DFW Virtual Reality Meetup
With the release of the Oculus Rift, Virtual Reality has taken off again. As Oculus VR CEO Palmer Luckey puts it “The games industry is at the end of a very long console cycle, one that is definitely showing its age. People want a truly next-generation gaming experience, but next-generation consoles are looking to be more of the same. The Rift, on the other hand, is something that clearly brings new things to the table.” DFW Virtual Reality is a group of local VR enthusiasts working towards the old promise of a next-gen gaming experience. Come join us learn, explore and make it happen.
Join us for the first DFWVR meetup!
Date: July 19th 7pm
Location: The Dallas Makerspace , in the Monroe Classroom
Come and meet fellow VR enthusiasts, makers, and developers. Were here help each other explore this fascinating new technology. There will be a Rift Demo along with a Razor Hydra.
Speakers
Jeri Ellsworth (Via Skype)
Jeri is an American entrepreneur and self-taught computer chip designer. She is best known for creating a Commodore 64 emulator within a joystick, in 2004, called C64 Direct-to-TV. That “computer in a joystick” could run 30 video games from the early 1980s, and was very popular during the 2004 Christmas season, at peak selling over 70,000 units in a single day via the QVC shopping channel. Ellsworth currently lives in Seattle.
Jeri will talk about her new venture Technical Illusions and the project they are working on CastAR. You can read more about CastAR here.
Mike Eber
Mike will demonstrate how to Rift Enable DirectX9 games with Vireio Perception and modify games.
If you are interested in speaking or presenting a demo at DFW Virtual Reality please contact MikeE
RSVP here http://www.meetup.com/DFW-Virtual-Reality/events/128854432/
Reposted from http://riftmod.com/dfw-virtual-reality-meetup-first-meeting-july-19th/
