VR, AR and Mixed Reality: Coming to Your Eyes in 2018

February 2018
Here’s What Happened at VR, AR and Mixed Reality: Coming to Your Eyes in 2018
Thank you to everyone who attended our event at the Central Austin Library, to our speakers, Patrick Curry of FarBridge and Frank Roan of HookBang, and to their teams for the amazing interactive product demos.

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Top 5 Takeaways
1. Virtual Reality (VR) allows user to experience computer-generated worlds as if they were real.
2. Augmented Reality (AR, also called mixed reality or extended reality) is “a technology that superimposes a computer-generated image on a view of the real world, thus providing a composite view.” (Frank Roan)
3. Austin has an active VR community. Get involved with VRAustin to learn more.
4. Remember that today’s devices have NO specialized AR hardware. That means everything relies on software and it’s a huge drain on batteries. Monocular Visual Inertial Odometry (VIO) is currently the best design option.
5. For every Pokemon Go, there’s a Google Glass (plus a lot of things we never will hear about). Your tech may be amazing, but if society isn’t ready for it, you’ve skipped an important step.
BONUS TAKEAWAY: Even without a badge, there are ways to plug in to SXSW – check out their free events!

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EVENT PHOTOS

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Special thanks to Trifecta on 3rd for the great pizza at the afterparty! Our attendees have shared they want to keep the conversations going after our presentations and networking receptions, so keep an eye on our website for info on future afterparties with food, drinks, and connection.

Join us in March for Artificial Intelligence: How Machine Learning Will Transform (Almost) Everything

with Jay Boisseau, Vizias and Jeff Kirk, Dell EMC
AI is considered by many to be the most the most important technology of our time, and will disrupt, transform, and accelerate almost every field, from healthcare to transportation, retail to finance, manufacturing to agriculture… everything. Come learn what AI, machine learning, and deep learning are, why they are so important (and will be even more so), and the opportunities for Austin in being a leader in the AI revolution.

Tuesday, March 6, 2017
6:15 PM – 8:30 PM
​Note our new Austin Forum Location:
Austin Central Library
710 West Cesar Chavez Street
Austin, TX 78701