XR Open Forum at EuroVR 2020

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How to “unlock and maximize” the development potential of extended reality? It’s a question that many in the industry have asked themselves.

The global Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR and AR) market is set to grow exponentially, between 2020 and 2022, worldwide spending on VR and AR is forecasted to expand at an average annual growth rate of 72%. Europe is actually responsible for a fifth of the global VR and AR market, one of the major players along with Asia and North America.

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VR4REHAB session at EuroVR 2020

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We’re thrilled to announce that VR4REHAB will take part in EuroVR 2020.
A special session entitled VR4REHAB-VR for Rehabilitation will take place on 27 November from 10.00 to 12.00.
An opportunity to discover the recent progress of the VR4REHAB Interreg Project and to discuss the future of rehabilitation and healthcare innovation strategies.

Image courtesy of VR4REHAB 2019

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EuroVR 2020 third Keynote Speaker announcement

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Keynote: Challenges in Perception Engineering

Steven M. LaValle received a Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois, Champaign, IL, USA, in 1995. He is a professor at the University of Oulu, where he is co-leading the Perception Engineering Group, which pursues problems in virtual reality, robotics, and telepresence.

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EuroVR 2020 second Keynote Speaker announcement

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Keynote: Communicating with Virtual Humans or Social humanoid robots, a natural Human-Computer Interface

Professor Nadia Magnenat-Thalmann has pioneered research into virtual humans over the last 30 years. Since 1989, she is a Professor at the University of Geneva where she founded the interdisciplinary research group MIRALab.

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Meeting the Network: Dr. Danielle Levac

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Danielle Levac is a Canadian physical therapist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences, with an affiliate position in the Department of Bioengineering, at Northeastern University in Boston, MA.

Danielle Levac

She directs the Rehabilitation Games and Virtual Reality Laboratory, where her research and scholarship focus on the sustainable, evidence-based integration of virtual reality and active video games into rehabilitation practice. One of the main goals of Levac’s research program is to explore the “active ingredients” of practice in virtual environments for motor learning and transfer in children and adults with neuromotor impairments.

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Laval Virtual – ReVolution Competitions

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Laval Virtual Competitions that promote emerging actors

The ReVolution competitions enable projects and cutting-edge technologies or pioneering uses of VR/AR to benefit from a springboard in terms of the exhibition during Laval Virtual. Between 6 and 20 projects are selected in each ReVolution category for their quality and ability to transform the XR sector.

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EuroVR 2020 first Keynote Speaker announcement

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Keynote: On the validity of VR experiments

Daniel R. Mestre is a senior researcher in the Institute of Movement Sciences (https://ism.univ-amu.fr/ ) in Marseilles. He is Head of the Mediterranean Virtual Reality Center (www.crvm.eu) and vice-president of the Association for eXtended Reality-AFXR  (www.afxr.org).

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Laval Virtual – “BACK TO SCHOOL CHALLENGE”

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For the third year in a row Grenoble School of Management (GEM) has teamed up with Laval Virtual for another Virtual Reality back-to-school challenge.

Photo Courtesy of Laval Virtual

The two institutions partnered to organize a virtual event with 700 students to launch and celebrate Grenoble School 2020 academic year. On Monday, September 14th, 700 students of the Masters in Management (Grande Ecole Program) at Grenoble Ecole de Management had the opportunity to experience their main auditorium of the new digital Virbela campus, created by Laval Virtual.

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Big announcement for EuroVR 2020 Online Conference

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EuroVR 2020 Free registration

Major changes for this year await the EuroVR 2020 annual Conference. We previously announced that this year’s conference will be held online. Now we are glad to announce that EuroVR 2020 Conference will be free of charge, for all the attendees.

Visit the official website to stay up to date!

 

Register here and Join us!
25-27 November at EuroVR 2020 Online Conference.
The XR event to grow your knowledge, connections, and business.

Christoph Runde Keynote Speaker at World Class Corporate Extended Reality 2020.

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We are pleased to say that Christoph Runde, EuroXR Vice President Industry and General Manager of
VDC will be a Keynote Speaker at the World Class Corporate Extended Reality 2020.

“Testing & evaluating VR/AR components”

Abstract:“The Virtual Dimension Center (VDC), EuroXR member, built up significant testing facilities for VR/AR components. Topics of investigation are e.g. tracking systems and  VR headsets. Christoph Runde will give an insight into VDC’s laboratories and present current and future activities.”

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