XR Network+ publishes new white paper

XR Network+ has published a new white paper that presents a comprehensive outline of the current landscape, challenges and opportunities within Virtual Production (VP) and Extended Reality (XR) technologies. 

The paper, ‘Innovation in Future Convergent Media and Virtual Production Technologies’, reports on data and insights gathered during XR Network+ workshops held at partner universities across the UK throughout 2023 and 2024. 

Key areas explored include:

• Innovations in XR technologies: How XR innovations are creating new services and products, enhancing efficiencies, and changing traditional processes by integrating the latest technological advancements.
• Current challenges: Identification of the barriers to adoption and implementation of XR technologies such as cost, lack of skills and skills pipeline, and resistance to technological change, coupled with exploration of the broad utility and various applications of VP.
• Opportunities: Potential identified through the use of Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR) suggests substantial improvements in efficiency and effectiveness across industries. However, this is a rapidly changing space and requires support to reach its potential.

The paper serves as a strategic blueprint for stakeholders across various creative and technological sectors to leverage the potential of XR technologies, driving research, development, policy, and practical applications.

Visit the XR Network+ publications page to download the paper.

Published on 14 October 2024