1/ The @ARealityEvent (AWE) started this morning.
I& #39;ll share a few virtual conference thoughts in this thread.
User chat, but no virtual hallway.
There& #39;s 3 concurrent livestream videos for registered users.
The main stage is livestreamed here: https://www.awexr.com/ 
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2/ @ARealityEvent founder @comogard opened AWE by playing a pre-recorded, speculative video with a very techno-optimistic vision of the future from the perspective of 2030 (companies compete over privacy).
The transcript of his predictions are posted here
https://www.awexr.com/blog/272-awe-2020-opening-keynote-a-spatial-new-world">https://www.awexr.com/blog/272-...
3/ The first 2 @ARealityEvent mainstage talks didn& #39;t have time for any questions ( @Qualcomm Qualcom & @GoogleATAP), but the @the8thwall talk did leave some time for some interactive Q&A. They announced facial effects & a vision for how WebXR on the immersive web will shape future
4/ There& #39;s a number of Side Events happening in VR throughout @ARealityEvent over the next four days in @MuseumOR, @vreducation, @exokitXR, @AltspaceVR, @glue_collab, @MozillaHubs

Full Schedule is here:
https://www.awexr.com/usa-2020/agenda?date=2020-05-26&location=VR+Side+Events">https://www.awexr.com/usa-2020/...
5/ There& #39;s a 3-day Immersive Art Symposium as a @ARealityEvent VR Side Event starting at 12:30p PDT today in the @MuseumOR produced by @JesseDamiani in partnership with @KaleidoVR.

Instructions for getting in to "awe1" room code:
https://www.notion.so/A-Guide-to-Attending-Events-in-the-MOR-2410f5de72054b339531fa4d15ec36d5">https://www.notion.so/A-Guide-t... https://twitter.com/JesseDamiani/status/1263885600479801344">https://twitter.com/JesseDami...
6/ Back on May 19th, @voidvr sent an email update after being closed for two months. They seemed optimistic that they would have some more details & dates for a potential re-opening, but it& #39;s still an open question for how location-based entertainment will navigate COVID-19.
7/ @ILMxLAB & @Marvel unpacked their experiential design process for Avenger& #39;s DAMAGE CONTROL @voidvr experience at #awe2020. They said LBE could still be a important outlet to innovate on immersive storytelling, but paused during COVID-19.
Story trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUdRbwPM1V4">https://www.youtube.com/watch...
8/ Interesting to hear about the pandemic trends in entertainment.
Entertainment is a booming industry during COVID-19.
XR & immersive entertainment is seeing a boost.
Authenticity is trumping production value.
@jakezim said The Match 2 golf match had betting lines on screen.
9/ Checking out #awe2020 sponsor pages behind the conference paywall.
Some sponsor pages have a button called "Enter Virtual Trade Show Booth" leading to a page to "Join Live Meeting," which starts a Zoom call.
I found 10 companies w Virtual Booth ( @HP)
https://online.awexr.com/sponsors ">https://online.awexr.com/sponsors&...
10/ @CharlieFink just launched a preview version of his latest book "Remote Collaboration & Virtual Conferences," pre-sale of final version starts in a week.
He& #39;s presenting at #AWE2020 in @VRSpaces with his @loom_ai avatar.
https://twitter.com/CharlieFink/status/1265078464375222272">https://twitter.com/CharlieFi...
11/ A panel discussion on virtual conferencing & remote collaboration platforms with Jussi Havu of @glue_collab, @obriend17 of @htc enterprise, Alex Howland of @VirBELA1, & @anandx of @spatialxr.

Here& #39;s my @LavalVirtual coverage & thread in @VirBELA1
https://twitter.com/kentbye/status/1252891755596230657">https://twitter.com/kentbye/s...
12/ @the8thwall launched Face Effects today, you can try them out here:
https://8w.8thwall.app/face-effects/ 
It& #39;s">https://8w.8thwall.app/face-effe... nice to see a web-based solution. It& #39;s already possible to use Snap Camera to pipe face filters into Zoom, & now you can make your own & use OBS + OBS-VirtualCam as a Zoom input.
13/ There& #39;s a "Want to Meet" button in #awe2020 that& #39;s a high-friction way of cold calling folks to meet up at a specific time.
Without a persistent hallway, this is the best way to meet up aside from VR side events or sponsor Zoom calls.
This sets up a Zoom call if they agree.
14/ There& #39;s no persistent hallway here at #awe2020, and the "Expo" part of Augmented World Expo also isn& #39;t the same when you can& #39;t actually try things.
A lot missing from 2D abstraction.
Feels a bit ghostly.
I& #39;m hopping into @MuseumOR room code awe1 now: https://twitter.com/JesseDamiani/status/1263885600479801344">https://twitter.com/JesseDami...
15/ Technical difficulties with @MuseumOR with not everyone is seeing the presentation slides for the Immersive Art Symposium #awe2020.
It may migrate to a flat Zoom call, or move another day.
Follow @JesseDamiani for the latest updates & details.
https://twitter.com/JesseDamiani/status/1265369717184716800">https://twitter.com/JesseDami...
16/ Tech difficulties with @MuseumOR means that the Immersive Art Summit will be moving to Zoom for today. Check out @JesseDamiani& #39;s Twitter for updates on the timing & links.
Consolation was getting a guided tour of @KevinMackArt& #39;s piece + philosophy chat
https://twitter.com/JesseDamiani/status/1265379851373953024">https://twitter.com/JesseDami...
17/ This thread has the new schedule for the Immersive Arts Symposium by @JesseDamiani as an #awe2020 VR side event, which will be on Zoom https://twitter.com/JesseDamiani/status/1265385145139212288">https://twitter.com/JesseDami...
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