Agenda

Description

The XR hardware market has been dominated by consumer gaming and social media-focused companies. But the most important use cases for the growth of XR are in the enterprise, and they are achieving ROI today. Enterprise needs are different, customers not only need great hardware and solutions they also need scalability, support, services, and financing. Join Vishal Shah, GM of ThinkReality at Lenovo, as he discusses the challenges and solutions for customers scaling into the Enterprise Metaverse.

Speakers

Vishal Shah

General Manager, XR & Metaverse , Lenovo

Description

The XR hardware market has been dominated by consumer gaming and social media-focused companies. But the most important use cases for the growth of XR are in the enterprise, and they are achieving ROI today. Enterprise needs are different, customers not only need great hardware and solutions they also need scalability, support, services, and financing. Join Vishal Shah, GM of ThinkReality at Lenovo, as he discusses the challenges and solutions for customers scaling into the Enterprise Metaverse.

Speakers

Vishal Shah

General Manager, XR & Metaverse , Lenovo

Description

The roots of current-day VR & AR technology date back to the pioneers in military, healthcare, and gaming innovation. Those initial steps to allow humans to interact with real-world visualizations drove the development of the technology and architecture that formed the basis of what we now see in movies, games, and the many virtual scenarios in which we engage every day. Milestone movies like Ironman and Minority Report were inspired by these same early innovators, and these movies are now the inspiration for our future interactions with technology. Today, we are on the cusp of a revolution that will redefine how we communicate and interact with others in small and large ways. Data visualization, AI and real time data processing is well on its way to changing our lives. This presentation will explore how VFX artisans, technology, and programmers have influenced and are currently redesigning this future.

Speakers

Ian Dawson

CEO , Augmentive Studio

Description

The roots of current-day VR & AR technology date back to the pioneers in military, healthcare, and gaming innovation. Those initial steps to allow humans to interact with real-world visualizations drove the development of the technology and architecture that formed the basis of what we now see in movies, games, and the many virtual scenarios in which we engage every day. Milestone movies like Ironman and Minority Report were inspired by these same early innovators, and these movies are now the inspiration for our future interactions with technology. Today, we are on the cusp of a revolution that will redefine how we communicate and interact with others in small and large ways. Data visualization, AI and real time data processing is well on its way to changing our lives. This presentation will explore how VFX artisans, technology, and programmers have influenced and are currently redesigning this future.

Speakers

Ian Dawson

CEO , Augmentive Studio

Description

Having energy utilities workers well trained and prepared for any emergency or outage helps to keep our homes safe and warm, our businesses operating and our infrastructure flowing. Preventing the outages or leaks with more effective training is even better. Learn how Local Gas Distribution Companies and Nuclear facilities are incorporating fully immersive Virtual Reality (VR) training courses into their overall training programs to improve day-to-day operations, reinforce preventative measures, and enable personnel to safely experience and resolve emergency situations. Learn how VR training is being used to keep workers safe as the learn how to work more effectively and safely in the plant and in your neighborhoods.

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Scott Allen

CIO/CTO , Oberon Technologies

Description

Having energy utilities workers well trained and prepared for any emergency or outage helps to keep our homes safe and warm, our businesses operating and our infrastructure flowing. Preventing the outages or leaks with more effective training is even better. Learn how Local Gas Distribution Companies and Nuclear facilities are incorporating fully immersive Virtual Reality (VR) training courses into their overall training programs to improve day-to-day operations, reinforce preventative measures, and enable personnel to safely experience and resolve emergency situations. Learn how VR training is being used to keep workers safe as the learn how to work more effectively and safely in the plant and in your neighborhoods.

Speakers

Scott Allen

CIO/CTO , Oberon Technologies

Description

Villa is a virtual world creation and collaboration platform in VR for enterprises and consumers who want to take meetings and productivity to the next level. The platform offers experiences that are increasingly driven by generative AI. As AI continues to permeate every aspect of our digital lives, this event aims to explore the practical applications of GenAI in XR.

Attendees can expect discussions on the efficacy of GenAI in XR, and the emerging industry opportunities and trends in the short, mid, and long term. From automating content generation and retrieval in immersive environments to the use of Avatar AI assistants and support, productivity, and creation in gaming, education, and enterprise settings, the possibilities of leveraging AI in XR are limitless. The unique nature of XR platforms, with their reliance on audio-visual interactions, presents new considerations for AI integrations.

We'll delve into challenges such as uncanniness while bridging limitations of current assistant technology like Siri. We'll explore the potential impact of GenAI interaction speed and value creation in immersive worlds where time and practicality are on a different scale, as well as the formats that users embrace. Attendees will examine how AI can deliver lasting value and an increase in user satisfaction.

Speakers

Kurt Scheuringer

Principal Prototyping Architect for Spatial Computing technologies , Amazon Web Services

Ofer Baharav

CEO , Villa

Description

Villa is a virtual world creation and collaboration platform in VR for enterprises and consumers who want to take meetings and productivity to the next level. The platform offers experiences that are increasingly driven by generative AI. As AI continues to permeate every aspect of our digital lives, this event aims to explore the practical applications of GenAI in XR.

Attendees can expect discussions on the efficacy of GenAI in XR, and the emerging industry opportunities and trends in the short, mid, and long term. From automating content generation and retrieval in immersive environments to the use of Avatar AI assistants and support, productivity, and creation in gaming, education, and enterprise settings, the possibilities of leveraging AI in XR are limitless. The unique nature of XR platforms, with their reliance on audio-visual interactions, presents new considerations for AI integrations.

We'll delve into challenges such as uncanniness while bridging limitations of current assistant technology like Siri. We'll explore the potential impact of GenAI interaction speed and value creation in immersive worlds where time and practicality are on a different scale, as well as the formats that users embrace. Attendees will examine how AI can deliver lasting value and an increase in user satisfaction.

Speakers

Kurt Scheuringer

Principal Prototyping Architect for Spatial Computing technologies , Amazon Web Services

Ofer Baharav

CEO , Villa

Description

Experts in WebAR discuss successful marketing and interactive use cases with some of the top brands/IPs.
Adam Sidwell: Founder at Future House Studios
Joe Gabriel: Developer Relations Lead at Niantic
Jason Steinberg: Managing Partner at Pretty Big Monster
Sharon Seitz: Head of Product at Trigger Global

Speakers

Lani Bertino

VP of Production , Trigger XR

Joe Gabriel

Developer Relations Lead , Niantic

Adam Sidwell

Head of Studio , Future House Studios

Jason Steinberg

Managing Partner and Co-Founder , Pretty Big Monster

Description

Experts in WebAR discuss successful marketing and interactive use cases with some of the top brands/IPs.
Adam Sidwell: Founder at Future House Studios
Joe Gabriel: Developer Relations Lead at Niantic
Jason Steinberg: Managing Partner at Pretty Big Monster
Sharon Seitz: Head of Product at Trigger Global

Speakers

Lani Bertino

VP of Production , Trigger XR

Joe Gabriel

Developer Relations Lead , Niantic

Adam Sidwell

Head of Studio , Future House Studios

Jason Steinberg

Managing Partner and Co-Founder , Pretty Big Monster

Description

Join NVIDIA and Varjo as we unveil the next giant leap in immersive computing.

Real-time ray tracing is the holy grail of 3D visualization, as it allows engineers, designers and creators to experience in high-fidelity 3D scenes and objects while seeing every reflection, shadow, and light as they would in real life. Before now, rendering true-to-life mixed reality scenes with real-time ray tracing has not been possible due to the graphically demanding compute requirements.

In this talk, for the first time, NVIDIA and Varjo will demonstrate real-time ray tracing capabilities in human-eye resolution mixed reality, with never-before-seen visual quality, due to combined technological breakthroughs from both companies. With NVIDIA’s Omniverse, the leading platform for 3D collaboration and workflows, and Varjo XR-3, the most immersive XR headset on the planet, users can unlock real-time ray tracing for mixed reality environments due to the combination of a powerful multi-GPU setup and Varjo’s photorealistic visual fidelity.

In a joint presentation, NVIDIA and Varjo will dive deep into the technical achievement and how this new level of mixed reality visualization can unlock unprecedented value for industrial metaverse users across design, engineering, entertainment, and virtual collaboration.

Speakers

Marcus Olsson

Director of Partnerships , Varjo Technologies

Max Bickley

Sr Product Designer, Omniverse , NVIDIA

Shawn Collins-Lopez

Immersive Lab Engineer / Visualization Specialist , General Motors

Description

Join NVIDIA and Varjo as we unveil the next giant leap in immersive computing.

Real-time ray tracing is the holy grail of 3D visualization, as it allows engineers, designers and creators to experience in high-fidelity 3D scenes and objects while seeing every reflection, shadow, and light as they would in real life. Before now, rendering true-to-life mixed reality scenes with real-time ray tracing has not been possible due to the graphically demanding compute requirements.

In this talk, for the first time, NVIDIA and Varjo will demonstrate real-time ray tracing capabilities in human-eye resolution mixed reality, with never-before-seen visual quality, due to combined technological breakthroughs from both companies. With NVIDIA’s Omniverse, the leading platform for 3D collaboration and workflows, and Varjo XR-3, the most immersive XR headset on the planet, users can unlock real-time ray tracing for mixed reality environments due to the combination of a powerful multi-GPU setup and Varjo’s photorealistic visual fidelity.

In a joint presentation, NVIDIA and Varjo will dive deep into the technical achievement and how this new level of mixed reality visualization can unlock unprecedented value for industrial metaverse users across design, engineering, entertainment, and virtual collaboration.

Speakers

Marcus Olsson

Director of Partnerships , Varjo Technologies

Max Bickley

Sr Product Designer, Omniverse , NVIDIA

Shawn Collins-Lopez

Immersive Lab Engineer / Visualization Specialist , General Motors

Description

Daniel Suarez's seminal AR thriller, Daemon, anticipated the rise of cryptocurrencies, bot-powered social media manipulation, autonomous vehicles, and much more. Across seven high-tech and sci-fi novels he's earned a reputation for anticipating what's next. Join host Tish Shute as she and Daniel discuss his latest visionary space-tech novel, Critical Mass, and the pivotal role augmented and virtual reality technologies will play in accelerating human progress in deep space -- and why that matters to everyone on Earth.

Speakers

Daniel Suarez

Author

Tish Shute

Co-Founder , AWE

Description

Daniel Suarez's seminal AR thriller, Daemon, anticipated the rise of cryptocurrencies, bot-powered social media manipulation, autonomous vehicles, and much more. Across seven high-tech and sci-fi novels he's earned a reputation for anticipating what's next. Join host Tish Shute as she and Daniel discuss his latest visionary space-tech novel, Critical Mass, and the pivotal role augmented and virtual reality technologies will play in accelerating human progress in deep space -- and why that matters to everyone on Earth.

Speakers

Daniel Suarez

Author

Tish Shute

Co-Founder , AWE

Description

It's never too early to start building a strong community through active engagement with your potential customers or players. In this session, Eric Masher and Todd Jackson offer practical advice on how to create and sustain a successful VR community.

Speakers

Eric Masher

Content creator/media Influencer , Q2C-VR Gamer

Todd Jackson

Content Creator / Podcaster , Q2C-VR Gamer

Description

It's never too early to start building a strong community through active engagement with your potential customers or players. In this session, Eric Masher and Todd Jackson offer practical advice on how to create and sustain a successful VR community.

Speakers

Eric Masher

Content creator/media Influencer , Q2C-VR Gamer

Todd Jackson

Content Creator / Podcaster , Q2C-VR Gamer

Description

In this presentation, we introduce the innovative PinTILT™ structure, which combines the best of traditional waveguides and birdbath structures, incorporating both pupil expansion and pupil forming functionalities.

Speakers

Jeong Hun HA

CTO , LetinAR

Description

In this presentation, we introduce the innovative PinTILT™ structure, which combines the best of traditional waveguides and birdbath structures, incorporating both pupil expansion and pupil forming functionalities.

Speakers

Jeong Hun HA

CTO , LetinAR

Description

Tilt Five, the winner of last year's AWE Auggie Award in gaming, is also the ideal device for collaborating with colleagues on a '3D problem' in the workplace. In fact, the same factors that make Tilt Five such an award-winning platform for entertainment are what make the system an indispensable tool for companies. Find out how Tilt Five delivers the only augmented reality solution that checks all the boxes: collaborative, comfortable, adaptable, affordable and easy to use. Hear what other companies have discovered by embracing the Tilt Five system for enterprise needs.

Speakers

Hans ten Cate

Chief Operating Officer , Tilt Five

Description

Tilt Five, the winner of last year's AWE Auggie Award in gaming, is also the ideal device for collaborating with colleagues on a '3D problem' in the workplace. In fact, the same factors that make Tilt Five such an award-winning platform for entertainment are what make the system an indispensable tool for companies. Find out how Tilt Five delivers the only augmented reality solution that checks all the boxes: collaborative, comfortable, adaptable, affordable and easy to use. Hear what other companies have discovered by embracing the Tilt Five system for enterprise needs.

Speakers

Hans ten Cate

Chief Operating Officer , Tilt Five