Description

Who will own love in the Metaverse? How will we make love in the Metaverse? Will anyone want to?

This panel explores how life in the Metaverse will impact the perception of self, the emotional and mental wellbeing, and the interpersonal relationships of the users. How do we serve physical needs in a world that by definition lacks all physicality?

What interactions - and how many degrees of suspension of disbelief - are possible? What kind of sensory input is required to achieve sensual immersion? What will be the role of avatars, haptic technologies, motion tracking, and spatial audio, to facilitate emotional connectedness in this environment? How can creators make sure users don't end up in sex dungeons, unless they really want to? What about true love, romance, feelings, and intimacy? Can virtual love thrive in the real world?

This panel puts the metaverse hype in perspective, and imagines how the convergence of physical and digital could enhance people's affective bandwidth in digital environments to create a more sustainable and inclusive experience.

Speakers

Cam Mullen

Growth , Nevermet

Nadine Laakso

Operations Manager , Virtex

Francesca Rosella

CCO , CuteCircuit

Description

Who will own love in the Metaverse? How will we make love in the Metaverse? Will anyone want to?

This panel explores how life in the Metaverse will impact the perception of self, the emotional and mental wellbeing, and the interpersonal relationships of the users. How do we serve physical needs in a world that by definition lacks all physicality?

What interactions - and how many degrees of suspension of disbelief - are possible? What kind of sensory input is required to achieve sensual immersion? What will be the role of avatars, haptic technologies, motion tracking, and spatial audio, to facilitate emotional connectedness in this environment? How can creators make sure users don't end up in sex dungeons, unless they really want to? What about true love, romance, feelings, and intimacy? Can virtual love thrive in the real world?

This panel puts the metaverse hype in perspective, and imagines how the convergence of physical and digital could enhance people's affective bandwidth in digital environments to create a more sustainable and inclusive experience.

Speakers

Cam Mullen

Growth , Nevermet

Nadine Laakso

Operations Manager , Virtex

Francesca Rosella

CCO , CuteCircuit

Description

Immersive games make it possible to combine technology and physicality to create an exhilarating experience in immersive reality unlike anything previously available. When you add multiplayer games to the mix and create opportunities for competitive gaming through esports, there's tremendous potential for growth.

Esports is a billion dollar industry and while VR & AR games make up only a small portion of that, this is an emerging field with ongoing potential for growth and many opportunities for start-ups and savvy investors. Join our panel to hear more about immersive gaming & esports, how to become involved, pitfalls to avoid, and more.

Speakers

Malte Barth

Founding General Partner , BITKRAFT Ventures

Benedikt Huebenthal

Investor , BITKRAFT Ventures

Christoph Ortlepp

Co-Founder & COO , Virtex

Kaspar Tiri

Co-Founder , Ready Player Me

Nuno Folhadela

CEO , ONTOP

Description

Immersive games make it possible to combine technology and physicality to create an exhilarating experience in immersive reality unlike anything previously available. When you add multiplayer games to the mix and create opportunities for competitive gaming through esports, there's tremendous potential for growth.

Esports is a billion dollar industry and while VR & AR games make up only a small portion of that, this is an emerging field with ongoing potential for growth and many opportunities for start-ups and savvy investors. Join our panel to hear more about immersive gaming & esports, how to become involved, pitfalls to avoid, and more.

Speakers

Malte Barth

Founding General Partner , BITKRAFT Ventures

Benedikt Huebenthal

Investor , BITKRAFT Ventures

Christoph Ortlepp

Co-Founder & COO , Virtex

Kaspar Tiri

Co-Founder , Ready Player Me

Nuno Folhadela

CEO , ONTOP

Description

Give me an A! Give me a W! Give me an E! Grab an icy cold one and take a seat in our VIP Box seats where your ticket includes exclusive access to recent industry home runs revealing how a fan’s experience is evolving for new XR-powered sports, via hyper-personalised, frictionless, data-driven engagement across activations, platforms and worlds, and what’s next for these expanding XR franchises.

Speakers

Muki Kulhan

CIO, Executive XR/MetaTech Producer & Creative Technologist , MUKI-INTERNATIONAL, LTD