What we’re about
The NYVR meetup is a community of people interested in the development and application of virtual reality technology. While immersive gaming is always on the agenda we are also interested in the business, social, and medical applications of VR. Whether you are a product developer, investor, entrepreneur or just someone interested in the rapid growth of this exciting technology, NYVR Meetup is the place to meet and connect with like minded people.
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See all- NYVR - Dec 2024Glimpse office , new york, NY
I am excited to announce our upcoming December 12th NYVR Meetup. It will be our normal format of 6-7pm Demos/Networking, 7-8pm Presentations, and 8-9pm, more Demos/Networking. Below is the lineup of amazing presenters and here is the link to the live stream that will start at 7pm. https://youtube.com/live/rGU_3TINE_A?feature=share
Mathieu Beaulieu – CEO of Proteus, the world’s only award-winning AR science labs. Mathieu has been developing immersive learning tools since the early days of VR and now leads a team of scientists dedicated to bringing science to students worldwide. In his brief talk, Mathieu will share how his team integrated their proprietary scientific engine to simulate real-world phenomena within standalone headsets.
Ben Erwin - Ben Erwin is president and co-founder of the Academy of Immersive Arts and Sciences, the creator of The Polys - WebXR Awards, WebXR Summit Series, and MetaTr@versal. He will discuss how to make immersive creations durable with interoperable standards, including WebXR, WebGPU, and talk about glTF and Open USD.
Hillary Leone is a internationally-recognized artist and award-winning digital creative working at intersection of culture, technology, science and social impact. She will discuss her current project, Synch.Live, a live action cooperation game developed with neuroscientists that uses wearable technology and an emergence algorithm to mobilize our social instinct to cooperate.
Jay Miolla – CEO of The Cuttlefish, a company focused on immersive work where technology, environment, content and real life interaction meet. Jay has been designing and developing virtual and location-based immersive projects for the past decade. His work has been featured in Architectural Digest and The New York Times. Jay will be sharing his case study for Citrovia, a location-based immersive experience developed and installed for his client, Brookfield Properties in New York City.
Haseeb Musa - Haseeb will be presenting on the expansion and contraction of the gaming industry and the role that AAA vs niche VR games play in expanding the VR industry. In addition, he will be running a few demos in the back where we can test some of the latest and highest performing content releases from Meta's 1P Owned Studios (Batman Arkham Shadow and others) across Quest 3, 3S, and Pro devices!
