Let's talk about virtual reality

Immersive. Explorative. Creative.

Virtual reality technology is all of these and more...we hope you can join us for the next Meetup when we'll be joined by some great speakers - people working with VR at different points on the arts and tech spectrum, who can offer fantastic insights into the tech and creative applications. As usual we'll strike the right balance with talks then time for a beer and chat in the bar.

More info:

Creative digital agency, The Fusion Works (http://www.thefusionworks.com/), will show off some of their latest (and very cool!) applications of virtual reality technology and explore how easy it is to trick our minds and bodies. This will be interactive talk involving members of the audience!

Talk | Just because it's virtual doesn't mean it's not real
Sensation is key in VR, your senses are in overdrive as your body tries to blend the reality with the virtual. Join us to hear from The Fusion Works on the wonderfully tactile nature of VR and how manipulating your other senses can be crucial to nailing a great experience.

Demos
If you’re a VR virgin, don't worry - over a pint you can have a go and play with some of the latest kit.

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Hear from Marshmallow Laser Feast (http://marshmallowlaserfeast.com/), a creative studio that explores technology to make work which reinterprets the idea of human perception. Their approach and expertise has earned a reputation for creating the seemingly impossible and resulted in them winning the coveted Wired Innovation in Experience Design award last year.

Talk
Marshmallow Laser Feast explore new ways of representing reality. Here we will talk about how MLF play with perception and consider human interaction with virtual worlds, to create digital artworks.

Speaker info | Eleanor (Nell) Whitley
Nell is a creative producer working across the arts, technology and social impact. She is Executive Producer of studio Marshmallow Laser Feast and is focused on creating and implementing creative work which brings people together & reflects, comments and learns from differing aspects of society.

Hope to see you there!