mark skwarek's blog: July 2016

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Talk - Pokemon Go and the rise of AR

VR @ NYU presents : Pokemon Go and the rise of AR

MAGNET 2 Metrotech Center, 8th floor

Brooklyn New York 11201

6:00 pm . Open to the Public

Presenters:

Mark Skwarek, Director NYU's Mobile Augmented Reality Lab: Is Pokemon really AR?

Bradley Forman: Bussiness and Strategy Consultant: Investment in progressive technologies and what does it mean for VR/AR makers?

Carlos Bautista: AR for good. Mine Safe: AR mobile application to identify land mines in rural Colombia

Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Presenting for TTI/Vanguard in San Francisco!

I'm presenting for TTI/Vanguard in San Francisco! I think you have to be a member to attend :(.....

Who knows what's next? Consistently, TTI/Vanguard members who attend [next] do. At our 2015 meeting, it was how to save Moore’s Law; biotechnology losing its separate status and becoming just more technology; and mobility changing everything—even the Internet itself. Come to San Francisco and find out what's next.

Presenting at "WEIRD REALITY: Head Mounted Art && Code"

I'm excited to be presenting at "WEIRD REALITY: Head Mounted Art && Code" at Carnegie Mellon University in October! If you are in the CMU area come out and see me-

MarketWatch interview!

I was interviewed by MarketWatch! A lot of the ideas that are being talked about in this article came from me ^^

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-pokemon-go-could-change-the-course-of-technology-2016-07-12?mod=MW_video_latest_news

Brazilian TV Globo Interview!

Brazilian TV Globo Interviewed me!

http://g1.globo.com/fantastico/edicoes/2016/07/17.html#!v/5170405

When I 1st talked to them I misunderstood and thought it would be another phone interview but they wanted to visit my lab at NYU... I would have been more formal but kept it real w the Plan B shirt- ^^

Mobile AR Lab ftw!!