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Nict Nact, the living lab where young people shape the digital future.



A high-tech environment in which to express all one's digital creativity. This is the reality of the brand new living lab of Nict Nact, an innovative youth aggregation space inaugurated in Catania. A real playground for experimenting the frontiers of multimedia, robotics, virtual reality and much more.


Already upon entering this environment, one finds oneself immersed in an atmosphere devoted to digital exploration. The lab is surrounded by massive digital signage with mega screens and video walls for broadcasting very high definition audiovisual content. But the living lab is not just an exhibition space. Here, in fact, there is professional equipment for producing photos, videos and animations in person.


In fact, green screens, 360° cameras and drones are made available for broadcasting productions, allowing young people to try their hand at very high quality audiovisual productions. All around then, interactive multimedia touch screens stimulate experimentation and creative play.


The beating heart of the workshop, however, is the section dedicated to robotics and artificial intelligence. Here, participants can discover the potential of the new Industry 4.0 technologies up close, thanks to the presence of industrial robot models and mechanical arms. A real ‘small’ digital factory environment where innovative applications and prototypes can be developed.


There is also an area dedicated specifically to digital craftsmanship with the best equipment for rapid prototyping. 3D printers, laser cutters, CNC milling cutters and much more allow you to give physical substance to your projects, from the concept phase to the finished object.

The Digital One team at Nict Nact headquarters
The Digital One team at Nict Nact headquarters

And it is precisely on the immersive and sensory experience that the living lab is particularly focused. A corner is in fact reserved for exploring the new frontiers of virtual and augmented reality through the latest generation of visors. A totally interactive simulation environment to understand the revolutionary potential of these technologies.


All the different areas of the workshop are then designed to stimulate teamwork and creative contamination among the young participants. The spaces are in fact designed to host small interdisciplinary working groups that can confront each other and give rise to joint projects.


This living lab is an environment specially formed to encourage young people to acquire technical and digital skills in a practical and transversal way, stimulating cooperation between different abilities. The teaching approach is to work together on concrete projects requiring a mix of technological, creative and design skills according to the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) methodology.


The living lab is the flagship of Nict Nact, a hybrid digital-physical space where young talents can come into direct contact with realities such as schools, universities, and innovative companies in the area to network, contaminate their ideas, and put their avant-garde visions to use. A veritable nursery of projects dedicated to giving impetus to the new generations of digital innovators made in Catania.




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