April AND May have been packed with the first in-person events since March 2020. Don’t miss the upcoming event on May 11 at the Expansive, keep reading to learn more.
Seattle Chapter in-person at last!
We had a successful reactivation of in-person events for the Seattle Chapter on April 20 with a hands-on user-test party of the Seattle Time-travel Adventure Tour, currently in beta and coming to the App Store soon. In true Seattle fashion, in 45-degree rainy weather, the team of Fair Worlds walk small groups of attendees through the experience. Thank you Erik Horn, Todd Little and Jordan Kellogg for walking and sharing your stories with all of us. Joe Gabriel and Trond Nilsen thanks for joining.
And to the chapter advisors Dan Collin and Boaz Ashkenazy for stopping by and sharing the wet cold memorable experience with all of us, thank you so much.
Here are some photos of the Seattle Center Time-Travel tour we so much enjoyed.
Virtual Event HOW TO CHOOSE A SOCIAL VR PLATFORM FOR YOUR EVENT – April 27 recap
It was great to see so many of you for our virtual event last week: How To Choose a Social VR Platform For Your Event presented by Drew Stone of Locusium. It was chock-full of great questions (and answers!) such as: why even hold an event in VR? Drew walked us through the advantages and challenges as well as the ever growing social VR platform landscape. Keep an eye out for more programming on this topic. Drew will be returning for hands-on, in-VR training sessions for several platforms.
If you were not able to attend the discussion live, you can find the recording on the VRARA Youtube channel here.
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Drum roll please! – in-person with Snap Inc – May 11
BattAR up: from VR to AR. Join us on May 11, 6-8 pm, IN-PERSON for Snap To It: AR Beyond Snapchat, at Expansive 's gorgeous office space in Pioneer Square and AV and music provided by Wunderland Events.
This AR fest will be full of demos and lively conversation with Snap Inc's Global Head of AR Developer Relations, Joe Darko, and Global Head of Learning, Stacey Long-Genovese PhD. Get the latest news on how Snap is breaking out of the Snapchat eco-system with AR mirrors and their AR SDK for iOS, Android, and now web. Local Seattle Snap Lens Network Partners Novaby AR Studio and DB Creations will demo some of Snap's latest and cutting-edge effects including games, landmarker lenses, real-world physics, and Spectacles.
Roberto Haza, Founder of Xtended Reality Advisory and VRARA Seattle Chapter President, and Julia Beabout, CEO of Novaby AR Studio and VRARA Seattle EVP of Partnerships and Community, are excited to host and share with the community why Snap is widely considered to be among the best and most innovative AR technologies on the market today. There will be fun, merriment, and info for all including AR/VR creators, developers, enthusiasts, and customers alike.
Register for our next event: Snap To It: AR Beyond Snapchat
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Many more events lined up for the rest of 2023. From big data for good, to the very first regional event in partnership with the VRARA Vancouver Chapter, to unique opportunities available only to VRARA members later in the year.
We are looking forward to seeing all of you. Join and grow being part of the VRARA community in Seattle. Submit your inquiry here https://www.thevrara.com/membership-details
