The Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) inaugurated its Metaverse Zone facility at Rethink! The Tinkering Lab last week. This pioneering initiative has been made possible through the generous support of the Alumni Batch of 1981, underscoring their enduring commitment to technological innovation and future-ready education. The Metaverse Zone is a cutting-edge facility equipped with advanced extended reality (XR) tools, including full-body haptic suits, gesture-recognition gloves, 360° cameras, VR headsets, 3D LiDAR scanners, and high-performance …