
VR FEST 2018 - Welcome to Season 4
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Welcome to Season 4 of the world's first and largest VR FEST!
EXPANDED PROGRAM! VR FEST is proud to welcome the VR Arcade Expo that will be showcasing ten of the hottest Location Based VR Attractions Globally.
Date: January 9 to 12
Location: Las Vegas Production Studios located next to the Palm's Casino. Address: 4290 Las Vegas Studio Ct, Las Vegas, NV 89103.
Don't miss this exclusive collection which is the largest gathering of Location Based VR Experiences ever assembled on the West Coast including Hologate, WePlayVR, Modal VR, PhaseSpace, Springboard VR and more!
VR ARCADE Expo Hours:
Tuesday, Jan 9: 11a - 7p
Wednesday, Jan 10: 11a - 7p
Thursday, Jan 11: 11a- 7p
Friday, Jan 12: 11a - 2p
VR FEST 2018 FOUR DAY SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE:
TUES, JANUARY 9th - @ LVPS
11am to 7pm: The VR Arcade at LVPS (near Palms Casino) Check out the largest collection of VR Arcade Attractions in Las Vegas including: Hologate, WePlayVR, ModalVR, SpringboardVR, Tower Tag and more!
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10th - @ Fresh Wata Studios
11am to 6pm: The VR Academy Panels and Workshops
12pm to 6pm: The VR Arcade & Lounge Expo
4pm to 7pm: Electric BBQ by Jesse Ray’s Award Winning BBQ
7:30pm to 9pm: XTC VIP Dinner by Invitation Only
9pm to 12am: VR FEST Opening Night Gala Co-Hosted by Phase Two
THURSDAY, JANUARY 11 @ RedFlint/Venetian/MGM Grand
11am to 7pm: The VR Arcade at LVPS (near Palms Casino)
11am to 5pm: VR FEST Workshops at RedFlint (Downtown LV)
1pm to 3pm: XTC Semi Finals at Venetian (CES Badge Required)
5pm to 8pm: GAN.co/Women in Tech Int’l/VR FEST Mixer at RedFlint
10:30pm to 4am: The VR Arcade at Hakkasan Nightclub with Tiesto
FRIDAY, JANUARY 12 @ Downtown Las Vegas
7pm XR Magazine Closing Night Party (VIP Only)
THE VR ACADEMY SPEAKER PANELS
VR FEST ’s VR/AR Academy Panels feature top industry speakers from the global immersive entertainment community.
Date: January 10th
Time: 11am to 7pm
Location: Fresh Wata Studio
Address: 3905 West Diablo Drive Las Vegas, NV 89118
Description: VR FEST and Fresh Wata are teaming up to host a series of VR/AR speaker panels that will debut at Fresh Wata’s beautiful facility located one mile from the Las Vegas Strip.
PANEL #1: Empathy to Action: How Virtual Reality Can Encourage Pro-Social Behaviors that Progress Society
Time: 11:00am - 12:15pm presented by Vantage Point
Introduction: Christopher Crescitelli, Founder - VR FEST
Moderator: Louisa Spring (Co-Founder/ Chief Strategy Officer, Vantage Point)
Speakers: Morgan Mercer (Founder/CEO, Vantage Point), Jesse Damiani (CEO, Galatea),
Sarah Hill (CEO,Story Up XR), Annie Lukowski (Co-Founder, Vanishing Point Media)
PANEL #2: Fireside Chat
Time: 12:20pm to 12:55pm
Moderator: John Canning (VP New Media, PGA)
Speakers: Seth Shapiro (Television Academy)
Lewis Smitingham (President/Partner, 30 Ninjas)
PANEL #3: Storytelling for VR
Time: 1pm to 1:45pm presented by Here Be Dragons
Moderator: Nitin Gupta (Software Lead, Google Daydream)
Speakers: Kate Wurzbacher (Head of Camera, Here Be Dragons), Alina Mikhaleva (Co-Founder. Spherica), Tristan Cezair (Producer/Creative Director/TD, Cream Productions), Suzanne Lagerweij (Founder, Field of Views)
PANEL #4: The VR Arcade & Theme Park Panel
Time: 1:55pm to 2:40p presented by VR Arcade
Moderator: Bob Cooney (Zero Latency)
Speakers: Nick Risher (Hologate), Shauna Heller (AI Solve/WePlayVR), Louisa Spring (Co-Founder/ Chief Strategy Officer, Vantage Point), Christopher Crescitelli (VR Arcade), Leif Peterson (CEO, Co-Founder, Hologate)
PANEL #5: Experiential VR/AR Marketing Panel
Time: 2:45pm to 3:15pm
Moderator: Brandon Kaplan (Founder/CEO, Skilled Creative)
Speakers: Tyler Gates (Director of Business Development, Brightline), Khayyam Wakil (Chief Strategy Officer, Live Planet), Ryan Pulliam (CMO, Specular Theory), Derek Koenig (SVP of Discovery Agency)
PANEL #6: The Power of Diversity/Inclusion in VR and AR
Time: 3:20pm to 3:50pm
Moderator: Stephanie Chan (Writer, GamesBeat)
Speakers: Charles Babb (CEO, Fairchild Consortium), Dulce Baerga (CEO, River Studios), Zhen Cao (Investment Manager, Outpost Capital), Gaspar Ferreiro (Project Ghost Studio), Cathy Hackl (Evangelist, HTC)
PANEL #7: Music for VR
Time: 3:55pm to 4:40pm presented by New York University (NYU)
Moderator: Sam Howard-Spink, PHD (Clinical Associate Professor Music Business Program NYU Steinhardt)
Speakers: Randy Eckhardt (Founder, Real Time Immersion), Travis Fodor (PM Sound Director, Microsoft Mixed Reality), Tom Impallomeni, (CEO and Co-Founder, Tribe VR)
PANEL #8: Children and Family VR
Time: 4:45pm to 5:15pm presented by New York University (NYU)
Moderator: Amy Peck (Founder & CEO, Endeavor VR)
Speakers: Cory Key (CTO, Discovery Agency), Cheryl Bayer Brady (CEO, Living Pop Ups), Nitin Gupta (Software Lead, Google Daydream), Kiernan Kit (CEO, Co-Founder, Truth for Gold),
PANEL #9: Business of VR
Time: 5:20pm to 6:05pm
Speakers: Lou Pizante (CFO/Head of Corporate Development for Two Bit Circus), Sven Kardelke (VP, Magix), Chris Hewish (EVP, Skydance Interactive), Michael Gold (Co-Founder/CEO Holojam), Kiernan Kit (Co-Founder/CEO, Truth for Gold, Charles Taylor (Caesars Entertainment)
VR FEST WORKSHOPS at REDFLINT
sparked by University of Phoenix
Seating is limited.
Register here: https://VRLOUNGE.formstack.com/forms/2018_vr_fest_academy_workshops
Date: January 11th
Time: 11am to 8pm
Location: RedFlint sparked by University of Phoenix
Address: 300 South 4th Street, Suite 180 LV, NV 89101
Phone: 702-408-3200
Description: VR FEST and RedFlint sparked by the University of Phoenix are teaming up to host a series of VR/AR workshops that will debut at RedFlint’s beautiful facility located in Downtown LV.
WORKSHOP #1: Adobe - The Real World of VR
Time: 11am - 12pm
Introduction: Chris Crescitelli
Speakers: Chris Bobotis, (Adobe)
WORKSHOP #2: Adobe - Advanced VR Workflows
Time: 12pm to 1pm
Speakers: Dave Helmly, (Adobe)
WORKSHOP #3: Your Brain as a Virtual Reality Input presented by Story-UP
Time: 1:15pm to 1:45pm
Speakers: Sarah Hill, (Story-Up)
WORKSHOP #4: New Tools and Processes to Create Successful User Experiences in Mixed Reality
Time: 2pm to 2:45pm
Speakers: Phillippe Lewicki, (Afternow)
WORKSHOP #5: Why Camera Movement is a Game Changer for your 360 Story:
Introducing the Next Generation of Hardware Solutions presented by Spherica
Time: 3pm to 4pm
Speakers: Nick Malukhin (Founder, Spherica) Alina Mikhaleva, (Co-Founder, Spherica)
WORKSHOP #6: Leap Into VR: A Wide Range of Industries, Artists, and Developers Will Take VR Further
Time: 4:15pm to 5pm
Moderator: Gregg Katano, (VP of U.S. Operations, Hologate; Partner, VR Arcade, Senior Facility Advisor, Upload LA)
Speakers: Marcie Jastrow (SVP, Immersive Media, Head of Technicolor Experience Center, Technicolor)
Jacki Morie, (Founder / Chief Scientist, All These Worlds, LLC, VP of Education, Upload LA)
Amanda Joan, (Software Developer, SC Advisory)
Nanea Reeves, (CEO & Co-Founder, Tripp)
Shannon Blake Gans, (CEO & Co-Founder, New Deal Studios)
Cocktail Happy Hour by GAN.co (Greater Accelerator Network) with WITI (Women in Tech International)
Time: 5pm to 8pm
RSVP for Cockail Happy Hour here: https://nvite.com/GANCES/8dl4xr
This years program is dedicated to the Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC) Non-Profit Initiative for Oceanic Conservation. To learn more about XTC please visit them online at:www.ExtremeTechChallenge.com
For more information about VR FEST or to purchase tickets please visit us online: www.VRFEST.org
Thank you for your support and we will look forward to seeing all of you at the show!
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