VR, and especially AR and MR are poised to create a huge market for enterprise and consumer by 2020, reaching over $100B. However, in order to create mass adoption both for enterprise and consumer, various hardware requirements need to be met, such as wearable and visual comfort, and costs. None of them are currently addressed, most of today's AR and MR headsets being too bulky, too heavy, low FOV, low resolution, low brightness, and have inherent vision limitations such as Vergence Accommodation conflict. Most of these challenges are linked to optics and photonics. In addition to an invited program of speakers, a visionary talk will be presented by Mark Bolas, Director of Technology Incubation, Microsoft Corp., and a demo session showcasing various VR and AR headsets will be available for sign-ups.
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Wednesday, 19 September
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| 08:00 – 09:00 |
Session
The Coming of Age for Smart Glasses, AR and VR
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| 09:00 – 09:15 |
Break |
| 09:15 – 10:00 |
Visionary Speaker
Mark Bolas, Microsoft Corp., USA |
| 10:00 – 15:00 |
Science & Industry Showcase |
| 15:00 – 16:30 |
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AR and VR Ecosystems Developments |
| 16:30 – 16:45 |
Break |
| 16:45 – 18:45 |
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New Optical Hardware is Key to Next Generation AR and MR |
| Thursday, 20 September |
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| 08:00 – 09:00 |
Session
Vision Comfort as a Key to AR Mass Adoption |
| 09:00 – 10:00 |
Break
Experience another theme: Quantum Technologies |
| 10:00 – 10:30 |
Coffee Break |
| 10:30 – 12:30 |
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AR/VR Applications for Enterprise and Consumer Markets |
Visionary Talk: Virtual Reality and Augmented Vision
Visionary Speaker: Mark Bolas
As we dive head-first into the new medium of mixed reality, we find that the ability to bend light is central to the palette of mixed reality systems and content designers as they bend the reality that is ultimately formed in the user’s mind. This talk will look backwards and forward in time to explore just how messy that process has been, and how much messier it will become.
Session: The Coming of Age for Smart Glasses, AR and VR
Speakers:
Bernard Kress, Microsoft Corp., USA
Thad Starner, Georgia Institute of Technology and Google Glass, USA
Jim Melzer, Thales Visionix, USA
Session: AR and VR Ecosystems Developments
Speakers:
Jonathan Waldern, Digilens Corp., USA
John Haddick, ODG Osterhout Design Group, USA
Patricia “Tish” Shute, Huawei, USA
Session: New Optical Hardware is Key to Next Generation AR and MR
Speakers:
Sumanta Talukdar, EnhancedWorld Ltd., UK
Guillaume Basset, Resonant Screens, Switzerland
Poking Li, Himax Display Ltd., Taiwan
Joel Kollin, Microsoft Research, USA
Session: Vision Comfort as a Key to AR Mass Adoption
Speakers:
Hong Hua, University of Arizona, USA
Edward Tang, Avegant Corp., USA
Session: AR/VR Applications for Enterprise and Consumer Markets
Speakers:
Barry Silverstein, Oculus VR, USA
Kayvan Mirza, Optinvent SaRL, France
Bret McCorckle, Erie Insurance, USA
Micah Tinklepaugh, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), USA