AOTO has provided an XR and virtual production (VP) facility to Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU).
Unlike many standalone LED volumes or XR stages, this facility was designed as a full-production ecosystem. It brings together XR production, VP workflows, motion capture, robotic cameras, camera tracking, real-time rendering and virtual lighting synchronisation in one unified pipeline.
The facility includes two dedicated studios built for different production scenarios. The XR studio is equipped with AOTO RM2.3 LED walls, an IF2.6V4X LED floor system and a Disguise workflow system.
It supports seamless switching between XR and VP modes, making it suitable for virtual broadcasts, live production and immersive content creation.
The VP studio is built around AOTO RM1.5 LED walls, an M3.7H ceiling and RM1.5C curved LED configurations. A multi-render-node architecture handles complex camera moves and cinematic in-camera VFX, with high image fidelity and real-time scene syncing.
The project required deep system-level integration across multiple rendering engines, tracking systems and display processors. The engineering team tackled challenges including multi-device syncing, multi-render-node image stitching and pixel-level LED calibration.
AOTO also implemented an Art-Net-based virtual lighting workflow, so that physical lighting fixtures respond dynamically to changes inside the virtual environment. When virtual sunlight direction, weather conditions or scene timing changes, the studio lights adjust automatically – helping actors and objects blend naturally into digital scenes.
Before handing over the facility, AOTO ran a series of technical training sessions and hands-on production workshops for HKBU staff and students. Participants worked inside real-world VP pipelines, gaining practical experience with XR and VP workflows increasingly used in film, broadcast and commercial production.
The project reflects a broader industry toward film and media schools moving beyond equipment-based teaching and toward environments that mirror professional VP workflows.
AOTO has delivered more than 120 medium-sized to large LED VP studios worldwide and partnered with 20-plus universities.