In this episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations With Brent Balinski, we hear from Lumination Head of Enterprise and Government Tom Pennington. Pennington, who joined the fast-growing Adelaide-based immersive technology company this year, tells us about how he expects “the metaverse” to change the way we learn, how it can supplement older methods of absorbing new information, and more.
Episode guide
0:34 – Introduction and professional background
1:42 – An introduction to some terms.
2:55 – What they do plus some recent projects.
5:32 – Overlay. A new project offering “truly democratised object recognition.”
7:10 – How is linking the physical and digital world actually useful for manufacturing companies?
8:56 – How has adoption changed among companies?
10:30 – Growth in headcount at Lumination and what’s driving this.
13:45 – The Beacon STEM outreach project with BAE.
15:45 – Why does immersive technology improve retention? And is the idea to replace book learning?
17:43 – How will “the metaverse” change our lives?
19:44 – The manufacturing ecosystem question.
This episode was recorded in October and is sponsored by BAE Systems Australia.
Useful links
Lumination's website
lumination.com.au
@AuManufacturing article on Beacon
https://www.aumanufacturing.com.au/bae-systems-and-lumination-light-up-stem
