Agenda

Description

AI is rapidly being adopted into game development, providing developers the ability to increase game quality and create new experiences for players, while dramatically reducing time and cost to market. This panel features leaders in the spaces of generative AI for game development, who are driving the next wave of AI technology that will transform how games are made moving forward. Verónica Orvalho, CEO & Founder of Didimo, an AI-based NPC and character generation platform, will lead a discussion on how their platform is helping game devs create thousands of unique, fully-animated characters for their worlds in a matter of hours. Emmanuel de Maistre, CEO and Co-Founder of Scenario, will share how his team is helping game titles generate high-quality assets at scale. And Kylan Gibbs, Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder of Inworld AI will detail how they can bring advanced NPC behavior & unscripted dialogue to games. These leaders will discuss their visions for how game studios can use innovative AI tools to both greatly enhance upcoming projects and cut costs at the same time.

Speakers

Kylan Gibbs

CPO , Inworld AI

Emmanuel de Maistre

Co-founder & CEO , Scenario

Veronica Orvalho

CEO and Founder , Didimo

Emilie Joly

CEO , Zoe Immersive Inc

Description

Over the last two decades, 3D capture has become a core technology used in nearly every field from architecture and construction, to VFX and gaming. In 2022, a novel machine learning technique called NeRF (Neural Radiance Fields) became accessible and rapidly started shifting the way we approach 3D capture.

Originally introduced in a 2020 academic paper, NeRF first became accessible to creators when NVIDIA released their "Instant NGP" research tool two years later. In recent months, it has rapidly become a consumer-ready technology with platforms like Luma AI dramatically lowering the barrier of entry.

Using NeRF, anyone is now empowered to create stunningly detailed captures of scenes with unparalleled photorealism from simple photo or video input without requiring expensive specialized hardware. By leveraging emerging AI methodologies, it leapfrogs previous capture techniques while reducing the need for human labor resulting in a dramatic reduction in the cost of creating VFX-grade 3D scenes.

With its advanced capabilities and efficiency, NeRF is revolutionizing how industries think about 3D capture and enabling a future where anybody can capture truly immersive memories.

Speakers

Jonathan Klein

Managing Director , PropTech Consulting

Amit Jain

Founder , Luma AI

Description

We often think of mixed reality as blurring the lines between reality and fiction - and do that effectively, developers have long battled to make virtual and augmented worlds more realistic and immersive. Significant progress has been made in displays, haptics, motion tracking, and graphics, but what role does generative AI have to play? And how can developers leverage AI to unlock a new frontier in mixed reality?

AI-driven characters will pave the way for new forms of entertainment, education, and communication. Join Inworld and our partners Niantic and Liquid City in a discussion on developing mixed reality experiences with intelligent characters.

Speakers

Kylan Gibbs

CPO , Inworld AI

Ernestine Fu

General Partner , Brave Capital

Keiichi Matsuda

Director , Liquid City

Maryam Sabour

Head of Business, Platform & AR Headsets , Niantic

Description

VR and AR tools have provided numerous ways to align and expand the physical and virtual, and our interpersonal interactions can be shaped by these experiences. New research from StanfordVR has provided additional context to our learnings about avatars and virtual environments. Whether you are a developer, artist or stakeholder, come discuss the latest with our panel of industry leaders, researchers, artists, and visionaries.

A variety of perspectives will be taken into account, from philosophy to AI-generated content, platforms, avatar embodiment, and ethics. Based on audience questions, the group will also cover cross-reality methods for training, entertainment, and personal development as takeaways for creating effective and memorable experiences.

Speakers

Rebecca Evans

XR Producer & Director , Dimension Adventures

Eugy Han

Graduate Research Fellow , Stanford University

Dulce Baerga

Mixed Reality Technologist , Dulce Dotcom

Stephanie Riggs

Founder , Ink & Paint

Description

On their own, text-based LLM interfaces like ChatGPT can’t deliver exchanges that are akin to one person chatting with another person in the real world. They lack a face, a personality, and a physical presence with which to connect. But very soon, we won’t just be interacting with LLMs through a text prompt.The AIs that we will chat with will have a physical form. Will that form be built of real-world holograms or physical robots? Just as iPhones were the “container” for the mobile revolution, the race between holograms and emotional robots as the “containers” for the conversational AI revolution is heating up. This talk will touch on the early commercial examples of each.

Speakers

Shawn Frayne

Chief Executive Officer , Looking Glass

Description

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Speakers

Louis Rosenberg

CEO and Chief Scientist , Unanimous AI

Gigi Johnson

President , Rethink Next

Maya Ackerman

CEO / Co-Founder , WaveAI

Robin Raskin

Founder , Virtual Events Group

David Cohn

Chief Strategy Officer & Co-Founder , Subtext

Description

In this thought provoking talk we follow the story of John Henry, a character known for his incredible strength and stamina, as he competes against a steam drill powered by artificial intelligence in a high-stakes race to build AI powered XR applications, platforms and even reshape society.

Together we probe critical questions on AI generation of art, music, code, and more.

1. How do these AI tools affect XR creation?
2. What new kinds of applications and services do AI tools unlock?
3. How does AI support new opportunities to scale?
4. What are new kinds of AI enabled business models?
5. What concerns should we have about the rapid deployment of AI to change society?

ChatGPT, Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, DALL-E, Copilot, Lensa, and 3D XR Asset Creation are just the beginning.

Will AI eat our reality?

Join us as we consider the age-old question of what happens when technology surpasses humanity's abilities in the race to build a new XR reality and how it fundamentally changes our existing one.

Speakers

Nicole Lazzaro

President , Xeodesign Inc

Description

Facial. Vocal. Verbal. Human conversations are complex. Many factors are at work when we speak, including our facial expressions, tone of voice and word choice. Today, companies are operating in a more globalized and virtualized world than ever before. It can be challenging to accurately understand the conversations needed to establish business-critical relationships. The stakes are high – reading a situation incorrectly can lead to miscommunication, confusion and ultimately, the erosion of trust.

Leveraging machine learning algorithms that draw from an ever-expanding database of emotional cues, Multimodal Emotional AI fuses data from all modalities (face, voice, words) together, helping to overcome the relationship challenge. By capturing the complex messages conveyed through emotional cues, we’re now able to identify key moments that influence sentiment and engagement as well as emotional intelligence (EQ) factors that build trust and empathy. It’s like having a coach sensing even the most subtle emotions in the room and making real-time recommendations on how to create the best possible human connection.

Drawing on real-world examples, Umesh Sachdev, Co-founder and CEO of Uniphore will describe how behavioral science and Emotional AI are helping to close the divide between humans and machines to drive deep and meaningful connections built on trust. Umesh will also discuss the potential applications for this technology and how it is being used to derive value from critical conversations across the enterprise.

And, make every conversation count.

Speakers

Umesh Sachdev

Co-Founder and CEO , Uniphore

Description

Join XR Producer Elena Piech for a hands-on session where you'll learn how to harness the power of AI tools to streamline your producing and project management processes. From automating repetitive tasks to analyzing data and prototyping, you'll discover how AI tools can help your teams save time, improve accuracy, and increase efficiency across teams. With expert guidance and interactive exercises, you'll leave this workshop with practical strategies and the confidence to apply AI to overseeing your team's 3D spatial workflows.

Speakers

Elena Piech

XR Producer , ZeroSpace

Description

Ericsson Digital Human enables the next generation of connected, human experiences.

Make language universal with EDH AI video dubbing (Dub Sync). Dub Sync leverages the power of AI to seamlessly dub video of any speaker with audio in any language, bridging the gap better than ever between audiences across the world. Imagine a new world of possibilities for virtual conferencing, live events and content localization. Dub Sync is the first in a family of products purposed with enhancing the connections of today with the technologies of tomorrow.

Speakers

Yewon Gim

Head of Research - Ericsson Digital Human , Ericsson

Tarren Corbett-Drummond

VP, Strategic Partners and Ecosystem , Ericsson

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

EMPLOYMENT IS DEAD: HOW THE METAVERSE WILL FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGE THE WAY WE WORK, by New York Times best-selling author Deborah Perry Piscione and Harvard Innovation Lab advisor, Josh Drean, address the elephant in the room – work no longer works! The fundamental structure of work is in desperate need of a new vessel for productivity and fulfillment. With the explosion of technological advances in AI, web3, digitization, and cryptocurrency, employees are discovering new ways to earn a living that break the mold of traditional employment that offers greater ownership, flexibility, and agency over their working lives. EMPLOYMENT IS DEAD explores the mindset shift necessary to thrive in the metaverse, provides reasons why employees will eventually abandon traditional employment for the bounty of web3, and outlines practical strategies that digital-first leaders can start implementing today to take advantage of this vast new world of endless possibilities.

Speakers

Josh Drean

Co-Founder & Dir. of Employee Experience , Work3 Institute

Deborah Perry Piscione

Co-Founder & Chief Metaverse Officer , Work3 Institute

Description

With a proven 20-plus year customer track record of daily use in mission critical health and military applications globally, 3dMD’s dynamic-4D capture systems are providing the same ‘near-ground truth’ 3D images and high-throughput workflows to its tech sector customers. 3dMD captures natural human actions, behaviors, gestures, nuances, etc., thus personalizing ‘ground-truth’ people into ‘near-ground truth’ digital-3D interpretation input for Web3.0. This talk explores the true economic benefits of baselining with a ‘near-ground truth’ digital-3D Doppelganger population and how this can create derivative avatar market opportunities beyond gaming, entertainment, and social media interactions.

Speakers

Kelly Duncan

Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer , 3dMD

Chris Lane

Co-Founder, CEO, & Chief Technology Officer , 3dMD

Description

IEEE Future Directions drives efforts on current, new and emerging technologies for humans and the digital world. Hear about the latest initiative on the metaverse and how IEEE is advancing and navigating in this space.

Speakers

Nicholas Napp

Co-Founder , Xmark Labs

Dejan Milojicic

Distinguished Technologist , Hewlett Packard Labs

Jeewika Ranaweera

Vice Chair, IEEE Future Directions , IEEE

Kathy Grise

Future Directions Senior Program Director , IEEE