Register for the April 14 meeting.
Virtual Reality, or VR, has a longer historical footprint than the headgear that enables us to experience gaming, concerts, travel and other immersive environments . This is a fascinating timeline of the progression of the earliest technology contributing to the transformative experiences we know today as VR. Join ITKAN as we explore the immersive experience that VR is in present state and what the future may look like. Our presenter will be Matt Wren, President & CTO of BUNDLAR, an augmented reality solutions company serving individuals, businesses and institutions. He will discuss how AR and VR are currently being applied as solutions across different industries. He’ll also show us how virtual work spaces are being utilized and explain their benefits and costs.
DATE AND TIME
Thu, April 14, 2022
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM CDT
LOCATION
On-line
Matt Wren is the Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of BUNDLAR, an augmented reality solutions company serving individuals, businesses and institutions. He has been a VR enthusiast for over twenty years, professionally developing VR & AR applications since 2016. Matt regularly speaks about immersive technology at events, providing thought leadership on content, strategy, innovation, and the business benefits of virtual and augmented reality. He is the previous Chicago Chapter President of the VR/AR Association. Matt is a technology adviser to Loyola University Chicago’s Ignite Lab for Entrepreneurship, an entrepreneurship advisor to Illinois Institute of Technology’s Kaplan Institute for Innovation, and a Designer/Developer member and mentor at 1871 (the World’s #1 Tech Incubator). Matt founded VRAR Chicago, whose “The Next Evolution” event series has been connecting and growing the XR community in Chicago since early 2017. In July of 2018, Matt led several local groups to host the first Chicago XR Summit, showcasing 25 Chicago based VR and AR companies to over 300 attendees.