As the last session of this year’s AWE ( #AWE ) on June 20th, Louis Rosenberg, PhD and I will have a live #debate on how #AI and #XR will reshape our industry, society and humanity!🌎 The session will be professionally moderated by Brittan Heller. Should provide for plenty

Registration is now open to attend the 2024 XR Access Symposium! You can register on Eventbrite to attend in person for a small fee or online via zoom for free.

Register here: xraccess.org/symposium/

#XR Acess2024 #Symposium #Research #XR #Registration #Eventbrite #Zoom

Skip the traffic and save your eyes for this VR Eclipse Viewing Party! Starts in ~15 min at 10 AM Pacific in Meta Horizon Worlds, watch the live #NASA #eclipse feed in our movie theater. oculus.com/experiences/ev…

I just experienced Wolves in the Walls #VR on the recommendation of my 11 year old daughter, and it was wonderful, truly, but I'm feeling a sense of loss and a sort of deep melancholy about the state of the medium that I love, because of it.

This type of (literal) Emmy worthy

Join me Tuesday morning at GDC March 19 and hear how TRIPP among other amazing XR companies are finding success in VR and MR as part of our business strategies. #MetaGDC

📢New pub📢 out in Journal of Environmental Psychology on how properties of the virtual room, namely ceiling height and floor size, shape people's attitudes and nonverbal behaviors during social interactions.

authors.elsevier.com/a/1ijoUzzKDM8Uc

Join me at  #SXSW  for a pivotal panel discussion on 'Fostering Virtual Worlds: Building the Responsible Metaverse.'

📅 Date: Sunday, March 10th
🕙 Time: 10:00 AM
📍 Location: Manchester A, Austin Fairmont
💻 schedule.sxsw.com/2024/events/PP…

Today I'm in awe of Celine Tricart ! She's featured in a new Meta video about 'FIGHT BACK', a VR experience teaches self-defense and how to connect with their bodies. It's called MASTERS OF LIGHT - Wishlist HERE ! meta.com/experiences/67…
linkedin.com/posts/meta_sel…

🎩📷 My friend
Nicole Lazzaro ✨🐰🎩✨🚀 will be at #GDC , showcasing, Follow the White Rabbit Tales!
Episode 1 is available in soft launch at AVP:
bit.ly/whiterabbittal…

Catch Nicole’s GDC talk or a demo at the IDGA Booth for an enchanting demo! 📷📷

#WomensDay2024

Another amazing friend in tech I want to highlight is Amy LaMeyer. She's a Venture investor and Managing Partner of the WXR Fund driving sustainable change.

Don't miss her #SXSW panel on Going to Market with Augmented Reality. #WomensHistoryMonth

linkedin.com/posts/amylamey…

Here's a recording of a panel discussion on XR Ethics from December 10, 2023 featuring all four of the Polys @WebXRAwards Winners of the Ombudsperson of the Year award: Kent Bye (Voices of VR) (2020), Avi Bar-Zeev (2021), Brittan Heller (2022), and Micaela Mantegna #Metaverse ethics architect (2023).
voicesofvr.com/1354-mission-r…

.New Canvas XR to adapt LGBTQ+ best-seller WHEN BROOKLYN WAS QUEER in virtual reality, Elliot Page and author Hugh Ryan boarding as executive producers.

xrmust.com/xrmagazine/new…

Pleased to announce that 'A Metaverse for the Good' conference in Barcelona will have an associated Frontiers in Virtual Reality Research Topic.
Conference: ub.edu/eventlab/EMRN.
Research Topic call for contributions: frontiersin.org/research-topic…

The program for IEEE Virtual Reality has been posted, which gives a really good sense of some of the latest research insights from the academic XR community.
Great to see the opening keynote is by XR Access co-founder Shiri Azenkot.
See my series on XR accessibility:
voicesofvr.com/1222-kickoff-o…

10 days to the World Premiere of 'The Tent' at SXSW !
Here's a 2D teaser for the Mixed Reality experience that makes it seem like there's a little 3D world on your tabletop that you can explore from any perspective using an iPadPro. Come see us Mar 10 - 12 at the Fairmont!

Need some motivation and collaboration to move your AR/VR/spatial computing project forward? Join us for our next free workjam session on Saturday, March 16 in at UC Santa Cruz extension in Santa Clara - RSVP here:

meetup.com/virtualreality…

Virtual worlds and #XR technologies are essential to the future of the #performingarts , and European XR creative communities and platforms are already proving their value. @XR4Europe and @XRMust are working together to share the insights of some of the world's most innovative

How do we design meaningful social XR experiences? Consider sharing your experience and expertise by sending in your abstract to the Designing Meaningful Social XR Workshop in Stockholm this June. The application deadline is March 3.
civicinteractiondesign.com/features/desig…

Considering #SocialVR & Immersive Tech for your Remote Team?

Just published a new article on the Spatial Networks newsletter. Unpacking VR for global workspaces—benefits, challenges, and real-case insights. 📖

Over here! linkedin.com/posts/andy-fid…

#RemoteTeams #SpatialDynamics

Happy Lunar New Year!🙏 May the year of the wooden dragon 🪵🐉 bring your families much happiness and take the #XR and #AI industries to new heights! 🚀