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Nicole Langa is a driven and passionate award-winning young research professional in the field of Virtual Reality (VR)/Augmented Reality (AR) /Mixed Reality (MR) development. She has experience as a sessional lecturer teaching an introductory course in Virtual and Augmented Reality to third-year film and television students at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. She is a Master’s graduate with a palpable desire to conduct research with a concentration on Immersive and Interactive Media, particularly, its social impact and sustainability on various commercial industries through an inter-disciplinary study across art, science and technology. An ambition for research was further amplified from her participation in various exchange programs in Sweden, Greece and Germany. She is also the recipient of the Best New Media Project 2023 award as well as Wits Arts Winner for DLA Bootcamp for VR documentary AFRICA 360. She has extensive experience in AI creative technologies and computing in VR/AR, multimedia content creation and educational technologies.