Silicon Valley Virtual Reality

...and just added! Alex Sink of HTC VIVE will share how AR & VR developers can optimize their workflows across devices & engines with Polygon Streaming. If you haven't yet, secure your spot here to join us on Wednesday for this wide-ranging program and to spend some quality time with fellow AR/VR/MR professionals and enthusiasts! https://lnkd.in/g9PxkSc9

Our next SVVR meetup is one week from today! We're thrilled to welcome Tommy Palm, CEO of Resolution Games, who will share MR development insights in his talk?"Beyond the Basement: Demeo in Mixed Reality". We're also excited to hear from University of California, Santa Cruz PhD researcher Samir Ghosh, who's developing multi-user VR tools for wildfire mitigation and marine science using platforms like ShapesXR and WebXR. With so much going on in the XR world these past few weeks (including a fantastic AWE event at Snap Inc. yesterday and #immersethebay at Stanford this past weekend), we can't wait to see everyone come together to share stories and demos - bring it on! Register here: https://lnkd.in/g9PxkSc9

Hope everyone had an awesome time at #ImmersetheBay at Stanford this weekend. Come share your stories and demos of what you built - or whatever else you're working on - at our next meetup on Wednesday, November 20! We have an excellent set of speakers covering diverse topics from evolving a major VR game into mixed reality, to using WebXR to develop VR tools for wildfire mitigation. Plus lots of networking over pizza - get all the details and register here: https://lnkd.in/g9PxkSc9 See you there! #VR #AR #MR #gamedev

SVVR Meetup #87 is happening tomorrow! ?? Join us for engaging talks and exciting XR demos. Our speaker lineup: ?? Brian Baumbusch (PhD alum, Adjunct Faculty Member at University of California, Santa Cruz), will share insights on designing spatial audio animations in Unity. ?? Amanda Parks from Edstutia will dive into combating VR motion sickness and making VR accessible to a wider audience. Got an AR/VR/XR project you'd like to demo? Showcase it to an enthusiastic crowd and get valuable feedback! See you tomorrow evening! ?? https://lnkd.in/g3uDwuAV #AR #VR #XR #SpatialComputing #SpatialAudio #VRSickness #ImmersiveLearning

Congratulations to SVVR regular Sam Mateosian, whose Spacebar Arcade experience was recognized with an Editor's Choice Award at this past weekend's Maker Faire! #vr #techevangelism #maker

Michael Jones of Silicon Valley Virtual Reality spreading the VR gospel in Italia. He put this Abruzzese farmer into Nature Treks. Lions and elephants and giraffes - oh my! #vr #techevangelism

?? Exciting updates for next Thursday's SVVR Meetup! ?? October 24 For many, nausea makes VR unplayable, so understanding how to prevent and manage VR sickness is essential for creating smooth and enjoyable experiences. ?? We're thrilled to announce that Amanda Parks from Edstutia will be joining us to share her expertise and strategies to address VR motion sickness and improve the VR experience for everyone. ?? Plus, as always, we'll have tons of demos, amazing people, and of course—pizza! ???? ?? If you haven’t already, register for the event using the Eventbrite link below. Don’t miss out! Hope to see you there! https://lnkd.in/g3uDwuAV #SVVR #VRCommunity #VRMeetup #VRSickness #cybersickness #VirtualReality #VR

Hi friends in VR/AR: One of the most overlooked elements of immersive experiences is ?? spatial audio. Join us at our October meetup to hear from Brian Baumbusch (PhD alum and Adjunct Faculty Member in the Music Department at University of California, Santa Cruz), about sound design for 3D/VR and how he developed his cross-platform Polytempo Music release (Meta Quest, iOS, Android). You'll get some great insight into how to better integrate audio to improve your projects! Plus as always, come hang with other cool folks in the community over pizza, and bring your demos to share! See you there. https://lnkd.in/g3uDwuAV #vr #3d #spatialaudio #musiccomposition

Can we just take a moment to acknowledge the Meta PR strategy, leaking the news about the Quest 3S to ensure that they kept the road clear for their bombshell #Orion announcement? ?? Excited to chat with the folks who will have had a chance to try the Orion prototype AR glasses & wristband first-hand at Silicon Valley Virtual Reality tomorrow - still time to join us!

HELLO MY XR FRIENDS! WELCOME TO CONNECT WEEK! SVVR is this Thursday eve with THREE great speakers! Amanda Watson, early Oculus VR dev and the creator of Air Link. She'll share a lesser-known story from Oculus’ history and reflect on its relevance to the challenges XR is still facing. Alex Coulombe talking about crafting a 5000 square foot luxury real estate VR showroom for The Four Seasons Jasmine Lehman explaining how indie devs can market on a budget by developing relationships with content creators, this will be a don't-miss program. More details and registration here: https://lnkd.in/gaAZh2ch See you there! #AR #VR #indiedevs #VRmarketing #OculusConnect #MetaConnect