VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITY

VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITY
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VR (virtual reality) is more than a toy for gamers or a new way of watching electronic content — it’s a revolution.

Monday March 19: Overview and Medical Uses
What is virtual reality, how it is used, and how do you get it?
Presenters: Marc Nussbaum and Vern Roohk, OLLI STEM Committee Members

Monday, March 26: The Future of “Virtual Engagement Platforms”
In addition to being audio-visually stunning, these will harness machine learning and AI to give autonomous virtual objects the ability to detect and react to users’ emotions (affective computing). Learn how these elements will create new alternate realities.
Presenter: Ciaran Foley,
CEO of Immersive Entertainment (a Virtual Reality software company)

Developers: Vern Roohk and Howard Mirowitz

Mondays, March 19 and 26
10:00 AM – 12:00 Noon

Facilitators:
Carolyn Brothers 714-731-3652
cbdancer@aol.com

Joanne Yeager 949-679-8712
casajoby@gmail.com