From the Inside Out : a VR Startup from
Cambridge, UK!
Nizar Romdan!
CEO & Co-founder!
nizar@virtualarts.co.uk!
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White Nights, Moscow!
11th October 2016!
About me … Nizar Romdan ... VR Entrepreneur!
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Virtual Arts – VR startup in Cambridge, UK!
And Also … ARM Veteran for 10 Years!!
Worldwide Director of Ecosystem!
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Non-exec Director at TIGA!
The British Game Developers Association!
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odern technology and the internet, it has become necessary to amend the rules for
In collaboration with
Full Immersion into !
Virtual Worlds!!
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The Feeling of Being There!!
VR is not New! … There was a push in the 90s!
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But it was too early!
Virtuality!
Sega VR!
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Then Came the Well in the Market!
Oculus Rift in 2012 in 2016!
VR is the Next Big Thing!!
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Alongside Augmented!
and Mixed Reality!
VR Revenue Forecast in 2020!
Time to Invest Big in VR!!
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Our Strategy is to Focus on!
Mobile VR & AR !
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Samsung GearVR!
Not forgetting!
Google Cardboard!
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Making it!
Mass!
Market!
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Google Daydream Looks Promising!!
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China has big players!!
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Nibiru!
VR Install Base Forecast!
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2020 Opportunity in Mobile Computing
Mid-Range
Smartphone
Entry-Level
Smartphones
Premium
Smartphone
650m
devices in 2020
450m
devices in 2020
1,000m
devices in 2020
Laptops
and 2-in-1s
250m
devices in 2020
Tablets
450m
devices in 2020
Source: Gartner and ARM estimates
Mobile Market Getting Even Bigger by 2020!
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Education TV/Film Advertising!
Exploring Various VR use cases!
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Games Experiences Training!
VR is Hard! … Lots of Technical Challenges!
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Nizar Romdan!
nizar@virtualarts.co.uk!
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