Press Release
Date: Thursday 10 August 2000 (NR/111/00)
LOCAL COMPANY WOWS U. S. LEGAL EAGLES
An award - winning virtual reality computer system, designed and developed by the Belfast based NICLR has been given a rave review in a major American law journal, Law Technology News, whose Editor-in-Chief, Monica Bay has described the system as "awesome."
Following the review Derek Kinnen, Director of NICLR was invited to address and demonstrate the virtual reality application to the American Bar Association at its Annual Conference in London this month attended by 7000 US lawyers and their families.
Mr Kinnen commented:
We believe this system is a world first in that it’s designed to be used by anyone without IT experience to support testimony or enable them to orientate the court or enquiry to a location and their movements on the day.
Our virtual reality system, recreating the Bogside of 1971, is currently being used to help those making submissions to the Saville Inquiry into the events of Bloody Sunday. I’m delighted to say Lord Saville himself, who introduced the presentation at the conference, has described the system as "spectacular".
This latest invitation and presentation to the American Bar Association comes on the heels of the British Multimedia Association’s award to NICLR last month for new multimedia services to the public.
NICLR is a division of the Council for the Curriculum Examinations and Assessment (CCEA). They are based at the Orchard Buildings in Stranmillis College, Belfast. Set up in 1985, NICLR were the first interactive multimedia developers in Northern Ireland and amongst the first in the UK. Further information about NICLR is available on their website: www.niclr.com
NICLR is an international award winning organisation who have achieved a number of notable firsts in educational multimedia technology:
- the first educational interactive laser discs were produced in Northern
Ireland by NICLR;
- NICLR produced the first interactive technology-based training application
for teachers to employ both Internet and CD Rom technologies;
- NICLR are the first qualified suppliers of distance learning materials
to the new University of Industry.
Media enquiries to Ruth Maguire on (028) 9026 1216, Mobile 07796947993. E mail rhmaguire@ccea.org.uk
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Note to Editors
CCEA is the Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment.
CCEA places learners and those who have a concern for their educational and personal development at the forefront of its thinking. CCEA's mission is:
"To enable the full potential of all learners to be achieved and recognised"
What we do
CCEA is a unique educational body in the UK , bringing together the three areas of curriculum, examinations and assessment.
Advising Government – on what should be taught in Northern Ireland ’s schools and colleges.
Monitoring Standards – ensuring that the qualifications and examinations offered by awarding bodies in Northern Ireland are of an appropriate quality and standard.
Awarding Qualifications
– as Northern Ireland’s leading awarding body we offer a diverse range of qualifications, such as GCSEs, including the new GCSE Double Award specifications in vocational subjects, GCE A and AS levels, Entry Level Qualifications, and Graded Objectives in Modern Languages.
- CCEA also offers a range of Awards and Certificates in Education, Training and Skills (ACETS) targeted at learners who want to get
the knowledge, understanding and skills needed
to hit the ground running in the world of work.
