Nottinghamshire County Council leads a major consortium, which includes testing new AR and VR apps developed by Gooii Ltd. at the home of Robin Hood.
Gooii will be developing a range of Augmented Reality & Virtual Reality apps, where we will bring Robin Hood to life via incredible interactive apps using the power of 5G.
Oliver Dowden, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport said:
“Connecting the ancient Sherwood Forest with next-generation 5G technology will help bring its story & legendary characters to life through virtual reality, with huge knock-on benefits for Nottinghamshire’s visit economy.”
Welcoming the Government funding, Nottinghamshire County Council leader, Councillor Kay Cutts MBE said:
“Nottinghamshire is once again at the forefront of latest technology, bringing together some of the best academic minds, 3D creators & experts in 5G. This will be the world’s first testing, of 5G, in a forest. It will bring the stories associated with Robin Hood & our ancient woodland to life in a new way.”
The consortium is led by Nottinghamshire County Council & includes Gooii Ltd, Nottingham Trent University, Birmingham City University, Netmore IOT Solutions, ISPB, Harworth Group, Centre Parcs UK, Stagecoach East Midlands & Parkwood Outdoors.
Working with our amazing consortium partners, Nottinghamshire is once again at the forefront of the latest technology, bringing together some of the best academic minds, VR/AR creators & experts in 5G.