The metaverse is here! We are planning a collaborative and open event for all GT students, staff, and faculty that are interested in extended reality (XR) technologies to learn from industry experts utilizing mixed reality, experience first-hand different XR technologies and discuss ideas for deploying XR at GT. Attendees will be able to trial different XR hardware (e.g., Microsoft, Varjo, Meta) and XR software including immersive product design packages, metaverse collaboration tools, and state-of-the-art XR games! 

Location: Wepfer Design Commons, MRDC Building 2nd floor
Date: 545-9 PM on Thursday, November 17, 2022
Register: https://bit.ly/3MnW7Sh

Tentative Schedule:
530 PM - Refreshments provided/open
545-6 PM - Overview of GT XR capabilities
6-7 PM - Industry speaker on state-of-the-art and XR use cases (Mr. Drew Holbrook, Gulfstream Aerospace)
7-9 PM - Demos and trial XR hardware/software at different stations within the Wepfer Design Commons

Organizers/Hosts: Invention Studio, Dr. Amit Jariwala (ME), Dr. Chris Saldaña (ME), Didier Contis (OIT), Ximin Mi (GT Library)