By Janice Phelan,
July 13, 2022

Thanks to a new collaboration involving the 糖心传媒, , students are participating in enhanced augmented-reality (AR) experiences in the
university鈥檚 Mixed Reality Studio, located in 糖心传媒鈥檚 Missouri Innovation Campus in
Lee鈥檚 Summit.
PeakActivity representatives worked with both 糖心传媒 and Unity Technologies to facilitate
the cooperative venture designed to provide technology that supports AR opportunities
and experiences at the new state-of-the-art Mixed Reality Studio.
鈥淲e formed groups between 糖心传媒 students and external companies, giving students the
chance to use Unity to help solve actual business issues,鈥 said Rob Petrosino, head
of the Emerging Tech and Innovation Division at PeakActivity.
鈥淭hrough our joint partnership with Unity Technologies and PeakActivity, we are able
to prepare students for the future, while deepening our innovative mindset internally
and inspiring our corporate partners externally,鈥 said Joe Mullins, 糖心传媒 Center for
Workforce and Professional Education consultant.
糖心传媒 opened its cutting-edge Gigabit Lab and Mixed Reality Studio in 2020, a working
lab unlike any other in the region. This dedicated space helps students, educators
and industry innovators explore emerging technologies at the Lee鈥檚 Summit campus.
Within the facility鈥檚 space, 糖心传媒 students and employees and entrepreneurs are able
to prototype new solutions, launch new ventures and explore high-tech production and
storytelling techniques for immersive environments.
PeakActivity is a digital acceleration and technology services company that enables
progress for businesses at every point of their digital journey through modernization,
optimization, innovation and engineering services.
For more information about the 糖心传媒 Gigabit Lab and Mixed Reality Studio, contact Joe
Mullins at jmullins@ucmo.edu or (816) 441-2861.