Jaunt VR, VisiSonics and More Demos!

For our next meetup, we are proud to present Jaunt!

• Jaunt is a technology company located in Palo Alto, CA delivering a completely new way to present and experience media with the first full-stack hardware and software solution for cinematic VR. The Jaunt platform makes use of advanced, proprietary algorithms and computational photography software to enable the creation of seamless, omnidirectional 3D experiences. We work with the world’s best content creators across numerous verticals including Hollywood, travel, real estate and education to create the most immersive cinematic VR experiences in the world. These cinematic VR experiences are accessible to anyone looking to discover truly immersive content.

• VisiSonics is a spinout from the University of Maryland’s Computer Science Department. They have created several technologies for gaming and VR. The most exciting one is their ability to create sound with pinpoint accuracy anywhere in space…with stereo headsets. It’s called “RealSpace 3D Audio” which it has been licenced by Oculus for their Audio Solution ( http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/article_aba162a8-4a9f-11e4-a50a-001a4bcf6878.html ). Gregg Wilkes and team will be on hand to give us a brief presentation on it’s origin as well as stick around to provide live demonstrations of the technology. It is available today for the Unity Gaming Engine for Windows, Mac, iOS and Android. Additionally, VisiSonics has a full 8” Spherical Array with 64 Microphones and 5 HD camera’s that can capture video and audio in 360 degrees simultaneously. They will be able to “demonstrate” Virtual Presence through an Oculus Rift DK2.

We will also have a number of new demos for everyone to experience. Like last time, feel free to bring any VR experience you think is new and exciting. As always, we are excited to show off the amazing potential of virtual reality to first-time users and VR evangelists alike!