O-Week July 2025
Project Type
- N/A
Team Members
- MNET Team
Tech Used
- N/A
Project Details
SCHEDULE
THE PITCH
2025 Summary so far
About us
MNET (no need to go through rebranding)
Events & Outreach
Hosted workshops (Spline, Womp, Unity, Maya)
School outreach at Macrob
Industry nights connecting students with professionals
Maya Training (3D modeling in Autodesk Maya)
Notable workshops
Spline Workshop, Intro to 3D Modeling (delivered to high school students and Monash University students)
Beginner-friendly, web-based 3D design tool
Participants built a mini-room diorama in a 2-hour session
Maya Training (3D modeling in Autodesk Maya)
Womp Workshop
Expos & Industry Engagement
Attended TGX, PAX, SXSW
SXSW Highlights
MNET hosted a booth, showcasing projects on a global stage
Engaged with industry leaders, gathered feedback, found potential partnerships
Game Jams & Competitions
Participated in PIRATE SOFTWARE’s game jam (early 2025)
Key Projects
AVP Globes Initiative (Monash x Stanford University)
Uses Apple Vision Pro to interact with 3D antique globes
Transforms traditional maps into immersive AR experiences
MBEST Collaboration
Virtual Museum for Monash BEST’s Tunnel Boring Machine
Refining 3D models & animations for display
FYP Telerobotics Project (Final-Year Project)
Integrating teleoperation & immersive technologies
Current on-going projects
BADHI – Bali Digital Heritage Initiative
Uses crowd-sourced footage & Gaussian splatting to reconstruct 3D cultural sites
Allows users to explore temples, artifacts, and ancient texts in VR & AR
Monash VR GeoGuessr
A GeoGuessr-inspired game for Monash Clayton Campus
Using Insta360 Pro 2 for 8K, stabilized 3D footage
PepTrac (Collab with eSolutions VARS)
Gamified training tool for kids using PEP machines (used for cystic fibrosis therapy)
Encourages habit-building & adherence through XR
Fire & Flourish (Serious Game for Education)
Tabletop RPG experience to help communities prepare for bushfires
Developed in collaboration with experts in emergency response.
Events & Conferences We Plan to Attend
PAX Australia (October)
SXSW (October)
Departmental Focus for 2025
RECRUITMENTS
What we’re looking for in recruits
Motivated & committed individuals
Tech skills are a plus (VR, Game Dev, 3D modeling, Software Dev, etc.)
Creative problem-solvers
Relevant experience is valuable
What Are the Different Sections of MNET?
Education
Works with academics & student teams to advance education in emerging technologies
Projects like Fire & Flourish
Marketing
Social media, outreach, content creation, & merchandise
Operations
Internal infrastructure, documentation, & stakeholder relationships
Projects
Core development team for XR projects
Oversees project execution & management
Why Join MNET?
🚀 Industry experience – Work on real-world projects with professionals
🎓 Skill development – Learn Technical and Professional skills
🤝 Networking – Connect with like-minded students & industry leaders
⚡ Creative freedom – Contribute to cutting-edge XR research & development
What is MNET?
MNET is a student team within Monash’s Engineering & IT faculty. We pioneer emerging technology through XR, spatial computing, and immersive media. Our members are students, researchers, and professionals driving innovation in human-computer interaction.
Stall Location and Set up
Stall Inventory:
Problems and possible solutions
Showing about info on VARS TV can be confusing for new people because it constantly changes → people won’t be able to see the whole introduction → Each slide needs to be clear and not require context from previous slides ⇒ Have them read off of posters and pitch directly
Some people might not be able to show up to shifts → have emergency floaters (1-2 people) in case someone can’t show up in a short notice
Issue from industry night: Not being able to give full and clear explanations of the different projects and events we have on display:
Having at least 1 person from Education or Projects and at least 1 person from Marketing or Operations for every shift
Clearer explanation cards/2 more explanation cards for operations and marketing
(Optional) have a visualisation/diagram that shows how the different portfolios link to the different focuses of our team (Educational events and outreach, projects, expos and industry events).
MNET Game suggestions
1/ Spinning wheel (Wheel is currently available)
Add a VR Mini-Demo Slot (e.g., 2-min guided experience as a prize).
New segment: “Spin Again!” for variety and excitement, keeps people motivated to try
2/ New Game: MindNet
In order to help people remember more about us, we can have them look at our pitch info (posters) and then have them pick cards of a topic (about us, projects, departnments, etc. ) → test their memory
Spinning wheel won’t be overloaded
3/ Fill in the blanks sheet
Fill in the blank sheet with info about MNET so people have to skim information on the posters to get prizes. Once filled in correctly people can get a prize
Possible structure:
Side notes
Check the weather !!
Focus is both on recruitment and raising awareness → need to emphasise both our internal work (projects) and externally how people can use what we do (education and industry nights and expos → get people to follow our social media accounts)