VRARA HealthCare Committee Presents: Implementing XR is More than Technology
Agenda:
Introductions by participants
Host: Alex Dzyuba, Lucid Reality Labs CEO, VRARA Healthcare Committee Co-Chair
Guest Speaker: Rendall Rode, Senior Consultant in Technology Innovation, Yale University
“Implementing XR is more than technology”
We will discuss the challenges and opportunities of XR solutions development and adaptation for training and education based on Yale University experience.
Q&A Session
Presenter Bio
Randall is creating collaboration and partnerships in higher education organizations. He is responsible for a Special Yale University ITS assignment to partner with faculty at the Yale Schools of Medicine and Nursing to explore applied uses for metaverse technologies (VR, AR, AI, haptics, etc.) in teaching curriculums and research activity. Activities include building a three-year strategic roadmap, conducting vendor evaluations, building IT support models, hosting faculty/student outreach, and establishing industry and peer partnerships.
VRARA Online Meet: Digital Twins & Industrial Metaverse
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VRARA Travel & Tourism Online Meet - Augmenting Art & Culture Experiences for Destinations: Reaching New Communities
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Topic: Augmenting Art & Culture Experiences for Destinations: Reaching New Communities
Speaker: Christopher Schutte, Art Experiential & Innovation Director
BIO: Christopher Schutte, an American who lives and works in Milan, Italy. He works at the frontier of digital humanities offering inclusive pure interactions with art, culture and across communities, both immersed in new media art and enhancing real life experiences while helping institutions and artists extend their reach. Shaping experiences from every angle of the business. On journey to connect and create remarkable experiences for people and brands. Pioneering new frontiers in sensor fusion, transformative and peak experiences through embedded, interactive technologies and immersive or responsive environments.
VRARA Travel Tourism - Online Meet with Consul of Israel, Tourism for Canada, and HIC SUNT
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Guest speakers:
Gal Hana - Consul of Israel/ Director of Tourism for Canada - overview of the situation in tourism
Stefano Bosi and Omar Hussien the co-founders of HIC SUNT (an international digital art project that preserves the intangible, oral, evanescent and undocumented aspects of cultural heritage with the use of VR/AR technologies) - “So Scheherazade began - Folklore Preservation and Commonalities for Tourism with AR/VR”- how the technology can help to promote the art and cultural heritage in the modern world. How ARVR can change the quality of tourism for the better.
VRARA Travel Online Meet with Tourism for Israel and Travel Media Association of Canada
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Guest speakers:
Gal Hanna, Director of Tourism for Israel
Jerry Grymek, Vice President LMA & Travel Media Association of Canada
Agenda:
Jerry Grymek on VR/AR in Marketing in Travel & Tourism to the consumer
Gal Hanna on state of the travel industry and new approaches with technology
Working items
VRARA Sports Online Meet: How Pepsi used WebAR to connect with fans for the SuperBowl Halftime show Featuring The Weeknd
Thur Feb 18th at 12:30pm EST/17:30 GMT join our Sports Online Meet to learn “How Pepsi used WebAR to connect with fans for the SuperBowl Halftime show Featuring The Weeknd”
Hosted by our Sports Committee