XRBB - Extended Reality Berlin-Brandenburg e.V.

We're thrilled to announce that Susanne Ahmadseresht, Co-Founder & Vice President of nextReality.Hamburg e.V., has joined #XRHack #Cologne as a judge! With her extensive experience in XR technologies and media, Susanne is dedicated to developing the industry and enhancing Hamburg's status as a hub for XR and digital media. Her insights will greatly benefit our participants. Welcome aboard, Susanne! Let's innovate and create together at XR Hack Cologne! Apply at https://www.xrhack.com/

📣 Announcement: Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute HHI / 3IT Innovation Center and XRBB launch in-depth cooperation to promote #XR technologies! As leading Berlin institutions, we want to strengthen the capital's XR ecosystem. Fraunhofer HHI contributes its expertise in the development of the latest immersive image, video and audio technologies to the partnership. XRBB provides the broad and diverse network of its members from the high-tech and media industry. The 3IT will serve as a meeting place and for joint events. In addition, 2 new event formats per year and other joint activities are planned. Members of XRBB will also have the opportunity to exhibit their results and products, and present them to stakeholders from #business, #science and #politics. The next joint event "3IT Summit meets XRBB" will take place on October 15, 2024. #cooperation #vr #xr #mr #hightech #berlin #together #digital #tech

📢 The President of the #EiffelTower announced this week the first public activation of its immersive world, built upon the high-fidelity digital twin of the emblematic landmark. “The Eiffel Tower Effect”, a thrilling and collaborative adventure, is now open on the first floor of the iconic monument.  #Mira is incredibly proud and honoured to have built it together with la SETE, the Eiffel Tower operating company, Lagardere Retail Travel and Arteum. The 137 years old monument is propelled at the forefront of a new digital frontier, pioneering new creative and cultural territories Just in time for the Olympic Games, the 25 000 daily visitors are invited to experience the Eiffel Tower in a new and sensational way at the intersection of entertainment, wonder, culture and preservation. 🙏 Thank you la SETE - Société d'Exploitation de la tour Eiffel Jean-François Martins, Patrick BRANCO RUIVO, Clémentine Baju, Victoria Klahr, Lucile Aimon Samira Chabri Stéphanie Renault 🙏 Thank you Arteum : Lorraine Dauchez, Allegra de Maigret, Agata Serafinski Stéphanie Bernede 🙏 Thank you: Lagardère Travel Retail Benoît Verdier, Georges Meitg François de FERAUDY Garance Saingt, Thibault Marre 🙏 Thank you HTC Nadia El harradi, Thomas Dexmier, Nathan Gaydhani 🙏 Thank you CHANEL 🙏Thank you to #Mira's long standing partners: Epic Games, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Spatial Computing + Game tech Teams, NVIDIA, Verizon 5G labs, LAMINA1

It would be inspiring to experience it at another future narrative.

XXI. International Conference on Culture and Computer Science in Florence 🔥 EXTENDED DEADLINE UNTIL JULY 29th! 🔥 This is a great opportunity for all researchers at the intersection of culture and digital technologies (artistic research included) and innovative companies: We kindly invite you to submit a full paper of 6–10 pages appreciating your active participation as well as forwarding to interested parties! Papers will be double-blind peer-reviewed, must be in UK English and adhere to the formatting instructions of the ACM SIGCONF style. Contributors of accepted papers will be invited to submit their camera-ready articles of max. 10 pages for oral presentations by August 30th, 2024. All accepted papers will be in the conference proceedings, published in the ACM digital library and indexed in Scopus.    This year’s call sets its focus on the digitalisation of cultural heritage, on strategies for the preservation and protection of cultural assets, welcoming proposals in the field of architectural restoration and digital documentation.    Beyond this focus, the conference is open for a wider spectrum of contributions dealing with digital technologies in the cultural sector, such as ethics, XR technologies, or sketching. 😎 FOCUS TOPICS:   1 | Humanising the Informatic – Dealing with AI, big data, and humanity Addressing ethical considerations at the intersection of artificial intelligence and cultural preservation Navigating the challenges of handling vast amounts of data while maintaining a human-centric approach Examining the symbiotic relationship between technology and humanity in the digital era   2 | Steps forward in Digital Heritage – Innovative and advanced approaches to digitalising and conveying cultural heritage, such as: Showcasing cutting-edge technologies in the digitalisation and presentation of cultural heritage Discussing challenges and breakthroughs in preserving and presenting cultural heritage in the digital and hybrid realm Collaborative efforts for a more inclusive and comprehensive heritage preservation   3 | Dealing with Disasters and Climate Change Threat – Digital approaches and interventions for managing old and recent natural and human-made disasters; digital countermeasure strategies for raising awareness and mitigating impacts, e.g.: Exploring ways to raise global awareness through digital means. Examining the importance of digitalisation of cultural heritage under risk. Discussing strategies for cultural heritage protection, safeguarding and reconstruction.   4 | Digital Technologies in the Cultural Sector – The conference also invites research contributions and innovative examples from all areas of the application of digital technologies in the cultural sector, e.g. from the following areas: Analogue and digital exhibition design Mixed reality, augmented reality, virtual reality systems Sketching Please find further information on the conference website https://lnkd.in/d9Ab_fvi (incl. registration fees).

For those planning to publish a #MetaQuest app, mark your calendars! 📅 July 16: "Accelerator & Funding & Store Success" Panel with Meta: https://lnkd.in/gYu-GX-A Aug 5: Horizon Store Launch and Goodbye to #AppLab: https://lnkd.in/exHsCr5z Aug 14 - Sept 8: Global XR HACK kickoff across 4 destinations: https://www.xrhack.com/ If you have an interesting #MR idea or concept, there is no better time than now to start building and make it to the store!

Experience how Another World is reinventing the crime and mystery genre. We are proud to have them on board with XRBB. #CrimeAndMystery #Innovation #XR #AnotherWorld

XR4Europe joined The New Atlas of Digital Art - Immersive Realities organised by MEET Digital Culture Center Maria Grazia Mattei in Milano (Italy). Laetitia Bochud (President of the Board of Directors) presented XR4Europe's initiatives and mission, stressing the importance of integration, inclusivity and creativity to foster the economy and innovation in Europe. In her speech, she also described in detail the economics of XR creative technologies in Europe, which is growing thanks to the collaborative efforts between all the nations in Europe. She also addressed the importance of having accelerators in Europe like the IMPULSE Programme to support SMEs and creators in the development of their projects and initiatives. Federico Anselmi on the second day of the event, described XR4Europe's recent project of mapping the European XR Ecosystem by examining the XR community in Europe, and engaging with European associations. A key finding in the research is that Italian creators and startups face financial challenges, leading to many young talents seeking better opportunities elsewhere. To address this, a list of Italian XR organizations and talents will be published in September via XR4Europe and XRMust, to provide international visibility to Italian talents. Stay updated on the latest European XR news, open calls, and events with our newsletter! You can subscribe to our upcoming newsletters here: https://eepurl.com/iDqpiw

Volumetric SUMMER SALE Full Body Recordings for a fixed price of just 2000€. Valid only: 1st July 2024 - 15th August 2024. Details you find in my last posting https://lnkd.in/e6vCDmJn The clip shows: StandAlone Quest 1 example 60.000 triangles 2k x 2k texture 1minute asset just 78MB APK size 219MB This means the player and assets are well-optimized to face whatever performance bottleneck. If you would like to see this recording as Unity VR APK at your home Standalone Quest 1, 2, or 3 -> -> Send me a direct message with your email and I will send you the APK. As I used OpenXR-Rig and built for Quest1, sadly the APPLab function is not working for this APK, but I wanted to show that even Quest1 standalone can play it. www.martnd.com #volumetric #VR #unity #VolumetricSummerSale #MartinDemmer #Games #Tourism #NRW #CreartiveEurope #CreativeNRW #NRWFilmFörderung #XRBB #XR4Europe #ScannedReality #JustPureRealHumanPerformanceForXR #StadtEssen #NRW #VNLab #VNLabCreators #StoryLabKiU #KiU

Excited to share our first kids' workshop at the Festival of the Future in Munich! We had a live connection to Trompadu's secret Jungle Studio, where Trompadu shared funny and insightful facts about nature. The kids got to hand color AI-generated images, sparking creativity and awareness about our planet. #Trompadu #AR #Savetheplanet #Festivalofthefuture #AI #FFF