February Milk Bar Meetup - Virtual and Augmented Reality in Business

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Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality in Business

With their roots in video games, these two emerging technologies are rapidly evolving beyond their original purpose. Virtual reality and augmented reality are capturing the imagination of customers and are being implemented in the areas of education, real estate, retail, design, marketing, entertainment, and many more.

At this Milk Bar, we aim to lift the hood and bust some myths about VR & AR, as well as to show you some exciting applications for your business.

We've got speakers and interactive demos from businesses that are already filming and developing VR & AR, and they're going to show you how they can be used by you.

First up: Mark Baxter, is co-founder of Digitalnauts, a cutting edge training /learning solutions provider.

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As a subject matter expert in e-Learning development, Mark is passionate about teaching (learning development) and technology, and has designed and delivered bespoke training solutions for organisations across dozens of sectors.

Mark’s entrepreneurial creativity and programming skills are focussing in on the world of Virtual Reality, as future technologies, like VR, will provide a paradigm shift in learning absorption and retention for users as well as proving a much higher ROI for organisations.

Next up: Biança Barker, Company Director for both Steadipix Productions and Steadishot Facilities.

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Bianca is a highly-experienced programme maker, with twenty years of storytelling experience as a TV Producer / Director for ITV, BBC, Channel 4, Channel 5, RTE and Discovery. In the last two years Biança has started using her well-honed storytelling skills to create narrative driven 360° and virtual reality films for corporate and broadcast clients.

Last Up: Stewart MacKenzie-Leigh, Co-Founder and Technical Director of Stugo

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Stewart co-founded Stugo with his twin brother 8 years ago. He taught himself to write programs at a young age and has previously worked as a researcher with the University of Strathclyde, helping to develop image similarity algorithms. He is passionate about technology and how it can be used to solve problems.

Meet them (and us) at the Milk Bar!