VRTO

Started in 2016, the VRTO Virtual & Augmented Reality World Conference & Expo is an international exhibition and professional conference exploring arts, culture and science through immersive technologies. Its inaugural year - held at the Mattamy Centre[1] (better known as Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Canada - featured keynotes from University of Toronto Professor Steve Mann, Hollywood film director Brett Leonard, Chief Digital Officer Ana Serrano of the Canadian Film Centre and Phil Lelyveld of USC.

Founded and directed by actor and futurist Keram Malicki-Sanchez, the opening year featured a keynote, town hall and discussion panel around creating a Code of Ethics for Humanistic Augmentation[2][3][4] VRTO Spearheads Code of Ethics on Human Augmentation also known as the HACode or The Toronto Code.

The conference, in its inaugural year welcomed 800[5] attendees and 64 speakers from Toronto, Montreal[6] and Los Angeles, and featured over 20 companies working in the development of virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality in addition to training sessions dedicated to the creation of 360 video, game development, photogrammetry and WebVR. The conference featured a preview of the FIVARS Festival of International Virtual & Augmented Reality Stories.

The conference featured a workshop titled The Hacker's Guide to the Metaverse that taught programming WebVR using the JanusVR open source platform.

References

  1. ↑ Mattamy Athletic Centre Box Office
  2. ↑ Kurzweil AI Code of Ethics on Human Augmentation: the three ‘Laws’
  3. ↑ VRFocus
  4. ↑ TorontoArtsandEvents
  5. ↑ Fashion Ecstasy>
  6. ↑ Yahoo Finance Toronto VR Expo explores a Canadian-wide collaboration with Montreal technology leaders
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