META Presentation and VR for PTSD

Join us for 2 fantastic presentations:

John Werner, META

John was the Head of Innovation at the MIT Media Lab Camera Culture group, organizer of Vision Cafe, and founder and curator of TedxBeacon. John recently joined META as the VP for strategic partnerships, and is staying in Boston to develop the augmented reality ecosystem.

Please note that unfortunately no META glasses will be available for demo during this meetup.

Dr. Andrea Webb, Draper

Dr. Andrea Webb is Group Leader of the Cognitive and Behavioral Understanding group and Principal Member of Technical Staff at Draper. She has led and been a significant contributor to the majority of Draper’s externally and internally funded Human Signals and Systems projects. Dr. Webb has designed experiments, submitted and managed IRB protocols, guided statistical analysis and model development, and led several data analytic teams during her time at Draper. She serves as the Engineering Coordinator for Human Subject Testing at Draper and ensures that Draper is compliant in human subject testing procedures and data management. She has extensive experience in experiment design, quantitative methods, and psychophysiological measurement and analysis. Dr. Webb’s research has focused on deception and malintent detection, dyadic interaction, and mental health disorders such as PTSD and depression. She has published and presented her work in a variety of peer-reviewed forums. Dr. Webb holds M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Utah.

Read her paper here (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4309895/)

We are very excited to host the following demos:

VirZOOM (http://virzoom.com/)- VR that moves you! VirZOOM creates thrilling experiences that are powered by you! Hop on their custom exercise bike and power your way through multiple video games they have made. One of the best VR experiences out there!

OssoVR (http://www.ossovr.net/)- The next generation of surgical simulation. Led by an amazing team, OssoVR is a VR experience where you can learn the steps involved with various surgeries, and actually go through the motions yourself in a realistic way. OssoVR won 2nd place at NVIDIA's GTC conference, and has been catching the attention of investors nationwide.

PLEASE NOTE: Our venue requires our guests to sign in with a photo ID at the security desk. When you RSVP you'll get a pop up question; please enter your full name as it appears on your ID. Thanks for your cooperation.

Schedule

6 - Doors open, demos begin, pizza is served thanks to BostonVR

7 - 7:30 - META Presentation

7:30 - 8 - Draper Presentation

8 - 8:15 - Demo intros & announcements

8:15 - 9:45 Demofest!!

9:45pm - Come with us to the afterparty at Firebrand Saints (http://firebrandsaints.com/) (it's right downstairs!!)

Tickets

BostonVR is a 501c3 certified non-profit and any ticket proceeds will go towards funding more VR events and making Boston into a VR hub!

Parking

If you're coming to the afterparty, Firebrand Saints offers free validated parking for entry after 5pm. If you enter through the garage keep going into the parking lot so you don't have to go through security again after the garage closes. Please note that the validation is temporary; once they swipe your ticket you should exit the lot immediately.