At the beginning of last year, Crytek launched the VR First project , an initiative designed to provide all the necessary tools for those interested in developing technologies for virtual reality . Nowadays, the initiative seems to have garnered numerous consents, also thanks to 201 universities that have joined this project, but according to the data collected by a recent survey, these structures are not adequately equipped to develop programs and technologies for virtual reality.The survey also highlighted that 88% of the universities that are part of the VR First project are thinking of setting up training courses for VR, while some of them may already offer students such a course. It is also noted that , on average, there are fewer than two viewers available in these facilities . These are the statements made by Ferhan Özkan , Crytek Senior Business Development Manager :

“According to our predictions, the VR industry will require many more specialized graduates than we will have in the next few years. At the same time, our data clearly shows that universities are under-equipped to improve standards and meet the demand of the VR industry. With the VR First initiative we want to address this problem, and we want to act as a guiding light in the industry, contributing with a collective approach to improving the condition of students and developers. “

We remind you that, since last January, 14 universities from the USA, New Zealand and Europe have joined the VR First program . The latter plans to support VR development from the ground up, building real laboratories on university campuses, each of which is equipped with Crytek ‘s CryEngine engine and state-of-the-art hardware provided by various partners.