Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology set up its Ultra High-Definition
Media Research Center and began to work with the Digital Education Research
Institute of the Information Industry Council in breeding VR / AR talents.

The Department of Information and Communication, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, set up its Ultra HD Media Creative and Research Center, beginning to work together with the Digital Education Research Institute of the Information Industry Council in running the Incubation Center of VR / AR Talent in South Taiwan, in the hope to create a base for high-definition video production in South Taiwan.

【Assistant Professor Chang-Hui Hsueh of the Department of Information and Communication, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, was making a demonstration for the operation of VR and AR system.】

Recently, Ang Lee's latest work Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk has resorted to the highest specifications of 3D4K 120 grid per second. Such an avant-garde bold video technology has caused a heated discussion. With the support of the Ministry of Education, the Ultra HD Media Creative and Research Center is expected to be established in the next two years. Talent is expected to create high quality images above 4 K, 3D stereoscopic film, and VR real shot production. The introduction of Taiwan's first high-end educational institutions after the system workstations- -SGO Mistika is also expected, which is favored by the current Hollywood and global performance after the system integration 2D workstations. It can not only edit 2k to 8K encoded images, but also deal with multi-function processing dimming colors, synthetic effects, 3D stereoscopic movies, 2D 3D conversion, and cinema Digital Cinema Package output specifications. The latest version is more into the VR virtual reality shooting system as this trendy film and television technology can bring about the possibility of more creative productions.

【Assistant Professor Chang-Hui Hsueh of the Department of Information and Communication, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, was making a demonstration.】

President Chien Tai said that STUST has always spared no efforts in promoting the integration of learning and learning, putting in more resources, and actively shortening the gap between industry and the campus, so that students can fully get into the relevant areas of professional skills and set up their employment plans after graduation. In recent years, STUST has actively been working on the cooperation between industry and academia to strengthen the proportion of industry instructors, counseling license. It has also make great investment in purchasing equipment in line with industry use and promoting practical teaching methods, such as flip education. In order to meet the higher standards and catch up with international trends, STUST cultivate talent young people for international teams. Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology has made such great efforts in hope for the revitalization of the film industry. After the initiation, it is now committed to nurturing the educational objectives of talents.

【President Chien Tai of Taiwan University of Science and Technology was making a speech.】

Yi-Chang Tsai, Deputy Director of the Institute of Digital Education, said that VR / AR industry has recently seen a strong rise in the demand for talent. If we cannot keep up with the pace and train people to quickly put into industry, the development of this industry could lag behind in terms of both speed and energy. In view of this, the institute has begun its cooperation with Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology in building its VR / AR Talent Incubation Center in South Taiwan. It is an act not only to balance the north and south in resources, but also to, through the hard work, create local innovation industry and provide training for students working on VR / AR or film and television. The recent strong guidance by the institute is aimed at “Green Island" VR interactive multimedia, which has caused great responses from the public. It is such a combination of film and television industry and tourism industry that has set up the best example of cooperation in creating opportunities for all walks of life.

【Guan-Wei Huang, Head of Ancient Capital Puppet Theater, was giving a speech.】

Through the establishment of the Ultra-high-quality Media Research Center, students in the Department of Information Communication will not only be able to acquire the latest video technology, but also become the first batch of VR students to learn about VR technology through formal courses," said He-Tian Yeh, Dean of the School of Digital Design. It is also hoped that this center can promote more cross-sectoral cooperation projects in the future. Despite the fact that in recent years equipment and instruments have changed a bit, workers on video and images are now slowly coming home. Yet, as the film production moves to the last level, it has to be sent to Taipei for the dimming of color and the output of cinema specifications DCP, etc. Even if many local governments are pushing the image of the city's marketing plan, when it comes to local talent and industry instability, it is still difficult to keep from the domination of the north. Therefore, the center's primary task is to link together all the southern image workers and units, so that students can be trained directly to become the best and that film production units can reside in South Taiwan, no longer moving back and forth between the north and the south just to finish their production work. Prof. Bing-Cheung Chen, Chairman of the Department of Information Communication, said that since we cannot easily access these resources, we should create and promote relevant international courses. From the next year on, the center and the department will jointly hold an international symposium to invite domestic and foreign high-quality video related experts to give speeches and exchanges, so that the South can have early integration with the international standards of mature technology.

【Press conference for the opening of VR / AR Talent Incubation Center in South Taiwan, co-sponsored by Department of Information and Communication, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, and Information Technology Association of Digital Education: guests and executives.】

In the future, the mission of Ultra High-Definition Media Center" and "VR / AR Talent Incubation Center in South Taiwan will be to co-ordinate the local arts teams to apply new technologies, such as the first co-production projects. Ancient Capital Puppet Theater is the best example. Together, the two sides will work together to create the world's first VR puppet theater. Combining Tainan's famous landscapes and monuments, the puppet show will be presented in VR technology. By this new technology, there will be different experience with this fine traditional art. Guan-Wei Huang, Head of the theater for many years, said that the ancient puppet theater is always willing to try to promote the puppet show through different media and perspectives. For example, last year, he cooperated with STUST in a series of puppet shows. He is also looking forward to renewing the work together, so that the traditional culture will continue its dialogue with new generations.

【Press conference for the opening of VR / AR Talent Incubation Center in South Taiwan, co-sponsored by Department of Information and Communication, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, and Information Technology Association of Digital Education: guests and executives.】