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AWE Nite Northern XR: Eyes on Estonia

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AWEvengers Assemble!

Welcome to AWE Nite Northern XR: Eyes on Estonia! This event will focus on the Estonian XR ecosystem. It will take place from 18-19:10 EET (Helsinki/Tallinn time)

The special co-host/co-organizer for this session is Märt Lume, Chairman of the Board of EEVR.

Huge thanks to our sponsors Spatial8 & EEVR (Estonian VR & AR Association)!

AWE Nite Northern XR thanks photographer Teemu Rönkkö for capturing the image above (Feb. 2021).

IMPORTANT:
To take part in the meet up please use this link https://awe.live/register to register. Find this session and join. The registration only needs to be done once, and it's completely free.

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AGENDA

18:00-18:05 Welcome & Intro

18:05-18:15 XR Nation Presents Spatial News™ with Teemu Ollilainen, Prime Minister of XR Nation

18:15-18:20 "An Overview of the Estonian XR ecosystem" by Märt Lume, Chairman of the Board of EEVR (Estonian VR & AR Association)

18:20-18:30 Project Spotlight featuring:

- Mondo Music Table by Maru VR - "Lessons from creating a music-maker with hand-tracking" presented by Rein Zobel, VR Creative Director

- Alpha AR - "Creating digital twins with AI" presented by Madis Alesmaa, CEO

18:30-19:05 Panel Discussion: Metaverse Builders - Who Should Educate Them and Why?
Topics to be covered:

  • Where will Estonian future XR talent come from?
  • Who should educate them and why?
  • How can companies and educational institutions work together?
  • What is an ideal skill set to work in the XR industry?

Participants:

  • Moderator - Märt Lume of EEVR
  • Rein Zobel, VR Creative Director at Maru VR
  • Raimond Tunnel, Computer Graphics Specialist at the University of Tartu
  • Vladimir Kuts, Postdoctoral Researcher of Confirm Smart Manufacturing Centre (Ireland) and Head of Industrial Virtual and Augmented Reality Lab at TalTech (Estonia)
  • Vladimir Futnikov, Chief Executive Optimist at CM Games

19:05-19:10 Announcements & Closing

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Meet the Sponsors:

Spatial8 is a modern business hub designed to bring emerging technology companies and ecosystems in Europe closer together in order to better educate the market, improve business, and facilitate innovation. Digital Innovation | Spatial8 | Finland

EEVR (Estonian Virtual and Augmented Reality Association) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to advance and coordinate the development of Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality in Estonia. EEVR combines VR and AR professionals in companies, research centres, public organisations and also VR enthusiasts and freelancers. Estonian Virtual and Augmented Reality Association | EEVR

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Meet the Companies and Organizations:

Alpha AR makes 3D content creation simple and scalable for augmented reality, virtual try-on, virtual reality, NFTs, games and marketing. Alpha AR | From a 2D image to a 3D model

CM Games is an independent game developer and publisher based in Tallinn, Estonia whose products have been enjoyed by over 400 million players. CM Games – Where magic is made

Maru VR is a virtual reality development studio, committed to creating high-quality VR experiences. Virtuaalreaalsuse elamused ja praktilised rakendused - Maru VR

TalTech IVAR Laboratory studies Virtual and Augmented reality technologies and their respective applications in revolutionizing industrial workflows. [TalTech IVAR Laboratory – TalTech Industrial Virtual And Augmented Reality Lab (ttu.ee)](https://ivar.ttu.ee/)

University of Tartu is the largest and most comprehensive university in Estonia and one of the top universities in Northern Europe. Home | University of Tartu (ut.ee)

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See you at the show!

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