Agenda

Description

This session will cover how sound is an integral part of spatial experiences from enhancing immersion, reducing cognitive load and, at times, replacing the need for visuals. Advances in hearables will support a new wave of creation using audio to augment reality.

Speakers

Amy LaMeyer

Managing Partner , WXR Fund

Description

Two years ago, Martha Mendizabal, cofounder of TecnoLatinx XR Lab, and former Wall Street derivatives broker, transitioned from investment finance to social entrepreneurship. Martha will share personal insight and experiences that have focused her work over the past 20 months.

This session will explore how shared value partnerships between business and social ventures have accelerated TecnoLatinx’ mission and impact; What solutions TecnoLatinx uses to generate education and employment opportunities in underserved communities; How students and teaching-artists are driving EmTech knowledge transfer that puts computing power in underserved communities; and how her team works to establish new use cases of artist expression while celebrating the experiences, power and spirit of diverse communities in Los Angeles.

Speakers

Martha Mendizabal

Co-Founder, Head of XR Education , TecnoLatinx XR Lab

Description

Ori Inbar, Co-founder and Executive Director of AWE and Super Ventures will kick off the 10th AWE USA with a special welcome address and his annual state of the industry.

For 50 years, computing has been a two-dimensional representation of a three-dimensional world.

Now, tech giants and thousands of startups who are seeking growth opportunities beyond mobile have set spatial computing on a trajectory for exponential growth. Most large corporations are adopting spatial computing to improve their businesses driven by strong evidence it delivers measurable ROI, and consumers begin to appreciate the radical benefits of this technology which could signal the next dimension of humanity. In 2019, everyone must enter the next dimension to understand the impact it’s bound to have on their lives and businesses.

Speakers

Ori Inbar

Co-Founder , AWE and Super Ventures

Description

In the early nineties, I co-invented the CMOS image sensor at the Jet Propulsion Labs in Pasadena. Although it was clear to all of us from the start that this technology would transform the world of digital imaging, industry adoption was initially non-existent. In 1995, I founded Photobit Corporation, obtained an exclusive license for the new technology, and built a team to publicize and commercialize it. Now, two decades later, CMOS image sensors are in every smartphone and digital camera, and is the enabling technology behind image and scene recognition for the XR industry. In this talk, I will discuss the elements which propel the adoption of disruptive technologies, and will talk about my personal experiences and challenges as a woman and CEO in the world of advanced technology.

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Sabrina Kemeny

President , Tap Systems, Inc.

Description

"Solution providers are innovating some crazy cool stuff in XR. Brands and retailers are almost ready to bite...but there is one hang-up. How can we make AR easy for the shopper...because after all - shopper will not download an app while they are shopping.

This is a case study of how Georgia-Pacific worked with one of their clients and one of the solution providers to create a solution that overcomes the major shopper barrier."

Speakers

Brian Hutchinson

Director of Shopper Marketing , Georgia-Pacific

Description

"How can I own the AR 'air rights' around my physical property?" This may be the most commonly asked legal question around AR content. It is gaining new momentum and importance today, as location-based AR finally turns a profit, and as the quest for the Open AR Cloud takes shape. Finding the answers requires crossing the boundaries of multiple legal disciplines and practical concerns, and will not always be easy. This session will equip you to understand the legal risks and give you strategies to protect the integrity of both physical space and digital expression.

Speakers

Brian Wassom

Partner , Warner Norcross + Judd LLP

Neil Mandt

CEO/Co-Founder , Navigation Media

Description

XR allows for almost unlimited technological creativity, but ultimately we need to have monetization solutions. This panel focuses on ways companies have used immersive technologies to drive revenue with a strong focus on advertising solutions.

Speakers

Samuel Huber

CEO , Admix

Lisa Peyton

Immersive & Strategic Comm. Instructor , University of Oregon

William Newell

CEO , Northsouth Studios

Michael Rucker

Chief Operating Officer , OmniVirt

Naomi Assaraf

Founder, CMO , cloudHQ

Lewis McClam

CEO / Founder , Viewz Marketing

Description

A discussion of the current AR/MR Smart Glasses landscape, their major use cases in market now and what the future looks like for AR/MR Smart Glasses for consumer & enterprise deployment.

Speakers

Nick Cherukuri

Founder , ThirdEye

Description

AR Try-Ons for footwear have arrived. We look at how Vyking's SneakerKit will be used by brands, creators and in e-commerce as well as how this technology will ultimately will give birth to a new era of digital fashion.

Speakers

Matthew Klimpke

Co-founder & CEO , Vyking | AR Full-Body Tracking

Description

Two pioneers of immersive computing in a conversation about the past, present, and future of the 3D web.

Join Mozilla's Dr. Sean White and Unity Technologies’ Tony Parisi as they explore the new roadmap.

Speakers

Sean White

Founder , Three Dog Labs

Sean White

Chief R&D Officer , Mozilla

Tony Parisi

CPO , Lamina1

Description

Many people think of brain computer interfaces (BCIs) as devices that provide sci-fi superpowers like telekinesis or "The Force." BCIs do not confer psychic powers; they are systems that allow computers to understand the human mind.

Obtaining information about an individual's cognitive state is difficult and often subjective. However, imagine if we had direct, quantified, and objective measures of an individual's cognitive state.

At Neurable, we do just that. We create BCIs this way both so that people can control next-generation interfaces but also so that we can build experiences that understand and react to an individual, a future with affective computing. This same information can also be used to add new layers of understanding to training applications, educational programs, wellness efforts, and more.

Speakers

Ramses Alcaide

CEO , Neurable

Description

With many unknowns and opportunities in AR, rapid prototyping has been critical to understand and define what makes immersive experiences valuable and usable. This talk will take a peek into how we approach rapidly designing and building prototypes for AR applications.

Speakers

Austin McCasland

AR Interaction Designer , Google

Diane Wang

Lead UX Designer, AR/VR , Google

Description

The Reality Virtually Hackathon at the MIT Media Lab is the largest spatial computing hackathon in the world spanning five day of learning, ideation, designing and building. It extends the definition of a hackathon to prototyping at scale, Reality Virtually is designed to crowdsource new ideas and innovation, apply XR to new fields and impact participants lives with new jobs and by creating new companies.

Speakers

Steven Patterson

Journalist , Freelance

Description

Whether small toys or large building facades, object recognition and tracking allow developers to interact with real-world elements by layering AR content through a mobile device or smart glasses.

In this session, Wikitude CTO Philipp Nagele will explore:
- how AR experiences can benefit from working with recognizable objects
- what steps are required to integrate your 3D objects into an AR experience
- technical challenges to solve for a stable working object tracking in real-time
- the differences between smartphone-based AR and smart glasses AR

Speakers

Philipp Nagele

CTO , Wikitude

Description

This session will explore how blockchain technologies will come into play in AR and VR multiverses, including possible future scenarios, identifying needs and requirements, and calls-to-action for the technology community.

Speakers

Chris Nunes

Head of Studio , Heavy

Description

Come and learn how to build AR experiences with ZapWorks, the award-winning suite of creator tools. For the first time we’ll be unveiling the new WebAR capabilities which take the robust ZapWorks ecosystem and allows for the publishing of AR experiences to the mobile web. This session is open to mixed levels of ability and will include drag and drop (we’ll build some fun face filters) and scripted experiences for the developers in the room.

Speakers

Connell Gauld

Co-founder & CTO , Zappar

Description

This interdisciplinary session will explore the role of the spatial browser in the post-smartphone world, the creation of 3D web and immersive content, and new interaction modalities for information discovery.

Speakers

Russell Ladson

CEO , Drop Software Inc.

Description

Architectural teams at Arrowstreet are on a mission to advance their industry’s approach to design. Establishing an in-house innovation lab AIR (Arrowstreet Innovation + Research) in 2016, the firm is leading their industry in collaborative project practices and design visualization. The use of immersive technologies has elevated decision making, streamlined project coordination, and built stronger relationships with clients and end users.

This fireside chat features Arrowstreet’s President Amy Korté AIA discussing the implementation of immersive design practice with Kachina Studer : Product Developer + UX Strategist for the innovation lab and Kat Schneider : Architectural Designer. The conversation will examine the firms bold investment in the architectural practice, how they are planning for future cities, and take deep dive into one of their most progressive and complex project in Boston.

Speakers

Kat Schneider

Architectural + Interface Designer , Arrowstreet

Amy Korte

President , Arrowstreet

Kachina Studer

Researcher , Arrowstreet

Description

In this session, Patrick will give a quick overview of the AR Cloud landscape, describing the capabilities an "AR Cloud SDK” unlocks for the developer, and then lead a discussion with some of the major players in the AR Cloud space. He will give each panelist an opportunity to provide their take on various aspects of the AR Cloud, and describe what differentiates their solution. The wide-ranging discussion will touch on the technical underpinnings, key use cases, and privacy implications of the AR Cloud.

Speakers

Patrick O'Shaughnessey

Founder and CEO , Patched Reality Inc.

Galia Schwarz

VP Business Development , Resonai

Ray Di Carlo

CEO , YOUAR

Harini Sridharan

Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer , Sturfee

Matt Miesnieks

CEO , Dejavu

Description

While many companies include “AR Cloud” in their descriptions of offerings, to those outside the echo chamber, messaging about AR Cloud resembles a very dense fog. What constitutes an AR Cloud product or feature? Who’s doing what on or in AR Cloud? How can buyers evaluate AR Cloud offerings? How can AR Cloud technology providers evaluate potential partners?

This talk reveals the world’s first “landscape view” of AR Cloud companies, products and services and describes distinct ecosystem segments. It provides a framework which technology buyers can use to define requirements and AR Cloud technology providers can use to differentiate their offerings.

Speakers

Christine Perey

Spime Wrangler , PEREY Research & Consulting