Exploring VR with Tom Emrich Save 10% off any FITC event with discount code 'slideshare'. Details at www.FITC.ca OVERVIEW Virtual reality is hitting the mainstream hard with mobile-powered solutions already available for users today and large manufacturers entering the market with dedicated devices in 2016. This session is an overview of the VR ecosystem before diving deep into the VR trends; and a look at what is to come in the near future. OBJECTIVE To provide the audience with a good understanding of the VR opportunity today and tomorrow FIVE THINGS AUDIENCE MEMBERS WILL LEARN VR Ecosystem VR by the Numbers VR Trends Today VR Predictions for Tomorrow Opportunities & Challenges

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What is VR?

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Virtual reality is here….

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….Wait wasn’t vr here before?

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Why now?

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HMDs: head
mounted displays

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Software Tools

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Cameras

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Peripherals

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Content

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VR by the Numbers
Virtual Reality Headset Shipments to Approach 30 Million by 2020 (Juniper)
AR/VR: $150 billion dollar industry by 2020

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Opportunities
u Entrepreneurs
u Developers
u Film makers
u Investors
u brands

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VR Trend #1
A new way to view old
media

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VR Trend #2
THE BEST SEAT IN
THE HOUSE

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VR Trend #3
live the lesson

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VR Trend #4
is a cigar still a cigar in vr?

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VR Trend #4
walk a mile in someone
else’s shoes

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VR Trend #5
disney world on crack

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VR Trend #6
gamers dream

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VR Prediction #1
vr gets more social

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VR Prediction #2
vr gets big ticket stories

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VR Prediction #3
VR gets more serious

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VR Prediction #4
VR gets more physical

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WHY ARE YOU STILL IN THIS
REALITY?

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Thank You