Immersive Arts Lab 8 – 'Adventures in the Metaverse' a Virtual Conference.
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Schedule
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· Networking
Welcome and Networking
Welcome and maybe try some networking - the team will be on hand to answer any questions in the CHAT as well... Welcome!
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Mark Ashmore Introduction and welcome
Founder of Future Artists Welcomes you to this Adventure in the Metaverse!

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Keynote with Ian Forrester - BBC R+D on The Public Internet.
The fringe will become the mainstream but not as we knew it in the past. The next generation of the web promises this potential in an ethical and trusted way.


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First Steps towards building the Metaverse
Ryan Gill (Crucible), Lee Mason (Metageist) and Amy Peck (EndeavourVR) in conversation about the future of the Metaverse.




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· Networking
Break or Networking, you choose
Join us for some networking, or have a break and soak it all in!

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Google Killed Poly? - But a community of developers are making an open source version.
Google announced it was shutting it down Poly. But now, a small team of developers has decided to create an open-source version – find out more.

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Side Quest – Empowering Indie Video Game Developers and VR Creatives to upload VR to the Oculus Quest headsets.
Side Quest is a developer led community who want to create for the Oculus Quest headset, With CEO Shane Harris and VR Rosie




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Interaction in the Metaverse
For the Virtual to be real – we need to be able to interact with it beyond the game controller. With Luca (Mefistofiles) and Antonia (Unity)



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History of the Future - Virtual Gigs and Art happenings inside the Metaverse, what can we learn from the past, to create the future?
FreepartyVR + Lost Horizons has a chat with Annabeth Robinson about early Metaverse spaces (second life and such) and what we can learn from the past.




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End or Networking - Optional (Virtual Pub)
Wind down and chat about everything you have learnt - maybe grab a wine, beer or soft drink from the fridge!
