Indian heritage sites

The first of the two 360 video and VR content, on the Sun Temple in Konark, was unveiled at the Transforming Education Conference for Humanity (TECH) 2017 in Visakhapatnam, organized by UNESCO MGIEP.

By Chandrika
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Samsung India has entered into a partnership with UNESCO MGIEP (Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development) to launch 360 video and Virtual Reality (VR) content of two Indian heritage sites, the Sun Temple in Konark, Odisha and Taj Mahal in Agra, Uttar Pradesh.

 
Samsung to launch VR and 360-degree videos on Indian heritage sites

Samsung India and UNESCO MGIEP signed a MoU for the content in the presence of Shri Satya Pal Singh, Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Shri N. Chandrababu Naidu, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and Shri Ganta Srinivasa Rao, Minister of Human Resources Development, Government of Andhra Pradesh.

 

The first of the two 360 video and VR content, on the Sun Temple in Konark, was unveiled at the Transforming Education Conference for Humanity (TECH) 2017 in Visakhapatnam, organized by UNESCO MGIEP.

The 360 video and VR content showcasing the grandeur, heritage and splendor of the architectural marvel Sun Temple in Konark was shown to students and dignitaries at a specially set up Samsung Smart Class at the conference venue.

"MGIEP believes in transforming education for building peaceful and sustainable societies. It sees immersive experiences such as VR as an integral part of socio-emotional learning for our younger generations as they face 21st century challenges to build a peaceful and sustainable planet," said Dr. Anantha Duraiappah, Director, UNESCO MGIEP.

The project will provide experiential educational content to students across the country. The immersive content will also be available to students at Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV), where Samsung Smart Class have been set up in over 500 schools since 2013. This effort to use VR for educating students will go a long way in taking forward Government of India's vision of digital India.

"Samsung believes in transforming communities and creating a better life for people with its innovative products and solutions. We are happy to partner with UNESCO to offer experiential educational content with the effective use of technology. Today there is a need for children to acquire deep understanding of our national heritage sites," said Mr. Deepak Bhardwaj, Vice President, CSR, Samsung India.

At Samsung, we believe this partnership will help provide many more school going children easy access to such content in an engaging and exciting format such as VR," he added further.

There are 36 UNESCO Heritage Sites in India today. Samsung India may take up more sites to develop 360 video and VR content in future.

The content on Indian heritage sites will be available freely across all social media channels in both 360 and VR formats. VR content will also be provided to the Union Ministry of Tourism and State Tourism Boards to be used for tourism promotion in India and across the world.

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