[Portrait] Technological innovation and entrepreneurship: Éloïse Minder

Eloïse Minder: " The PEIT helped me refocus my project ."

It was her experience in PEIT that motivated Éloïse Minder to continue her studies with a thesis!

• How long have you been interested in entrepreneurship?
  I've always wanted to be an entrepreneur. In^{my first}year of the MTI3D master's program, I took part in Entrep' de Bourgogne, a program that teaches the basics of how to run an entrepreneurial project.
  My project involved developing virtual reality professional meetings, with avatars sitting around a table.
  Then my project evolved. At the end of^{my first} year, my goal was to develop an application for sharing 3D models collaboratively, still in virtual reality.
• What did PEIT bring you?
  I participated in PEIT during^{my second} year of my master's degree. Thanks to the coaching and discussions with speakers, I realized that I had focused my project on a very technical issue that didn't really suit me.
  I also understood that I needed to better understand how people can communicate naturally and fluently in virtual reality. In fact, PEIT allowed me to refocus my project on a subject that really interests me.
  This motivated me to write a thesis on optimizing social interactions in VR. I found funding through a regional grant that provides me with a salary for three years and gives me access to courses in management, administration, and entrepreneurship.
• Do you still have an entrepreneurial project in mind?
  Yes, today I plan to create a development and consulting studio specializing in social interactions for immersive technologies.
  Three types of companies could be interested in this service: providers who develop VR applications, companies that use this type of application, and even large groups that have Fab Labs.
  I could even offer them development building blocks to help them make better use of these technologies.
  But of course, this project may still change because there are so many parameters to take into account and technology is evolving very quickly!

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