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Expressive Avatars Come a Step Closer

February 7, 2019February 6, 2019 by Emory Craig

Expressive Avatars launching in closed beta will be highly realistic and set the stage for Social VR.

Back at OC5 conference in 2018, Oculus announced the launch of their “Expressive Avatars” by the end of the year. As the Oculus Blog put it, the idea was to feature realistic avatars with, . . . …

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Emory Craig and Jesse Damiani discuss the future of VR, AR, and XR on the AV Life Podcast.

Emory Craig is speaking at the AIM North conference on VR and AI as Catalysts for Innovation in Learning, Nov. 7th

Emory Craig is speaking at the OECD Workshop on DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY FOR SCIENCE AND INNOVATION at OsloMet University in Norway, Nov. 5-6th

We're at the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference in Denver to do a Preconference workshop on 360° Video and other sessions on VR during the week of Oct. 29th.

Maya Georgieva did an Ignite talk on Storytelling at the Connected Learning Summit at the MIT Media Lab on August 1.

See Maya Georgieva's insights on how Mixed Reality and Magic Leap will transform learning on EdSurge

July 13: Emory Craig spoke at the Fair Media Council on "How Immersive Experiences will Transform Business, Education, and Social Life."

Emory Craig is at Montclair Film on June 29 for a special screening of Sleep Dealer followed by a talk on the ethical landscape of VR and AI in non-fiction storytelling.

We are at the Realities360 conference in San Jose, CA, June 25-28 to do a workshop on 360 Video and a talk on VR and Ethics

Maya Georgieva will be speaking at a joint session between the European Commission (EC) and the European Parliament in Brussels on "VR and the Future of Education". April 2018.

360° Storytelling Faculty Development Workshop I New Jersey Association of Independent Schools (NJAIS). Feb 2018.

At SXSWedu? Join Maya Georgieva for a talk on The Future of Learning: The Convergence of VR, AR, & AI. Mar 5, 2018.

Emory Craig will be a speaker on the EdSurge panel - A Flipped Future? Lightning Talks on Teaching. Mar 5, 2018.

At the NJASL Unconference for Librarians for a presentation on VR and the Future of Learning. South Brunswick, NJ. March 3rd.

VR and AR: Driving Pedagogical Innovation through Vision and Strategy. Preconference Workshop. EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) Annual Meeting.
Crafting Compelling Narratives and Experiences in VR and AR. EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) Annual Meeting.
Virtual Reality, Digital Literacy, and Ethics in the Age of the Metaverse. EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) Annual Meeting.