On Saturday, November 23, 2024, Electronic Literature Lab’s Dene Grigar co-hosts (with Frode Hegland) The Future of Text in XR Symposium. The event, which takes place at The Murdock located at the Vancouver Waterfront, 655 W. Columbia Way, Suite 700, is associated with The Future of Text in XR project, and funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. It brings together industry leaders and scholars for a day of conversations about and demonstrations of XR projects.
Schedule
8:30-9:00: Breakfast and registration check in
9:00-9:15: Welcome by Dr. Christine Portfors, Associate Vice-Chancellor of Research and Graduate Education, Washington State University Vancouver; Dene Grigar and Frode Hegland, Co-hosts
Presentations, 9:15 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
- 9:00-9:15: Welcome by Co-hosts Dene Grigar & Frode Hegland
- 9:15-9:30: Fabien Bénétou, WebXR Consultant, European Parliament (BE)
- 9:30-9:45: Frode Hegland, University of Southampton (UK)
- 9:45-10:00: Dene Grigar & Andrew Thompson, Electronic Literature Lab, WSU Vancouver
- 10:00-10:15: Daveed Benjamin, Bridgit.io
10:15-10:30: Break, morning coffee and snacks
Presentations, 10:30 a.m.-12 noon
- 10:30-10:45: Mar Gonzalez-Franco, Research Scientist and Manager, Google
- 10:45-11:00: Ken Pfeuffer, Aarhus University (DK)
- 11:00-11:15: Karl Smink, XR Developer, Mississippi SU
- 11:15-11:30: Ge Li (Jesse), University of Bologna (IT)
- 11:30-11:45: Ryan House, University of Wisconsin LaCrosse
- 11:45-12:00: Kent Bye, Voices of VR, PDX
12:00-1:00: Lunch, community time
1:00-2:00: Fireside Chat with Vint Cerf, Co-Inventor of the Internet
Presentations, 2:00 p.m.-2:45 p.m.
- 2:00-2:15: Michael Witmore Folger Shakespeare library
- 2:15-2:30: Brandel Zachernuk, Spatial Web Specialist
- 2:30-2:45: Mark Anderson, University of Southampton (UK)
2:45 p.m.-4:00: p.m. XR Experiences
3:00 p.m.: Afternoon Tea
4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.: Closing Discussion
5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.: Reception at Niche Wine Bar, 900 Washington St.
