Enter the Metaverse: Introducing Virtual Reality for the Web

Presented by Peter O'Shaughnessy. Consumer-ready Virtual Reality is now coming up fast, with Oculus Rift CV1, Samsung Gear VR and Sony's Project Morpheus all on the horizon. Google have also jumped in with Google Cardboard. Us Web developers won't be left out; Google and Mozilla are working on bringing VR to the Web browser and we can already build Virtual Reality demos using WebGL and CSS. Let's dive in, get ahead of the curve and have some fun with Virtual Reality web apps.

HTML5-based presentation with Oculus Rift and Google Cardboard demos. Example code will use Three.js.

Who should attend:

Front-end web developers. No experience of Virtual Reality, WebGL or 3D programming is necessary.

Bio:

Peter O'Shaughnessy:

As part of Pearson's Future Technologies team, I explore upcoming technologies and develop prototypes for future applications. Previously I have been a developer / tech lead in various industries since graduating in 2003.

Agenda:
18:15: Doors open.
18:30/45: A lightning talk from Matt Zeunert "Debugging Mobile Websites"
19:00/15: Main presentation - Peter O'Shaughnessy presents "Enter the Metaverse: Introducing Virtual Reality for the Web"

Please Note:

*Please note this is an FEL event. Skills Matter are hosting this event and are handling the attendance - it is essential that you confirm your place at this link: https://www.skillsmatter.com/meetups/6682-enter-the-metaverse-introducing-virtual-reality-for-the-web

Nearest tube: Barbican

Nearest Coffee Shop: Sun Coffee Shop, 55-63 Goswell Road, London, EC1V 7EN for if you arrive early

Event organised by the awesome folk at RecWorks - check out the blog here: http://blog.recworks.co.uk/ (http://recworks.co.uk/)

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*Please note this is an FEL event. Skills Matter are hosting this event and are handling the attendance - it is essential that you confirm your place at this link: https://www.skillsmatter.com/meetups/6682-enter-the-metaverse-introducing-virtual-reality-for-the-web