2112 Immersive Tech Summit

2112 Immersive Tech Summit

Speakers confirmed include David Mellor, Creative Director of Framestore, a Bafta and Oscar-awarding creative studio, Duncan Shepherd, Editor of Paul McCartney VR series, David Etlinger, Acoustics/AV Consultant at Arup. Participating organizations include TechNexus, Shure, Guy Bauer Productions, Hologram USA, The Regal Foundation, Swanson, Martin & Bell, IL Film Office, Robo Aerial, Motus WorldWide,  The Mill, Reality VR, Abel Cine,  and more.

Presentations & Demos

-Behind the Scenes of a 360 McLaren shoot

-Sci Fi Soul by the Regal Foundation & Singularity

-Holographic Reality with Hologram USA

-The $500M Mistake: Lessons for Entrepreneurs from the Oculus Rift Saga with Swanson, Martin & Bell

-The Creative Arts Economy: Navigating the IL Film Production Tax Credit Program with IL Film Office

-3D Audio for Visually Immersive Environments by Arup

-VR Story Telling for Brands with Robo Aerial + Motus WorldWide

-Investing in VR: Are we in a bubble or the tip of the iceberg? with Tech Nexus 

-Immersive Mobile Trends with Punchkick Interactive

-State of the VR Industry in 2017

Workshops

-Advanced Final Cut Pro workshop for experienced editors

-Introduction to Live 360 VR Video

-Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality in Live Events

Panels

- Thrive: How Women are Creatively Dominating the New Realities

-VR/AR as a Branding/Advertising Strategy: The Immersive Experience as an Image Maker

-Innovating Cultural Start-ups in the United States and in Europe: Opportunities and Challenges

-Perspectives on Live: 3 Experts Share Lessons Learned while Streaming VR/360

Live Stream

Relativity VR 

Additional Programming

April 27: Augmented Reality Chicago Meetup 

April 27 - 28 VR Film Jam 48 hr Hackathon with Wonda VR

Event attendees grant 2112 inc and its designees permission to utilize their image or likeness in connection with any live stream or recorded transmission or reproduction of the event, INCLUDING THE PROMOTION THEREOF, IN ALL MEDIA, WORLDWIDE AND IN PERPETUITY.

2112 is a 20,000 square foot business incubator focused on the development of start-ups in the fields of music, film/video, and entertainment technology. The incubator is located within Fort Knox Studios, a 160,000 square foot B2B creative ecosystem on Chicago’s Northwest side that boasts 92 band rehearsal rooms, 6 recording studios, 3 live sound production companies, a stagehand school, a 7,200 sq. ft. film/video production facility, instrument and amp repair, and an additional 35,000 square feet of office space for the creative sector.  The Fort Knox/2112 ecosystem is home to over 1,500 professionals working in the entertainment industry.  

Immersive Tech Summit questions should be directed to Amor Montes de Oca (amor@2112inc.com)