Reality Check

Snap back to reality! 😎 VR/AR/MR is the 'extended' reality now so get your hands on the newest gadgets and immerse into 'Reality Check' full-day-event (demos & discussions) on Dec 1 @ People Work! 😍 'Reality Check' gathers professionals from the screen industries and education, healthcare, and tourism sectors to explore ways of working together and reaching their audiences! Everyone has a story to tell, and Extended Reality technologies (VR/AR/MR) offer opportunities for engagement and reaching levels of presence that have never been possible before. 😏 AGENDA: 08:30 Arrival & Registration 09:00 Conference opening - Elizabete Palasiosa & Marta Kontina, Story Hub (LV) 09:20 VR Experiences from a Cinematic Perspective - Maria Herholdt Engermann, MANND (DK) 10:00 Coffee & Networking 10:20 VR is More Than a Novelty - Rein Zobel, Maru VR Productions (EE) 10:40 Cross-Innovating with VR & AR - ‎Sérgio de Oliveira, Khora Virtual Reality (DK) 11:00 Audio-visual Industry Trends and Innovations in Lithuania: What's Missing to Go Global? - Darius Sakalauskas, Nebula Cluster (LT) 11:15 Demo project - Ignite talk I - TBA 11:20 Demo EXPO*, Networking, Lunch 12:20 Location Based Documentary in AR - Gunnar Liestøl, University of Oslo (NO) 12:40 Demo project - Ignite talk II - TBA 12:45 Demo project - Ignite talk III - TBA 12:50 VR: for Us by Us. Importance of the Community- Madis Vasser, EEVR - Estonian Virtual Reality (EE) 13:10 Demo EXPO*, Networking 14:00 Digital Storytelling as a Tool for Societal Change - Sandra Coumans, iDROPS (BE) Parallel Sessions: 14:30-16:00 Workshop "First Steps: Build your Own Digital Story" - Sandra Coumans, iDROPS (BE). Brought to you by Radošās Eiropas birojs Latvijā / Creative Europe Desk LV; 14:30-17:30 Workshop "Prototyping for Virtual Reality" - Laura Leon & Timo Kallaste, Mobi Lab (EE) 14:30-16:30 Workshop "3D Graphics for Augmented Reality" - Maxim Velichkin & Haralds Miķelsons, Accenture Latvia (LV) 14:00-16:00 "OPEN SPACE" - networking & discussions. * Demo EXPO - projects exploring immersion, interactivity and gamification and collaboration between the screen industries and education, healthcare, and tourism sectors. THE EVENT IS HELD IN ENGLISH, FREE ENTRANCE For more information and registration go to ej.uz/reality-check The event is organized by 2AnnasIFF and TechHub Riga with the support of Cross Motion - an EU Interreg project facilitating cooperation between screen industries & education, tourism and healthcare sectors and initiating local and international networks.