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Schedule – VRTO 2016

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“D1” | DAY 1 = Sunday June 26th, 2016
“D2” | DAY 2 = Monday June 27th, 2016
CR1 = Conference Room 1 – Alumni Lounge
CR2 = Conference Room 2 – Eggy’s Lounge
ITR = Intensive Training Room – Blue/Gold Room
HG = Hacker’s Guide to the Metaverse – Bunker Room

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9:15 AM
Keynote: Steve Mann - Proposing A Code of Ethics on Virtuality, Robotics, and Human Augmentation
9:15 AM
10:00 AM
9:30 AM
9:45 AM
10:00 AM
Panel: Ethics on Virtuality, Robotics, and Human Augmentation
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
Networking Coffee - Chat or See All the Things!
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
360 Video is Not An Easter Egg Hunt - Let's Get Started
10:00 AM
12:30 PM
Track 1: Introduction to WebVR
10:00 AM
1:00 PM
Track 1: Introduction to WebVRScaling your app to a billion people will not be app by app. WebVR is an experimental Javascript API that provides access to Virtual Reality devices, such as the Oculus Rift or Google Cardboard, directly in your browser, becoming the easiest and most distributable method of sharing VR experiences.
Keynote: Philip Lelyveld - Hollywood’s Journey into VR
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
Networking Coffee - Chat or See All the Things!
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
Networking Coffee - Chat or See All the Things!Time to chat with your friends at the conference
Planning, Communicating and Testing the User Experience
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
Planning, Communicating and Testing the User ExperienceInstructor: Ruth Birman
Track 4: Metaverse Infrastructure
10:00 AM
12:00 PM
Track 4: Metaverse InfrastructureThe InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) is a new hypermedia distribution protocol, addressed by content and identities. IPFS enables the creation of completely distributed applications. It aims to make the web faster, safer, and more open. IPFS enables completely decentralized and distributed apps.
10:15 AM
10:30 AM
10:45 AM
11:00 AM
Code of Ethics - Town Hall
11:00 AM
12:00 PM
Code of Ethics - Town HallAn historic townhall meeting to open discussion about the Code of Ethics on Virtuality, Robotics, and Human Augmentation
UX in VR: The Who What Where When and Why
11:00 AM
12:00 PM
UX in VR: The Who What Where When and WhyPresentation by Ruth Birman on developing better user experiences
Creating Games for Gear VR - An Overview from Concept to Storefront
11:00 AM
12:30 PM
Creating Games for Gear VR - An Overview from Concept to StorefrontInstructor: Bernie Roehl
11:15 AM
11:30 AM
Panel - The 2016 FIVARS Festival Selections
11:30 AM
12:00 PM
"The Beautifully Specific Mind" - Bringing Back the Frame in Cinematic VR
11:30 AM
12:00 PM
11:45 AM
12:00 PM
Break
12:00 PM
12:15 PM
Panel: How To Choose and Create Great 360 Stories
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
How VR Will Democratize Experiential Learning
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
How VR Will Democratize Experiential LearningPresentation by Josh Maldonado (DISCOVR)
Panel: Finding Success in VR Game Development
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
The Toronto TimeWarp - Transforming Locations using AR Time Travel
12:00 PM
12:30 PM
LUNCHY OM NOM
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
12:15 PM
12:30 PM
The Upward Spiral of Virtual Reality: The Impact of VR on Consciousness & Society
12:30 PM
1:30 PM
The Upward Spiral of Virtual Reality: The Impact of VR on Consciousness & SocietyInstructor: Ian Forester (VR Playhouse)
15 Minutes To Fame - An Approach to An All In One 360 Solution
12:30 PM
1:00 PM
15 Minutes To Fame - An Approach to An All In One 360 SolutionPresentation by Khayyam Wakil - Quantum Leap, Reality Lab, Live Nation
I Can See Holograms: How to Work with the Microsoft Hololens
12:30 PM
1:00 PM
12:45 PM
1:00 PM
LUNCHY OM NOM
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
Exploring Mixed Reality: Merging Real & Virtual worlds with Hololens
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
Exploring Mixed Reality: Merging Real & Virtual worlds with HololensHololens presentation by Philippe Lewicki (HTML Fusion)
Exploring Mixed Reality: Merging the Real and Virtual Worlds with the Hololens
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
Exploring Mixed Reality: Merging the Real and Virtual Worlds with the HololensPresentation: Philippe Lewicki (HTML Fusion)
LUNCHY OM NOM
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
LUNCHY OM NOM
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
Crossing the Valley: Exploring the Future of Digital Humans
1:00 PM
1:30 PM
LUNCHY OM NOM
1:00 PM
1:30 PM
Track 5: AVALON
1:00 PM
3:00 PM
Track 5: AVALONInspired by deaddrops, AVALON [Anonymous Virtual Augmented Local Networks] is a method of repurposing consumer devices into location based mixed reality portals powered by WiFi. I’ll show you how to build a device that allows multiple users to socialize, share files, and collaborate together in realtime just by connecting to the same WiFi network. Avoid censorship, get your story heard by the community with your own virtual private island.
1:15 PM
1:30 PM
LUNCHY OM NOM
1:30 PM
2:30 PM
Room Scale VR: Going off leash
1:30 PM
2:00 PM
Room Scale VR: Going off leashPresentation by Ben Unsworth (Globacore)
Kit Bashing: Building Cohesive Worlds Out of Pillaged Assets
1:30 PM
2:00 PM
Kit Bashing: Building Cohesive Worlds Out of Pillaged AssetsInstructor: Blair Renaud (IRIS VR)
1:45 PM
2:00 PM
Keynote: Brett Leonard - The Mythic Story of VR: Transformation or Control?
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
LUNCHY OM NOM
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
Track 2: Import Reality: Project Tango / 360 capture
2:00 PM
4:00 PM
Track 2: Import Reality: Project Tango / 360 captureUse affordable cutting edge 3D scanning technology to sample the real world into your Virtual Reality projects. You’ll learn how to capture and optimize 3D scanned objects and 360 media that can be spatially arranged and hosted on your own website.
Keynote: Ana Serrano - Altogether Now: Designing VR with the past, present and future in mind
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
LUNCHY OM NOM
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
Dreaming of Superman - Game Design Language & Philosphy in VR
2:00 PM
2:30 PM
Dreaming of Superman - Game Design Language & Philosphy in VRInstructor: Keith Makse (Red Meat Games)
2:15 PM
2:30 PM
Johnny 6 - Production for 360 Immersive Video Projects From An Unorthodox POV
2:30 PM
3:30 PM
Johnny 6 - Production for 360 Immersive Video Projects From An Unorthodox POVInstructor: J. Lee Williams (Occupied VR)
Room Scale VR: Latency's a Bitch
2:30 PM
3:30 PM
Room Scale VR: Latency's a BitchBen Unsworth - Globacore
2:45 PM
3:00 PM
Panel: "Take My Point of View" - Creative vs Autonomous Control of Viewer's Attention
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
Social VR and Virtual Theater: Expression and Interaction Within Virtual Worlds
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
Panel: Mixed & Augmented Reality - The Holographic Future
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
The VR Headache - Best Practices for Creating Comfortable Stereoscopic VR
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
The VR Headache - Best Practices for Creating Comfortable Stereoscopic VRBest Practices for Creating Comfortable Stereoscopic VR Tim Dashwood (Dashwood 360VR)
Track 6: Show n' Tell
3:00 PM
6:00 PM
Track 6: Show n' TellEvery project made during the workshop will be interconnected and online, hosted for free. You’ll learn how to capture your experiences inside VR and create a gallery of your works.
3:15 PM
3:30 PM
360VR Video Post-Production Tips & Tricks
3:30 PM
4:30 PM
360VR Video Post-Production Tips & TricksInstructor: Tim Dashwood (Dashwood 360VR)
Physics in Room Scale VR: Creating Modbox for the HTC Vive
3:30 PM
4:30 PM
Physics in Room Scale VR: Creating Modbox for the HTC ViveAimed at VR game developers, this presentation from Lee Vermeulen of Alientrap Games will show how to implement intuitive and effective VR physics based interaction for your games. Attendees will learn about the difficulty in representing physics correctly with room scale VR and a number of strategies and tricks for better results.
3:45 PM
4:00 PM
Super Session: OK, So We Can Shoot in 360. Can We Start Making it Interesting Now?
4:00 PM
5:00 PM
Financing Options in Canada for VR/AR
4:00 PM
4:30 PM
Financing Options in Canada for VR/ARPresenter: Lucie LaLumiere
Panel: The Amazing Montreal VR Scene
4:00 PM
5:00 PM
Create, Connect, Elevate - How VR is Going to Disrupt Every Business
4:00 PM
5:00 PM
Create, Connect, Elevate - How VR is Going to Disrupt Every BusinessAlan Smithson (MetaVRse)
4:15 PM
4:30 PM
Extending Your Runway Before Takeoff: Intelligent Financial Planning For Your Startup
4:30 PM
5:00 PM
Professional Video Stitching Techniques
4:30 PM
5:30 PM
Professional Video Stitching TechniquesInstructor: Tristan Cezair (Cream 360), The Foundry
Track 3: World Building with Janus
4:30 PM
6:00 PM
Track 3: World Building with JanusWhen its time to build your site, you don’t have to be alone. JanusVR is a collaborative 3D browser with a built in editor that allows for groups of people to create VR websites together in real time.
Demystifying the Photogrammetry Pipeline for Real-time 3D
4:30 PM
5:00 PM
Demystifying the Photogrammetry Pipeline for Real-time 3DQuantum Capture
4:45 PM
5:00 PM
Panel: Distribution and DRM For Immersive Content
5:00 PM
6:00 PM
Presentation: The Power of Cinematic VR
5:00 PM
6:00 PM
Panel: Producing Immersive Media in Canada - Where's the Money?
5:00 PM
6:00 PM
Building the Next Web for the Coming Age of Mixed Reality
5:00 PM
6:00 PM
Training: Pitching Interactive Animated Stories
5:00 PM
6:00 PM
5:15 PM
5:30 PM
Q&A With 360 Video Veterans
5:30 PM
6:00 PM
5:45 PM

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9:15 AM
Keynote: Steve Mann - Proposing A Code of Ethics on Virtuality, Robotics, and Human Augmentation
9:15 AM
10:00 AM
9:30 AM
9:45 AM
10:00 AM
Panel: Ethics on Virtuality, Robotics, and Human Augmentation
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
Track 4: Metaverse Infrastructure
10:00 AM
12:00 PM
Track 4: Metaverse InfrastructureThe InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) is a new hypermedia distribution protocol, addressed by content and identities. IPFS enables the creation of completely distributed applications. It aims to make the web faster, safer, and more open. IPFS enables completely decentralized and distributed apps.
10:15 AM
10:30 AM
10:45 AM
11:00 AM
11:15 AM
11:30 AM
11:45 AM
12:00 PM
The Toronto TimeWarp - Transforming Locations using AR Time Travel
12:00 PM
12:30 PM
12:15 PM
12:30 PM
I Can See Holograms: How to Work with the Microsoft Hololens
12:30 PM
1:00 PM
12:45 PM
1:00 PM
Exploring Mixed Reality: Merging Real & Virtual worlds with Hololens
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
Exploring Mixed Reality: Merging Real & Virtual worlds with HololensHololens presentation by Philippe Lewicki (HTML Fusion)
Exploring Mixed Reality: Merging the Real and Virtual Worlds with the Hololens
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
Exploring Mixed Reality: Merging the Real and Virtual Worlds with the HololensPresentation: Philippe Lewicki (HTML Fusion)
Track 5: AVALON
1:00 PM
3:00 PM
Track 5: AVALONInspired by deaddrops, AVALON [Anonymous Virtual Augmented Local Networks] is a method of repurposing consumer devices into location based mixed reality portals powered by WiFi. I’ll show you how to build a device that allows multiple users to socialize, share files, and collaborate together in realtime just by connecting to the same WiFi network. Avoid censorship, get your story heard by the community with your own virtual private island.
1:15 PM
1:30 PM
1:45 PM
2:00 PM
Keynote: Brett Leonard - The Mythic Story of VR: Transformation or Control?
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
Track 2: Import Reality: Project Tango / 360 capture
2:00 PM
4:00 PM
Track 2: Import Reality: Project Tango / 360 captureUse affordable cutting edge 3D scanning technology to sample the real world into your Virtual Reality projects. You’ll learn how to capture and optimize 3D scanned objects and 360 media that can be spatially arranged and hosted on your own website.
2:15 PM
2:30 PM
2:45 PM
3:00 PM
Panel: Mixed & Augmented Reality - The Holographic Future
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
Track 6: Show n' Tell
3:00 PM
6:00 PM
Track 6: Show n' TellEvery project made during the workshop will be interconnected and online, hosted for free. You’ll learn how to capture your experiences inside VR and create a gallery of your works.
3:15 PM
3:30 PM
3:45 PM
4:00 PM
Financing Options in Canada for VR/AR
4:00 PM
4:30 PM
Financing Options in Canada for VR/ARPresenter: Lucie LaLumiere
4:15 PM
4:30 PM
Track 3: World Building with Janus
4:30 PM
6:00 PM
Track 3: World Building with JanusWhen its time to build your site, you don’t have to be alone. JanusVR is a collaborative 3D browser with a built in editor that allows for groups of people to create VR websites together in real time.
4:45 PM
5:00 PM
Building the Next Web for the Coming Age of Mixed Reality
5:00 PM
6:00 PM
5:15 PM
5:30 PM
5:45 PM

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10:00 AM
Networking Coffee - Chat or See All the Things!
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
Networking Coffee - Chat or See All the Things!
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
Networking Coffee - Chat or See All the Things!Time to chat with your friends at the conference
10:15 AM
10:30 AM
10:45 AM
11:00 AM
11:15 AM
11:30 AM
11:45 AM
12:00 PM
Break
12:00 PM
12:15 PM
LUNCHY OM NOM
12:00 PM
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10:00 AM
Keynote: Philip Lelyveld - Hollywood’s Journey into VR
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
10:15 AM
10:30 AM
10:45 AM
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11:15 AM
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11:45 AM
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Financing Options in Canada for VR/AR
4:00 PM
4:30 PM
Financing Options in Canada for VR/ARPresenter: Lucie LaLumiere
Panel: The Amazing Montreal VR Scene
4:00 PM
5:00 PM
Create, Connect, Elevate - How VR is Going to Disrupt Every Business
4:00 PM
5:00 PM
Create, Connect, Elevate - How VR is Going to Disrupt Every BusinessAlan Smithson (MetaVRse)
4:15 PM
4:30 PM
Extending Your Runway Before Takeoff: Intelligent Financial Planning For Your Startup
4:30 PM
5:00 PM
4:45 PM
5:00 PM
Panel: Distribution and DRM For Immersive Content
5:00 PM
6:00 PM
Panel: Producing Immersive Media in Canada - Where's the Money?
5:00 PM
6:00 PM
Training: Pitching Interactive Animated Stories
5:00 PM
6:00 PM
5:15 PM
5:30 PM
5:45 PM

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10:00 AM
Planning, Communicating and Testing the User Experience
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
Planning, Communicating and Testing the User ExperienceInstructor: Ruth Birman
10:15 AM
10:30 AM
10:45 AM
11:00 AM
UX in VR: The Who What Where When and Why
11:00 AM
12:00 PM
UX in VR: The Who What Where When and WhyPresentation by Ruth Birman on developing better user experiences
11:15 AM
11:30 AM
11:45 AM
12:00 PM
How VR Will Democratize Experiential Learning
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
How VR Will Democratize Experiential LearningPresentation by Josh Maldonado (DISCOVR)
12:15 PM
12:30 PM
12:45 PM
1:00 PM
Crossing the Valley: Exploring the Future of Digital Humans
1:00 PM
1:30 PM
1:15 PM
1:30 PM
Kit Bashing: Building Cohesive Worlds Out of Pillaged Assets
1:30 PM
2:00 PM
Kit Bashing: Building Cohesive Worlds Out of Pillaged AssetsInstructor: Blair Renaud (IRIS VR)
1:45 PM
2:00 PM
Keynote: Ana Serrano - Altogether Now: Designing VR with the past, present and future in mind
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
2:15 PM
2:30 PM
Room Scale VR: Latency's a Bitch
2:30 PM
3:30 PM
Room Scale VR: Latency's a BitchBen Unsworth - Globacore
2:45 PM
3:00 PM
3:15 PM
3:30 PM
Physics in Room Scale VR: Creating Modbox for the HTC Vive
3:30 PM
4:30 PM
Physics in Room Scale VR: Creating Modbox for the HTC ViveAimed at VR game developers, this presentation from Lee Vermeulen of Alientrap Games will show how to implement intuitive and effective VR physics based interaction for your games. Attendees will learn about the difficulty in representing physics correctly with room scale VR and a number of strategies and tricks for better results.
3:45 PM
4:00 PM
4:15 PM
4:30 PM
4:45 PM
5:00 PM
Training: Pitching Interactive Animated Stories
5:00 PM
6:00 PM
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5:30 PM
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9:15 AM
Keynote: Steve Mann - Proposing A Code of Ethics on Virtuality, Robotics, and Human Augmentation
9:15 AM
10:00 AM
9:30 AM
9:45 AM
10:00 AM
Panel: Ethics on Virtuality, Robotics, and Human Augmentation
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
10:15 AM
10:30 AM
10:45 AM
11:00 AM
Code of Ethics - Town Hall
11:00 AM
12:00 PM
Code of Ethics - Town HallAn historic townhall meeting to open discussion about the Code of Ethics on Virtuality, Robotics, and Human Augmentation
11:15 AM
11:30 AM
11:45 AM
12:00 PM
How VR Will Democratize Experiential Learning
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
How VR Will Democratize Experiential LearningPresentation by Josh Maldonado (DISCOVR)
12:15 PM
12:30 PM
12:45 PM
1:00 PM
1:15 PM
1:30 PM
1:45 PM
2:00 PM
Keynote: Brett Leonard - The Mythic Story of VR: Transformation or Control?
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
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2:30 PM
2:45 PM

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10:00 AM
Panel: Ethics on Virtuality, Robotics, and Human Augmentation
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
10:15 AM
10:30 AM
10:45 AM
11:00 AM
UX in VR: The Who What Where When and Why
11:00 AM
12:00 PM
UX in VR: The Who What Where When and WhyPresentation by Ruth Birman on developing better user experiences
11:15 AM
11:30 AM
11:45 AM
12:00 PM
The Toronto TimeWarp - Transforming Locations using AR Time Travel
12:00 PM
12:30 PM
12:15 PM
12:30 PM
12:45 PM
1:00 PM
Crossing the Valley: Exploring the Future of Digital Humans
1:00 PM
1:30 PM
1:15 PM
1:30 PM
1:45 PM
2:00 PM
Track 2: Import Reality: Project Tango / 360 capture
2:00 PM
4:00 PM
Track 2: Import Reality: Project Tango / 360 captureUse affordable cutting edge 3D scanning technology to sample the real world into your Virtual Reality projects. You’ll learn how to capture and optimize 3D scanned objects and 360 media that can be spatially arranged and hosted on your own website.
2:15 PM
2:30 PM
Room Scale VR: Latency's a Bitch
2:30 PM
3:30 PM
Room Scale VR: Latency's a BitchBen Unsworth - Globacore
2:45 PM
3:00 PM
Panel: "Take My Point of View" - Creative vs Autonomous Control of Viewer's Attention
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
Panel: Mixed & Augmented Reality - The Holographic Future
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
The VR Headache - Best Practices for Creating Comfortable Stereoscopic VR
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
The VR Headache - Best Practices for Creating Comfortable Stereoscopic VRBest Practices for Creating Comfortable Stereoscopic VR Tim Dashwood (Dashwood 360VR)
Track 6: Show n' Tell
3:00 PM
6:00 PM
Track 6: Show n' TellEvery project made during the workshop will be interconnected and online, hosted for free. You’ll learn how to capture your experiences inside VR and create a gallery of your works.
3:15 PM
3:30 PM
3:45 PM
4:00 PM
4:15 PM
4:30 PM
Extending Your Runway Before Takeoff: Intelligent Financial Planning For Your Startup
4:30 PM
5:00 PM
Track 3: World Building with Janus
4:30 PM
6:00 PM
Track 3: World Building with JanusWhen its time to build your site, you don’t have to be alone. JanusVR is a collaborative 3D browser with a built in editor that allows for groups of people to create VR websites together in real time.
Demystifying the Photogrammetry Pipeline for Real-time 3D
4:30 PM
5:00 PM
Demystifying the Photogrammetry Pipeline for Real-time 3DQuantum Capture
4:45 PM
5:00 PM
Training: Pitching Interactive Animated Stories
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9:15 AM
Keynote: Steve Mann - Proposing A Code of Ethics on Virtuality, Robotics, and Human Augmentation
9:15 AM
10:00 AM
9:30 AM
9:45 AM
10:00 AM
360 Video is Not An Easter Egg Hunt - Let's Get Started
10:00 AM
12:30 PM
10:15 AM
10:30 AM
10:45 AM
11:00 AM
11:15 AM
11:30 AM
Panel - The 2016 FIVARS Festival Selections
11:30 AM
12:00 PM
"The Beautifully Specific Mind" - Bringing Back the Frame in Cinematic VR
11:30 AM
12:00 PM
11:45 AM
12:00 PM
Panel: How To Choose and Create Great 360 Stories
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
12:15 PM
12:30 PM
The Upward Spiral of Virtual Reality: The Impact of VR on Consciousness & Society
12:30 PM
1:30 PM
The Upward Spiral of Virtual Reality: The Impact of VR on Consciousness & SocietyInstructor: Ian Forester (VR Playhouse)
15 Minutes To Fame - An Approach to An All In One 360 Solution
12:30 PM
1:00 PM
15 Minutes To Fame - An Approach to An All In One 360 SolutionPresentation by Khayyam Wakil - Quantum Leap, Reality Lab, Live Nation
12:45 PM
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1:45 PM
2:00 PM
2:15 PM
2:30 PM
Johnny 6 - Production for 360 Immersive Video Projects From An Unorthodox POV
2:30 PM
3:30 PM
Johnny 6 - Production for 360 Immersive Video Projects From An Unorthodox POVInstructor: J. Lee Williams (Occupied VR)
2:45 PM
3:00 PM
Panel: "Take My Point of View" - Creative vs Autonomous Control of Viewer's Attention
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
The VR Headache - Best Practices for Creating Comfortable Stereoscopic VR
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
The VR Headache - Best Practices for Creating Comfortable Stereoscopic VRBest Practices for Creating Comfortable Stereoscopic VR Tim Dashwood (Dashwood 360VR)
Track 6: Show n' Tell
3:00 PM
6:00 PM
Track 6: Show n' TellEvery project made during the workshop will be interconnected and online, hosted for free. You’ll learn how to capture your experiences inside VR and create a gallery of your works.
3:15 PM
3:30 PM
360VR Video Post-Production Tips & Tricks
3:30 PM
4:30 PM
360VR Video Post-Production Tips & TricksInstructor: Tim Dashwood (Dashwood 360VR)
3:45 PM
4:00 PM
Super Session: OK, So We Can Shoot in 360. Can We Start Making it Interesting Now?
4:00 PM
5:00 PM
4:15 PM
4:30 PM
Professional Video Stitching Techniques
4:30 PM
5:30 PM
Professional Video Stitching TechniquesInstructor: Tristan Cezair (Cream 360), The Foundry
Track 3: World Building with Janus
4:30 PM
6:00 PM
Track 3: World Building with JanusWhen its time to build your site, you don’t have to be alone. JanusVR is a collaborative 3D browser with a built in editor that allows for groups of people to create VR websites together in real time.
4:45 PM
5:00 PM
Panel: Distribution and DRM For Immersive Content
5:00 PM
6:00 PM
Presentation: The Power of Cinematic VR
5:00 PM
6:00 PM
5:15 PM
5:30 PM
Q&A With 360 Video Veterans
5:30 PM
6:00 PM
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9:15 AM
Keynote: Steve Mann - Proposing A Code of Ethics on Virtuality, Robotics, and Human Augmentation
9:15 AM
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10:00 AM
Track 4: Metaverse Infrastructure
10:00 AM
12:00 PM
Track 4: Metaverse InfrastructureThe InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) is a new hypermedia distribution protocol, addressed by content and identities. IPFS enables the creation of completely distributed applications. It aims to make the web faster, safer, and more open. IPFS enables completely decentralized and distributed apps.
10:15 AM
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1:00 PM
Exploring Mixed Reality: Merging the Real and Virtual Worlds with the Hololens
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
Exploring Mixed Reality: Merging the Real and Virtual Worlds with the HololensPresentation: Philippe Lewicki (HTML Fusion)
Track 5: AVALON
1:00 PM
3:00 PM
Track 5: AVALONInspired by deaddrops, AVALON [Anonymous Virtual Augmented Local Networks] is a method of repurposing consumer devices into location based mixed reality portals powered by WiFi. I’ll show you how to build a device that allows multiple users to socialize, share files, and collaborate together in realtime just by connecting to the same WiFi network. Avoid censorship, get your story heard by the community with your own virtual private island.
1:15 PM
1:30 PM
1:45 PM
2:00 PM
Track 2: Import Reality: Project Tango / 360 capture
2:00 PM
4:00 PM
Track 2: Import Reality: Project Tango / 360 captureUse affordable cutting edge 3D scanning technology to sample the real world into your Virtual Reality projects. You’ll learn how to capture and optimize 3D scanned objects and 360 media that can be spatially arranged and hosted on your own website.
2:15 PM
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3:00 PM
Track 6: Show n' Tell
3:00 PM
6:00 PM
Track 6: Show n' TellEvery project made during the workshop will be interconnected and online, hosted for free. You’ll learn how to capture your experiences inside VR and create a gallery of your works.
3:15 PM
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3:45 PM
4:00 PM
4:15 PM
4:30 PM
Track 3: World Building with Janus
4:30 PM
6:00 PM
Track 3: World Building with JanusWhen its time to build your site, you don’t have to be alone. JanusVR is a collaborative 3D browser with a built in editor that allows for groups of people to create VR websites together in real time.
4:45 PM
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Building the Next Web for the Coming Age of Mixed Reality
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10:00 AM
Panel: Ethics on Virtuality, Robotics, and Human Augmentation
10:00 AM
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10:45 AM
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11:30 AM
Panel - The 2016 FIVARS Festival Selections
11:30 AM
12:00 PM
11:45 AM
12:00 PM
Panel: How To Choose and Create Great 360 Stories
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
Panel: Finding Success in VR Game Development
12:00 PM
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3:00 PM
Panel: "Take My Point of View" - Creative vs Autonomous Control of Viewer's Attention
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
3:15 PM
3:30 PM
3:45 PM
4:00 PM
Panel: The Amazing Montreal VR Scene
4:00 PM
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Panel: Distribution and DRM For Immersive Content
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11:00 AM
UX in VR: The Who What Where When and Why
11:00 AM
12:00 PM
UX in VR: The Who What Where When and WhyPresentation by Ruth Birman on developing better user experiences
11:15 AM
11:30 AM
"The Beautifully Specific Mind" - Bringing Back the Frame in Cinematic VR
11:30 AM
12:00 PM
11:45 AM
12:00 PM
How VR Will Democratize Experiential Learning
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
How VR Will Democratize Experiential LearningPresentation by Josh Maldonado (DISCOVR)
The Toronto TimeWarp - Transforming Locations using AR Time Travel
12:00 PM
12:30 PM
12:15 PM
12:30 PM
15 Minutes To Fame - An Approach to An All In One 360 Solution
12:30 PM
1:00 PM
15 Minutes To Fame - An Approach to An All In One 360 SolutionPresentation by Khayyam Wakil - Quantum Leap, Reality Lab, Live Nation
12:45 PM
1:00 PM
Exploring Mixed Reality: Merging Real & Virtual worlds with Hololens
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
Exploring Mixed Reality: Merging Real & Virtual worlds with HololensHololens presentation by Philippe Lewicki (HTML Fusion)
Exploring Mixed Reality: Merging the Real and Virtual Worlds with the Hololens
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
Exploring Mixed Reality: Merging the Real and Virtual Worlds with the HololensPresentation: Philippe Lewicki (HTML Fusion)
Crossing the Valley: Exploring the Future of Digital Humans
1:00 PM
1:30 PM
1:15 PM
1:30 PM
Room Scale VR: Going off leash
1:30 PM
2:00 PM
Room Scale VR: Going off leashPresentation by Ben Unsworth (Globacore)
1:45 PM
2:00 PM
2:15 PM
2:30 PM
2:45 PM
3:00 PM
Social VR and Virtual Theater: Expression and Interaction Within Virtual Worlds
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
The VR Headache - Best Practices for Creating Comfortable Stereoscopic VR
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
The VR Headache - Best Practices for Creating Comfortable Stereoscopic VRBest Practices for Creating Comfortable Stereoscopic VR Tim Dashwood (Dashwood 360VR)
3:15 PM
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3:45 PM
4:00 PM
Financing Options in Canada for VR/AR
4:00 PM
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Financing Options in Canada for VR/ARPresenter: Lucie LaLumiere
Create, Connect, Elevate - How VR is Going to Disrupt Every Business
4:00 PM
5:00 PM
Create, Connect, Elevate - How VR is Going to Disrupt Every BusinessAlan Smithson (MetaVRse)
4:15 PM
4:30 PM
Extending Your Runway Before Takeoff: Intelligent Financial Planning For Your Startup
4:30 PM
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Presentation: The Power of Cinematic VR
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10:00 AM
360 Video is Not An Easter Egg Hunt - Let's Get Started
10:00 AM
12:30 PM
Track 1: Introduction to WebVR
10:00 AM
1:00 PM
Track 1: Introduction to WebVRScaling your app to a billion people will not be app by app. WebVR is an experimental Javascript API that provides access to Virtual Reality devices, such as the Oculus Rift or Google Cardboard, directly in your browser, becoming the easiest and most distributable method of sharing VR experiences.
Planning, Communicating and Testing the User Experience
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
Planning, Communicating and Testing the User ExperienceInstructor: Ruth Birman
10:15 AM
10:30 AM
10:45 AM
11:00 AM
Creating Games for Gear VR - An Overview from Concept to Storefront
11:00 AM
12:30 PM
Creating Games for Gear VR - An Overview from Concept to StorefrontInstructor: Bernie Roehl
11:15 AM
11:30 AM
11:45 AM
12:00 PM
12:15 PM
12:30 PM
The Upward Spiral of Virtual Reality: The Impact of VR on Consciousness & Society
12:30 PM
1:30 PM
The Upward Spiral of Virtual Reality: The Impact of VR on Consciousness & SocietyInstructor: Ian Forester (VR Playhouse)
I Can See Holograms: How to Work with the Microsoft Hololens
12:30 PM
1:00 PM
12:45 PM
1:00 PM
1:15 PM
1:30 PM
1:45 PM
2:00 PM
Dreaming of Superman - Game Design Language & Philosphy in VR
2:00 PM
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Dreaming of Superman - Game Design Language & Philosphy in VRInstructor: Keith Makse (Red Meat Games)
2:15 PM
2:30 PM
Johnny 6 - Production for 360 Immersive Video Projects From An Unorthodox POV
2:30 PM
3:30 PM
Johnny 6 - Production for 360 Immersive Video Projects From An Unorthodox POVInstructor: J. Lee Williams (Occupied VR)
Room Scale VR: Latency's a Bitch
2:30 PM
3:30 PM
Room Scale VR: Latency's a BitchBen Unsworth - Globacore
2:45 PM
3:00 PM
3:15 PM
3:30 PM
360VR Video Post-Production Tips & Tricks
3:30 PM
4:30 PM
360VR Video Post-Production Tips & TricksInstructor: Tim Dashwood (Dashwood 360VR)
Physics in Room Scale VR: Creating Modbox for the HTC Vive
3:30 PM
4:30 PM
Physics in Room Scale VR: Creating Modbox for the HTC ViveAimed at VR game developers, this presentation from Lee Vermeulen of Alientrap Games will show how to implement intuitive and effective VR physics based interaction for your games. Attendees will learn about the difficulty in representing physics correctly with room scale VR and a number of strategies and tricks for better results.
3:45 PM
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4:30 PM
Professional Video Stitching Techniques
4:30 PM
5:30 PM
Professional Video Stitching TechniquesInstructor: Tristan Cezair (Cream 360), The Foundry
Demystifying the Photogrammetry Pipeline for Real-time 3D
4:30 PM
5:00 PM
Demystifying the Photogrammetry Pipeline for Real-time 3DQuantum Capture
4:45 PM
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Q&A With 360 Video Veterans
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11:00 AM
Creating Games for Gear VR - An Overview from Concept to Storefront
11:00 AM
12:30 PM
Creating Games for Gear VR - An Overview from Concept to StorefrontInstructor: Bernie Roehl
11:15 AM
11:30 AM
11:45 AM
12:00 PM
Panel: Finding Success in VR Game Development
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
12:15 PM
12:30 PM
12:45 PM
1:00 PM
1:15 PM
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1:45 PM
2:00 PM
Dreaming of Superman - Game Design Language & Philosphy in VR
2:00 PM
2:30 PM
Dreaming of Superman - Game Design Language & Philosphy in VRInstructor: Keith Makse (Red Meat Games)
2:15 PM
2:30 PM
2:45 PM
3:00 PM
3:15 PM
3:30 PM
Physics in Room Scale VR: Creating Modbox for the HTC Vive
3:30 PM
4:30 PM
Physics in Room Scale VR: Creating Modbox for the HTC ViveAimed at VR game developers, this presentation from Lee Vermeulen of Alientrap Games will show how to implement intuitive and effective VR physics based interaction for your games. Attendees will learn about the difficulty in representing physics correctly with room scale VR and a number of strategies and tricks for better results.
3:45 PM
4:00 PM
4:15 PM
4:30 PM
Demystifying the Photogrammetry Pipeline for Real-time 3D
4:30 PM
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Demystifying the Photogrammetry Pipeline for Real-time 3DQuantum Capture
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9:15 AM
Keynote: Steve Mann - Proposing A Code of Ethics on Virtuality, Robotics, and Human Augmentation
9:15 AM
10:00 AM
9:30 AM
9:45 AM
10:00 AM
Panel: Ethics on Virtuality, Robotics, and Human Augmentation
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
Track 1: Introduction to WebVR
10:00 AM
1:00 PM
Track 1: Introduction to WebVRScaling your app to a billion people will not be app by app. WebVR is an experimental Javascript API that provides access to Virtual Reality devices, such as the Oculus Rift or Google Cardboard, directly in your browser, becoming the easiest and most distributable method of sharing VR experiences.
Keynote: Philip Lelyveld - Hollywood’s Journey into VR
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
Track 4: Metaverse Infrastructure
10:00 AM
12:00 PM
Track 4: Metaverse InfrastructureThe InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) is a new hypermedia distribution protocol, addressed by content and identities. IPFS enables the creation of completely distributed applications. It aims to make the web faster, safer, and more open. IPFS enables completely decentralized and distributed apps.
10:15 AM
10:30 AM
10:45 AM
11:00 AM
UX in VR: The Who What Where When and Why
11:00 AM
12:00 PM
UX in VR: The Who What Where When and WhyPresentation by Ruth Birman on developing better user experiences
Creating Games for Gear VR - An Overview from Concept to Storefront
11:00 AM
12:30 PM
Creating Games for Gear VR - An Overview from Concept to StorefrontInstructor: Bernie Roehl
11:15 AM
11:30 AM
11:45 AM
12:00 PM
How VR Will Democratize Experiential Learning
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
How VR Will Democratize Experiential LearningPresentation by Josh Maldonado (DISCOVR)
Panel: Finding Success in VR Game Development
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
12:15 PM
12:30 PM
12:45 PM
1:00 PM
Crossing the Valley: Exploring the Future of Digital Humans
1:00 PM
1:30 PM
Track 5: AVALON
1:00 PM
3:00 PM
Track 5: AVALONInspired by deaddrops, AVALON [Anonymous Virtual Augmented Local Networks] is a method of repurposing consumer devices into location based mixed reality portals powered by WiFi. I’ll show you how to build a device that allows multiple users to socialize, share files, and collaborate together in realtime just by connecting to the same WiFi network. Avoid censorship, get your story heard by the community with your own virtual private island.
1:15 PM
1:30 PM
Room Scale VR: Going off leash
1:30 PM
2:00 PM
Room Scale VR: Going off leashPresentation by Ben Unsworth (Globacore)
Kit Bashing: Building Cohesive Worlds Out of Pillaged Assets
1:30 PM
2:00 PM
Kit Bashing: Building Cohesive Worlds Out of Pillaged AssetsInstructor: Blair Renaud (IRIS VR)
1:45 PM
2:00 PM
Keynote: Brett Leonard - The Mythic Story of VR: Transformation or Control?
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
Track 2: Import Reality: Project Tango / 360 capture
2:00 PM
4:00 PM
Track 2: Import Reality: Project Tango / 360 captureUse affordable cutting edge 3D scanning technology to sample the real world into your Virtual Reality projects. You’ll learn how to capture and optimize 3D scanned objects and 360 media that can be spatially arranged and hosted on your own website.
Keynote: Ana Serrano - Altogether Now: Designing VR with the past, present and future in mind
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
Dreaming of Superman - Game Design Language & Philosphy in VR
2:00 PM
2:30 PM
Dreaming of Superman - Game Design Language & Philosphy in VRInstructor: Keith Makse (Red Meat Games)
2:15 PM
2:30 PM
Room Scale VR: Latency's a Bitch
2:30 PM
3:30 PM
Room Scale VR: Latency's a BitchBen Unsworth - Globacore
2:45 PM
3:00 PM
Panel: "Take My Point of View" - Creative vs Autonomous Control of Viewer's Attention
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
Social VR and Virtual Theater: Expression and Interaction Within Virtual Worlds
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
The VR Headache - Best Practices for Creating Comfortable Stereoscopic VR
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
The VR Headache - Best Practices for Creating Comfortable Stereoscopic VRBest Practices for Creating Comfortable Stereoscopic VR Tim Dashwood (Dashwood 360VR)
3:15 PM
3:30 PM
360VR Video Post-Production Tips & Tricks
3:30 PM
4:30 PM
360VR Video Post-Production Tips & TricksInstructor: Tim Dashwood (Dashwood 360VR)
Physics in Room Scale VR: Creating Modbox for the HTC Vive
3:30 PM
4:30 PM
Physics in Room Scale VR: Creating Modbox for the HTC ViveAimed at VR game developers, this presentation from Lee Vermeulen of Alientrap Games will show how to implement intuitive and effective VR physics based interaction for your games. Attendees will learn about the difficulty in representing physics correctly with room scale VR and a number of strategies and tricks for better results.
3:45 PM
4:00 PM
Financing Options in Canada for VR/AR
4:00 PM
4:30 PM
Financing Options in Canada for VR/ARPresenter: Lucie LaLumiere
Panel: The Amazing Montreal VR Scene
4:00 PM
5:00 PM
4:15 PM
4:30 PM
Track 3: World Building with Janus
4:30 PM
6:00 PM
Track 3: World Building with JanusWhen its time to build your site, you don’t have to be alone. JanusVR is a collaborative 3D browser with a built in editor that allows for groups of people to create VR websites together in real time.
Demystifying the Photogrammetry Pipeline for Real-time 3D
4:30 PM
5:00 PM
Demystifying the Photogrammetry Pipeline for Real-time 3DQuantum Capture
4:45 PM
5:00 PM
Panel: Distribution and DRM For Immersive Content
5:00 PM
6:00 PM
Building the Next Web for the Coming Age of Mixed Reality
5:00 PM
6:00 PM
Training: Pitching Interactive Animated Stories
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10:00 AM
Track 1: Introduction to WebVR
10:00 AM
1:00 PM
Track 1: Introduction to WebVRScaling your app to a billion people will not be app by app. WebVR is an experimental Javascript API that provides access to Virtual Reality devices, such as the Oculus Rift or Google Cardboard, directly in your browser, becoming the easiest and most distributable method of sharing VR experiences.
Track 4: Metaverse Infrastructure
10:00 AM
12:00 PM
Track 4: Metaverse InfrastructureThe InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) is a new hypermedia distribution protocol, addressed by content and identities. IPFS enables the creation of completely distributed applications. It aims to make the web faster, safer, and more open. IPFS enables completely decentralized and distributed apps.
10:15 AM
10:30 AM
10:45 AM
11:00 AM
11:15 AM
11:30 AM
11:45 AM
12:00 PM
12:15 PM
12:30 PM
12:45 PM
1:00 PM
Track 5: AVALON
1:00 PM
3:00 PM
Track 5: AVALONInspired by deaddrops, AVALON [Anonymous Virtual Augmented Local Networks] is a method of repurposing consumer devices into location based mixed reality portals powered by WiFi. I’ll show you how to build a device that allows multiple users to socialize, share files, and collaborate together in realtime just by connecting to the same WiFi network. Avoid censorship, get your story heard by the community with your own virtual private island.
1:15 PM
1:30 PM
1:45 PM
2:00 PM
Track 2: Import Reality: Project Tango / 360 capture
2:00 PM
4:00 PM
Track 2: Import Reality: Project Tango / 360 captureUse affordable cutting edge 3D scanning technology to sample the real world into your Virtual Reality projects. You’ll learn how to capture and optimize 3D scanned objects and 360 media that can be spatially arranged and hosted on your own website.
2:15 PM
2:30 PM
2:45 PM
3:00 PM
Track 6: Show n' Tell
3:00 PM
6:00 PM
Track 6: Show n' TellEvery project made during the workshop will be interconnected and online, hosted for free. You’ll learn how to capture your experiences inside VR and create a gallery of your works.
3:15 PM
3:30 PM
3:45 PM
4:00 PM
4:15 PM
4:30 PM
Track 3: World Building with Janus
4:30 PM
6:00 PM
Track 3: World Building with JanusWhen its time to build your site, you don’t have to be alone. JanusVR is a collaborative 3D browser with a built in editor that allows for groups of people to create VR websites together in real time.
4:45 PM
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