Portugal Virtual Reality Meetup #2

Our first event of 2016 is here!

Join your fellow VR pioneers on Saturday, March 12th, for an afternoon dedicated to Virtual Reality. This second edition will take place in Porto.

• Listen to inspiring talks about VR

• Experience & discuss VR projects in the demo space

• Meet the Portuguese VR community

Try VR technology, go hands-on with the latest VR apps and experiences, learn from pioneers, and exchange impressions with VR developers and enthusiasts alike.

This edition of PTVR is being organised with the support of Ground Control Studios. We're proud to be hosted by Founders Founders, a new community of startups in the beautiful city of Porto.

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We're very excited to offer, for the first time in Portugal, the possibility to try out the HTC Vive with SteamVR, courtesy of Mimicry Games.

The location is amazing, but space is limited. So make sure to RSVP on this meetup page.

Want to show your demo at the event? Submit it here: http://bit.ly/PTVR2demo

SPEAKERS

• Raquel Canelas & Paulo Dantas (Studio Station Architecture) - Challenges of developing VR Architectural Visualisations

• Júlio Alves (Riot Films) - Making Interactive 360 Video for VR

SPONSORS

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Ground Control Studios (http://www.gcontrolgames.com/) - Ground Control is an indie games studio based in Porto. They develop mobile and pc games, combining passion and fun to do cool things! It's their mission to develop awesome VR games for PC and Consoles.

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Founders Founders (http://founders-founders.com/) - Founders Founders is a community of startups and young companies. They promote a sharing culture, with the particularity of being made by founders and for an advanced stage of growth.

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Mimicry Games (http://www.mimicrygames.com/) - Mimicry Games is an independent game, VR and software development company. They are based in Leusden, the Netherlands and have a development studio in Coimbra, Portugal.

-> Contact us if you’d like to sponsor PTVR.

CATERING

There will be a coffee break, with coffee and pastries sponsored by the fantastic folks of Ground Control Studios.

ABOUT PTVR

Portugal Virtual Reality (PTVR) Meetup is the biggest VR community in Portugal. It aims to rally and foster the Portuguese VR community by organising events where fellow VR enthusiasts and pioneers can meet. Creating a place where the community can share their own experiences, soak up the latest developments and try the latest technology. PTVR organises the best events to engage with VR, either as a speaker or an attendee, for anyone in Portugal.

EVENT POSTER

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