Virtual Reality: The Technology, Business, Hype, Promise, and Risks
(Room Golden West)
29 Jun 16
1:30 PM
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2:45 PM
Go behind the scenes of virtual reality, the hottest technology out there. See how the Virtual Production Pipeline allowed James Cameron and others to actually step into virtual worlds during the making of Avatar, the Hobbit, Planet of the Apes, World of Warcraft, Halo, etc. See the current state of the technology and learn how your smart phone can both create and display unlimited virtual reality content for less than what you paid to Uber here from your hotel. Then go beyond the tech and the business, and peel away the hype to see how virtual reality really is changing the way we view the world, why some call it an "Empathy Machine" and how it can be used for both good and manipulation.