The Sound of Smart Glasses Bringing Voice AI into the Real World by NXP Semiconductors & Google AWE XR 2026-09-23 | The Sound of Smart Glasses Bringing Voice AI into the Real World by NXP Semiconductors & Google
AWE Nite SF: Spotlight: Adobe Aero + Rock Paper Reality Demo AWE 2022-12-15 | Adobe Aero team highlighting their all-new "App-Clips" feature as well as a live demo from Rock Paper Reality showcasing their web-based AR experience for Ben & Jerry's, developed with Adobe Aero.
Announcing AWE Asia 2023 AWE 2022-12-15 | We are thrilled to announce AWE Asia will be taking place on August 30-31 in Singapore! For more information, or to get your tickets, visit aweasia.com
XR Prize Challenge: AMA Webinar AWE 2022-12-12 | Q&A Webinar about the XR Prize ChallengeThe XR Prize Challenge: Fight Climate Change is a global competition harnessing AR and VR (XR) solutions to help fight climate change. It is hosted by AWE, the producer of global in-person and online XR events, and the world’s most impactful XR community. AWE is inviting submissions from teams and individuals, and especially collaborations between XR technologists and climate change experts from around the world to compete for a $100,000 cash prize awarded to the best submission that demonstrates a creative, functional, and and impactful XR-based solution to help humanity in our fight against climate change in these 4 categories:Replacing Wasteful Material PracticesVisualizing the Causes & Impacts of Climate ChangeEducating about Solutions to Climate ChangeOptimizing Design & Execution of Climate SolutionsJoin Ori Inbar, AWE Co-Founder and CEO, and Nathan C to learn all about the XR Prize and how to participate. Bring your questions to this interactive ‘ask me anything’ event. Join the $100k challenge.
AWE Nite Chicago: The Next Evolution of Museums AWE 2022-12-08 | The ability to make 3D models and replicas has gotten easier as our imaging and production software has advanced. Even rare ancient artifacts will soon be accessible to folks around the world, at home, due to the improvement of technology. The next evolution will be to capture and produce simulations of people which will become a timeless way in which we interact with heritage, history, different cultures, etc. How are museums using immersive technologies today to elevate their exhibits? How will this add wonder and entertainment, as audiences expect more from ways in which they consume experience?There are a number of museums that offer virtual (reality) tours already. Holocaust survivors are being immortalized in exhibits, telling their stories that would otherwise be lost forever. Thanks to The Next Evolution of the external storage systems, from written word, to video capture, to immersive experiences - we can learn new things as if they are at our fingertips like never before. Join us December 7th as we talk to those trailblazing the adoption of immersive technology in the curation and production of museum experiences: The Next Evolution of Museums.
AWE Nite Northern XR: WiseGuys XR Accelerator AWE 2022-11-30 | AWEvengers Assemble!Welcome to AWE Nite Northern XR: Wise Guys XR Accelerator! This event will focus on the Startup Wise Guys' XR batches.Big thanks to Andrey Lunev, Venture Partner XR of Startup Wise Guys, for helping to co-organize this meet up and to Giovanni Khoury, Managing Director of XR2 batch, for co-hosting it!Huge thanks to our sponsors Spatial8 & the Startup Wise Guys!
AWE Nite NYC: Fight Climate Change with XR! AWE 2022-11-29 | This was a really special night!We'll highlighted XR projects that help in the fight against climate change (and save the world!).We hope these projects will inspire more teams to submit for the $100,000 XR Prize Challenge: Fight Climate Change!See more about the challenge here:awexr.com/xrprizeBrief agenda:1. Ori Inbar - Cofounder of AWE and Super Ventures - the latest and greatest from the Augmented World.2. Sean White (AR Pioneer, investor, Stanford lecturer) -[From 2009!] SiteLens: Situated Visualization Techniques for Urban Site VisitsAn AugmentedReality App that visualizes in real time pollution particles in urban environments, developed at Steve Feiner's AR Lab at Columbia Universityhttp://www.cs.columbia.edu/~swhite/pubs/white-2009-chi.pdf3. Vanessa Julia Carpenter, PhD (Chief Innovation Officer & Interaction Designer, Gagarin) - developer of AstridIn Astrid's the Garden of Choices, people learn to debate climate change issues and are left with a feeling of hope for our climate future. https://astrid.is/garden-of-choices/4. Ali Daniali (CEO, HRVSTS)The frm.ar app is an XR tool that uses the spatial awareness of an indoor farm to anchor real-time farm data to assist farmers with their daily, weekly, and monthly work and planning associated with growing and harvesting fresh foods. of food grown and. This app’s direct impact is in improving the efficiency of indoor farms that help fight climate change by reducing water usage, growing food with less fertilizer, reducing transportation costs, and delivering cleaner and healthier foods.hrvsts.com5. Nick Cherukuri (Founder, ThirdEye)Carbon Footprint AR tracker solution that uses ThirdEye’s AR headset to allow industries to track their effects on the environment by monitoring greenhouse gas emissions.ThirdEye's Carbon Footprint AR Tracker
AWE Nite Florence: XR Gloves, Haptics & Beyond AWE 2022-11-21 | AWE Nite Florence explored:- Vision for haptic devices diffusion in the next years and peculiarities of WEART technology and application scenarios- What you need to know about Haptics – the past, present and speculation!- The importance and future of realistic touch in the enterprise and industrial metaverseFind more XR content on awe.live/register
AWE Nite LA: Halloween and Beyond in the Metaverse AWE 2022-11-17 | If you’re interested in WebXR, you won’t want to miss this exploration of experiences made on Ethereal Engine–whose mission is to make it easy for developers to build rich web-based immersive experiences that run on any platform, at any location. The team at Ethereal Engine has taken all of the best parts of social VR, physically-based game engines, and cloud networking, combined them and rewrote them from the ground up–all open source. We’ll speak with several creators about their experience building on Ethereal Engine and we’ll get to explore behind-the-scenes Metaverse in the making of “Seance in the Haunted Mansion” with Ari Tarr; “Putt Club” from Fiddle Games, maker of “BrushWork”; “Within the Window” by Big Rock Creative VR, along with experiences in Fashion and Live Entertainment with volumetric capture studio Wild Capture.Join us to get a glimpse into a Metaverse future that is open, interoperable, sovereign identity, along with privacy and security at its core. We’ll start at AWE.live for the panel and then hop into our headsets, desktop, or mobile devices to explore a number of worlds together. VR demos will also be streamed live.
AWE Nite LA: Highlighting the Local Creator Community with AR House LA AWE 2022-11-17 | AWE Nite LA has always been committed to promoting local businesses and creators. In July we will highlight the local independent XR creator community. Absent of corporate constraints, the independent creator community often generates the sparks that fuels creativity throughout the industry. Aidan Wolf and Lucas Rizotto, the founders of AR House LA, have successfully created a collaborative environment for innovation and creativity that supports independent XR creators not just in LA, but around the world. AR House is a home for AR creators located in the Hollywood Hills where every month 10 AR creators from around the world come to live and work on the cutting edge of immersive tech. Aidan, Lucas and several local members will give us an inside peek into what it’s like to be a resident at the AR House, the value of community, and a look at some of the work created since AR House opened in October of 2021.Sponsored by Geenee & Hosted by 8iSponsorGeenee is a WebAR creator platform for the Web3(D) world. We're the only WebAR technology provider to offer full-body tracking for the web browser, empowering users to step into their new digital identity and become their avatars. Geenee's solution for AR NFTs allows anyone to create, mint & list their 3D art in an AR scene within minutes. Sign up and start building the Metaverse today.Host8i is an industry leading hologram technology (aka volumetric video / 3D video) company on a mission to bring authentic performances into the digital world. We provide an end-to-end solution to capture, transform and stream holograms that can be experienced through any device, browser or VR/AR headset.Check it out! - AR (Scan a QR code to experience on your smartphone)- XR (click the link to experience the hologram right on your browser)
Call for proposals for AWE2023! AWE 2022-11-15 | Sonya Haskins, our Head of Programming shares her approach in putting together the agenda for the 14th AWE USA, May 31 - June 2, 2023, in Santa Clara, California.Apply today - awexr.com/usa-2023/submit_a_talk
Ori Inbar about AWEs XR Prize AWE 2022-11-15 | The XR Prize Challenge: Fight Climate Change is a global competition harnessing AR and VR (XR) solutions to help fight climate change. It is hosted by AWE, the producer of global in-person and online XR events, and the world’s most impactful XR community. AWE is inviting submissions from teams and individuals, and especially collaborations between XR technologists and climate change experts from around the world to compete for a $100,000 cash prize awarded to the best submission that demonstrates a creative, functional, and and impactful XR-based solution to help humanity in our fight against climate change.For submissions and more details please check our website: awexr.com/xrprize
AWE EU 2022 Day 2 Start Ups & Investors Track: Investing in the Metaverse AWE 2022-11-01 | A panel discussion featuring leading VR, AR, Web3 and Metaverse investors on the trends in funding the future. What makes companies stand out, what are investors looking for, what are they avoiding, and what are some of the biggest mistakes startups make when pitching VCs. All this and more.Speakers:Faye Maidment - Angel Investor at AtomicoCansu Cinar - Investment Associate at Ludus VenturesMarco DeMiroz - Co-founder & General Partner at The Venture Reality FundTo learn more about AWE events please check our website: awexr.com
AWE EU 2022 Day 2 Healthcare & Wellness Track: Creating a XR Centre of Excellence in the NHS AWE 2022-10-31 | Join Sarah Ticho and Sam Ingram as they explore the publication of ‘The Growing Value of XR in Healthcare in the UK, and the subsequent work with hospitals, government and beyond to begin developing a national strategy for XR in health and wellbeing. They'll report findings, share opportunities to collaborate with the UK and explore this approach as a blueprint for other Governments to strategically consider how XR Healthcare can scale for their citizens.Speakers:Sarah Ticho - Co-Founder at XR Health AllianceSam Ingram - Director of Innovation Operations at Royal Free London NHS Foundation TrustTo learn more about AWE events please check our website: awexr.com
AWE EU 2022 Day 2 Healthcare & Wellness Track: Immersive Technology: Defining a New Reality AWE 2022-10-31 | Immersive Technology: Defining a New Reality in Healthcare Through CollaborationJoin as leaders in extended reality (XR) for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs talk candidly about how immersive technology is transforming the way healthcare is delivered and experienced. This transformation has been enabled and amplified through collaboration – both within the organization and with the broader XR community.Speakers:Anne Lord Bailey - Director, Clinical Tech Innovation at Veterans AffairsCaitlin Rawlins - Clinical XR Lead for VHA Innovation Ecosystem at Veterans AffairsTo learn more about AWE events please check our website: awexr.com
AWE EU 2022 Day 2 Start-Ups & Investors: Start-Up Pitch Competition AWE 2022-10-28 | Join us as start-ups pitch to our panel of judges for a chance to be named AWE's "Start-Up to Watch" for 2022. The winner will be announced during the Event Wrap-Up on the Main Stage.Speakers:Faye Maidment - Angel Investor at AtomicoCansu Cinar - Investment Associate at Ludus VenturesMarco DeMiroz - Co-founder & General Partner at The Venture Reality FundTo learn more about AWE events please check our website: awexr.com
AWE EU 2022 Day 2 Start-Ups & Investors Track: K-Metaverse Pitch Stage Featuring Korean Start-Ups AWE 2022-10-28 | Join us for a presentation of Korean Start-Ups and see the future of immersive tech!12:20 - Ken Kim, 3i 12:25 - Alexis Choo, NP Inc.12:30 - Dominica Lee, P&C Solution12:35 - JinSong Roh, MetaVu Co., Ltd.12:40 - ByeongSu Kim, Neogames12:45 - Dahye Choi, Brandi12:50 - Jaehun Kim, Ejune System12:55 - Hobin Chen, Haegin13:00 - Danny Cho, Marvrus13:05 - Jurang Kim, Woonjin ThinkbigTo learn more about AWE events please check our website: awexr.com
AWE EU 2022 Day 2 Healthcare & Wellness Track Creating XR Centre of Excellence in the NHS AWE 2022-10-28 | ...
AWE EU 2022 Day 2 Developer Track: Nordic Values for XR Development AWE 2022-10-28 | Hear how the values of security, openness, education as well as the success of gaming impact XR design from a Nordic perspective.Speakers:Teemu Ollilainen - Prime Minister at XR NationMaria Nova - XR Designer at CreatorJyrki Saarinen - Professor at University Of Eastern FinlandKristine Kvam - CTO at Fynd RealityTo learn more about AWE events please check our website: awexr.com
AWE EU 2022 Day 2 Gaming, Ent, & Media Track: This Is How We Play AWE 2022-10-28 | This Is How We Play: The Role of Gaming in the MetaverseAt different times in our lives, we play games for different reasons: to escape, shop, socialize, work or find our significant other. In this panel, we will hear from experts in the gaming space, looking at what we've learned from gaming, and what it means for the future of commerce and culture in the metaverse. We'll explore questions around fandom, business models, the creator economy, data and design- all in the context of the transformative shift we are seeing in digital habits during this transformative era of the internet.Speakers:Melodie Mousset - Co-founder & Creative director at Patch XRSandra Helou - Co-Founder & CCO at MetapolisAnne McKinnon - Cofounder & CEO at RistbandElaine Wong - Games Business Development at PICOMaud Clavier - COO at VRrOOmTo learn more about AWE events please check our website: awexr.com
AWE EU 2022 Day 1 XR Impact Track: DVRSTY: Accelerating Founders for a More Diverse World AWE 2022-10-28 | The next generation of the Internet should be built by a more diverse set of founders than the last. DVRSTY exists to help accelerate those founders in creating ambitious new companies within the Metaverse and Web3. We do this primarily by connecting them with capital, network and talent. Join this panel specifically curated to encourage female founders and answer questions that might be unique to this demographic - or those who want to support their success.Speakers:Dave Haynes - Partner at FOV VenturesMuki Kulhan - CIO, Executive XR/MetaTech Producer & Creative Tec at MUKI-INTERNATIONAL, LTDAsha Easton - Immerse UK Lead at KTNAlexandra Hussenot - CEO & Founder at ImmersionnTo learn more about AWE events please check our website: awexr.com
AWE EU 2022 Day 2 Day 2 Gaming, Ent, & Media: Senses and Sensibility: Sex and Love in the Metaverse AWE 2022-10-28 | 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:Francesca Rosella - CCO at CuteCircuitCam Mullen - Growth at NevermetNadine Laakso - Speaker Coordinator at AWETo learn more about AWE events please check our website: awexr.com
AWE EU 2022 Day 2 Healthcare & Wellness: Virtual Reality NeuroTherapy AWE 2022-10-28 | Virtual Reality NeuroTherapy for Use in Chronic and Acute CareLearn how specialized Virtual Reality NeuroTherapy (VRNT) is used for in-patient, out-patient and telehealth care for Spinal Cord Injury, Brain Injury and Stroke recovery to enhance neurological engagement for improved range of motion, pain management and quality of life.Speaker:Jessica MaslinTo learn more about AWE events please check our website: awexr.com
AWE EU 2022 Day 2 Gaming, Ent, & Media: Investing in the Future of VR & AR Gaming & Esports AWE 2022-10-28 | 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.Esports is a billion dollar industry and while VR 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 VR gaming & esports, how to become involved, pitfalls to avoid, and more.Speakers:Kaspar Tiri - Co-Founder at Ready Player MeNuno Folhadela - CEO :: Creative Director at ONTOPChristoph Ortlepp - Co-Founder & COO at VirtexBenedikt Huebenthal - Investor at BITKRAFT VenturesMalte Barth - Founding General Partner at BITKRAFT VenturesTo learn more about AWE events please check our website: awexr.com
AWE EU 2022 Day 1 XR Enablement Track: Creative Machines: How AI Will Build the Metaverse AWE 2022-10-28 | The technology that brought us Deepfakes is permanently reshaping the way we create content of all kinds - from movies and music to apps and websites. The idea of applying algorithms to manipulate or generate media isn't new, but several advances in computer science have brought the technology out of the halls of academia and into the hands of anyone and everyone with a desire to create. In this session, we'll explore how synthetic media and computational design are inspiring all sorts of machine-assisted creativity, how it's changing the overall creative process, and see examples of how this will bring about an explosion of immersive content that will shape the metaverse. Speaker:Ian Beacraft - Fractional CMO at Coastal SpritzTo learn more about AWE events please check our website: awexr.com
AWE EU 2022 Day 2 Retail, Ecommerce & Advertising: AR Virtual Try-On AWE 2022-10-28 | AR Virtual Try-On: Strategies and Workflows to Succeed in the Revolution of 3D CommerceThe demand for immersive, 3D, augmented solutions from brands and retailers has never been stronger. Use cases span from advertising, connected packaging, e-commerce, learning, loyalty, storytelling, etc. Against all odds, Covid has been the rocket-fuel that has propelled both the enterprise and customer demand for mobile-first immersive solutions in a way that was un-thinkable in 2019. Panelists will try to unlock the truths, myths and short vs long term opportunities and strategies for brands and retailers that are selling goods over the internet to incorporate AR VTO into their customer experience journey with a clear focus at maximizing ROI and benefits.Speakers:Dave Randle - Principal GTM Specialist | Spatial Computing at AWSFilipa Neto - Head of Open Innovation at Farfetch UK LimitedMarco Delvai - XR Strategic Consultant at MDXR Strategy ConsultingZehra Hacısüleyman - Marketing Lead at artlabsTo learn more about AWE events please check our website: awexr.com
AWE EU 2022 Day 1 XR Impact Track: Today and Tomorrow of the Korean Metaverse Ecosystem AWE 2022-10-28 | Leaders from the Korean XR ecosystem share the latest news and information on innovations of Korean developers.Speakers:Danny Cho - Chief Strategy Officer at MARVRUSJurang Kim - Deputy General Manager at Woongjin Thinkbig Co., Ltd.Dominica Lee - General Manager at P&C Solution Co., LtdWoosuk Chang - CEO at Team of WakersTo learn more about AWE events please check our website: awexr.com
AWE EU 2022 Day 2 Gaming, Ent, & Media Track: Hyped-up on Fan Hyper-Personalisation in XR Sport AWE 2022-10-28 | 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.Speaker:Muki Kulhan - CIO, Executive XR/MetaTech Producer & Creative Tec at MUKI-INTERNATIONAL, LTDTo learn more about AWE events please check our website: awexr.com
AWE EU 2022 Day 2 Developer Track: Digital Human Evolution Using Artificial Intelligence AWE 2022-10-28 | An exploration into the state of the art of digital humans and their use in the industries. We will explore how artificial intelligence can improve empathy in humans to digital human interaction, with technical examples of natural languages processing and computer vision technologies integrations.Speaker:Woody Borraccino - Senior Solutions Architect at AWSTo learn more about AWE events please check our website: awexr.com
AWE EU 2022 Day 2 Collaboration, Training, & Education Track: Augmented Reality as the Next Level AWE 2022-10-28 | Augmented Reality as the Next Level of Engagement in Arts & EducationEmerging tech can offer powerful learning experiences that inspire people to delve deeper through active engagement rather than passively looking at displays. AR encourages visitors to participate and make connections with the information presented to them, which has benefits in education and marketing as well as overall impact and retention. Join this panel of experts for a discussion about the benefits of AR as an impactful teaching tool.Speakers:Shachar Weis - Founder and CTO at Packet39Lisa Lokshina - Director of User Experience at L3A UX StudioStefanie De Regel - Founder and Project Lead at Walking MuseumKirill Poskonov - Co-founder at LikeXRAndy Cooper - Co-founder at Draw & CodeTo learn more about AWE events please check our website: awexr.com
AWE EU 2022 Day 1 XR Impact Track: Abuse in the Metaverse: Balancing the Risks and Solutions AWE 2022-10-28 | Harassment has been a consistent feature of networked gaming for at least 30 years, and the potential for damage has only increased with the popularity of social virtual worlds in VR. Beginning in 2016, stories of verbal and physical harassment in Social VR have periodically entered the news cycle, casting the VR platforms as negligent and instigating calls for ever more solutions. These solutions have ranged from user-controlled wearables or features connected to avatars to direct platform moderation, as well as finally community driven efforts. However, implementing tools to combat abuse requires a balancing act on multiple fronts: - protecting users from abuse through facilitating meaningful UX design to support social experience; - keeping social platforms active in moderation and subjecting users to mass surveillance; - attracting new users by making social VR appealing and warning them about the potential dangers.Speakers:Lance Powell - CTO at VEDX SolutionsSonya Seddarasan - Founder at UPWorldsTo learn more about AWE events please check our website: awexr.com
AWE EU 2022 Day 2 Healthcare & Wellness Track: Learn How Pediatric Cancer Patients Benefit AWE 2022-10-28 | Learn How Pediatric Cancer Patients Benefit from VR-Based Support Group TherapyFor adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer patients, support group sessions have been proven to increase survival chances and alleviate depression. But for a number of good reasons, very few patients are comfortable attending in-person therapy sessions. So the Yale School of Medicine teamed up with Foretell Reality (A Glimpse Group Company) to develop a VR application to solve this dilemma. Join us to find out how.Speakers:Asher Marks - Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Yale University School of MedicineJames Watson - Chief Marketing Officer at The Glimpse GroupTo learn more about AWE events please check our website: awexr.com
AWE EU 2022 Day 1 XR Enablement Track: Volumetric Remote Assistance with Social Presence AWE 2022-10-28 | Volumetric Remote Assistance with Social Presence in Industrial Work-EnvironmentsEstablished remote-assistance solutions allow remote experts to set annotations and highlights directly within the on-site user's field of view. However, there is no shared realm of experience where both users can interact as if they were physically standing next to each other. This talk presents an ongoing research project that aims to solve this problem by capturing and streaming the on-site users' real 3D-environment (including persons) to create a shared sense of space. The remote expert, who uses a VR-HMD, is able to move freely within the live 3D reconstruction, whereas the on-site user is able to see him using an AR-HMD. The result is an intuitive and natural collaboration experience that solves the shortcomings of current solutions.Speaker:Fabian Rücker - Researcher at Fraunhofer IGD, DarmstadtTo learn more about AWE events please check our website: awexr.com
AWE EU 2022 Day 1 XR Enablement Track: Video Based Immersive Codecs AWE 2022-10-28 | Video Based Immersive Codecs for Telelearning and XR ExperiencesThe increasing popularity of XR applications is driving the media industry to explore the creation and delivery of new immersive experiences. A volumetric video consists of a sequence of frames, where each frame is a static 3D representation of a real-world object or scene capture at a different point in time. However, such contents can consume significant bandwidth. Compression of volumetric video is required to obtain data rates and files sizes that are economically viable in the industry. Standardization is required to ensure interoperability. The Visual Volumetric Video-based Coding (V3C) standard defines a generic mechanism for coding volumetric video and can be used by applications targeting different types of volumetric content, such as point clouds, immersive video with depth or transparency of visual volumetric frames. The Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) has specified two applications that utilize V3C: Video-based Point Cloud Compression (V-PCC), and MPEG Immersive Video (MIV). This presentation provides an overview of the generic concepts of these technologies associated with the MPEG V3C system part for an efficient volumetric video-based media streaming in applications such as telelearning and XR experiences.Speaker:Valérie ALLIE - Video Solutions Group Director at InterDigitalTo learn more about AWE events please check our website: awexr.com
AWE EU Day 1 XR Enablement Track: A Collective Approach to Spatial Artificial Intelligence (SAI) AWE 2022-10-28 | A Collective Approach to Spatial Artificial Intelligence (SAI): A Case for Transparency in Spatial Data Aggregation and SAI GovernanceIn the current ecosystem of Spatial artificial intelligence (SAI), access to, applications of and benefits from SAI continue to center power within a small number of individuals and organizations. Citizens are in no way able or prepared to engage with SAI as it exists today, an issue of inequity that will only grow in scope and scale as SAI’s capabilities, capacities and uptake also grow. To address this inequity, a holistic reimagining of the current ecosystem is needed. In this space, my colleagues and I have highlighted the need for what we call ‘Collective SAI’. As we imagine it, Collective SAI would be a citizen-run technological tool that, through its accessibility, transparency, independence and utility, would provide counterbalance to the current power dynamics that define the SAI ecosystem. By matching technology with technology in a practical and achievable way, such an approach is arguably our best hope to ensure equity and justice in the world of SAI now and into the future.Speaker:Amir Baradaran - Founder & CEO at ABXR EngineTo learn more about AWE events please check our website: awexr.com
AWE EU 2022 Day 2 XR Impact Track: The Choice: A Fireside Chat with Director Joanne Popińska AWE 2022-10-28 | The immersive quality of XR has potential for good as it's used to expose people to social situations they otherwise wouldn't experience, creating greater awareness and empathy. When Joanne Popińska was producing The Choice, she had no idea that less than six months after it was released the United States Supreme Court would overturn Roe v Wade, ending the constitutional right to abortion almost 50 years after it was established. Enjoy this Fireside Discussion as Joanne discusses her original goals, her surprise at how the Supreme Court decision impacted reception of her work, and the overall impact of this XR experience.Speakers:Sönke Kirchhof - CEO at INVR.SPACEJoanne Popińska - Founder & Creative Director at Infinite Frame MediaTo learn more about AWE events please check our website: awexr.com
AWE EU 2022 Day 2 Creator Track: How to Create an Artistic Journey Using Geolocated AR Experiences AWE 2022-10-28 | Join Philippe Bornstein of The Lucid Dreams Company & Pauline Dumora of Les Beaux Arts as they discuss how to create a artistic journey using geolocated AR experiences based on Snapchat, Instagram and webAR. Featuring content from Digital Art Month Paris.Speakers:Philippe Bornstein - CEO at XR+ (by The Lucid Dreams Company)Pauline Dumora - Cheffe de Projet at Les Beaux ArtsTo learn more about AWE events please check our website: awexr.com
AWE EU 2022 Day 2 Creator Track: How to Create Edu-tainment Based Curriculum With VR AWE 2022-10-28 | Pilot Results: What Happens when you give an under-resourced public school VR headsets and train them how to create their own customized “edu-tainment” based curriculum in VR?Speakers:Marcus Shingles - Founder at Exponential DestinySamantha Aguilar Araujo - Chief Design Officer at Exponential DestinyTo learn more about AWE events please check our website: awexr.com
AWE EU 2022 Day 2 Main Stage: How Do AR Glasses Go Mainstream? AWE 2022-10-28 | AR glasses continue to become more compelling on a larger scale as we see thinner lenses, more powerful processors, interactive software, and increasing interest. Experts in specialty fields like architecture and medicine have pushed forward the desire for AR technology while we're also seeing increased interest from average consumers who want to know more about this technology. With that in mind, we're already heading in the right direction so how do we capture the momentum and help AR glasses go mainstream? Speakers:Sebastian Anjou - Business Development Director EMEA at Vuzix Corp. EMEAEdu Strul - CEO at EyeJets ltd.Pia Harju - VP of Business Development at DispelixJay Latta - Fusionist at The FusionistsTo learn more about AWE events please check our website: awexr.com
AWE EU 2022 Day 2 Creator Track: Auto-Adaptive Content Creation for Spatial Computing AWE 2022-10-28 | Auto-Adaptive Content Creation for Spatial Computing, the Metaverse and BeyondMapping and adapting immersive content to the real world for home use, gaming, education, or productivity can improve business performance in various industries. Cyril Tuschi and Sarah Vallon will walk the audience through potential use cases and solutions of creator tools. Discussion will include how to improve current workflows, how to save time and money, and how to create a variety of scalable business opportunities.Speakers:Cyril Tuschi - Founder at SyncRealitySarah Vallon - Head of Marketing at SyncRealityTo learn more about AWE events please check our website: awexr.com
AWE EU 2022 Day 2 Main Stage: Reframing Identity for Mixed Reality AWE 2022-10-28 | The many facets of identity across digital and physical space come together in entirely new ways in mixed reality, and especially in new metaverse implementations. How can developers, policy makers and platforms work to strike a balance between privacy, safety and inclusion, and what unique issues does the metaverse present in this space? A panel of representatives from across the industry address this complex and important topic.Speakers:Carrie Valladares - Sr. Attorney at MicrosoftJoan OHara - Vice President of Public Policy at XR AssociationKarim Mohammadali - XR Policy Lead at GoogleCornelia Kutterer - Senior Director, Head of Responsible Tech & Compet at MicrosoftTo learn more about AWE events please check our website: awexr.com
AWE EU 2022 Day 2 Main Stage: Meaning and Purpose: The Keys to Building the Metaverse AWE 2022-10-28 | In the race to build the Metaverse, there are a plethora of ways in which content makers, technophiles, brands and consumers are rising to the challenge. For Nexus Studios the north star is creating story-driven experiences with emotional depth, while AR giant Niantic has been developing the tools and pathways to enable XR mass-adoption, and The Mill has long been exploring what it means to interact in real time with virtual worlds. Our overlapping learnings show that there are some crucial ingredients needed to accomplishing meaning. Join Deborah Casswell, Jen Haugan, Sarah Burslem and Samira Abdelmalek in conversation as they reveal the projects and practices that explore the promise of a long-lasting and purposeful Metaverse.Speakers:Sarah Burslem - Director of Business Development EMEA at Niantic LabsSamira Abdelmalek - Senior Producer at The MillJen Haugan - Creative Technologist at Nexus StudiosDeborah Casswell - Executive Creative Director at Nexus StudiosVeronica Orvalho - CEO and Founder at DidimoTo learn more about AWE events please check our website: awexr.com
AWE EU 2022 Day 2 Enterprise Track: How to Attract, Engage and Retain Enterprise Customes AWE 2022-10-28 | Flow Founder & CEO Tristan Elizabeth Gribbin reveals insights from the field with corporations like PwC long-term. How emerging AR/VR/XR companies thrive by converting enterprise customers into long-term subscribers. Tristan engages the audience in a discussion on ways to make a splash in the market, how to get leadership to sign on, and ultimately, the value of developing lifetime partnerships.Speaker:Tristan Gribbin - Founder & CEO at FlowTo learn more about AWE events please check our website: awexr.com
AWE EU 2022 Day 2 Enterprise Track: AR Portals Bringing Magical Worlds Through Your Phone AWE 2022-10-28 | Augmented Reality Portals is a new way to fully surround users in a 360 and 3D digital world using their mobile phone. AR Portals combine the “immersiveness” of virtual reality and the ubiquity of the smartphone to create a tool for brands and creators alike to develop magical experiences for everyone. Take your users on a journey of your factory, have them walk around a virtual store that throws the laws of gravity out the window, or have them go on an interactive adventure while fully immersed in a digital world. These are just a few ideas of what you can do with AR Portals. AR Portals can be created for Social AR (Snap Lens Studio and Meta's Spark AR Studio) and for WebAR and we'll talk about the pros and cons of both options. This talk will go over the most frequent use cases for AR Portals, a high-level technical overview, and best practices in creating your own. We will also showcase some of the best AR Portals out there. If you're interested in bringing magic to the world with AR, then I can't wait to share this talk with you.Speaker:Yoni Binstock - CTO at Atomic Digital DesignTo learn more about AWE events please check our website: awexr.com
AWE EU 2022 Day 2 Collaboration, Training, & Education Track: Cinematic Learning with VR AWE 2022-10-28 | While learning styles differ for each individual, experts agree that practical experience and hands-on learning is most effective for engagement and retention. Getting practical experience, however, can be easier said than done and it's even more challenging when trying to find safe and suitable training opportunities as a scalable solution for a large number of users. Immersive learning, a method by which learning experiences are facilitated through the usage of simulated or artificial environments, provides a safe space to learn, experiment and grow. At Resourceful Humans, immersive learning is taken to the next level with cinematic learning. Rather than merely create artificial environments, we re-create real leadership stories in virtual reality so participants can learn from the experience through engagement. As part of a group training experience, participants will need to complete challenges on the immersive journey that test decision making skills, collaboration and communication within their team. Observers on the outside have a 'god's view' of participants' experience and can offer real-time feedback and insights into the performance of individuals and crew.Speaker:Heiko Fischer - CEO & Co-Founder at Resourceful HumansTo learn more about AWE events please check our website: awexr.com
AWE EU 2022 Day 1 Main Stage: Real World Metaverse Roundtable AWE 2022-10-28 | The world's largest tech companies are spending billions to create metaverse platforms based on the real world. These visual maps, nerfed out digital cities and resulting mixed reality interactions will deliver real utility and magic to our daily lives. We'll talk about who's doing what, why and how; efforts to create open realities; identify killer apps, opportunities and obstacles ahead; plus share tips, tools & tricks to build better realities. Session continues in the bar afterwards to debate finer points of if we're living in a simulation.Speakers:Ali Hantal - Founder at XR MastersAvi Bar-Zeev - Chief at RealityPrimeDave Lorenzini - Director at Draw & CodeKatherina Ufnarovskaia - CEO at Augmented CityTo learn more about AWE events please check our website: awexr.com
AWE EU 2022 Day 2 Collaboration, Training, & Education Track: Utilizing XR To Break Barriers AWE 2022-10-28 | Utilizing XR To Break Barriers To EducationEducation is one of the few areas of our lives that the digital revolution hasn't yet significantly improved. There's also a massive and expanding experience gap between children's education and consumer life. Oxford University Press and InceptionXR are overcoming barriers and increasing accessibility to education through XR tech. During this session, Little Oxford, the team will share details of their new product that will increase accessibility to educational materials.Speakers:Benny Arbel - Founder and CEO at InceptionXRHelen Freeman - Director of Oxford Children's Books at Oxford University Press IncTo learn more about AWE events please check our website: awexr.com
AWE EU 2022 Day 2 Enterprise Track: Introducing XR in the Energy Sector AWE 2022-10-28 | Today's utility and energy sector is being pushed towards change due to the disruptive power of progressive IT technologies. The increasing demand for electricity in developed and, even more, in developing countries with growing cost pressure is making our industry reconsider its ever static business model. With augmented and virtual realities, we are on the way to innovate and reshape our sector.Speaker:Maissaa Rharrab - Head of XR CoE at EliaTo learn more about AWE events please check our website: awexr.com
AWE EU Day 2 Collaboration, Training & Education Track: The Top 5 Things You Need to Know AWE 2022-10-28 | The Top 5 Things You Need to Know about Enterprise VR TrainingThis talk will help you to understand the key benefits of using VR for training, and the main factors you need to be aware of when considering implementing VR training. Overview: - Learn how companies use VR gamification to drive engagement with employees - Understand how VR training can address the issue of equipment scarcity - And how companies use VR to take the risk out of Health & Safety training. We will share our learnings across the following topics: - How do you identify the right use case and business case for VR training? - Understanding the 3 key uses of VR for training: 1. Knowledge 2. Skills and 3. Behaviour - What are the key steps you need to take to effectively (and profitably) use VR in your enterprise? - How can you best scale the integration across a large enterprise safely and securely? - What makes for a successful implementation, including metrics and ROI?Speakers:Sophie Thompson - Co Founder at VirtualSpeechJames Watson - Chief Marketing Officer at The Glimpse GroupTo learn more about AWE events please check our website: awexr.com
