2nd annual Immersive Technology Summit

Full Sail and The VR/AR Association Central Florida Chapter will host

FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY WILL HOST THE SECOND ANNUAL CENTRAL FLORIDA IMMERSIVE TECHNOLOGY SUMMIT. JOINING ME NOW FROM UM FULL SAIL. WE HAVE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES DOCTOR HAIFA MAMA AND JOHN CUNNINGHAM FROM THE VR ARE ASSOCIATION. GOOD MORNING TO YOU BOTH. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. WELL WE’RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU BACK. I KNOW DOCTOR MAMA I’VE TALKED TO YOU AN AWFUL LOT ABOUT EMERGING TECH HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. AND OF COURSE, PREVIOUSLY ABOUT THIS TECH SUMMIT. SO FOR SOMEONE WHO SAYS YOU KNOW, I’M CASUALLY INTERESTED IN IT OR SOMEBODY WHO’S IN THE HIGH TECH FIELD, WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO TAKE PART IN? SO THE CENTRAL FLORIDA IMMERSIVE TECH SUMMIT IS REALLY A PRODUCT BETWEEN THE RESULT OF A PRODUCT, BETWEEN THE VR ASSOCIATION AND FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY, UH, WHERE WE’RE TRYING TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. IT’S A FREE EVENT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. WE’RE TRYING TO SHARE THE LATEST TRENDS AND ADVANCEMENTS IN IMMERSIVE TECHNOLOGY AND HOW YOU, UH, IMMERSIVE TECHNOLOGY IS USED IN DIFFERENT SECTORS. YEAH. SO IT’S REALLY A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND LEARN, NETWORK AND AND EXPERIENCE ALL THESE LATEST TRENDS AND ADVANCEMENTS. YEAH. AND JOHN, SOME OF THE TRENDS IN THE THE ADVANCED HERE IN VIRTUAL REALITY OR AUGMENTED REALITY, I MEAN, EXTEND INTO SO MANY AREAS. I MEAN, I THINK ABOUT IT BECAUSE WE’RE IN TELEVISION, THEY’RE DOING THAT WITH CHROMA KEY AND SETS AND THINGS. BUT IT’S IN HEALTH CARE AND REALLY EVERYWHERE. WELL, WE’RE AT THIS INFLECTION POINT WHERE THE NEXT EVOLUTION OF THE INTERNET IS GOING TO BE REAL TIME. AND IN AUGMENTED AND VIRTUAL REALITY. AND SO WHAT WE’RE TRYING TO DO AT THIS CONFERENCE IS REALLY SHOWCASE THE WORLD’S LATEST TECHNOLOGIES. WE HAVE SOME OF THE WORLD’S LEADING TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES PARTICIPATING, AND AS WELL AS SOME LOCAL EXPERTS. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON’T KNOW THIS, BUT RIGHT HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA, WE HAVE SOME OF THE WORLD’S LEADING INNOVATORS AND EXPERTS IN IMMERSIVE TECHNOLOGY. AND WE’RE GOING TO HEAR FROM SOME OF THEM. THEY’RE GOING TO BE OUR SPEAKERS AND PANELISTS. CAN YOU GIVE US A FEW NAMES? SURE. WELL, ONE OF THOSE IS DOCTOR ROBERT MASON. HE IS THE CEO OF THE MASON SPINE INSTITUTE AND ONE OF THE FIRST COMPANIES IN THE WORLD THAT’S USING VIRTUAL REALITY TECHNOLOGY AND AUGMENTED REALITY TECHNOLOGY IN SURGERY. ALSO ON TOP OF FULL SAIL LEADERS AND FACULTY WHO WILL BE SPEAKING, WE HAVE, UM, ADVENT HEALTH UNIVERSITY SPEAKER, PEOPLE FROM ADVENT HEALTH UNIVERSITY IN ORLANDO HEALTH ALSO COMING TO TALK ABOUT THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY FACULTY AND THEM, AND HOW WE’RE CREATING ALL THE TRAININGS FOR THEM. SO REALLY IMPRESSIVE. UH, WE’VE GOT A QR CODE. IT’S ON, ON SCREEN HERE. IF YOU WANT TO SCAN THAT, THAT’S GOING TO TAKE YOU TO MUCH MORE INFORMATION. UM, SO LOTS OF PANELISTS, LOTS OF SPEAKERS. THERE’S SO MUCH FOR PEOPLE TO TAKE IN OVER A COUPLE OF DAYS. AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT, YES, IT MAY APPLY TO CAREERS, BUT IT’S ALSO GOING TO BE IN OUR EVERYDAY LIVES, LIKE WE ARE GOING TO CONNECT MORE THROUGH THIS. JOHN, IT SEEMS LIKE YOU’RE SAYING, WELL, YEAH, WELL, YOU KNOW, WE TALK ABOUT THIS IS GOING TO CHANGE THE WAY WE WORK, LIVE AND PLAY. OKAY. AND SO HERE’S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FREE FOR PEOPLE TO COME AND LEARN RIGHT HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. AND WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT TECHNOLOGY, SOME OF THE CONCEPTS ARE REALLY THE SAME. IT’S JUST THE APPLICATION IS DIFFERENT. SO COME AND GET INSPIRED. COME SEE WHAT’S HAPPENING IN OTHER SECTORS AND MAYBE APPLY IT IN YOUR OWN SECTOR. I LOVE THAT AND FOR FOR BOTH OF YOU AND WE’LL START WITH YOU, DOCTOR MAMA, WHAT’S SOMETHING THAT YOU REALLY ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO AT THIS SUMMIT? SO THIS YEAR WE WENT BIG. WE WENT WE THOUGHT LAST YEAR WAS BIG. NO, THIS YEAR WE WENT BIG. IT’S TWO DAYS. UH, AND IT’S SIX TRACK, A TECH EXPO CAREER FAIR. BUT MY FAVORITE THING IS THE WOMEN IN TECH BREAKFAST. I AM REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO, UM, GET INSPIRED, HAVE CREATE THAT PLATFORM FOR WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY TO COME AND SHARE THEIR, UM, UH, ACHIEVEMENTS AND SUCCESS STORY. AND MAYBE MENTOR OTHER WOMEN AND CREATE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO ALL FEEL EMPOWERED AND NETWORK TOGETHER. SO WHAT ABOUT YOU, JOHN? SO, SO FOR ME, IT’S REALLY WE’VE GOT 96 DIFFERENT SPEAKERS AND SO FOR ME IT’S ABOUT SEEING ALL OF THE COLLABORATE, PASSION AND ENGAGEMENT THAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN DURING THESE TWO TWO DAYS AND POTENTIALLY THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL COME OUT OF THAT. SO MANY OF THOSE, AND WE’RE GOING TO POST MORE INFORMATION FOR YOU TO GET INVOLVED. AND TAKE PART IN T

Full Sail and The VR/AR Association Central Florida Chapter will host

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2nd annual Immersive Technology Summit

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