The world’s largest event dedicated to information and communication technologies for development was an opportunity to promote the transmission of knowledge and the discovery of immersive experiences. World XR was the official partner of the XR focal point through conferences and exhibitions.
Exposure
As official curator, World XR has selected 9 immersive experiences through Aijing Cao, including Last Whispers, a project on the unprecedented disappearance of our linguistic diversity, designed, produced and produced by Lena Herzog.
Another attraction featured on the exhibition floor was the spectacular Birdly simulator, which allows the ultimate dream to fly like a real bird. Although this device is known to XR specialists, it remains to be discovered by the private sector, governments and organizations. ITU Secretary- General Houlin Zhao himself flew on Birdly.
XR selection
Last Whispers (Lena Herzog),
Re-animated (Jakob Kudsk Steensen)
Birdly (Max Rheiner)
Anote’s Ark (Matthieu Ritz)
Accused # 2: Walter Sisulu (Nicolas Champeaux, Gilles Porte)
The Atomic Tree (Adam Loften, Emmanuel Vaughan-Le)
360 Figaro (Jan Schmidt-Garre)
Great ChinaThe Hidden (Xu Xian)
Conferences
Improve, develop and protect cultural heritage: World XR invited Max Rheiner (Birdly) and Lena Herzog (Last Whisper) to debate, beyond entertainment, on how to preserve and extend culture through new technologies and with VR as an educational platform.
Cinematographic VR from creation to technology: Presentation of Matthieu Ritz, the committed director of Anote’s Ark and Jiawen Gu of Tsinghua University who recently created his company Ray Shaper in Crans-Montana. Its main focus is cinematographic VR and putting into perspective the artistic, technical and ethical issues of 360 ° capture.
High Level
Salar Shahna advocated for the inclusion of women in technology and highlighted the link between virtual reality and access to information for all during the high-level session on gender mainstreaming, on gender equality. His statement is now published in the WSIS outcome document. The other panelists included leaders from YouTube, the European Commission, and the Israel Tech Policy Institute. Our special thanks go to the University of Geneva for including us in the Harnessing VR / AR’s Potential for Sustainable Spaces panel.
Focus Canada
World XR achieved a Canadian tour this fall from Vancouver International Film Festival to Hub Montreal.
WXRF, host of the Chinese delegation in Switzerland
A voice is talking - Exhibition & Conference In partnership with the Shanghai authorities on November 4, a day where high technology and the cultural world of Shanghai have the honor of coming to present innovative projects and solutions. About fifteen players from the Chinese cultural industry explore Switzerland for 4 days, to learn about the secrets of its entertainment market.
WXRF @ Nanchang, China 2019
World Conference on VR Industry The World Conference co-organized by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIT) and Jiangxi Provincial People's Government was held in Nanchang, in Jiangxi Province, from October 19 to 21, 2019 on the theme of " VR + 5G for a new era of perception ".
WSIS 2019
World XR was the official partner of the XR focal point at WSIS 2019 through conferences and exhibitions. WSIS is the world's largest event dedicated to information and communication technologies for development was an opportunity to promote the transmission of knowledge and the discovery of immersive experiences.
