This Saturday celebrate Global Virtual Reality Day by attending local VR events near you. On November 17th, 2018, Global Virtual Reality Day kicks off its second annual celebration of all things VR and AR. This year’s event will be even bigger than last years with 62 cities (and counting) providing opportunities for anyone to get involved in the VR/AR trend.
Attendees get to learn and experience from different VR/AR demonstrations, become educated about virtual and augmented reality. All of the Global Virtual Reality Day’s events are free, open to the public, and organized entirely by individuals or organizations as a grassroots effort, with a goal to help VR and AR become more mainstream. Events will include product showcases, demos of the latest experiences and apps, and tutorials on how to get started with VR and AR.
Other highlights include:
- Virtual Reality Day is also partnering with AltspaceVR and High Fidelity to produce a 24 hour in VR conference that includes a roster of rotating hosts and speakers during the 24 hours of Virtual Reality Day.
- Individuals that own a VR headset and unable to attend an event in-person are encouraged to participate in the #VR121 initiative. An effort to encourage owners of VR hardware to give just one person (friend, co-worker, family member, etc.) their first VR experience on Virtual Reality Day.
A full list of events, along with links to sign up for events in each city, can be found here: https://virtualrealityday.org/partners/.
Below is the list of the participating cities:
- AKRON, OH
(BILL MYERS– THIS IS NEW TERRITORY) - ALCAÑIZ, SPAIN
(THE 4TH RANETAS VR FEST) - AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
(SUZANNE LAGERWEIJ– FIELD OF VIEWS) - ANNAPOLIS, MD
(ROB CLOUTIER– DIGITAL HISTORY STUDIOS) - ATLANTA, GA
(SCOTT WISE– WISE DESIGN) - AUSTIN, TX
(JIM MALCOLM– HUMANEYES TECHNOLOGIES) - BALTIMORE, MD
(WILL GEEAND ZOE NARDO – BALTI VIRTUAL) - BANGALORE, INDIA
(SARAH ANDERSON – SCAPIC) - BARCELONA, SPAIN (1)
(PATRICIA VAL– FUTURA VR STUDIO) - BARCELONA, SPAIN (2)
(AMPARO – VIVE VIRTUAL) - BEIJING, CHINA
(YIMING NEW– VRARA) - BERKELEY, CA
(SICILANA TREVINO– QUIRKELEY) - BETHESDA, MD
(SONNY TU – VIRTUAL INSANITY ARCADE) - BOMBAY, NAKWESASNE INDIAN RESERVATION
(MONICA PETERS – MONIGARR) - BOSTON, MA
(MIKE FESTA– WAYFAIR) - BRAUNSCHWEIG, GERMANY
(IRENA SHIYANOV– VIRTUAL LOUNGE) - CAIRO, EGYPT
(ELHASSAN MAKLED– ROBUSTA STUDIO) - CALGARY, ALBERTA
(ALEX JACKSONAND MICHAEL MCCREADY – VRARA ALBERTA) - CHICAGO, IL
(KEISHA HOWARD– HTC) - CLEVELAND, OH
(REYNALDO ZABALA– RAZOREDGE) - COLLEGE PARK, MD
(EMILY GONG– UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND) - COPHENHAGEN, DENMARK
(JONATHAN KOMANG-SØNDERBEK– KHORAVR) - DALLAS, TX
( LARA ASHMOREAND VEENA REDDY – CENTER FOR BRAINHEALTH AND VRARA) - DETROIT, MI
(SEAN HURWITZ– PIXOVR) - DUBAI, UAE
(STEVEN BAMBURY– VIRTUALITEACH) - EDMONTON, ALBERTA
(ALEX JACKSONAND MICHAEL MCCREADY – VRARA ALBERTA) - FORT WAYNE, IN
(WAYLON FISHER– SPECTRUM VIRTUAL REALITY ARCADE) - GRAND JUNCTION, CO
(ROBERT MADSEN– SYNAPTIXGAMES) - GULU, UGANDA
(OYSTERS & PEARLS – UG) - HANNOVER, GERMANY
(TIM MITTELSTAEDT– HANNOVR) - HOWELL, NJ
(KEN RICHLIN – CTRL V HOWELL) - KANSAS CITY
(CESAR DURON– OMNILIFEVR) - LAS VEGAS, NV
(ALEX STATE– SLIPGATE STUDIOS) - LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA
(ALEX JACKSONAND MICHAEL MCCREADY – VRARA ALBERTA) - LIMA, PERU
(MARLA JULIAN – MUNDO VR) - LITTLE ROCK, AR
(CASEY HAWKINS– COOL BLUE MEDIA) - LOS ANGELES, CA
(DAY EVENT)
(MARCELO LEWIN– HOW TO CREATE VR) - LOS ANGELES, CA
(EVENING EVENT)
(TANJA BARNES – IVPRA) - MARIN COUNTY, CA
(DANE LANCASTER– MARIN SCHOOLS) - MADRID, SPAIN (1)
(VERÓNICA A. RODRÍGUEZ PÉREZ– XR WORLD @ MADRID) - MADRID, SPAIN (2)
(AMPARO – VIVE VIRTUAL) - MIAMI, FL
(SUSAN RODRIGUEZ– CUPIDO LABSMILAN, ITALY
(FALVIO MANCUSO AND GEORGIA SASSI – VRARA) - NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC
(JEREMY ALEXANDER– THE NEXUS VR ARCADE) - NEW DELHI, INDIA
(RAMESH VERMA– VRARA) - NEW YORK CITY, NY
(SAMANTHA WOLFEAND MARK STERNBERG – PITCHFWD) - PHILADELPHIA, PA
(CLAYTON MCNEIL– GREATER PHILLY VR/AR) - PORTLAND, ME
(SAMUEL MATEOSIAN, YARN CORPORATIONAND WILLIAM SULLIVAN, BIG ROOM STUDIOS) - PRINCETON, NJ
(ADAM TWERSKY, IMMERSIVEXRAND CLAIRE ELAINE, PRINDIE) - RICHMOND, VA
(DAN COTTINGAND EDWIN HUERTAS – SHOCKOE) - ROCHESTER, NY
(RUSS TARTAGLIA– VR PLAYGROUND) - SAN ANTONIO, TX
(ERICA OFFUTTAND STEVE PATTI – MERGEVR) - SAN DIEGO, CA
(SAMI BENHAMO – DEPLOY VR) - SAN FRANCISCO, CA (1)
(CHRISTINE METTEL– HIGH FIDELITY) - SAN FRANCISCO, CA (2)
(JEFF LARSON– BALBOA HIGH SCHOOL) - SLOUGH, UNITED KINGDOM
(CHRIS LONGAND JAY YOUNES – IMMERSIVE EDUCATION AND IMMERSIVE COMPUTING LABS) - STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
(NICLAS JOHANSSON– VRS MEDIA) - SYRACUSE, NY
(ATTILA MELEGH– SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY) - TEMPE, AZ
(PETERAND MAY COSTA – BALTU STUDIOS) - TORONTO, ONTARIO
(JULIE SMITHSONAND DAN HASHEMI – VRARA TORONTO) - TUEBINGEN, GERMANY
(ART PILACINSKI – UNIVERSITY OF TUEBINGEN) - TULSA, OK
(TJ MORGAN – NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY) - TYSON’S CORNER, VA
(HURRIYET OK– VRT-U) - VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA
(DAN BURGARAND ALAN GOLDMAN – VRARA AND BLUE PLATE PRODUCTIONS) - VIENNA, AUSTRIA
(KARYN LAUDISI, IVPRAAND GABRIELLA STANLEY, VRVIENNA MEETUP) - WASHINGTON, DC
(JOSEPH CATHEYAND SOPHIA MOSHASHA – DCVR AND DC VRARA) - ZARAGOZA, SPAIN
(CYNTHIA GÁLVEZ-LÓPEZ– GDG ZARAGOZA) - ZURICH, SWITZERLAND
(CORINNE OSCHWALD– WE ARE CINEMA
For more information on Global Virtual Reality Day or to purchase tickets to the events please visit: https://virtualrealityday.org/.
About Virtual Reality Day:
Virtual Reality Day started as a simple effort to get both enthusiasts and the industry to focus their efforts together for one day every year in order to educate the public about VR/AR technologies. Slated to fall on the last Saturday before Black Friday in the United States, last year’s first event garnered 8 participating cities. The forthcoming second annual event has greatly eclipsed that effort with 62 participating cities and counting.
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Source: https://virtualrealityday.org/