{"id":132977,"date":"2024-09-19T19:38:28","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T14:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=current-affairs&#038;p=132977"},"modified":"2025-03-03T12:07:28","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T06:37:28","slug":"national-centre-of-excellence","status":"publish","type":"current-affairs","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/national-centre-of-excellence","title":{"rendered":"National Centre of Excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The proposal for establishing the<\/span><b> National Centre of Excellence (NCoE) for Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics and Extended Reality (AVGC-XR) in Mumbai <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has been cleared by the Union Cabinet<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cente<\/span><b>r will also set up an Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics and Extended Reality (AVGC-ER) Task Force<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the country, which featured in the budget announcement of 2022-23.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>About the AVGC-ER Centre<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It will be <\/span><b>incorporated as a Section 8 Company under the Companies Act, 2013.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Implemented by:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The<\/span><b> Government of India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> along with the F<\/span><b>ederation of Indian Chambers of Commerce &#038; Industry and the Confederation of Indian Industry<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Aim: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To make India the <\/span><b>hub for AVGC-XR activities a<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nd <\/span><b>position India as a content hub <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for providing state-of-the-art content thereby enhancing India\u2019s soft power globally<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Features:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Training Programs: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It will offer<\/span><b> specialised training-cum-learning programs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to equip people with the latest skill sets in cutting-edge AVGC-XR technologies<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Research and Development: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The institution will also foster research and development by bringing together experts from various fields like computer science, engineering, design and art\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Indian Content Hub: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It will focus on creation of India\u2019s IP for both domestic consumption and global outreach, leading to creation of content based on India\u2019s rich historical and cultural heritage<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Incubation Centre<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It will also function as an incubation centre by providing resources for nurturing startups and early-stage companies in the AVGC-XR field<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"vc_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pw.live\/batches\/upsc\/pw-only-ias?utm_source=seo+upsc+batch&#038;utm_medium=seo+upsc&#038;utm_campaign=seo&#038;utm_id=upsc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Enroll now for UPSC Online Classes<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 99.8996%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 100%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: rgba(184, 165, 217, 0.53); text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 16pt; color: #000000;\"><b>Extended Reality Technology<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an <\/span><b>umbrella term used to describe all\u00a0 immersive technologie<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s that can merge the physical and virtual worlds<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Types:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Various types of immersive technologies are,<\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Augmented Reality (AR):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Here the<\/span><b> virtual information and objects are overlaid on the real world <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0enhancing\u00a0 the real world with digital details such as images, text, and animation.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>There is not complete\u00a0 isolation\u00a0 from the real world a<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nd users can still experience the real world.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Examples: Pok\u00e9mon GO game<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> overlays the digital creatures onto the real world or <\/span><b>Snapchat filters<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> putting\u00a0 digital objects such as hats or glasses onto your head.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Virtual Reality (VR): <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here the users are f<\/span><b>ully immersed in a simulated digital <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">environment where the <\/span><b>individuals needs to put on a VR headset or head-mounted display<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to get a 360 -degree view of an artificial world that fools the brain\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Example: The gaming and entertainment industry<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> were early adopters of this technology, however, it is finding use cases i<\/span><b>n other industries as well like healthcare, construction, engineering, the military<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Mixed\/Hybrid Reality: T<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">he digital and real-world objects <\/span><b>co-exist and can interact with one another in real-time <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here.<\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It requires an<\/span><b> MR headset and a lot more processing power <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">than VR or AR.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Example: Microsoft&#8217;s HoloLens <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">allows you to place digital objects into the room you are standing in and give you the ability to spin it around or interact with the digital object in any way possible.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Application: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are many practical applications of XR like,<\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Retail: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XR gives customers the ability to try before they buy. <\/span><b>For Example the furniture company IKEA <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">provides customers to try placing the furniture items into their home via their smartphone.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Training:\u00a0 XR can provide training tools that are hyper-realistic,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> especially in life-and-death circumstances to help soldiers, healthcare professionals, pilots\/astronauts etc.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Remote work: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Workers can connect to the home office or with professionals located around the world in a way that makes both sides feel like they are in the same room.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Real estate: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finding buyers or tenants might be easier if individuals can \u201cwalk through\u201d spaces to decide if they want it even when they are in some other location.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 99.9297%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 137.824%; 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