Bangkok--27 Jul--IBM
IBM is ready to present its education innovations in the National Science and Technology Fair 2009, launching 3 exclusive programs “PowerUp”, “TryScience” and “Virtual Forbidden City” to enhance Thai students’ skills and to encourage their interest in science and technology. Students, teachers, educators and interested parties are invited to visit IBM’s showcase during 8-23 August 2009 at Impact Hall, Muang Thong Thani.
“One of IBM’s major missions is to help Thailand creating smarter education, especially introducing Thai students to science and information technology which is essential for quality development,” said Mr. Thanwa Laohasiriwong, Country General Manager of IBM Thailand Co.,Ltd. “At the National Science and Technology Fair 2009, IBM is bringing their educational programs that have been promoted across the world to students, teachers and interested parties, supporting IBM’s global policy to use technology to increase children’s learning skills worldwide.”
Activities at IBM’s Showcase are divided into 3 zones. The first one is “PowerUp”, a new 3D virtual online game that is fun and filled with knowledge. The game encourages children to learn about science and engineering principles through the interactive game. Players can solve environmental issues on a virtual planet by generating ‘clean energy’ such as solar energy, wind power and hydropower. Players will learn the causes of environmental problems and search for solutions to complete the mission. The game characters can interact with players to give science and engineering information which allow the players to gain knowledge about energy conservation and restoring the environment in a virtual world with fun through a 3D technology.
The next zone is “TryScience”, the world’s first global science and technology museum that will make science fun for students. In collaboration with more than 500 science institutions and science museums around the world, IBM created a knowledge database through the internet in the form of a multimedia game that allows students to run science experiments through a computer, providing experimental instructions in many scientific fields for students and teachers to run in classrooms.
The last zone is “Virtual Forbidden City”, a first, fully immersive virtual world under the collaboration of IBM and the Palace Museum, Beijing, China. The Virtual Forbidden City is a 3D virtual world for anyone with access to the Internet to visit the Palace Museum, well known as “The Forbidden City”. Visitors from around the world can experience Chinese heritage and cultural treasures without being limited by time and place.
In addition, IBM Thailand Co.,Ltd. has been continuously involved in a variety of social projects, especially supporting children’s education such as the IBM KidSmart Early Learning Program, TryScience Solution Kiosk, Thai Text-to-Speech and donating software to educational institutions to enhance software development skills for Thai students through the IBM Software Academic Program.
The National Science and Technology Fair 2009 is an exciting science and technology exhibition that is being held in cooperation with the Ministry of Science and Technology and National Science Museum organization, from 8-23 August 2009 at Impact Hall (2-8), Muang Thong Thani. Students, teachers and interested parties can explore all of the three of IBM’s innovations at this event. For group visits, please contact IBM Thailand Co.,Ltd., Tel. 02-273-4633.
Distributed by IBM Thailand Co.,Ltd.
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