SXSW 2016 kicks off this week with VR panels and events all week.
Virtual reality (VR) is a key part of the SXSW experience and this year is expected to be biggest yet.
With panels discussing everything from 360° live-streaming, virtual tourism, VR porn and even a conversation with Chris Milk, you can easily spend the entire week during the day going from VR panel or event to another. There will also be various branded installations throughout the area including the Samsung Gear VR Lounge and the McDonald’s Loft.
2016 EVENT SCHEDULE
Monday 3/14
11:00am – VR: Streaming, Discovery and Monetization (Four Seasons – Ballroom CD)
11:00am – Let’s Break Tradition: Virtual Reality in Public Relations (W Hotel – 200 Lavaca Street)
12:00pm – 2:00am – The VR Lounge (409 Colorado Street, Downtown Austin)
2:00pm – Ultimate Empathy Machine: 360 Storytelling in VR (Convention Center – Room 9ABC)
5:00pm – Live 360° Video and VR: The Immersive Revolution (Convention Center – Room 12AB)
6:00pm – SAP Does Data-Margaritas the Patron Way (Hotel Van Zandt – 605 Davis St)
Tuesday 3/15
9:300am – Exploring Scent as an Interactive Storytelling Tool (Convention Center – Room 5ABC)
11:00am – In Pursuit of Presence: Roadmap to True Immersion (Four Seasons – Ballroom AB)
11:00am – Video Games: What’s Next for the Consoles? (JW Marriott – Room 209)
12:00pm – 2:00am – The VR Lounge (409 Colorado Street, Downtown Austin)
12:30pm – Augmented Reality Without the Rose-Colored Glasses (JW Marriott – Salon E)
12:30pm – VR: The Apocalyptic Scenario Meet Up (JW Marriott – Room 211-212)
Wednesday 3/16
11:00am – A Conversation with Chris Milk (Hilton Austin Downtown – Salon A)
2:00pm – Using Virtual Reality to Create Compassion (Hilton Austin Downtown – Salon B)
2:00pm – Mars Experience VR (Hilton Austin Downtown – Salon A)
3:30pm – VR: Is it the Ultimate Brain Hack? (Hilton Austin Downtown – Salon B)
5:00pm – Virtual Tourism: VR, 360 and the Travel Industry (Hilton Austin Downtown – Salon A)
5:00pm – Virtual Reality for Serious Sports Training (Hilton Austin Downtown – Salon B)
Thursday 3/17
12:30pm – New Advertising Models for Virtual Reality (Hilton Austin Downtown – Salon A)
12:30pm – Oculus Story Studio University (Hilton Austin Downtown – Salon B)
12:30pm – Personal Touch: New Boundaries of Game Interaction (Convention Center – Room 4ABC)
2:00pm – Five Best Startup Ideas in VR/AR (Hilton Austin Downtown – Salon B)
2:00pm – The Future Is Now: City Planning Using Social VR (Hilton Austin Downtown – Salon A)
3:30pm – Can VR Deliver More Emotion than Movies and Games? (Hilton Austin Downtown – Salon B)
3:30pm – Prologue VR-Creating 360 Films Using Stop Motion (Hilton Austin Downtown – Salon A)
5:00pm – Game Design for VR Pioneers (Hilton Austin Downtown – Salon B)
5:00pm – VR, AR and Digital Storytelling (Hilton Austin Downtown – Salon A)
Friday 3/18
12:30pm – Virtual Reality and the Rebirth of the Music Video (Hilton Austin Downtown – Salon A)
2:00pm – Sucked Into the Story: Virtual Reality and News (Hilton Austin Downtown – Salon A)
2:00pm – VR Porn: Future Is Upon Us, What’s Next? (Hilton Austin Downtown – Salon B)
3:30pm – Your Brain on Virtual Reality (Hilton Austin Downtown – Salon B)
3:30pm – Exploring a Holographic Mars (Hilton Austin Downtown – Salon A)
