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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

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