We gave up one, and got three more in return. It turns out AWE Company is launching their Fort York project the same week as Immersed Europe, so everyone will just have to benefit from their valuable insights at Immersed 2015 taking place this coming October 4-6 at the Ontario Science Centre in Toronto. Tickets for Immersed 2015 are on sale, by the way!
No problem! Immersed Europe attendees have even more to look forward to with three new speakers. Read More
Neil Schneider, ITA Executive Director, at Starbreeze Studios’ Walking Dead in VR Exhibit
Immersed Europe has two big announcements today. First, we were receiving feedback that some people planning to attend the public exhibit on the Friday night wanted to see more, but couldn’t get enough time off work to participate with both days. We created a special one day pass for 199€ that is ordered through Eventbrite. This can’t be combined with other discount offers, but this is a very affordable way to see part of the conference and also enjoy the public exhibit. If you use a 100€ discount code (easily found through our media partners), it’s only a little bit more to enjoy two full days of immersive goodness in Murcia, Spain! Read More
Immersed 2015 is going to be hosted at the Ontario Science Centre from October 4-6, 2015 in Toronto, Ontario. The Sunday is a free public access day with private technical workshops for registered delegates. This is the perfect venue that features lots of exhibit space, a polished lecture hall, and very easy access for the general public to see what all the excitement is about (just an escalator away from the front lobby!). Read More
This is just ONE of the exhibits we are looking forward to seeing on the show room floor at Immersed Europe. Mission Impossible? HAH! We’re on the case! We are equally excited about additional speakers flying in from all over the world. Most recently, Srinivis Krishna, CEO of AWE Company, and Kirill Pokutnyy, Author of Chornobyl360 are each going to talk about the use of augmented and virtual reality to teach history. Read More
Hosted on Meant to be Seen, Vireio Perception are free and open source virtual reality drivers that make it possible to play existing games in VR even if they weren’t designed for that process. While native VR support has several advantages, Vireio Perception continually impresses games with surprise enhancements and abilities that were deemed impossible long ago. Features like direct game camera control, positional tracking, enhanced field of view (e.g. having a 100 degrees or more FOV when a game was designed for 60), etc. Read More
The Immersive Technology Alliance is very excited to report our latest speaker additions for Immersed Europe.
Simon Benson, Director Immersive Technology Group, Sony Computer Entertainment’s Worldwide Studios
“It’s great to see this type of event in the heart of Europe. I’m looking forward to meeting up with new people and sharing knowledge about immersive technologies – especially VR.” – Simon Benson, Sony Computer Entertainment
Simon Benson is Director of the Immersive Technology Group at Sony Computer Entertainment’s Worldwide Studios. Simon’s team was instrumental in the creation of Project Morpheus – the Virtual Reality system for PlayStation 4. With over fifteen years of game industry experience, he has worked on such games as MotorStorm and was instrumental in helping pioneer Sony’s efforts in stereoscopic 3D gaming and entertainment. Before working in video games, Simon worked in Military research and development and specialized in immersive simulation. Read More
Immersed Europe is definitely going to be…Epic!
The latest speaker additions include:
Not only is Immersed Europe going to feature the industry’s best, we are making a point to show how much Europe has to offer and build from in this industry. Much more to come!
If the 249 € Early Bird discount tickets are sold out, check out this Tom’s Hardware article to get a discount code to save 100 € off the regular rate. Remember that there will be a free exhibition open to the general public on the Friday evening.
The Immersed Europe ticket sales page is LIVE. Featuring a growing number of speakers and covering areas such as virtual and augmented reality, this is a reputable event featuring industry support from the likes of IGDA, TIGA, SIGGRAPH, Visual Effects Society, Tom’s Hardware and more (and more to come). Read More
“After a great experience speaking at ITA’s meeting during GDC, I decided our new company, Vicarious, should join the ITA for the high quality connections and information it provides members.” – Alex Chu, Co-Founder of Vicarious
If Alex’s name sounds familiar, it should! Prior to starting his own company, Alex was the former Head of Design at Samsung Research in Dallas where Alex helped create Gear VR and designed Milk VR. He also spoke at the ITA’s annual meeting during GDC. How cool is that?!?
According to Alex, “Vicarious is enabling everyone to create and enjoy virtual reality content through Vicarious, a VR magazine focused on immersive storytelling via new and legacy media formats. Our design-forward platform and tools put the spotlight on your content, allowing you to freely express yourself in VR, without worrying about the technical challenges of development.”
“VR is amazing in a lot of ways. To me, VR is the most powerful tool ever made to create empathy, and to be one of the precursors in this new way of storytelling. Trying to help create its grammar is one of the most exciting opportunities that I ever had. To make this journey, it’s essential to find people all around the world connected by the same purpose. The Immersive Technology Alliance is the best way to make this happen.” – Ricardo Laganaro, Director, O2 Filmes
The Immersive Technology Alliance is honored to welcome O2 Filmes to the fold. Recognized as the largest production company in Brazil, O2 Filmes’ owner is none other than Fernando Meirelles, the Oscar Academy Award nominated Director of City of God, Blindness, and The Constant Gardener. Read More
