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Pr i vat eAcademyi nManchest erTakesonSt udent sForFr eei n Vi r t ualReal i t yandAugment edReal i t y AsAndyBur nham addr esseshi smayor alci t ywi t ht he‘ Di gi t al TechSummi t ’ ,Manchest er ’ s di gi t aleconomycont i nuest ogr owandst ayatt hel eadi ngedge–butt hel ocalwor kf or ce avai l abl ef ort hi snewt echnol ogyi sst i l ll ar gel yunder ser ved.

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Thosei nt er est edar eur gedt oappl yher e,wi t hopendayshappeni ngati t sManchest ersi t e t hi syearonTuesday18t hJul y .

Thecompany’ scor eval uei st hat‘ Knowl edgeI sAHumanRi ght ’ ,dat i ngbackt ot hebusi nessbei ngest abl i shedi n1999asspeci al i st si nKnowl edgeTr ansf ersol ut i onsbui l tt hr ough vi r t ual ,augment edandmi xedr eal i t y .

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Nat ur al l y ,t heacademyhel psEONReal i t ydi scovert hebestt al entf i r stwhennewj obsar e madeavai l abl e.

EONReal i t yUKhasbeenact i vel yt r ai ni ngst udent ssi nce2013,boost i ngt hedi gi t alandcr eat i vewor kf or cet omai nt ai nManchest er ’ sst at usasoneoft hewor l dl eadi nghubsi nt echnol ogyanddi gi t albasedbusi ness. “ I nnovat i oni smi ssi oncr i t i calf orever ybusi ness, ”sai dMar kBr i dgeman,Managi ngDi r ect orof EONReal i t yUK. Thel i stofbusi nessesf orbui l di ngsof t war ei nVi r t ualReal i t yandAugment edReal i t yi sever gr owi ngacr osst hegl obeandt her ol eofpr i vat ebusi nessi npr ovi di ngadvancedand upt ospeededucat i oni nt echi sbecomi ngmor eandmor eper t i nent . “ OurUKhubcompr i sesof3di f f er entel ement s.OurVRAcademy ,ourmi xedr eal i t i esShowr oom,andourSt udi o.

Hecont i nued:“ TheUKi soneof t hel ar gestcent r eswi t hi nEON Real i t y’ sgl obalnet wor k.By j oi ni ngt heAcademy ,youcan hel pt r ul ydevel opt hef ut ur eusi ng al lt hel at estt echnol ogyt ol ear n aboutsol ut i onsi nvi r t ual , augment edandmi xedr eal i t y . ” AboutEONReal i t yUKVR&AR I nnovat i onAcademyEONReal i t y UKAcademyi st heonl yschool ofi t ski ndi nt heUK,whi chi s sponsor edbyt hebusi nesswhi l e t eachi ngdevel opmentwhi chal l owsst udentt opur sueacar eerei t herwi t horwi t houtt hecompanyaf t er war ds.I twasest abl i shedi n2013wi t ht heai m ofsuppor t i ngManchest er ’ di gi t al economyandhel pi ngi tst aywor l dl eadi ng,andl eadi ngedge.

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Ther e’ sal soaf l oorwhi chwi l lsoonhouseagym,andaf ul l yequi ppedaudi t or i um t obeused f ort r ai ni ngsemi nar sandwhi chwi l lbeavai l abl et ohi r et oot herbusi nesses.

Mar cMcKeown,headofbusi nessdevel opment ,expl ai nedt hegr owt ht hatspur r edt hemove: “ EKM hasgr ownal oti nt hel ast18mont hs.Wer est r uct ur edourof f er i ngt oi nt r oducenew ser vi cel evelt i er s,sot hatbot hasmal l ,newst ar tbusi nessandami l l i onpoundoper at i oncan bot hr ecei vet heki ndofsuppor tt heyneed. “ Aswel lasdr awi ngi nnewcust omer s,wehavever ygoodcl i entr et ent i onr at es.Wor ki ng onl i necanbedaunt i ngf oral otofbusi nesses,butt heyknowt heycanr i ngusupandwe’ r e t hei rcomf or tbl anket . ” Mar cadded:“ Thesenewof f i ceshel pshowof fwhatwe’ r eabout ,i tshowst hatwe’ r easer i ouscont enderi nt heecommer cemar ket .Ourgoalnowi st okeepgr owi ng,addi ngnewf eat ur esf orourcust omer s,t okeepbei ngt hebestwecanbeandt okeepevol vi ng. ” EKM’ snewhomecur r ent l yhousesi t s85empl oyees,whohaver el ocat edf r om muchsmal l er of f i cesi nnear byLeyl andandDar wen.I thasat ot alcapaci t yf ormor et han250t eam member .

“ I fyourt eam l ovewhatt heydo,t hey’ l lkeepdoi ngi tandgetr eal l ygoodati t . } } ” Shar onSnape,ofBl ackbur nbasedAl t i t udeI nt er i or s,wasoneoft hecr eat i vemi ndsbehi nd t hei nt er i ordesi gn. “ Thebr i efwast omaket hi st he cool estwor kpl acei nLancashi r e, ” sai dShar on,“ andIt hi nkwe’ ve achi evedt hat ! ” Al t i t udehaspr evi ousl ywor kedon pr oj ect sf orGuar di anPensi ons andHandel sbanken. “ We’ veal waysdonesomet hi ngt hat ’ s abi tdi f f er ent ,abi tqui r ky .AtEKM t her e’ sawoodl andt hemedownst ai r s andamor ei ndust r i all ook,wi t h exposedl i ght i ngandt r unki ngupst ai r s. “ Thecommont hemei sbr i ngi ngpeopl et oget her ,sot her e’ sl ot sofopenspacesandgl asspar t i t i ons. ” Shar onadded:“ Ani cewor kpl acei mpr ovespr oduct i vi t y ,i tmakespeopl ewantt obeher e.Thi s bui l di ngwasdesi gnedt hi swi t hEKM’ st eam i nmi nd,i t ’ sal lf ort hem. ” Thenewof f i cewasof f i ci al l yl aunchedwi t haf ami l yf unday ,i ncl udi nganaf t er noonofbeaut i f ul summersun.Ar ound150empl oyeesandt hei rf ami l i esenj oyedamout hwat er i ngbar becue,a t ouroft hef aci l i t i esandchi l dr enenj oyedabouncycast l e,mi ni at ur egol fandf acepai nt i ng.

“ Thesear ewor l dcl assf aci l i t i esf orourwor l dcl asst eam, ”sai dEKM f ounderAnt ony Cheswor t h.“ We’ vet akeni nspi r at i onf r om Googl eandFacebook,becausewewantpeopl et o t hi nkofusi nt hoset er ms. ”

Not est oedi t or :EKM. com wast hewor l dsf i r stecommer cepl at f or m st ar t edbyAnt ony Cheswor t hf r om hi sbedr oom i nBur nl ey ,Lancashi r ei n2002.I thasgr ownor gani cal l yt o becomet heUK' sl ar gestecommer cepl at f or m power i ngoneoutofever yf i veonl i neshopsi n t heUK.

Akeyobj ect i veoft hedevel opmentwast omakewor kenj oyabl e,saysAnt ony .

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“ { { Busi nessdoesn’ thavet obebor i ng.We’ vegotahugesl i de,becauseyoucan’ tgodowni t wi t houtabi gsmi l eonyourf ace.

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