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Seated left to right are Guillaume Gouraud (SVP of Business Development StarVR Project Starbreeze Studios), Dr. Richard Marks (Director of PlayStation Magic Lab at Sony Computer Entertainment), Dario Laverde (Senior Developer Evangelist at HTC), Ben Miller (Director of Content Development at WEVR).  The panel was moderated by Lucas Cochran, Tech Correspondent for Daily Planet at Discovery Channel Canada (seated at the far right).

Most of the sessions will be made available in their entirety in Immersed Access.  If you were a qualified professional delegate at Immersed 2015, a code to access the sessions for free will be released shortly.

Immersed 2015 is proud to share the next keynote address: The Tipping Point of VR presented by Sasa Marinkovic, Head of VR Marketing for AMD.  Sasa talks about where the industry is headed, why, and what place AMD is looking forward to filling in this exciting space.  This and much more is going to be made available in the ITA’s private online community.

More to come!

The ITA’s Neil Schneider interviews Phil Chen, Chief Content Officer of HTC at Immersed 2015

The Immersive Technology Alliance is very proud of how Immersed 2015 turned out.  We’d like to express our thanks to our Premiere Sponsors AMD, Ontario Centres of Excellence, and Starbreeze Studios who were all pivotal in making this event possible.  We’d also like to extend our gratitude to our speakers, exhibitors, attendees, and media sponsors.  Exemplary media coverage has already been showcased by Tom’s Hardware and Discovery Channel Canada’s Daily Planet, with additional coverage expected from Wifi Hifi Magazine, Jon Peddie Research, and more! Read More

Gord Harris, Christie Digital

“We found Immersed 2014 great for learning about other leading developments in Virtual Reality technology and content creation, so I’m thrilled to be a part of the speaker lineup at Immersed 2015. It’s a great opportunity to talk to the VR community about the technology Christie is creating in this field, including our innovative forms of ‘off-the-head’ immersive displays.” – Gord Harris, Senior Program Manager, Christie Digital

This must-attend event now features over thirty industry-leading speakers from all over the world. The schedule has been updated with detailed abstracts, and the multi-faceted technical workshop day covers stereoscopic 3D cinema, virtual reality, and 360 degree audio. Read More

Lucas Cochran, Tech Correspondent, Daily Planet, Discovery Channel Canada

“An event like Immersed is key to showing the masses that VR and AR have moved from the realm of science fiction into fact. Hardware and content are finally catching up to our lofty expectations and now we can experience those innovations first hand.” – Lucas Cochran, Daily Planet, Discovery Channel Canada

The Immersive Technology Alliance is excited to announce that Discovery Channel’s Daily Planet will be moderating the immersive video game panel at Immersed 2015. This panel features leading industry names like Sony Computer Entertainment, HTC, Starbreeze Studios, and WEVR. Tom’s Hardware will lead the “What’s Under the Hood” panel which features AMD, Basemark, and Jon Peddie Research. Both outlets are planning full coverage of Immersed 2015. Read More

For those who had the misfortune of missing Immersed Europe in Murcia, Spain, here is a taste of the magic that happened onstage.  The above is The ITA’s Neil Schneider interviewing Simon Brown and Grant Bagwell, Core Developers of the free and open source Vireio Perception VR drivers.  They talk about everything from the software development to the growing friendship between them thanks to their work in virtual reality and on Vireio. Read More

Dr. Richard Marks, Director, Sony PlayStation Magic Lab

By now, it has been widely circulated that the Sony HMD called Project Morpheus has been officially renamed to PlayStation.VR, and in addition to several titles around the bend, they already highlighted Final Fantasy XIV as one of their anticipated VR game and experiences.

The Immersive Technology Alliance is very excited to inform you that Dr. Richard Marks, Director of the PlayStation Magic Lab at Sony Computer Entertainment will be one of the keynotes at Immersed 2015 taking place at the Ontario Science Centre this coming October 4-6 in Toronto, Canada.  More than this, he WILL be bringing a PlayStation.VR unit along so the delegates can give it a try. Read More

Voltolina Guido, Head of Presence Capture Nokia Technologies

On the heals of a very successful Immersed Europe, Immersed 2015 is well on its way with a growing list of speakers from all over the world.  Our most recent additions include Voltolina Guido, Head of Presence Capture for Nokia Technologies, and makers of the upcoming OZO 360° stereo camera for virtual reality capture.  Other additions include industry veterans like Gord Harris from Christie Digital, Jan Nordmann from Fraunhofer USA, Sean Peasgood from Sophic Capital, and more.  This year’s keynote is none other than Phil Chen, Chief Content Officer for HTC and Founder of the HTC Vive.

Additional companies speaking include AMD, IM360, Jon Peddie Research, O2 Filmes, Starbreeze Studios, and more (and more to come!).

There are only a few early bird tickets left, and speakers, exhibitors, and sponsors are still welcome while space is available.

Half the Immersed Europe Exhibit Hall

The Immersive Technology Alliance is pleased to report that Immersed Europe exceeded all our expectations.  The world’s best joined forces to show that Europe is a vibrant marketplace for immersive technologies like virtual and augmented reality.

Resulting from the original success of Immersed 2014, the world’s best flew in from all over the world to learn and share with one another on European soil. Entrepreneurs, professionals, journalists and enthusiasts all played their part to make this a memorable and positive event for all.  Even the staunchest of competitors seemed to be the closest of friends working together to help build an industry by filling each other’s knowledge gaps. Even days after Immersed Europe, meetings continued, relationships were built, and new friendships were formed because of this wonderful catalyst.  This was magic that we look forward to seeing year after year and event after event. Read More

L-R: InnerSpace’s Ajay Fry and The ITA’s Neil Schneider

A few weeks ago, The Immersive Technology Alliance was interviewed by Ajay Fry from InnerSpace. This is the Space Channel’s flagship program with over six million subscribers and a million television viewers each week. The segment airs Monday night at 6PM EST (3PM PST). In other words, TODAY! Read More