The first in the country! Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology officially designed the Department of Metaverse Engineering

[gearbest News] In recent years, the metaverse has been a relatively hot concept, and many technology giants have even invested heavily in it and want to seize the opportunity, such as Facebook's parent company Meta. Moreover, the former mobile phone market giant HTC has also launched a Metaverse mobile phone. However, at present, these attempts seem to have not achieved very significant results. On September 24, CNMO noticed that some schools in my country have begun to set up departments related to the Metaverse. Metaverse (Photo Source Network) According to relevant media reports, the Department of Information Engineering of the School of Artificial Intelligence of Nanjing University of Information Technology has been officially renamed the Department of Metaverse Engineering, and the relevant announcements are also stamped with official seals, which should be inseparable. . According to CNMO's understanding, Nanjing University of Information Technology was established in 1960 and has a history of more than 80 years. It has won many honors, and its historical accumulation can be said to be profound. The school's artificial intelligence college was officially established in 2021, and it has only been about a year. This time, the school changed its name to the Department of Metaverse Engineering, which is a rather bold and innovative attempt. The Metaverse Engineering Department was established. However, the Metaverse is still in a very early stage, so many netizens are holding a wait-and-see attitude towards the establishment of relevant majors in the school.