UK companies at the VR/AR Global Summit Online

The UK Booth at the VR/AR Global Summit

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UK Companies

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About the UK Immersive Industry

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Michael O’Connor Email: michael@electricskies.io

Electric Skies is an award-winning, immersive content production company that creates innovative, story-led experiences.

The company’s mission is to tell stories in a way that has never been done before exciting, engaging and educating users at home, outdoors, and in location-based environments.

Michael O’Connor is an XR creator and founder of immersive storytelling companies Electric Skies and Mr Kite. His upcoming experience ‘Glimpse’ stars Taron Egerton and Lucy Boynton and is co-written and codirected with Academy Award winner and Mr Kite co-founder Benjamin Cleary.

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Mel Ciaravino Email: mel@igloovision.com

Igloo Vision designs, develops and delivers immersive 360° domes, cylinders, and all the enabling technologies.

For this conference, Igloo Vision is evangelizing its new Immersive Media Player which uses a layer-based visualisation system to turn any room into an immersive space.

Mel Ciaravino manages business development for the West Coast of Igloo Vision. She works with a wide range of industries to support clients with installations and events.

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John Munro Email: management@immersive.international

Immersive is an interdisciplinary creative studio that designs boundary-pushing experiences, artworks and installations. The studio has a reputation for developing the use of new technologies to expand the art of immersive storytelling for cultural institutions, museums, architects, artists and brands.

John is the Founder, CEO and Chief Creative Officer of Immersive, and one of the original pioneers of the immersive storytelling industry. With a background in fine art, spatial design, architecture and animation, he is responsible for developing a hybrid creative practice, which combines art, science and technology to produce highly impactful audience experiences.

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Alex Alanson Email: alessandro@indestry.com

INDE specialises in comprehensive end-toend project development of our custom and ready-made AR design solutions, including content, software and hardware, installation, and support.

Alex Alanson is COO of INDE. His experience includes TV (BBC), Film (MGM), and Ad-Tech (Ad.com, AOL and Partnerize), through to working on “emerging technologies� such as mobile (Blyk), gaming (Iconicfuture, Player One) and AR (INDE).

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Goncalo Antunes Email: goncalo.antunes@mastersofpie.com

The Masters of Pie modular software framework, Radical, integrates directly into existing software platforms to enable seamless and secure sharing in real-time of complex 2D and 3D data across AR/VR, Desktop & Mobile devices, allowing dispersed teams to collaborate around any kind of data.

Masters of Pie closed an investment round in January including Williams Advanced Engineering and Bosch Ventures to accelerate the adoption of the software SDK in new market verticals.

Goncalo Antunes is a Marketing Manager at Masters of Pie. He has 10 years background in marketing working in emerging technologies from telecoms, digital media, and immersive.

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Rob Walsh Email: rob@priestmangoode.com

PriestmanGoode is a global design company that specialises in aviation, transport, infrastructure, hospitality and product design. Our purpose lies in designing a better, more sustainable future.

Rob joined PriestmanGoode in 2011 and has led PG’s Visualisation department since 2014. He ensures the smooth running of all projects and that his department is continually pushing the boundaries of visualisation in transport.

As travel design specialists, we work with our client teams to created considered customer journeys across digital and physical products and services.

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Zillah Watson Email: zillah@satorestudio.com

Satore Studio is an international, multidisciplinary creative studio with offices in London, Cardiff, Paris and New York. The artist/founder/Creative Director Tupac Martir is a speaker at the VR/AR Global Summit.

The studios has had collaborations with the likes of Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood, BeyoncĂŠ, Elton John, Diageo and Jaguar Land Rover.

Zillah Watson is Director of Content and Executive Producer at Satore Studio, leading the development of the studios virtual production and experiential content.

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Andy Pye Email: Andy.pye@seymourpowell.com

Seymourpowell specialise in creating worldfirst immersive product and brand experiences.

During the VR/AR Global Online Summit, see an exclusive showcase of their recent experience collaboratively designing the Virgin Galactic cabin and reveal in virtual reality; defining what will become the world’s first space tourism experience.

Andy Pye heads up the international growth and partnerships program at Seymourpowell. His work takes him around the world liaising with both private and public sector organisations to develop innovative solutions to the complex problems that exist between the worlds of design, technology and business.

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Si Brown Email: si.brown@skignz.com

Skignz is the global leader in ‘Precise Location Augmented Reality’ to any SMARTPhone App that utilises location services. The company’s SDK/API provides any organisation the ability to build their unique functionality into their own platform/systems.

Si Brown is the Founder & CEO of skignz, being at the forefront of digital technology over the last 25 years, he’s an archetypal Entrepreneur, having founded 10+ digital focussed companies and a further 5 in other sectors.

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Aleksandra Pedraszewska Email: info@vivid-q.com, ap@vivid-q.com

VividQ is a deep tech software company with world-leading expertise in holography.

VividQ’s patented software powers holographic display in AR/VR headsets, smartglasses, Head-Up Displays and nextgeneration consumer electronics.

Aleksandra is a co-founder and COO at VividQ. She leads the sales and marketing efforts and manages day to day operations.

She focuses on taking VividQ’s software to the market with pioneering technology companies, and on maintaining investor relations.

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DIT Booth Programme Wednesday, 30th September 4:30 - 5:30 pm BST / 8:30 - 9:30 am PDT INDE--- AR Systems that Inspire, Entertain, & Inform.

INDE is an industry leader in augmented reality and the singular choice for companies and institutions that want to change how they communicate with the world. Visit the UK virtual booth to see some of INDE's AR systems for such partners and clients as Universal Studios, National Geographic, Adidas, Warner Bros., and Elvis.

6:00-7:00 pm BST / 10:00 - 11:00 am PDT Masters of Pie - Native Immersive Collaboration A London-based scale-up technology company, Masters of Pie develops software to enable immersive collaboration. Join Masters of Pie at the UK booth as they showcase Radical, the platform SDK that integrates natively into existing platforms to enable seamless and secure sharing in real-time of complex 2D and 3D data across AR, VR, Desktop & Mobile devices.

7:30pm - 8:30 pm BST / 11:30 - 12:30 pm PDT Electric Skies Presents Its Latest Experience, "Glimpse."

Michael O'Connor is an XR creator and founder of immersive storytelling companies Electric Skies and Mr Kite. His upcoming experience 'Glimpse' stars Taron Egerton (Rocketman, Kingsman) and Lucy Boynton (Bohemian Rhapsody, Faithfull) and is cowritten and co-directed with Academy Award winner and Mr Kite co-founder Benjamin Cleary.

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DIT Booth Programme Thursday, 1st October 4:30 - 5:30 pm BST / 8:30 - 9:30 am PDT Immersive—Creating World-Class Experiences Founded by creative visionary John Munro in 2004, the interdisciplinary creative studio has a reputation for developing the use of new technologies to expand the art of immersive storytelling. Visit Immersive on the UK booth to see some of the company’s world-first experiences that amaze and inspire audiences across the globe.

6:00-7:00 pm BST / 10:00 - 11:00 am PDT Does Depth Perception Matter in AR--- How VividQ and Arm Collaboration Brings Holographic Display to AR Wearables Holographic display, capable of projecting multiple depth planes in AR, is a new and upcoming 3D projection technology. It can now be integrated across mobile AR devices, thanks to VividQ’s compatibility with Arm Mali GPUs. This session will discuss the importance of depth perception in AR experiences and computational challenges of 3D holographic displays.

7:30pm - 8:30 pm BST / 11:30 - 12:30 pm PDT Skignz--- Advances in Precise Location AR Skignz is the global leader in ‘Precise Location Augmented Reality’ for any SMART Phone App that utilises location services.

CEO Si Brown shows how skignz can help users find people, places & things, anywhere on the planet in real-time and showcases its latest project with LNER helping the Rail Industry in London.

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DIT Booth Programme Friday, 2nd October 4:30 - 5:30 pm BST / 8:30 - 9:30 am PDT Igloo Vision Launches New Igloo Immersive Media Player Igloo Vision has launched the Igloo Immersive Media Player (IMP)! Visit the UK booth to see how its sleek, sophisticated, standalone unit can help your company transform any room or office space into an immersive workspace without the limitations of traditional audio-visual (AV) media servers.

6:00 - 7:00 pm BST / 10:00 - 11:00 am PDT Satore Studio - Advancing Virtual Production and Immersive.

Building on their Summit talk, Satore Studio will showcase the company’s advances within virtual production and how this can benefit immersive in the future. Join Satore Studio as they share a behind the scenes video of their most recent work.

7:30 - 8:30 pm BST / 11:30 - 12:30 pm PDT How VR Can Accelerate and Embellish the Design Process Come on a journey with PriestmanGoode to understand how VR can accelerate and support design innovation at key points in the process and preview an airline cabin of the future, "Pure Skies" in VR.

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UK Immersive Tech Industry UK content producers create worldrenowned IP with compelling narratives across multiple platforms, including film, TV, games and immersive tech.

UK experiential designers are globally recognised for their innovative, locationbased experiences, digital marketing; as well as collaborative tools, 3D spatial design, and holography for enterprise use.

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