Agenda

Description

The annual Auggie Awards have been the most recognized industry AR & VR awards show in the world since 2010. Now in its 14th year, the Auggies continue to showcase the best of the best in augmented and virtual reality. Winners will be presented with a prestigious Auggie Award live on stage.

Speakers

Ori Inbar

Co-Founder , AWE and Super Ventures

Description

Today’s MR and VR headsets deliver really compelling experiences but the cost of the headsets remains a barrier to entry for users and developers alike.

At just $79.99, Zapbox changes everything. Zapbox is a smartphone-powered headset that offers capabilities previously only associated with much more expensive dedicated devices.

Zapbox includes a comfortable headset with an innovative open-peripheral design alongside a pair of custom Bluetooth controllers that offer position and orientation tracking and a wide set of additional inputs. Zapbox can be used for either virtual reality or mixed reality experiences with low-latency color passthrough.

For developers, we provide a Unity XR SDK Provider plugin which makes it straightforward to port content from other headsets. Support for WebXR, OpenXR and PC Streaming is on our roadmap which will allow Zapbox to be used with existing content ecosystems.

Join Zappar co-founder Dr. Simon Taylor for a run-down of the features and benefits of Zapbox and a live demo of the experiences that Zapbox delivers at this unprecedented price point.

Oh, and don’t miss out, 5 lucky attendees will walk away with a free Zapbox from the session!

Speakers

Simon Taylor

Co-founder & Chief R&D Officer , Zappar

Kirk Ewing

Co-founder and Zapbox General Manager , Zappar

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

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

Skateboarding translated to gameplay so well in the early-2000’s that Activison was often called, “The house that Tony built” due to the success of its Tony Hawk Pro Skater franchise. While it was partly the endless trick-combos, THPS became a cultural phenomenon because it also tapped the creative freedom and ethos of this community. Yet for all its success, it only scratched the surface of the most intrinsic part of all—the ability to skate the world, itself. Augmented Reality changes that.

Skatrix is a new skate game leveraging AR to liberate players from predefined worlds to skate the actual world around us—at any scale. Come engage with skate legend, Rodney Mullen, renown AI Researcher, Bill Higgins and Skatrix’ visionary developer, Kasimir Lehto; you’ll get a taste of not only the mindset and tech behind all this, but a look into the unfolding possibilities, from integrating Ai to make the world shimmer with new ideas to using Skatrix as a creative tool in your own skating, and even to learn from pros, too.

Speakers

Rodney Mullen

Skater

Bill Higgins

Chair, IBM Open Innovation Community , IBM

Kasimir Lehto

Founder, Game Developer , Reality Crisis

Description

This is the very first time Ant Reality will unveil the secret of Crossfire 120° AR optics – the world’s widest OST (optical see-through) solution. First, Zheng will prove to you that Crossfire is almost the best option for wide FoV AR, compared to birdbath, free-form and other waveguide solutions. While targeting AR/VR hybrid use case, Zheng will walk you through the reasons why Crossfire is much better than its competitor Pancake +VST (video see-through) solution. Additionally, Zheng will introduce several reference products that have been designed with some of Ant Reality’s clients.

Speakers

Zheng Qin

Founder , Ant Reality

Description

How does Niantic empower AR everywhere? Come see the latest in state of the art AR games, tools and technologies to unlock location-based and mobile phone AR, from apps to the web and beyond.

Speakers

Brian McClendon

Senior VP of Engineering , Niantic

Description

In a fast-evolving world of technology, staying ahead of the curve and pushing creative and technological boundaries with AR is not just beneficial, but essential. Join Resh Sidhu and Ben Feuerstein, the founders of Snapchat's AR Creative Studio, as they unveil their key principles for building industry-leading AR experiences with the Snap AR platform.

During this talk, they'll share principles for AR development on Lens Studio backed by real-world examples of experiences that have captivated festival-goers with Live Nation, transformed fashion with Vogue, and brought wonder to Coca-Cola. Whether you're a brand, a developer, or simply curious about the latest advancements in Snap AR’s technology, this is a unique opportunity to learn from experts and gain practical insights and innovative ideas.

Get ready to be inspired, educated, and amazed by the incredible possibilities of Snap AR, and how it can help you meet the ever-changing demands of today’s consumers.

Speakers

Resh Sidhu

Global Director, Arcadia Creative Studio , Snap, Inc.

Ben Feuerstein

Head of Business, Ops & Innovation, Arcadia Creative Studio , Snap, Inc.