From A desk to Lecture Hall: A Tutorial on Virtual e-Gov and e-Part Event Delivery

In our Tutorial, we are going to explore the full socio-technical pipeline required to delivering an online, Immersive VR e-Government & E-Participation event using state of the art Immersive Virtual Reality Technologies. In particular, we are going to elaborate upon the use of specific mainstream software and hardware solutions for serious events in the context of e-Government. We are going to provide a practical step by step guidelines and explore options that organizers can choose from to deliver an efficient and desired VR experience whether for research purposes or simply for delivering a highly engaging, innovative e-Participation experience.

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