MaGIC Academy: Virtual Reality: No Longer Virtual | Peatix tag:peatix.com,2011:1 2021-11-15T08:02:15+08:00 Peatix MaGIC MaGIC Academy: Virtual Reality: No Longer Virtual tag:peatix.com,2015:event-130885 2015-12-17T18:00:00MYT 2015-12-17T18:00:00MYT Background Information Know the difference between virtual reality, augmented reality, and immersive video? We've got you covered. Join serial entrepreneur and venture capitalist Brett Martin for a crash course on trends in the exploding field of virtual reality. The founder of two award winning mobile companies (@Sonar & @Switchapp), Brett will provide a broad overview of the next big consumer platform - Virtual Reality. Key Learnings: Why VR is for real this timeWho are the major playersWhat are the most exiting applicationsWhat are the major risksHow savvy entrepreneurs can position themselves to capitalize on this revolutionary technology Target Attendees:Startup founders, CEOs, and Investors who are keen to understand more and gain insight in virtual reality and its emerging market opportunity.Software developers and hardware tinkerers who want to understand more about the current and future virtual reality technologies.And also anyone that feels interested and want to know more! Agenda5.45pm - Registration6.00am - Talk Starts7.20pm - Break7.40pm - Talk resumesAbout the SpeakerBrett Martin is Brooklyn-based entrepreneur and investor. He most recently co-founded Charge.vc, an early stage angel fund, and @GetSwitch, the easiest way for passive job seekers to find their next job on their mobile phones. Previously, Brett co-founded @Sonar, a popular mobile app that leveraged social networks to connect people in the real world. Before that, Brett built K2 Media Labs, a New York-based seed stage mobile incubator, launched Vice Magazine's web presence, VBS.tv, and worked on Wall Street as a senior equity research associate at Thomas Weisel Partners. He graduated from Dartmouth College.