Premiere in Germany: James Jensen (THE VOID) set to present the technology and content for futuristic VR theme parks at VR Now Con
James Jensen is the Chief Visionary Officer of THE VOID, one of the world’s most exciting tech companies. He will be coming to the VR NOW Con – The Tech Biz Art Conference in Potsdam/Berlin on November 16 to speak for the first time and exclusively in Germany about the US start-up’s plans for Virtual Reality Centers. Jensen will reveal how THE VOID is cooperating with Hollywood and indicate which kinds of content are likely to exist in the future and what kind of progress is being made by technology. Jensen’s talk is part of a focus on ¨Location-based VR¨
The start-up THE VOID is regarded internationally as one of the most innovative and promising companies in its field. Using a mix of theme park and computer game, THE VOID combines layers of virtual reality and real life. In concrete terms, this means that when you visit the company’s Virtual Reality Centers you can really touch and feel objects you see in virtual reality. The aim is to intensify the feeling of being in another world and yet simultaneously in a real one by means of specially manufactured gloves and rapture vests and by simulating rain and wind with sprinkler systems and air vents. Jensen describes what is being developed in the US state of Utah as the ¨next step in the evolution of entertainment.¨
Together with his co-founders Curtis Hickman and Ken Breischneider and a large team, James Jensen is working at full pelt on perfecting the immersion into another world and the connection with the real one. THE VOID gaming experiences are set to be launched around the globe from 2017.
All of the speakers and the programme at: www.vrnowcon.io/conference
The VR Now Con will also serve as the backdrop for the newly created „VR Now Awards“,
the first awards ceremony in Germany dedicated exclusively to Virtual Reality projects. The awards will be given on the same day at 7pm and recognise outstanding technical, business and artistic achievements in the Virtual Reality industry. An expert jury will decide on the winners in four categories. The nominees will be announced beginning of November. The Business Award is presented from Exozet. The Art Award from INVR. More at http://awards.vrnowcon.io.
The one-day English-language conference and the awards ceremony will be held under the auspices of Virtual Reality e.V. Berlin-Brandenburg, which was founded this year, organised byBooster Space – Made with Love in Berlin, and funded by Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg.
Website: www.vrnowcon.io
Facebook: www.facebook.com/virtualrealitynow
Facebook event page: www.facebook.com/events/676269155860989/
Twitter: www.twitter.com/vrnowcon, @VRnowCon, #VRnowCon, #VRlove
About Virtual Reality e.V. Berlin-Brandenburg
Virtual Reality e.V. Berlin-Brandenburg was founded in April 2016 by several companies and initiatives from Potsdam and Berlin. Another 15 leading Berlin and Brandenburg-based film and TV producers, tech entrepreneurs and research institutes have joined the venture along-side Studio Babelsberg, UFA LAB, Exozet, SMI, Metropolis VR, Babelsberg Film University and HPI (D-School). The new association brings all of the VR and AR expertise available in Potsdam-Babelsberg and the capital region together as a way of making this location internationally competitive in this field. The board comprises Stephan Schindler (Wonderlamp Industries), Henry Bauer (Exozet), Christian Villwock (SMI) and Sven Bliedung (SLICE Studios). Preparations in setting up the association were supported by Brandenburg’s Economics Ministry, the Zukunftsagentur Brandenburg and media.net berlinbrandenburg. www.virtualrealitybb.org
About Booster Space – Made with Love in Berlin
Booster Space – with its headquarters in Berlin and a global network of partners and contacts – is a professional event organiser and specialist in developing brands. Working in collaboration with experienced and qualified partners in the areas of production, PR and design, Booster Space facilitates the efficient organistion and successful promotion of events and other projects, as well as offering concept development, marketing strategies and event production from a single source. At the forefront of Booster Space’s interdisciplinary work is the desire to create and realise projects in an authentic and exciting way. The agency is the founder and manager of #gamesweekberlin. www.booster-space.com
