BHUBANESWAR, Jan. 11 -- A three-day conclave and Hackathson on 'Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR)' organised by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bhubaneswar in association with the Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) and State Government began at IIT BBS campus here on Friday.

STPI DG Omkar Rai, Electronic and Information Technology Secretary Manoj Kumar Mishra and IIT BBS Director Prof RV Raja Kumar attended as guests and inaugurated the programme.

Prof Kumar emphasised the importance of new age technologies such as AR and VR, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of things (IOT) and 5G communication, in the Digital India dream, today. He acknowledged the support from Susmita Bagchi and Subroto Bagchi of the...