22-06-2022
HKBU Alumni Association of the Greater Bay Area Exchanges Views with HKBU Scholars on Prospect of Interactive Media
Event Information
Alumnus Dr Vincent Ho invited Mr Norman Chan, Associate Director of Academy of Film of HKBU and Programme Director of Higher Diploma in Creative Film Production of HKBU; Dr Kelvin Lee, Associate Head and Associate Professor of Practice of the Department of Interactive Media; alumnus Justin Liu (Sports & Leisure Management), Committee Member of GBAAA cum CEO of Tomorrow Leader Education & Technology Group, and alumna Lui Sze-man (Creative Film Production) to meet for lunch on 22 June on HKBU campus.
During the lunch gathering, participants discussed ways to facilitate the collaboration between the academic programmes of the University and companies developing metaverse games, and how these programmes could leverage the alumni network to provide more learning and employment opportunities for students. Dr Lee also shared the diverse development prospects of the game design industry, and stressed that the application of game design is not limited to entertainment but could include, for example, the promotion of conservation in society.
