Dallas Startup Week 2020

Join us for a prerecorded session from EarthX: In a time where public health is the main topic of global discourse, the environmental struggles facing our planet may have faded into the background, but remain as pressing and prevalent as ever. While many activists are doing their part to protect endangered animals, cleaning oceans, saving rainforests and beyond, passive observers may not have an immediate enough viewpoint that would lead to action. That’s where immersive and story-driven VR comes in. 

Panelists including EarthXR Director of Programming and Partnerships Tiffany Kieran, VR filmmaker Sophie Ansel and Adrien Moisson, director of “Wild Immersion endorsed by Jane Goodall” will describe the benefits of engaging at-home viewers with immersive experiences that provide a rarely-seen glimpse into these dire environmental causes and how XR channels heighten empathy into greater action and impact "

Join Chris Brickler, CEO of MyndVR as he gives a talk and Q&A on his journey with MyndVR and the exciting ways in which virtual reality is helping an aging population in senior living communities and beyond"

Join us as we take a dive into how the cities of tomorrow are being created today in VR. We will be taking a look into the real-time and VR systems that are allowing designers for some of the largest projects in the country to test out ideas and show them to future clients and the public. We will also explore how video game technology and ideas are changing the design process. 

Join Veena Somareddy, Co-Founder of Neuro Rehab VR (https://www.neurorehabvr.com/) and President of the Dallas VR/AR Association for a presentation of the future of Virtual and Augmented Reality as it pertains to investment in the healthcare tech industry.

With more than 800,000 people in the United States alone suffering from a stroke or traumatic brain injury every year, there are countless more still waiting to be treated. For many patients, healthcare regimens such as physical therapy can be boring, exercises are done mindlessly, and sometimes they don't see any progress being made. This is because they are not utilizing their full brain potential to form, reorganize, and rebuild lost neurological pathways. At Neuro Rehab VR, Veena and her team are working to utilize science and technology to produce miracles in rehabilitation.

Join Ashton Kennedy, Head of Production at Dallas-based Groove Jones and founder of the Dallas Women in VR Meetup for a presentation and Q&A on her work in the AR/VR industry as well as the exciting aspects that the latest Augmented Reality tech is bringing to the world