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Immersion into a story, journalism, public image, and advertisement is growing deeper with immersive technologies giving the consumer a far more interactive experience, drawing more attention in a more meaningful way.  Reading about a flood in a newspaper, and being virtually transported to a site, seeing first hand impact up close, can offer a dramatic difference in perspective and urgency. There is a deeper understanding of material than reading or listening can digest alone.

The more a bit of advertising, or an article engages the senses, the more lasting of an impression is made. Your attention is the most valuable thing you can give, virtual and augmented technology is primed to make everyone far more involved than before.

Join us Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021 in Virbela as we discuss how immersive technology impacts media and communications.

What's The Format:

We will be using Virbela as Avatars to host the program. We suggest that you download, set-up, get familiar with the Virbela program and environment prior to the Meetup, as we will be unable to provide support during the event. The event will also streamed on Facebook.com/VRARChicago.

The virtual environment resembles a physical space, so you will be able to talk with other attendees during open networking both before and after the presentations. The sound is spatialized, so if at any point it feels too loud, feel free to move your conversation to another part of the room where there are less people.

We begin with informal networking and then start the stage portion promptly at 6:15pm CDT. There will be a handful of presentations before we move on to answer audience questions and then finish with more networking. We keep it simple and informal - this MeetUp is about you, our members, and not the host or presenters. Come and get your questions answered, take your next step into immersive technology.

6:00-6:15pm - Networking & Preparation

6:15-6:30pm - Introductions & Welcome

6:30-7:30pm - Panel Discussion and Q&A

7:30-8:00pm - Networking

Host:

Matthew Wren - BUNDLAR

Confirmed Panel:

Jimmy Giliberti - Pagoni VR

Keith Sojacich - Digitas

More Details Coming Soon...

About Our Panelists' Companies:

Pagonia VR

Pagoni VR sees the world through a different lens… actually a whole bunch of different lenses. We build solutions to facilitate 360 and 180 degree video workflows while creating new and innovative solutions that combine real world and virtual world elements.

Digitas

Digitas is the Connected Marketing Agency, built on the principle that there are better ways for brands to connect with people and people with each other. Leveraging comprehensive data, technology, creative, media and strategy capabilities and a proprietary planning process called North, Digitas delivers ambitious outcomes via connected practices that include Creative + Media Campaigns, Brand Experiences, CRM & Loyalty and Marketing Transformation. A Gartner Magic Quadrant Global Marketing Agency Leader for four consecutive years, Digitas serves the world’s leading brands through a global network comprised of more than 4,000 employees across over 30 countries and 50 offices. For more information visit www.digitas.com, where everything connects.

For more details about our presenters or their companies, please visit the event page on VRAR Chicago's Website.

Thank you to 1871, BUNDLAR, VirBELA, and FinTank for providing venue, management, marketing & logistics support and to our partners 2112, VR Motion Learning, XR Women, & International Game Developers Association (IGDA) to the VRAR Chicago event series.