show 232: awe 2019 munich

over 100 exhibitors & tons of speakers from ar, vr and xr startups as well as big brands came to drax’ hometown of munich, germany for the 4th annual augmented world expo, euro edition.

drax did no presentation this year but roamed the halls to catch up with old friends and make new ones. enjoy – among other goodies – a big meta conversation with fabulous vr director anrick, pioneering storyteller, who completely changed the mind of this host in regards to the validity of – yes indeed: snapchat ! ! !

and now please read and watch on below for some more context and linkage:

some random pics from drax’ iphone:

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this podcast’s main guest anrick:

One hour deep dive with @Anrick about #lens creation for @Snapchat – such thoughtful, beautiful art is being created on that platform #AWE2019 @ARealityEvent pic.twitter.com/IBMdiUrpks

— Megan Lubaszka #AWE2019 (@Mapophenic) October 17, 2019

and the other main guest amy peck from htc vive in a great talk from last year:

anrick’s awe talk was all about snapchat lens studio & if you need a visual example of what can be done? see below:

You might find this tutorial handy… learn how to make objects follow the camera in AR in @SnapLensStudio – https://t.co/5zAt0aJeOd pic.twitter.com/sfCeaLpsyM

— kAR Graphics (@GraphicsKar) October 20, 2019

anrick mentions spark ar which is similar to snapchat lens studio in functionality:

as you heard in the show, wolf3d is integrated with hifi to make avatars and rig them too:

The public demands it: getting my avatar done by ⁦@getwolf3d⁩ at #AWE2019 pic.twitter.com/qqzPFY80L3

— draxtor™ (@draxtor) October 21, 2019

jazmin cano [she was on this show waaaaay back in the day] from hifi is featured on the iphone app link:

manus vr data glove = getting those guys on the show soon but teaser here:

Still going through phone clips from #AWE2019 = ManusVR globe >>>> cool!!! pic.twitter.com/Lp4eIlqzfM

— draxtor™ (@draxtor) October 21, 2019

saw the cyberith guys at awe too. they were guest on drax files before. remember episode 30 anyone?

It was a busy first day at the @ARealityEvent with a fully booked Virtualizer ELITE 2.
People love to be in the Virtualizer ELITE 2 and walk in VR. pic.twitter.com/OdoVYZxb3i

— Cyberith (@Cyberith) October 18, 2019

anrick mentions the “grey matter” ar project:

Inspiring project. Grey Matter AR, by artist @ka_twiet, is an interactive documentary about 10 Canadian seniors, built on @SnapLensStudio. In short interviews, they reflect on themes like resilience, memory, aging, love and regret. https://t.co/DAGHRlOAM6 @leahcollins pic.twitter.com/ALX3ZYZgZF

— Anrick (@Anrick) September 24, 2019

hologate anyone?

Hologate pic.twitter.com/hmNCwCXoFn

— draxtor™ (@draxtor) October 21, 2019

what is new in second life? a lot coz HALLOWEEEEEEn !!!!

what is happening in sansar? A LOT!!!

… and ending the blog with my favorite tweet from philip rosedale [more power to him!!]

Looking right now at the live Steam concurrency stats, if Second Life were listed there it would be in the top 10 games, between Rocket League and TF2. And we've been at that concurrency level for more than 10 years: @SecondLife @ebbealtberg https://t.co/HGZYSwOnHc

— Philip Rosedale (@philiprosedale) October 17, 2019

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