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DOBIISON Showcases Immersive Tourism Technology at Smart Tourism Symposium 2026
DOBIISON recently participated in the Smart Tourism Symposium 2026 at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, where our Lead VR Developer, Papayaw Boakye-Akyeampong, joined industry leaders to discuss how emerging technologies are reshaping tourism and destination management across Africa. During the event, the team also showcased Experience Africa, allowing students to explore African destinations and cultural heritage through immersive VR and 360° storytelling.
From Vision to Legacy: Inside ILRI’s Interactive OHRECA Journey
Six years of One Health work across Africa, now brought together as an interactive digital journey. Developed with the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and OHRECA, this platform transforms research, partnerships, and programme milestones into an explorable experience designed to preserve impact beyond the page.
Ensign Global University Expands Access With CampusVisit
For many students considering Ensign Global University, the decision isn’t just academic; it’s personal. They want to understand the environment, the facilities, and the feeling of being on campus. But for international applicants and working professionals, visiting in person isn’t always realistic. That’s what shaped the launch of Ensign’s new CampusVisit Virtual Tour. With 70 aerial and ground-based panoramic scenes, over 60 embedded photos and videos, and a guided AI voiceover that walks visitors through key spaces, the experience feels less like browsing a website and more like being shown around by someone who knows the campus well. It’s open, accessible, and designed to give every prospective student, no matter where they are, a clearer, more confident view of what studying at Ensign Global University truly looks like.
Nile University Opens Its Campus to the World With a New Immersive Virtual Tour
For years, visiting a university campus has been the moment everything clicks. You walk through a lecture hall. You sit in the library. You imagine yourself there. But not every student considering Nile University of Nigeria can travel to Abuja to experience that moment in person. That reality shaped the university’s decision to launch its new CampusVisit Virtual Tour, a fully immersive digital experience that allows prospective students and families to explore campus from anywhere in the world. With more than 200 panoramic scenes, embedded video inside real spaces, interactive campus maps, and guided voice navigation, the tour doesn’t just present information. It recreates the rhythm of moving through campus, from academic buildings to student spaces, in a way that feels natural and intuitive. For international applicants, first-generation students, and families making decisions from a distance, this isn’t just convenience. It’s clarity. And for Nile University, it’s a long-term investment in making access to higher education more transparent, more inclusive, and more human.
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DOBIISON Sparks Innovation at the Inaugural ICS TechVation Challenge
What happens when you swap textbooks for VR headsets? We joined ICS Ghana for TechVation 2026 to show students that the future of learning isn't just digital, it's immersive. From "whoa" moments to jaw-dropping discoveries, see how DOBIISON is helping the next generation of Ghanaian innovators step into a new dimension of education.
Behind the 360° Lens: Digitizing Ghana’s Most Iconic Hotels (And Hiding Behind Potted Plants to Do It)
Discover what it really takes to digitize Ghana's premier hospitality destinations. From the serene eco-luxury of Bon Hotel Crown Forest to the vibrant Afropolitan energy of The African Regent, join the DOBIISON Team, with Laz and Selasie behind the scenes to see how immersive 360° digital twins are becoming the ultimate booking cheat code for hotels.
DOBIISON Showcases Immersive Tourism Technology at Smart Tourism Symposium 2026
DOBIISON recently participated in the Smart Tourism Symposium 2026 at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, where our Lead VR Developer, Papayaw Boakye-Akyeampong, joined industry leaders to discuss how emerging technologies are reshaping tourism and destination management across Africa. During the event, the team also showcased Experience Africa, allowing students to explore African destinations and cultural heritage through immersive VR and 360° storytelling.
Appolonia City Is Selling Smarter, Not Harder
In Ghana’s real estate market, sales still depend heavily on physical visits. Drive to site. Walk the plot. Ask questions. Go back and think about it. That process works, until your buyer is in London. Or Houston. Or Abuja. Or simply stuck in Accra traffic. Distance slows momentum. And slow momentum kills deals. That’s why Appolonia City partnered with DOBIISON to deploy InfinitiView, a live, navigable digital twin of its master-planned development. Now, buyers can explore the city remotely. They can move through 360° views of completed homes. Understand plot positioning within the master plan. See road access, surrounding infrastructure, and neighborhood context. Share specific scenes with family or investment partners. All from a phone or laptop.
Turning Absa Bank's Tap-to-Pay Into a Playable Reality
At the launch of Absa Pay, guests didn’t just hear about tap-to-pay: they stepped inside it. In a fully immersive virtual shopping mall, participants moved through digital aisles, grabbing everyday items and dropping them into their cart. Groceries. Lifestyle products. Essentials. The experience felt familiar because it was designed to mirror real life. Then came the moment that mattered. At checkout, a POS terminal appeared. Players lifted their virtual smartphone and tapped. Approved. In that simple gesture, the product message became instinctive: with Absa Pay, payment isn’t a process. It’s a tap.
From Vision to Legacy: Inside ILRI’s Interactive OHRECA Journey
Six years of One Health work across Africa, now brought together as an interactive digital journey. Developed with the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and OHRECA, this platform transforms research, partnerships, and programme milestones into an explorable experience designed to preserve impact beyond the page.
Ensign Global University Expands Access With CampusVisit
For many students considering Ensign Global University, the decision isn’t just academic; it’s personal. They want to understand the environment, the facilities, and the feeling of being on campus. But for international applicants and working professionals, visiting in person isn’t always realistic. That’s what shaped the launch of Ensign’s new CampusVisit Virtual Tour. With 70 aerial and ground-based panoramic scenes, over 60 embedded photos and videos, and a guided AI voiceover that walks visitors through key spaces, the experience feels less like browsing a website and more like being shown around by someone who knows the campus well. It’s open, accessible, and designed to give every prospective student, no matter where they are, a clearer, more confident view of what studying at Ensign Global University truly looks like.
Nile University Opens Its Campus to the World With a New Immersive Virtual Tour
For years, visiting a university campus has been the moment everything clicks. You walk through a lecture hall. You sit in the library. You imagine yourself there. But not every student considering Nile University of Nigeria can travel to Abuja to experience that moment in person. That reality shaped the university’s decision to launch its new CampusVisit Virtual Tour, a fully immersive digital experience that allows prospective students and families to explore campus from anywhere in the world. With more than 200 panoramic scenes, embedded video inside real spaces, interactive campus maps, and guided voice navigation, the tour doesn’t just present information. It recreates the rhythm of moving through campus, from academic buildings to student spaces, in a way that feels natural and intuitive. For international applicants, first-generation students, and families making decisions from a distance, this isn’t just convenience. It’s clarity. And for Nile University, it’s a long-term investment in making access to higher education more transparent, more inclusive, and more human.