Oculus VR is among a number of organizations and developers who will be present at the first public VRLA Meetup being held on April 7th.
If you’re interested in VR and are in the LA region, the VRLA Meetup is holding their first group gathering on April 7th. VFX house Digital Domain is hosting the meetup in their motion capture stage in LA. Organizer Cosmo Scharf was kind enough to prepare the details for Road to VR:
VRLA is a monthly virtual reality meetup event in Los Angeles designed to build and foster a community of VR developers, vendors, hobbyists, and enthusiasts. VRLA is the best place to get hands-on time with exciting games and demos, get valuable feedback on your own software, and explore this incredible new art form together. When: Monday, April 7th, from 7:00 – 10:30 PM
Where: Digital Domain, one of the world’s best visual effects houses, will host the first event at their incredible motion capture stage in Playa Vista. Their address is 12641 Beatrice Street, Los Angels, CA, 90230.
Registration: Please sign up for the event on Eventbrite so we can get a sense of how many people to expect. Space is limited and priority goes to those with something to show so please wait for a email from us confirming your attendance.
Parking: Unless you’re an exhibitor, street parking is unfortunately the only option. Sorry.Big thanks to our sponsors Digital Domain, Oculus VR, and Epson, without whom this event would be impossible! If you’d like to demo your software or get involved in some other capacity, please contact Cosmo Scharf at cosmoshark@gmail.com.
We have an amazing list of exhibitors lined up including:
Oculus VR: Oculus will be showing their latest hardware
Epson – Eric Mizufuka: Try out the Moverio BT-200 augmented reality glasses
Survios – James Iliff: Play Zombies on the Holodeck with the Rift, Razer Hydra, and Playstation Move for total immersion
Condition One – Danfung Dennis: Watch the trailer for the first movie made for the Oculus Rift
Kite & Lightning – Ikrima Elhassan: Try Unique augmented and virtual reality experiences
High Fidelity – Ryan Karpf: Learn about a voxel-based virtual reality world founded by the creator of Second Life
Storytelling in VR – Jonnie Ross: In this presentation, music video and commercial director Jonnie Ross explains how to effectively tell stories in virtual reality
Darknet – E McNeill: Formerly known as Ciess (winner of VR Jam 2013), Darknet is a cyberpunk hacking game for the Oculus Rift
Floculus Bird – Holden Link: Flappy Bird in VR
VirtualReality.io – Matt Sonic: The premiere application portal where you can download and play virtual reality software in VR
Spacewalk – Richard Emms: Repair the International Space Station in VR
The Recital – Julian Kantor: Go through your morning routine as a pianist in this surreal psychological puzzle adventure game
Anamnesis – Scott Stephan: This unique mystery game transforms the Rift into a pair of magic goggles that reveal extra information about the world