Real World VR - Virtual Reality - XR/VR/AR/MR Forum Event

Join Transitions Film Festival and Real World VR for two special panels, Q&A session & a VR film showcase. We will discuss topics ranging from preserving indigenous languages, the future, technology, disruption, poverty, water level rising, Antarctica, our oceans, conservation, rainforests, politics & the future to explore how new forms of media can be a force for good. Having gained a following since launching in 2016, the event showcases some of the most inspiring social enterprise & impact driven leaders working with new technologies in Australia. ________________________________________________ PANELISTS: - Thomas Kinsman - Australian Conservation Fund "Daintree: A Nature Legacy" - Helen Nias - "Save Sydney" - Joel De Ross - Rock Against Poverty / Metavents - Moderator - Leah Bunny ________________________________________________ THOMAS KINSMAN Thomas is a videographer working on changing the political landscape and creating impact awareness of conservation for the Australian Conservation Fund on the Daintree Rainforest. ________________________________________________ HELEN NIAS Helen Nias and Kelsey Shanahan, developed Save Sydney during Academy Xi’s VR Design course[masked]. The course encouraged us to focus on intuitive, ‘native-VR’ designs and seamless onboarding. Helen Nias is a Digital communications and marketing professional and producer of virtual reality short films. ________________________________________________ JOEL DE ROSS Joel currently leads the technology strategy for Vihara Foundation and Rock Against Poverty, a charity event initiative comprising of 50 charity events in 25 countries, with a target to raise $1 Billion annually for disaster mitigation and poverty alleviation projects. ________________________________________________ VR FILM SHOWCASE: - Daintree: A Nature Legacy - A Thin Black Line - Save Sydney - Uku360 - I Saw The Future ________________________________________________ DAINTREE: A NATURE LEGACY Take an intimate journey through the breathtaking landscapes of the Daintree while listening to the story of the forest’s indisputable importance to Australia and the world, as the oldest surviving tropical rainforest on earth. Australian Conservation Fund ________________________________________________ A THIN BLACK LINE When bombs rain down on their hometown, a family is broken apart. A young girl is forced to flee by boat; her father, to stay behind. Directed by ATOM award-winner Douglas Watkin, with art by acclaimed Aboriginal artist Vernon Ah Kee and produced by award-winning VR studio VRTOV. ________________________________________________ UKU360 Immerse yourself in this extraordinary adventure and share a new perspective of the underwater world. Cassie De Colling - Director ________________________________________________ SAVE SYDNEY An interactive room-scale VR game, which simplifies the effects of climate change and sea level rise in order to show that our choices do make a difference to the future of the planet. Helen Nias Director & Kelsey Shanahan Producer ________________________________________________ I SAW THE FUTURE In 1964, Arthur C. Clarke, the co-writer of Stanley Kubrick's on 2001: A Space Odyssey, reveals his vision of the future. François Vautier - Director ________________________________________________ Door & Bar opens at 5:00 PM 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM - Virtual reality film showcase 2 x Panels + Q&A from 7:00 PM - 8:45 PM 8:45 PM - 10:00 PM - Virtual reality film showcase + networking TICKETS $5 (+ Booking fee) https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/vr-positive-change-real-world-vr-transitions-film-festival-tickets-56695217923

REAL WORLD VR (Virtual Reality) Applications for Professionals. Find out about the current uses of virtual reality and future applications. We meet once a month on a Tuesday evening at Loop Project Space & Bar. The night includes a Q & A forum, virtual reality experience using Google Cardboard headsets in the front room and Oculus headsets in the back room on large format screens. An opportunity for the audience to ask questions or experience VR (Virtual Reality) and 360 video for themselves. Speakers include: Emily Harridge founder of Visual Playground, an international award winning creative studio. Awards include; AEAF Awards, Promax ANZ , APDG Awards and MADC Awards. Guest Speaker: We have just secured one of Melbourne's most exciting VR music acts - stay tuned for more details. Format: Large Format Screens, Google Cardboard headsets, Samsung Gear VR & Oculus headset at Loop (licenced project space and bar with food menu & music). Must RSVP as spaces are limited. Free Entry. Thank you. We are looking for contributors so please get in touch if you have a project that you would like to showcase.

REAL WORLD VR (Virtual Reality) Applications for Professionals. Find out about the current uses of virtual reality and future applications. We meet once a month on a Tuesday evening at Loop Project Space & Bar. The night includes a Q & A forum, virtual reality experience using Google Cardboard headsets in the front room and Oculus headsets in the back room on large format screens. An opportunity for the audience to ask questions or experience VR (Virtual Reality) and 360 video for themselves. Speakers include: Emily Harridge founder of Visual Playground, an international award winning creative studio. Awards include; AEAF Awards, Promax ANZ , APDG Awards and MADC Awards. Guest Speaker: We have just secured one of Melbourne's most exciting VR music acts - stay tuned for more details. Format: Large Format Screens, Google Cardboard headsets, Samsung Gear VR & Oculus headset at Loop (licenced project space and bar with food menu & music). Must RSVP as spaces are limited. Free Entry. Thank you. We are looking for contributors so please get in touch if you have a project that you would like to showcase.

REAL WORLD VR (Virtual Reality) Applications for Professionals. Find out about the current uses of virtual reality and future applications. We meet once a month on a Tuesday evening at Loop Project Space & Bar. The night includes a Q & A forum, virtual reality experience using Google Cardboard headsets in the front room and Oculus headsets in the back room on large format screens. An opportunity for the audience to ask questions or experience VR (Virtual Reality) and 360 video for themselves. Speakers include: Emily Harridge founder of Visual Playground, an international award winning creative studio. Awards include; AEAF Awards, Promax ANZ , APDG Awards and MADC Awards. Guest Speaker: We have just secured one of Melbourne's most exciting VR music acts - stay tuned for more details. Format: Large Format Screens, Google Cardboard headsets, Samsung Gear VR & Oculus headset at Loop (licenced project space and bar with food menu & music). Must RSVP as spaces are limited. Free Entry. Thank you. We are looking for contributors so please get in touch if you have a project that you would like to showcase.