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AOTO Powers Hong Kong Baptist University with One of Asia’s Most Advanced University-Based XR/VP Studios

AOTO has completed delivery of a next-generation XR/VP virtual production facility for Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) — one of the most advanced in Asia, and a facility the university hopes will close the gap between what students learn in the classroom and what they’ll face on professional sets.

What makes this installation stand out is that it isn’t just a big LED wall or an isolated XR rig. AOTO engineered it as a full virtual production ecosystem — XR production, VP workflows, motion capture, robotic camera systems, camera tracking, real-time rendering and virtual lighting, all feeding into one unified pipeline.

The facility has two studios, built for different production scenarios.

The XR studio runs on AOTO RM2.3 LED walls,IF2.6V4X LED floor system and a complete Disguise workflow. It can flip between XR and VP modes, which opens up virtual broadcast, live production, previs and immersive content work.

The VP studio is built around RM1.5 LED walls, M3.7H ceiling and RM1.5C curved configurations. A multi-render-node architecture handles complex camera moves and in-camera VFX with high image fidelity and real-time scene sync.

In practice, that means actors can walk through virtual cityscapes or fully digital sets without ever leaving the studio floor, while camera movement, rendered content and the LED walls stay locked in real time.

The engineering side was no small feat. The team had to integrate multiple rendering engines, tracking systems and display processors, then solve multi-device sync and multi-render-node image stitching — plus pixel-level LED mapping calibration done with precision surveying instruments.

AOTO also built an Art-Net-based virtual lighting system that ties physical fixtures to the virtual environment. Change the virtual sunlight, weather or time of day, and the lights on set respond automatically, which makes blending physical talent into digital backgrounds feel a lot more natural.

Before handing the facility over, AOTO ran a series of technical training sessions and hands-on workshops with HKBU faculty and students, giving them direct experience in real virtual production pipelines.

“Our students are now working with the same tools and workflows they’ll encounter in the industry,” said a professor at HKBU’s School of Film and Television. “That changes everything about how we teach.”

The project fits a wider trend across film and media schools, which are moving away from equipment-focused teaching toward production environments that actually mirror professional VP workflows.

With over 120 medium- and large-scale LED studios delivered worldwide and partnerships with more than 20 universities, AOTO is clearly positioning itself beyond LED display manufacturing and into full XR/VP system integration. The HKBU project is a showcase of where that’s headed.

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