Programme
Programme
Download XR Workshop 2021 Programme - with speaker details (PDF 47 MB)
Tuesday 9 February 2021
0900-0930 Welcome and Registration (see Venue)
0930-1030 Introduction to Workshop
1030-1100 Break
1100-1200 Keynote #1 - Tony Parisi (Unity, USA)
1200-1300 Lunch
1300-1500 Introduction to Unity - Prasanth Sasikumar (University Auckland, NZ)
1500-1530 Break
1530-1600 Developing AR and VR for clients – more than just programming - Dr Roy Davies (University Auckland, NZ)
1600-1630 When will VR games become mainstream? - Dr Simon McCallum (Victoria University of Wellington, NZ)
1630-1730 Group formation, and project ideation
1730-1800 Feedback Session
1800-1900 Dinner
1900-2200 After Dinner Work (optional)
Wednesday 10 February 2021
0900-0930 Sound and Music in XR - Clovis McEvoy (Freelance Composer, Germany)
0930-1000 Data Visualization in XR - Dr Stefan Marks (Auckland University of Technology, NZ)
1000-1030 XR for Disasters- Dr Ruggiero Lovreglio (Massey University, NZ)
1030-1100 Break
1100-1200 Keynote #2 - Dr Pedro Lopes (University of Chicago, USA)
1200-1300 Lunch
1300-1400 Keynote #3 - A/Prof Gina Grimshaw (Victoria University of Wellington, NZ)
1400-1500 Group Project Work
1500-1530 Break
1530-1730 Group Project Work
1730-1800 Feedback Session
1800-1900 Dinner
1900-2200 VR Online Meetup with Hubs in Australia and After Dinner Work (optional)
Thursday 11 February 2021
0900-0930 User Experiences in XR - Dr Nadia Pantidi (Victoria University of Wellington, NZ)
0930-1000 Evaluating XR Experiences - Dr Danielle Lottridge (University of Auckland)
1000-1030 Designing Individualised VR Applications for Supporting Mental Health - Dr Nilufar Baghaei (Massey University, NZ)
1030-1100 Break
1100-1200 Keynote #4 - Professor Joaquim Jorge (University of Lisbon, Portugal)
1200-1300 Lunch
1300-1500 Group Project Work
1500-1530 Break
1530-1730 Group Project Work
1730-1800 Feedback Session
1800-1900 Dinner
1900-2200 After Dinner Work (optional)
Friday 12 February 2021
0900-1030 Group Project Work
1030-1100 Break
1100-1200 Industry Panel:
Melanie Langlotz (Geo AR Games)
Amber Taylor (ARA Journeys)
Dr Roy Davies (University of Auckland)
Sakthi Priya Balaji Ranganathan (JIX Reality)
James Everett (NZXR)
Jessica Manins (Beyond)
1200-1300 Lunch
1300-1400 Keynote #5 - Dr Hrvoje Benko (Facebook Reality Labs Research, USA)
1400-1500 Group Project Work
1500-1530 Break
1530-1700 Final Group Project Work, Student Awards, Setup for Demos
1700-2000 Public Open House (FREE Event) Please register: https://xrworkshop2021-open-house.eventbrite.com
1700-1900 Demos
1900-2000 Keynote #6 - Sir Ian Taylor (Animation Research Limited, NZ)
2000-2100 Cleanup