Jun 3
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM
Description
The Metaverse is coming and it will impact all our lives before the current decade is out. As an industry pioneer who began working in AR and VR over thirty years ago, I have a broad perspective on where the field has been and where it's going. And right now, I am both excited and concerned. Excited because the momentum has finally hit critical mass. Concerned because of the very real prospect that large corporations could bring the destabilizing features of social media into the Metaverse. To address this, I have been calling for sensible regulation of metaverse platforms to help ensure the technology rolls out in a positive way. This talk will address this important issue by answering three key questions: (1) What will the metaverse really be like when widely deployed? (2) What are the most significant risks consumers will face? and (3) What are the most helpful and sensible forms of regulation to avoid the metaverse becoming a destabilizing force like social media?
Speakers
CEO and Chief Scientist
,
Unanimous AI
Jun 3
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM
Description
The Metaverse is coming and it will impact all our lives before the current decade is out. As an industry pioneer who began working in AR and VR over thirty years ago, I have a broad perspective on where the field has been and where it's going. And right now, I am both excited and concerned. Excited because the momentum has finally hit critical mass. Concerned because of the very real prospect that large corporations could bring the destabilizing features of social media into the Metaverse. To address this, I have been calling for sensible regulation of metaverse platforms to help ensure the technology rolls out in a positive way. This talk will address this important issue by answering three key questions: (1) What will the metaverse really be like when widely deployed? (2) What are the most significant risks consumers will face? and (3) What are the most helpful and sensible forms of regulation to avoid the metaverse becoming a destabilizing force like social media?
Speakers
CEO and Chief Scientist
,
Unanimous AI
Jun 3
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM
Description
Until recently, many companies were skeptical about the benefits of implementing augmented reality into their operations and marketing. But advancements in hardware have broken down the barriers for end users, and now new tools are making XR more accessible to creators. I will be exploring how XR tech has been demystified though consumer activations, and can be developed faster and easier than ever before, eliminating obstacles both in front and behind the scenes, and increasing demand.
Speakers
Founder
,
Mostly Misfits
Jun 3
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM
Description
Until recently, many companies were skeptical about the benefits of implementing augmented reality into their operations and marketing. But advancements in hardware have broken down the barriers for end users, and now new tools are making XR more accessible to creators. I will be exploring how XR tech has been demystified though consumer activations, and can be developed faster and easier than ever before, eliminating obstacles both in front and behind the scenes, and increasing demand.
Speakers
Founder
,
Mostly Misfits
Jun 3
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM
Jun 3
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM
Jun 3
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM
Jun 3
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM
Jun 3
10:00 AM - 10:55 AM
Description
NASA developed a series of XR medical scenarios for astronaut training during deep space exploration missions. Led by Dr. Roger Dias, MD, PhD, MBA at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and Harvard Medical School, and funded by the Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH), this project has a rather lengthy title “Mixed Reality (MR) Care-delivery Guidance System to Support Medical Event Management on Long Duration Exploration Missions” but is a very noble and important mission. The development of these XR, highly realistic, medical scenarios for in-flight space training was carried out by a collaboration between the BWH, Radiant Images, Inc., and Panogramma Inc. The photogrammetry and volumetric video capture, editing, and processing were performed with several other collaborators, including Metastage, Sony, and Arcturus. This session will cover the challenges and solutions this team faced and solved in the production of these medical training modules.
Speakers
Head of Partnerships & Marketing
,
Arcturus
CEO
,
Panograma Inc
CEO
,
Metastage
Asst Prof of Emergency Medicine
,
Harvard Medical School
CEO
,
Radiant Images + MeetMo.io
Jun 3
10:00 AM - 10:55 AM
Description
NASA developed a series of XR medical scenarios for astronaut training during deep space exploration missions. Led by Dr. Roger Dias, MD, PhD, MBA at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and Harvard Medical School, and funded by the Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH), this project has a rather lengthy title “Mixed Reality (MR) Care-delivery Guidance System to Support Medical Event Management on Long Duration Exploration Missions” but is a very noble and important mission. The development of these XR, highly realistic, medical scenarios for in-flight space training was carried out by a collaboration between the BWH, Radiant Images, Inc., and Panogramma Inc. The photogrammetry and volumetric video capture, editing, and processing were performed with several other collaborators, including Metastage, Sony, and Arcturus. This session will cover the challenges and solutions this team faced and solved in the production of these medical training modules.
Speakers
Head of Partnerships & Marketing
,
Arcturus
CEO
,
Panograma Inc
CEO
,
Metastage
Asst Prof of Emergency Medicine
,
Harvard Medical School
CEO
,
Radiant Images + MeetMo.io
Jun 3
10:10 AM - 10:35 AM
Description
Within USA TODAY NETWORK's DNA is the desire to innovate how the organization tells stories. Since 2018 USA TODAY's Emerging Technologies team has developed over 40 highly engaging and interactive augmented reality (AR) experiences, exploring complex, historical, and trending news topics. Recognizing an opportunity to improve the core user experience within the app's framework, the team leveraged engagement analytics and external user testing to develop a robust and intuitive user onboarding sequence, resulting in a 3x increase in average time spent per user.
A few media-rich AR experiences that include the updated framework are “Seven Days of 1961: A Dangerous Ride on the Road to Freedom,” "Champions of Women's Suffrage,” "Accused: The Impending Execution of Elwood Jones,” “Attica: A Prison Uprising 50 Years Later,” and many others. The Emerging Technology team has also implemented accessible designs to meet their audience's growing expectations for new and inclusive forms of premium interactive experiences.
Will Austin, the Senior Designer of Emerging Technology, will explore the evolution of UI/UX to foster a deeper understanding of AR amongst casual consumers. He will also share insights and case studies on USA TODAY's onboarding challenges, new instructional design, and its vision for the future of premium interactive editorial experiences.
Speakers
Sr. Designer
,
Gannett | USA TODAY NETWORK
Jun 3
10:10 AM - 10:35 AM
Description
Within USA TODAY NETWORK's DNA is the desire to innovate how the organization tells stories. Since 2018 USA TODAY's Emerging Technologies team has developed over 40 highly engaging and interactive augmented reality (AR) experiences, exploring complex, historical, and trending news topics. Recognizing an opportunity to improve the core user experience within the app's framework, the team leveraged engagement analytics and external user testing to develop a robust and intuitive user onboarding sequence, resulting in a 3x increase in average time spent per user.
A few media-rich AR experiences that include the updated framework are “Seven Days of 1961: A Dangerous Ride on the Road to Freedom,” "Champions of Women's Suffrage,” "Accused: The Impending Execution of Elwood Jones,” “Attica: A Prison Uprising 50 Years Later,” and many others. The Emerging Technology team has also implemented accessible designs to meet their audience's growing expectations for new and inclusive forms of premium interactive experiences.
Will Austin, the Senior Designer of Emerging Technology, will explore the evolution of UI/UX to foster a deeper understanding of AR amongst casual consumers. He will also share insights and case studies on USA TODAY's onboarding challenges, new instructional design, and its vision for the future of premium interactive editorial experiences.
Speakers
Sr. Designer
,
Gannett | USA TODAY NETWORK
Jun 3
10:10 AM - 10:35 AM
Description
Good friends Alex Goldberg and Lee Kebler reminisce on some of the most influential examples of spatial computing from the films that they grew up with, and they elaborate on products and services that might have been subsequently influenced. There will be a Q&A session at the end where they encourage audience members to share some of their personal favorite examples.
Speakers
Administrator - XR Systems
,
Blue Origin
Director
,
Journey
Jun 3
10:10 AM - 10:35 AM
Description
Good friends Alex Goldberg and Lee Kebler reminisce on some of the most influential examples of spatial computing from the films that they grew up with, and they elaborate on products and services that might have been subsequently influenced. There will be a Q&A session at the end where they encourage audience members to share some of their personal favorite examples.
Speakers
Administrator - XR Systems
,
Blue Origin
Director
,
Journey
Jun 3
10:25 AM - 10:55 AM
Description
IEEE Future Directions drives efforts on current, new and emerging technologies. Specifically of interest is the focus on immersive and intelligent realities leveraging AR/VR/MR, AI/ML driving the overall digital transformation. Hear more on what IEEE is doing in this space.
Speakers
President
,
Coughlin Associates
Co-Founder
,
Xmark Labs
Future Directions Senior Program Director
,
IEEE
Jun 3
10:25 AM - 10:55 AM
Description
IEEE Future Directions drives efforts on current, new and emerging technologies. Specifically of interest is the focus on immersive and intelligent realities leveraging AR/VR/MR, AI/ML driving the overall digital transformation. Hear more on what IEEE is doing in this space.
Speakers
President
,
Coughlin Associates
Co-Founder
,
Xmark Labs
Future Directions Senior Program Director
,
IEEE
Jun 3
10:30 AM - 11:20 AM
Description
The definition of the open metaverse needs to go beyond the notion of just connecting isolated game platforms and virtual worlds to real time sense making, including AR, digital twins, cyber/physical experiences, Web3, and more…. This panel will look at the future of open spatial cyber/physical UI/UX and OS architectures through the experience of leading technology architects and designers.
Speakers
Founder
,
The Mill
CTO, Founder
,
Croquet
CTO
,
MorpheusXR
Co-Founder
,
AWE
Founder / CEO
,
TechPlayzone
Jun 3
10:30 AM - 11:20 AM
Description
The definition of the open metaverse needs to go beyond the notion of just connecting isolated game platforms and virtual worlds to real time sense making, including AR, digital twins, cyber/physical experiences, Web3, and more…. This panel will look at the future of open spatial cyber/physical UI/UX and OS architectures through the experience of leading technology architects and designers.
Speakers
Founder
,
The Mill
CTO, Founder
,
Croquet
CTO
,
MorpheusXR
Co-Founder
,
AWE
Founder / CEO
,
TechPlayzone