Power 106 had the pleasure of attending the TechCrunch Session AR/VR seminar held on the campus of UCLA. It featured discussions from Disney, Snap, Oculus and more! The seminar kicked off with discussions from John Snoddy, a Walt Disney’s Imagineer, who informed the packed crowd that VR and AR aren’t really ready for prime time just yet. “I don’t feel like we’re there yet. We know it’s extraordinary, we know it’s really interesting, but it’s not yet speaking to us deeply the way it will.” Says John.
One of the coolest features we saw was the Holographic 3D visualization display. Shawn Frayne, from the company Looking Glass, explained how his company built the technology they saw a growing demand for. In his display, there was a 3D character that you could touch using AR and VR in place for your hand. Hard to explain but very cool to see!