Augmented/Virtual Reality: Seeing the World Differently

The Mobile Learning Lab (MLL) is a free meet-up group that hosts monthly sessions aimed to facilitate education and networking for IT professionals in the greater Toronto community. It's no secret that technology is changing the way we live, work, and play. The MLL is designed to arm professionals and developers with the tools, resources, and contacts they need to be successful in the constantly evolving IT industry.Whether you are looking to meet like-minded people or just seeking tips on how to call a particular API, the Mobile Learning Lab is committed to empowering the tech community in the GTA. Over four years, 2000 members, and 40+ meetups later, the MLL maintains a strong presence and growing member base in the GTA.Stay up-to-date with current and future events: watch a past session on ourYouTubeChannelWard Technology Talent(WTT) is proud to be the power and fuel for the MLL since it's establishment in 2013. It is WTT's mission to build communities that have a positive impact - a positive impact on our clients and their businesses, our candidates and their work, and our internal team. Learn more about our communitieshere

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AR and VR have hit the mainstream and are building a strong presence in many industries including gaming, entertainment, marketing, education and tourism, just to name a few. This space has seen tremendous growth over the past few years and is set to see continuous growth well into the future. According to a Zion Market Report, the VR market is expected to reach $26.8 billion in 2022.
 Join us on Monday, November 5th for Augmented/Virtual Reality: Seeing the World Differently. Learn about why the time is NOW to consider the potential of integrating AR/VR into your innovation and business plans. About the Speakers 
Harrison Olajos - Virtual Reality Consultant, Educator & Creative
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Harrison is the CEO of UP360, a technology-focused organization that educates and consults with organizations on how to use the technologies of tomorrow to stay competitive, further innovate in their industry and grows their business. Harrison and the UP360 team specialize in developing practical education based experiences with virtual reality and augmented reality technologies. 
Presentation: Virtual Reality - The Future of Experiential Learning Harrison will cover what VR is and what it isn't. How it triggers the part of the brain that controls emotion and fight or flight responses. He will provide a quick demo with an audience member to show this concept in real-time. He will finish with where he believes the industry is headed.
 Simone Ferreira - Speaker & Digital Transformation Strategist
<IMG STYLE="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" ALT="" SRC="https://cdn.evbuc.com/eventlogos/244755001/600475367474.jpeg"> Simone Ferreira is an accomplished "Go to Market" strategist for disruptive technologies including; Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality. As the CEO of TMT Analysts (To Market Technologies), Simone helps enterprises deploy disruptive technology in a meaningful and profitable manner. She has countless successes bringing new innovative applications to market quickly. The sister company TMT (Tech Minute Talk) was formed to help engage, educate and enlighten the public on the current state of technology and how future advancement may enhance or hinder our social and business lives.
Presentation: Consumer & Commercial Outreach for VR & AR Simone will explore current outreach for VR and AR by consumers and commercial enterprises as well as the future of AR Marketing and what this means from a Social and Business perspective. Specifically, she will take us through: • A glance at the Retail and Auto industry driven by consumer demand for VR and AR Apps. "Try it before you Buy it" and the growth of VR and AR commerce to replace eCommerce • A deeper look at Commercial adoption/ deployment of VR & AR in Health Care and Education and the revolutionary changes it promises • The Future of AR marketing in the Fourth transformation and what that means for our digital footprint Brad Sears - Director of Interactivity, Producer & Developer
<IMG STYLE="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" ALT="" SRC="https://cdn.evbuc.com/eventlogos/244755001/600475367477.jpeg"> Brad Sears is an engineer with a software, hardware, multimedia, and quality assurance background. During his work with iThentic he has developed or produced 85+ games with millions of plays, websites, apps, and web applications. Notable projects include Corner Gas, Odd Job Jack, Erky Perky, the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, Turbo Dogs Online, Pillars of Freedom, Finding Stuff Out Online, the GeoFreakZ MMOG for Teletoon, Canada's Smartest Person for CBC, and 10k Hours VR. Brad's current focus is on Virtual Reality/AR development and photogrammetry in Unity.
Presentation: Taking a 3D scan to low poly PBR Unity asset workflow 2 years ago Brad became fascinated with photogrammetry examples. He began tests with no Unity and little 3D experience. After lots of experiments, all the tutorials, and a little help, a workflow emerged that can produce high-quality results. He will share this workflow and his references with us and talk about his team’s low budget room scale VR documentary pilot: 10k VR: Sean McColl

Ward Technology Talent Inc.

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