ARBA Feb 2018 - AR + Blockchain

You are invited to the Augmented Reality San Francisco Bay Area meetup! This month we are looking at AR + Blockchain.

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Blockchain, the technology behind cryptocurrency, allows for the secure online exchange of goods and services independent of a third party. Many experts and futurists believe that blockchain will be the basis for trust – and with that, the answer to identity verification and a means of consensus or governance – in the Metaverse. Experiments are already taking place in multiplayer VR gaming in the form of virtual economies and virtual property ownership. Blockchain can also help establish virtual intellectual property, incentivizing developers to create content by allowing them to protect and profit from their work, and even serve as a way to authenticate users who may assume different avatars using XR technologies.

Hear how startups are using Blockchain as part of their augmented reality solution from YouAR, ARCONA, Virtualeap and a special presentation on the Blockchain + AR opportunity from Ori Inbar, Partner at Super Ventures.

A huge thanks to Microsoft Reactor, Super Ventures and AWE for their support in making this event possible.

Agenda

6:30-7:00pm - Registration and Networking

7:00-7:10pm - Opening Remarks & AR+VR Trends by Tom Emrich, Partner at Super Ventures & Co-Producer of AWE

7:10-7:20PM - Presentation on AR + Blockchain by Ori Inbar, Partner at Super Ventures and Co-Founder of AWE

7:20-8:00PM - Presentations by:

• Daniil Girdea, Founder - Arcona: Arcona - Global Augmented Reality Ecosystem. A Blockchain Powered Ecosystem uniting the physical and virtual worlds into a single information environment perfectly linked to our real world. It is designed for everyday user interactive experience with augmented, virtual and mixed reality multimedia content in real world locations. Learn more at https://www.arcona.io/

• Colin Steinmann - YouAR: An AR Cloud Platform. Learn more http://youar.io/

• Amir-Esmaeil Bozorgzadeh, Co-Founder - Virtuleap - Virtuleap is the host of the Global WebXR Hackathon and the startup behind the Gaze-At-Ratio XR ad metric. Learn more at http://www.virtuleap.com/

8:00-9:00PM - Networking

Beer and pizza will be served courtesy of Super Ventures & AWE.

Our Sponsors

AWE (Augmented World Expo): The world’s #1 AR+VR conference is back for its 9th year in the USA in Santa Clara on May 30-June 1, 2018 and this year’s event will illustrate why every organization, startup, and investor must get into XR (short for AR, VR, MR) or be left behind. he AWE USA 2018 stage will showcase speakers, startups and organizations who are already using AR & VR to drive economic growth, encourage empathy and collaboration, democratize healthcare and education, and change the world. It’s time to GO XR or GO HOME. Super Early bird ticket rates on sale now until February 13. Get yours here https://augmentedworldexpo.com/registration-general/

Super Ventures: The first early stage fund for Augmented Reality. We believe that Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, and Mixed Reality are giving people real superpowers and are on a mission to invest in early stage startups that are using these superpowers to change the world. Learn more about the fund, our partners and our portfolio at http://www.superventures.com

The Microsoft Reactor at 680 Folsom is an event-based site that houses three main teams: Mixed Reality Academy, Mixed Reality Capture Studio and Commercial Software Engineering. The Mixed Reality Academy provides tutorials on mixed reality development and access to expert advice and devices. Workshops will be available, led by our Mixed Reality engineers, local communities and partners in the near future. Microsoft Reactors are designed for local technical communities to gather and grow. To that end, additional events range anywhere from executive meetings to hackathons, as well as user groups and meetups. Learn more at: http://microsoftreactor.com

AugmentedReality.org is a non-profit organization dedicated to Augmented Reality, Wearables, and IoT. All profits are reinvested in AR.ORG’s services. Our Mission: Advancing Augmented Reality to Advance Humanity. Our Goal: 1 billion active users of AR by 2020. We produce the world's largest AR event Augmented World Expo (AWE) in the USA, Europe and China. Learn more at http://www.augmentedreality.org/