In these hard times, we are all collecting events that we should have attended and instead got canceled. Regarding me, for instance, we’re talking about MWC, GDC, XR Europe, Svilupparty, just to name a few. Some of these events have been definitely canceled, while others have reverted to the use of VR and will be held completely in virtual reality. The most famous example concerns HTC, that this night will hold the VEC all inside ENGAGE.
I was talking about this with the amazing developer Nicolò Carpignoli, the maintainer of AR.js (for which I did a getting started guide), and he proposed me to write down a list of all the best events that will be held in virtual reality, so that all VR enthusiasts can find them in only one place. There are many meetings in VR every day, but here we want just to list the biggest ones, usually associated with a canceled event in the physical world.
The idea is that we two keep this list always up-to-date so that it can become your to-go place when you want to attend a major event in VR. Don’t hesitate to contact me at tonyvt AT skarredghost DOT com to notify me of new events that will take place in virtual reality, so that I can update this list for the whole community!
So… what big events will you be able to Attend in VR?
March
V2EC
V2EC is the rebranding of the VEC, the Vive Ecosystem Conference, the annual event where HTC announces some news on its products and connects with developers and enterprises. Usually, it is held in China, but this year it is full virtual, so it has a more international touch.
When: March, 19th, 2020, 1.30 am GMT
Platform: ENGAGE
Link: https://engagevr.io/v2ec-event-registration/
Price: free
IEEE VR
The IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (IEEE VR) is the premier international event for the presentation of research results in the broad area of virtual reality (VR). IEEE is a godlike institution for us engineers, so expect this conference to be a bit technical. There will be researchers presenting papers, and other people listening to this knowledge.
When: March, 22-26 2020
Platform: Mozilla Hubs
Link: http://ieeevr.org/2020/attend/registration.html
Price: free for non-authors, $450 for authors
May
AWE USA
AWE is one of the most respected events about AR and VR, and it gathers every year professionals from every part of the world. It is managed by the famous investor Ori Inbar and usually has one edition in the US and another one in Europe. This year, AWE will be accompanied by a virtual version of the event, that it will be more or less important depending on if the physical event will be held or not.
When: May 27-29 2020
Platform: Undisclosed
Link: https://www.awexr.com/
Price: Undisclosed
June
VR/AR Global Summit
The VRARA association had to cancel its important worldwide events, including the summit in Lisbon. So they have decided this year to do a big online event, including all the VRARA professionals. There will also be the possibility to have 1-to-1 meetings and exhibit your products, all of this virtually.
When: June 1-3 2020
Platform: Not specified, but it will be cross-platform
Link: https://www.vrarglobalsummit.com/online-summit
Price: Free to attend, paid to exhibit or have meetings
October
VR Awards
The VR Awards are an annual ceremony that gives recognition to the best AR/VR companies and best XR products on the market. It is a very prestigious award, and all the top people of the XR ecosystem attend its ceremony every year. I’ve been honored for having been a judge of the past 2019 edition.
When: October, 27th 2020. The pre-show will begin with a live studio panel at 6.30 pm GMT
Platform: Not specified, but it will be cross-platform
Link: https://vrawards.aixr.org/
Price: Still unknown
(Header image by VRrOOm and MID Studio)
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