2017 SID/DSCC Investors Conference
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
LA Convention Center

Damon Hernandez
Immersive Web Evangelist
Samsung Research America
Abstract:
While there is a lot of excitement around VR & AR technologies, there are still many hurdles that need to be overcome before it becomes mainstream in our day to day. This presentation will highlight opportunities and current challenges faced by various industries looking to adopt immersive technologies, share the current state of where the technology is, and where it is heading in the near future.​

Bio:
Damon works in many areas of the Web3D Industry and has been active in virtual environments and the 3D web for over 15 years. He is actively involved with the 3D web’s convergence with other technologies including IoT, GIS, CAD/BIM/CAM, AR/VR, mobile and advises a variety of entities that use these technologies.

He is currently at Samsung Research America making the web browsing experience awesome and enhanced with immersive web technologies. He has built numerous mixed reality applications and has lead dozens of research projects in multiple domains. As founding team member of the Augmented Reality Developer Camps, VR Hackathon, & founder of the AEC Hackathon, he is actively working to help grow the use of innovative technologies.

 

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Events

Date: May 22-26
Society for Information Display (SID) DisplayWeek Business Track
Location: Los Angeles Convention Center. ​