Agenda

Description

Meta’s core hand tracking technology represents a major step forward in bringing natural interaction and input methods to the metaverse. Will and Shannon, Meta Reality Labs product managers, will share more on our latest hand tracking technology offerings and how it works using computer vision and machine learning. Our team will also share our vision for the future of hand tracking for virtual reality and its many applications, particularly in fitness, which we see as a crucial category for the future of VR. We believe that taking advantage of hands-first inputs will allow developers to unlock powerful, more realistic fitness experiences for users. We'll be highlighting current VR developers leveraging our hand tracking tech to create meaningful and intuitive fitness experiences on Meta Quest, while sharing how other developers and customers can do the same.

Speakers

Shannon Hoople

Product Manager , Meta

Will Najar

Product Manager , Meta

Description

Meta’s core hand tracking technology represents a major step forward in bringing natural interaction and input methods to the metaverse. Will and Shannon, Meta Reality Labs product managers, will share more on our latest hand tracking technology offerings and how it works using computer vision and machine learning. Our team will also share our vision for the future of hand tracking for virtual reality and its many applications, particularly in fitness, which we see as a crucial category for the future of VR. We believe that taking advantage of hands-first inputs will allow developers to unlock powerful, more realistic fitness experiences for users. We'll be highlighting current VR developers leveraging our hand tracking tech to create meaningful and intuitive fitness experiences on Meta Quest, while sharing how other developers and customers can do the same.

Speakers

Shannon Hoople

Product Manager , Meta

Will Najar

Product Manager , Meta

Description

Recently, there has been, and continues to be, a flurry of activities around AR and the Metaverse. How these domains intersect and unfold over time is still very much in the early stages. What is clear, however, is that the “on-ramp” or gateways into the Metaverse starts with the ability to perceive the physical and digital worlds simultaneously. Many technologies and devices are needed to enable the true immersion and first and foremost is the ability to overlay the digital domain onto the physical space. In this talk we will discuss these aspects and delve deeply into near-to-eye display technologies that allows uses to coexist in the physical and digital domains.

Speakers

Bharath Rajagopalan

Director, Strategic Marketing , STMicroelectronics

Description

Recently, there has been, and continues to be, a flurry of activities around AR and the Metaverse. How these domains intersect and unfold over time is still very much in the early stages. What is clear, however, is that the “on-ramp” or gateways into the Metaverse starts with the ability to perceive the physical and digital worlds simultaneously. Many technologies and devices are needed to enable the true immersion and first and foremost is the ability to overlay the digital domain onto the physical space. In this talk we will discuss these aspects and delve deeply into near-to-eye display technologies that allows uses to coexist in the physical and digital domains.

Speakers

Bharath Rajagopalan

Director, Strategic Marketing , STMicroelectronics

Description

Shopping in the virtual world is still in its early days. Virtual showrooms and Virtual product experiences on the other hand have gradually evolved to a level where consumers can get a realistic shopping experience, even on the Web. Metadome.ai is building a unique Metaverse experience where Auto and Retail brands can host their products and create immersive shopping journeys for their customers. Our experiences empower users to create virtual avatars and have the maximum degree of freedom to interact, configure and play with the virtual world via virtual test drive and other gamification modules. A seamless user journey, with highly optimised load times and programmatic compression, helps us to load 3D content as fast as 2D content, across all platforms and devices.

Come experience with us, as we bring the real world aspects into the Metaverse, overcoming the slips of a disconnected digital journey, and transforming the marketing and sales funnel by pushing the boundaries to make the virtual world more reliable, relatable, and realistic.

Speakers

Kanav Singla

Founder & CEO , Metadome

Description

Shopping in the virtual world is still in its early days. Virtual showrooms and Virtual product experiences on the other hand have gradually evolved to a level where consumers can get a realistic shopping experience, even on the Web. Metadome.ai is building a unique Metaverse experience where Auto and Retail brands can host their products and create immersive shopping journeys for their customers. Our experiences empower users to create virtual avatars and have the maximum degree of freedom to interact, configure and play with the virtual world via virtual test drive and other gamification modules. A seamless user journey, with highly optimised load times and programmatic compression, helps us to load 3D content as fast as 2D content, across all platforms and devices.

Come experience with us, as we bring the real world aspects into the Metaverse, overcoming the slips of a disconnected digital journey, and transforming the marketing and sales funnel by pushing the boundaries to make the virtual world more reliable, relatable, and realistic.

Speakers

Kanav Singla

Founder & CEO , Metadome

Description

See how enterprises and organizations are transforming the customer and employee experience to deliver improved business outcomes using an AR/AI-powered platform for live remote solve, self-solve, and training use cases. To meet enterprises' service delivery requirements, levelling up the service experience demands a powerful, scalable, extendable, and secure platform.

Speakers

Kevin Summers

Head of Product Management , CareAR, A Xerox Company

Description

See how enterprises and organizations are transforming the customer and employee experience to deliver improved business outcomes using an AR/AI-powered platform for live remote solve, self-solve, and training use cases. To meet enterprises' service delivery requirements, levelling up the service experience demands a powerful, scalable, extendable, and secure platform.

Speakers

Kevin Summers

Head of Product Management , CareAR, A Xerox Company

Description

Western Science has a lot to learn from Indigenous Science, it’s a co-evolution of HCI (Human Computer Interaction) knowledge that is so key, right now. We are in the tools building decade. For the past several years LINK (Living Indigenous Network of Knowledge) has been at the forefront building XR tools for global Indigenous communities to create their own stories. At the same time AXRI has been building tools and understanding for neurodivergent communities to participate in virtual worlds/building. At the very core, it's about embedding and/or infusing Indigenous and Neurodivergent values and essence into any object oriented design processes. It's integrated thinking and individualized storytelling at a time where we haven’t yet finished the “proverbial" book on Universal Access & Design. This realtime conversation of what is happening in Russia/Ukraine applies. The LINK of tribal networks can use XR to cross borders and boundaries to help tell stories and be translators when physical access is shut down.

Speakers

Kathleen Cohen

Tech Humanist, XR Strategist , The Collaboratorium

Jon Waterhouse

Research Scientist , University of Idaho

John Anderson

Professor , University of Idaho

Julio Gonzalez

Project Developer , AXR Institute

Description

Western Science has a lot to learn from Indigenous Science, it’s a co-evolution of HCI (Human Computer Interaction) knowledge that is so key, right now. We are in the tools building decade. For the past several years LINK (Living Indigenous Network of Knowledge) has been at the forefront building XR tools for global Indigenous communities to create their own stories. At the same time AXRI has been building tools and understanding for neurodivergent communities to participate in virtual worlds/building. At the very core, it's about embedding and/or infusing Indigenous and Neurodivergent values and essence into any object oriented design processes. It's integrated thinking and individualized storytelling at a time where we haven’t yet finished the “proverbial" book on Universal Access & Design. This realtime conversation of what is happening in Russia/Ukraine applies. The LINK of tribal networks can use XR to cross borders and boundaries to help tell stories and be translators when physical access is shut down.

Speakers

Kathleen Cohen

Tech Humanist, XR Strategist , The Collaboratorium

Jon Waterhouse

Research Scientist , University of Idaho

John Anderson

Professor , University of Idaho

Julio Gonzalez

Project Developer , AXR Institute

Description

Apparel, footwear and accessories brands around the world have been hard at work transitioning from 2D to 3D designs with programs like Clo, Browzwear, Keyshot, Modo and others. First this streamlined the design process, then enabled B2B sales without samples, and now we're seeing incredible, immersive customer experiences across eCommerce, social media, NFTs and game-engines (aka the metaverse). Hear from industry leader Safir Bellali, Senior Director/Advanced Digital Creation at VF Corp and Ashley Crowder, Co-Founder/CEO VNTANA on how brands have transformed their digital product creation process to streamline the 3D journey from design to sales and marketing and beyond.

Speakers

Ashley Crowder

CEO, Co-Founder , VNTANA

Safir Bellali

Sr Director, Advanced Digital Creation , VF Corporation

Description

Apparel, footwear and accessories brands around the world have been hard at work transitioning from 2D to 3D designs with programs like Clo, Browzwear, Keyshot, Modo and others. First this streamlined the design process, then enabled B2B sales without samples, and now we're seeing incredible, immersive customer experiences across eCommerce, social media, NFTs and game-engines (aka the metaverse). Hear from industry leader Safir Bellali, Senior Director/Advanced Digital Creation at VF Corp and Ashley Crowder, Co-Founder/CEO VNTANA on how brands have transformed their digital product creation process to streamline the 3D journey from design to sales and marketing and beyond.

Speakers

Ashley Crowder

CEO, Co-Founder , VNTANA

Safir Bellali

Sr Director, Advanced Digital Creation , VF Corporation

Description

Caitlin Krause and Nanea Reeves discuss how the Metaverse presents an opportunity to expand the human experience through solutions that support personal growth, healthy online communities and corporate wellness.

They will reveal recent key signals that point to the future of the industry, and identify the current state of play when it comes to next-gen wellness that is intentional and impactful.

Speakers

Nanea Reeves

CEO & Co-Founder , Tripp

Caitlin Krause

Founder , MindWise

Description

Caitlin Krause and Nanea Reeves discuss how the Metaverse presents an opportunity to expand the human experience through solutions that support personal growth, healthy online communities and corporate wellness.

They will reveal recent key signals that point to the future of the industry, and identify the current state of play when it comes to next-gen wellness that is intentional and impactful.

Speakers

Nanea Reeves

CEO & Co-Founder , Tripp

Caitlin Krause

Founder , MindWise

Description

The joke used to be that "On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog." In the metaverse, nobody knows who you are.

How do we evolve to the next stage of identity? What does it mean to be human? What do our names mean? How much do we want to look like ourselves, versus look like avatars? Today, we face a new paradigm of online identity. It presents many questions on how we develop for this world.

These are questions to engage the audience in an examination on not only what it means to be human, but how do we evolve to that next stage of identity.

Speakers

Cix Liv

Founder , REK

Description

The joke used to be that "On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog." In the metaverse, nobody knows who you are.

How do we evolve to the next stage of identity? What does it mean to be human? What do our names mean? How much do we want to look like ourselves, versus look like avatars? Today, we face a new paradigm of online identity. It presents many questions on how we develop for this world.

These are questions to engage the audience in an examination on not only what it means to be human, but how do we evolve to that next stage of identity.

Speakers

Cix Liv

Founder , REK

Description

Due to digital disruption, 52% of Fortune 500 companies have been purchased, gone bankrupt, or ceased to exist since 2000. Digital disruption is only growing in scope, and no industry is immune. Companies are being forced to find their footing in this new Meta world as the Fourth Industrial Revolution approaches. VIRNECT, an Industrial Collaborative XR company, has been working to address the digital transformation gaps that many industrial businesses are experiencing. From large-scale asset digitization to empowering hybrid workforces and increasing operational throughput with robotics and data, the possibilities are endless. In this session, learn how we're enabling impact, speed, and scale at industrial sites spanning Manufacturing, Energy, Mining, and Transportation.

Speakers

TAEJIN PARK

Manager , VIRNECT

Description

Due to digital disruption, 52% of Fortune 500 companies have been purchased, gone bankrupt, or ceased to exist since 2000. Digital disruption is only growing in scope, and no industry is immune. Companies are being forced to find their footing in this new Meta world as the Fourth Industrial Revolution approaches. VIRNECT, an Industrial Collaborative XR company, has been working to address the digital transformation gaps that many industrial businesses are experiencing. From large-scale asset digitization to empowering hybrid workforces and increasing operational throughput with robotics and data, the possibilities are endless. In this session, learn how we're enabling impact, speed, and scale at industrial sites spanning Manufacturing, Energy, Mining, and Transportation.

Speakers

TAEJIN PARK

Manager , VIRNECT

Description

Learn how developers have been using the Snapdragon Spaces Developer Platform to bring new and existing AR experiences to life, hear first-hand their experiences and lessons learned using Snapdragon Spaces, moderated by Katie McCort, Product Manager at Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Speakers

Tom Minich

Co-founder and COO , forwARdgame

Dan Flanegan

Product Manager , Qualcomm

Javier Davalos

Founder/Lead developer , Overlay

Description

Learn how developers have been using the Snapdragon Spaces Developer Platform to bring new and existing AR experiences to life, hear first-hand their experiences and lessons learned using Snapdragon Spaces, moderated by Katie McCort, Product Manager at Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Speakers

Tom Minich

Co-founder and COO , forwARdgame

Dan Flanegan

Product Manager , Qualcomm

Javier Davalos

Founder/Lead developer , Overlay