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SUMMARY:MN VR and HCI June 2026: New XR Hardware and Software
DESCRIPTION:MN VR and HCI monthly meeting for June 2026: XR Summary from Google I/O\, Apple WWDC\, AWE and Project Aura dev jam\n\n\nProject Aura Dev Jam – RJ White \nXReal\, Google and Qualcomm hosted the Project Aura Dev Jam the weekend before AWE. I was accepted\, and I’ll share my impressions of the event\, early development experience\, and the hardware. \n \nAll The New XR Hardware and Software – Zach Wendt \nIt’s XR season! May and June brings Google I/O\, Apple WWDC and AWE (Augmented World Expo.) I’ll summarize it all. AI is still grabbing the headlines\, so you may have missed: \n\nTrue AR-capable glasses from both Snap and XReal/Google\nA new flagship XR chip from Qualcomm\nMajor spatial OS and software features from Apple\nSeveral impressive new hardware demos from China\nCompetition and innovation in Micro-OLED display glasses\n\n \nSchedule: \n\n6:30 Social and setup\n7:00 Kickoff / announcements\n7:15 RJ\n7:45 Zach\n~8:45 Tear-down\, cross the sidewalk to Yardhouse\n\n \nAttending and Parking: \nThis event will be in person at the REM5 STUDIOS new office in West End and the presentation will be streamed live at https://www.youtube.com/igdatc \nPark underground and take the central red elevator to ground level\, then cross the sidewalk. REM5 STUDIOS is across from Yardhouse. Map below. \n \nAbout MN VR and HCI: \nMN VR and HCI (Human-Computer Interaction) welcomes developers\, tinkerers and enthusiasts working with all variety of VR\, AR\, HCI\, hardware hacking\, creative coding and interactive art. Members are working on projects with custom displays and lenses\, projection mapping\, mocap\, tiny computers\, servos and sensors\, interactive art and a wide variety of VR\, AR\, motion and computer vision applications. If you’ve only been to our parent group IGDATC meetings\, MN VR and HCI is a slightly different format: We aim for smaller group discussions and lots of specific details.
URL:https://minnestar.org/calendar2/mn-vr-and-hci-june-2026-new-xr-hardware-and-software/
LOCATION:REM5 STUDIOS\, 1639 Park Place Boulevard\, St. Louis Park\, MN\, 55416\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260527T213000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260527T222240Z
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SUMMARY:MN VR and HCI May 2026: Neo Art Space
DESCRIPTION:MN VR and HCI monthly meeting for May 2026: Philip Noyed and Zach Chapman present Neo Art Space: An Immersive Art Odyssey\n\n\nNeo Art Space: An Immersive Art Odyssey – Philip Noyed and Zach Chapman \nStep inside Neo Art Space—a cinematic VR journey through a galaxy of light. \nIn this presentation\, multimedia artist Philip Noyed will discuss the evolution of the project from experimental immersive artwork to a cross-platform VR experience\, including the transition from controller-based interaction to the development of the controller-free LightShip ride. \nUnity developer Zach Chapman will share insights into the technical development process in Unity and optimizing for for both SteamVR and Meta Quest platforms. \nVR headsets will be available for attendees to experience Neo Art Space. Or download to your Quest or SteamVR headset at NeoArtSpace.com \n \nSchedule: \n\n6:30 Social and setup\n7:00 Kickoff / announcements\n7:15 Philip and Zach\n~8:45 Tear-down\, cross the sidewalk to Yardhouse\n\n \nAttending and Parking: \nThis event will be in person at the REM5 STUDIOS new office in West End and the presentation will be streamed live at https://www.youtube.com/igdatc \nPark underground and take the central red elevator to ground level\, then cross the sidewalk. REM5 STUDIOS is across from Yardhouse. Map below. \n \nAbout MN VR and HCI: \nMN VR and HCI (Human-Computer Interaction) welcomes developers\, tinkerers and enthusiasts working with all variety of VR\, AR\, HCI\, hardware hacking\, creative coding and interactive art. Members are working on projects with custom displays and lenses\, projection mapping\, mocap\, tiny computers\, servos and sensors\, interactive art and a wide variety of VR\, AR\, motion and computer vision applications. If you’ve only been to our parent group IGDATC meetings\, MN VR and HCI is a slightly different format: We aim for smaller group discussions and lots of specific details.
URL:https://minnestar.org/calendar2/mn-vr-and-hci-may-2026-neo-art-space/
LOCATION:REM5 STUDIOS\, 1639 Park Place Boulevard\, St. Louis Park\, MN\, 55416\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260422T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260422T213000
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SUMMARY:MN VR and HCI Apr 2026: Mastering Space & Time
DESCRIPTION:MN VR and HCI monthly meeting for April 2026: David Mann – SpacetimeDB and XREAL One Pro SDK\n\n\nSpacetimeDB is a new approach to scalable networking for both VR and general game projects. Bonus quick overview of the XREAL One Pro glasses SDK. \n \nMastering Space & Time – David Mann \nUsing Dungeonpunk Online as the case study\, David Mann will walk through the multiplayer architecture he has been building\, with a focus on how SpacetimeDB\, Unity\, modern authentication flows\, and live simulation fit together in practice. As part of that work\, he built dungeonpunk.dev\, a custom authorization portal created out of necessity to handle identity\, token exchange\, and secure game connectivity. The talk focuses on the design decisions\, integration challenges\, and tradeoffs involved in keeping the overall system simple\, maintainable\, and realistic to operate as a team of one. \nThe presentation will also include a short addendum on the XREAL One Pro glasses\, covering what David found while attempting to integrate them into a real game project. It will examine the current state of the tooling\, the developer ecosystem\, and the practical realities. \nDavid Mann is an independent developer and craftsman of fine technology with experience across games\, web development\, DevOps\, VR\, and real-time multiplayer systems. He uses that broad skill set to build custom systems spanning product\, infrastructure\, and operations. \n \nSchedule: \n\n6:30 Social and setup\n7:00 Kickoff / announcements\n7:15 David Mann\n~8:45 Tear-down\, cross the sidewalk to Yardhouse\n\n \nAttending and Parking: \nThis event will be in person at the REM5 STUDIOS new office in West End and the presentation will be streamed live at https://www.youtube.com/igdatc \nPark underground and take the central red elevator to ground level\, then cross the sidewalk. REM5 STUDIOS is across from Yardhouse. Map below. \n \nAbout MN VR and HCI: \nMN VR and HCI (Human-Computer Interaction) welcomes developers\, tinkerers and enthusiasts working with all variety of VR\, AR\, HCI\, hardware hacking\, creative coding and interactive art. Members are working on projects with custom displays and lenses\, projection mapping\, mocap\, tiny computers\, servos and sensors\, interactive art and a wide variety of VR\, AR\, motion and computer vision applications. If you’ve only been to our parent group IGDATC meetings\, MN VR and HCI is a slightly different format: We aim for smaller group discussions and lots of specific details.
URL:https://minnestar.org/calendar2/mn-vr-and-hci-apr-2026-mastering-space-time/
LOCATION:REM5 STUDIOS\, 1639 Park Place Boulevard\, St. Louis Park\, MN\, 55416\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T213000
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SUMMARY:MN VR and HCI Mar 2026: Blob Bash
DESCRIPTION:MN VR and HCI monthly meeting for March 2026: RJ White presents Blob Bash – Physics\, Combat\, and Multiplayer in BlobTown\n\n\nBlob Bash – Physics\, Combat\, and Multiplayer in BlobTown presented by RJ White \nWorking at RevelVR on BlobTown for the last year\, RJ has developed systems that added interactivity and game systems to a VR social app all about drawing with Blobs. In this talk RJ will go over : \n\nGenerating colliders and special physics properties from 3D objects that can be made in any shape\nHow these systems were applied and adjusted to create a competitive combat mode\nConsiderations and techniques to make this all work as seamlessly as possible in large multiplayer lobbies on Meta Quest hardware\n\n \nSchedule: \n\n6:30 Social and setup\n7:00 Kickoff / announcements\n7:15 RJ White\n~8:45 Tear-down\, cross the sidewalk to Yardhouse\n\n \nAttending and Parking: \nThis event will be in person at the REM5 STUDIOS new office in West End and the presentation will be streamed live at https://www.youtube.com/igdatc \nPark underground and take the central red elevator to ground level\, then cross the sidewalk. REM5 STUDIOS is across from Yardhouse. Map below. \n \nAbout MN VR and HCI: \nMN VR and HCI (Human-Computer Interaction) welcomes developers\, tinkerers and enthusiasts working with all variety of VR\, AR\, HCI\, hardware hacking\, creative coding and interactive art. Members are working on projects with custom displays and lenses\, projection mapping\, mocap\, tiny computers\, servos and sensors\, interactive art and a wide variety of VR\, AR\, motion and computer vision applications. If you’ve only been to our parent group IGDATC meetings\, MN VR and HCI is a slightly different format: We aim for smaller group discussions and lots of specific details.
URL:https://minnestar.org/calendar2/mn-vr-and-hci-mar-2026-blob-bash/
LOCATION:REM5 STUDIOS\, 1639 Park Place Boulevard\, St. Louis Park\, MN\, 55416\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260225T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260225T213000
DTSTAMP:20260627T051645
CREATED:20260215T113822Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T123910Z
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SUMMARY:MN VR and HCI Feb 2026: Arcology Zero
DESCRIPTION:MN VR and HCI monthly meeting for February 2026: Arcology Zero by Clement Shimizu and Carol Trindade\n\n\nThe Arcology Zero Hypothesis – Clement Shimizu and Carol Trindade \n@DrClementShimizu and @CarolTrindadeArtist had a dream of building an artist ARCOLOGY inspired by SimCity 2000\, When investors said\, “OBJECTION!”\, the pair took Delusional Action to make it real! \n \nIn this talk\, you will: \n\nFollow their EXPLOITS in academia\, VR engineering\, game design\, the arts and more.\nWitness the birth of a dream to build Arcology Zero\, a PARADISE that connects established engineers and game designers with emerging artists complete with housing\, studio space\, and a planetarium bar.\nConsider the investor’s OBJECTION that the dream was IMPOSSIBLE\, CRAZY\, and A WASTE OF TIME.\nBE DAZZLED by the hypothesis that it was indeed possible and how Dr. Shimizu\, Carol Trindade\, and friends\, ULTIMATELY willed the dream into reality!\nWitness the results from the EXPERIMENT and the aftermath!\n\n \nWe will conclude with a VR demo created as part of Arcology Zero: Take a pill and enter a hallucinogenic experience where you TRANSUBSTANTIATE into a living breathing BARBIE DOLL to have the TIME OF YOUR LIFE! \n \nSocial Media: \nhttp://www.clementshimizu.com \nhttps://www.instagram.com/caroltrindadeartist \nhttp://www.elumenati.com \nhttp://www.arcologyzero.com \n \nSchedule: \n\n6:30 Social and setup\n7:00 Kickoff / announcements\n7:15 Clement and Carol\n8:00 Demos\n~8:45 Tear-down\, cross the sidewalk to Yardhouse\n\n \nAttending and Parking: \nThis event will be in person at the REM5 STUDIOS new office in West End and the presentation will be streamed live at https://www.youtube.com/igdatc \nPark underground and take the central red elevator to ground level\, then cross the sidewalk. REM5 STUDIOS is across from Yardhouse. Map below. \n \nAbout MN VR and HCI: \nMN VR and HCI (Human-Computer Interaction) welcomes developers\, tinkerers and enthusiasts working with all variety of VR\, AR\, HCI\, hardware hacking\, creative coding and interactive art. Members are working on projects with custom displays and lenses\, projection mapping\, mocap\, tiny computers\, servos and sensors\, interactive art and a wide variety of VR\, AR\, motion and computer vision applications. If you’ve only been to our parent group IGDATC meetings\, MN VR and HCI is a slightly different format: We aim for smaller group discussions and lots of specific details.
URL:https://minnestar.org/calendar2/mn-vr-and-hci-feb-2026-arcology-zero/
LOCATION:REM5 STUDIOS\, 1639 Park Place Boulevard\, St. Louis Park\, MN\, 55416\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260128T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260128T213000
DTSTAMP:20260627T051645
CREATED:20260127T093853Z
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SUMMARY:MN VR and HCI Jan 20216: Display Glasses
DESCRIPTION:MN VR and HCI monthly meeting for January 2026: Display Glasses overview and demos\n\n\nAnother 50/50 split of presentation and hardware demos. Check the demo and parking details below! \n \nSmart Glasses Overview and Display Glasses in Depth – David Mann and Zach Wendt \nWith the recent debut of consumer smart glasses that look fairly normal\, descriptors like AR are getting butchered worse than ever. We’ll do a quick overview of the different tech and capabilities\, then a deep dive on “display glasses” that focus on image quality\, and demos of the two most popular brands. \n\nStrengths/weaknesses of different optics\, displays\, power and compute\nChoosing tradeoffs for your use cases\nWhat’s coming in 2025\, including adjacent VR/MR tech\nDeep dive on Xreal and Viture display glasses – the most mature/popular category\nDeveloper options\, and “tinkerer” options with no coding\n\n \nDisplay Glasses Demos – Xreal One Pro and Viture Luma Pro \nWe’ll be demoing the most feature rich\, and the clearest/brightest display glasses available\, so you can go eyes-in yourself. You should be pleasantly surprised at the current quality of affordable micro OLED and optics. You might hit an ergonomic issue – look up your IPD if you can (we have two sizes) and wear contacts if you own them (but one pair of glasses can adjust up to -4 diopters for near-sightedness.) \n \nSchedule: \n\n6:30 Social and setup\n7:00 Kickoff / announcements\n7:15 David and Zach\n7:52 Demos\n~8:30 Tear-down\, cross the sidewalk to Yardhouse\n\n \nAttending and Parking: \nThis event will be in person at the REM5 STUDIOS new office in West End and the presentation will be streamed live at https://www.youtube.com/igdatc \nPark underground and take the central red elevator to ground level\, then cross the sidewalk. REM5 STUDIOS is across from Yardhouse. Map below. \n \nAbout MN VR and HCI: \nMN VR and HCI (Human-Computer Interaction) welcomes developers\, tinkerers and enthusiasts working with all variety of VR\, AR\, HCI\, hardware hacking\, creative coding and interactive art. Members are working on projects with custom displays and lenses\, projection mapping\, mocap\, tiny computers\, servos and sensors\, interactive art and a wide variety of VR\, AR\, motion and computer vision applications. If you’ve only been to our parent group IGDATC meetings\, MN VR and HCI is a slightly different format: We aim for smaller group discussions and lots of specific details.
URL:https://minnestar.org/calendar2/mn-vr-and-hci-jan-20216-display-glasses/
LOCATION:REM5 STUDIOS\, 1639 Park Place Boulevard\, St. Louis Park\, MN\, 55416\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251022T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251022T213000
DTSTAMP:20260627T051645
CREATED:20251017T140954Z
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SUMMARY:MN VR and HCI Oct 2025: Gaussian Splatting
DESCRIPTION:MN VR and HCI monthly meeting for October 2025: Gaussian Splatting and VR demos of Meta Hyperscape\n\n\nOur last meeting of 2025 will be about 50/50 presentation and VR demos of Hyperscape and Gracia. \n \nIntro to Gaussian Splatting – Zach Wendt \nGaussian Splatting (GS) is a great way to render detailed real world scenes and polygon unfriendly content like plants\, fences and hair on low power GPUs like Quest and phones. They’re also scalable to huge data sets and degrade in a pleasant DOF/impressionistic way when the viewer gets too close or moves to an unscanned area. (Pictured on purpose so it doesn’t just look like a photo.) \nMy brief intro will cover: \n\nGS pros\, cons\, history and why it effectively replaced NeRFs for real-time\nSuper quickstart using Hyperscape Capture on Quest 3/3S\nCapture tips for good automated results or in tough environments\nPointers to dev tools and OS projects for Web\, Unity\, Unreal and Blender\nActive areas of research and eye candy\n\n \nQuest demos of Hyperscape and Gracia – Amir\, Zach\, Paul and You! \nMeta just put OS 81 into general release last week\, which lets all Quest 3 & 3S owners try Hyperscape Capture for themselves. This is by far the fastest and easiest way to capture a high quality radiance field of an environment and move around inside it in VR. This gives extremely strong immersion that will have you (gently) bumping into IRL walls\, furniture\, pets and children. \nIf you make a good one\, bring your headset (no file sharing yet)\, or share your experience at the meeting. \nFor everyone that doesn’t have a Quest 3 or 3S\, we’ll be devoting about half of the meeting to demos of Hyperscape and Gracia (the king of on-device VR rendering and animated gaussian splats.) \n \nSchedule: \n\n6:30 Social and setup\n7:00 Kickoff / announcements\n7:15 Zach\n7:52 Demos\n~8:30 Tear-down\, cross the sidewalk to Yardhouse\n\n \nAttending: \nThis event will be in person at the REM5 STUDIOS new office in West End only \nPark underground and take the central red elevator to ground level\, then cross the sidewalk. REM5 STUDIOS is across from Yardhouse. Map below. \n \nAbout MN VR and HCI: \nMN VR and HCI (Human-Computer Interaction) welcomes developers\, tinkerers and enthusiasts working with all variety of VR\, AR\, HCI\, hardware hacking\, creative coding and interactive art. Members are working on projects with custom displays and lenses\, projection mapping\, mocap\, tiny computers\, servos and sensors\, interactive art and a wide variety of VR\, AR\, motion and computer vision applications. If you’ve only been to our parent group IGDATC meetings\, MN VR and HCI is a slightly different format: We aim for smaller group discussions and lots of specific details.
URL:https://minnestar.org/calendar2/mn-vr-and-hci-oct-2025-gaussian-splatting/
LOCATION:REM5 STUDIOS\, 1639 Park Place Boulevard\, St. Louis Park\, MN\, 55416\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250924T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250924T213000
DTSTAMP:20260627T051645
CREATED:20250915T080732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250915T080732Z
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SUMMARY:MN VR and HCI Sept 2025: Meta Connect
DESCRIPTION:MN VR and HCI monthly meeting for September 2025: Meta Connect 2025 conference highlights\n\n\nMeta Connect XR Highlights \nThe annual Meta Connect developer conference is Sept 17-18th (with all sessions online.) Join our annual event to cheer and jeer all the announcements from the main keynote\, developer’s keynote\, and other XR highlights – condensed into 60-ish minutes! Then\, we’ll take the discussion across the sidewalk to Yardhouse. \nWe expect to see: \n\nNew smart glasses with a display\n…and an EMG wrist band that reads your nerves!\nTop secret SDK for smart glasses\n3rd party Quest headsets\nQuest version of SharePlay\nNo AI Snoop Dog\n\n \nConnect in-person – Matt Foreman\, Space Age Interactive \nQuick highlights from attending Connect in-person\, and adjacent XR events. Hopefully including new hardware impressions. \n \nSchedule: \n\n6:30 Social and setup\n7:00 Kickoff / announcements\n7:15 Matt\n7:30 Connect XR highlights\n~8:30 Tear-down\, cross the sidewalk to Yardhouse\n\n \nAttending: \nThis event will be in person at the REM5 STUDIOS new office in West End only \nPark underground and take the central red elevator to ground level\, then cross the sidewalk. REM5 STUDIOS is across from Yardhouse. Map below. \n \nAbout MN VR and HCI: \nMN VR and HCI (Human-Computer Interaction) welcomes developers\, tinkerers and enthusiasts working with all variety of VR\, AR\, HCI\, hardware hacking\, creative coding and interactive art. Members are working on projects with custom displays and lenses\, projection mapping\, mocap\, tiny computers\, servos and sensors\, interactive art and a wide variety of VR\, AR\, motion and computer vision applications. If you’ve only been to our parent group IGDATC meetings\, MN VR and HCI is a slightly different format: We aim for smaller group discussions and lots of specific details.
URL:https://minnestar.org/calendar2/mn-vr-and-hci-sept-2025-meta-connect-2/
LOCATION:REM5 STUDIOS\, 1639 Park Place Boulevard\, St. Louis Park\, MN\, 55416\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250924T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250924T213000
DTSTAMP:20260627T051645
CREATED:20250915T080728Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250923T083724Z
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SUMMARY:MN VR and HCI Sept 2025: Meta Connect
DESCRIPTION:MN VR and HCI monthly meeting for September 2025: Meta Connect 2025 conference highlights\n\n\nMeta Connect XR Highlights \nThe annual Meta Connect developer conference is Sept 17-18th (with all sessions online.) Join our annual event to cheer and jeer all the announcements from the main keynote\, developer’s keynote\, and other XR highlights – condensed into 60-ish minutes! Then\, we’ll take the discussion across the sidewalk to Yardhouse. \nWe expect to see: \n\nNew smart glasses with a display\n…and an EMG wrist band that reads your nerves!\nTop secret SDK for smart glasses\n3rd party Quest headsets\nQuest version of SharePlay\nNo AI Snoop Dog\n\n \nConnect in-person – Matt Foreman\, Space Age Interactive \nQuick highlights from attending Connect in-person\, and adjacent XR events. Hopefully including new hardware impressions. \n \nSchedule: \n\n6:30 Social and setup\n7:00 Kickoff / announcements\n7:15 Matt\n7:30 Connect XR highlights\n~8:30 Tear-down\, cross the sidewalk to Yardhouse\n\n \nAttending: \nThis event will be in person at the REM5 STUDIOS new office in West End only \nPark underground and take the central red elevator to ground level\, then cross the sidewalk. REM5 STUDIOS is across from Yardhouse. Map below. \n \nAbout MN VR and HCI: \nMN VR and HCI (Human-Computer Interaction) welcomes developers\, tinkerers and enthusiasts working with all variety of VR\, AR\, HCI\, hardware hacking\, creative coding and interactive art. Members are working on projects with custom displays and lenses\, projection mapping\, mocap\, tiny computers\, servos and sensors\, interactive art and a wide variety of VR\, AR\, motion and computer vision applications. If you’ve only been to our parent group IGDATC meetings\, MN VR and HCI is a slightly different format: We aim for smaller group discussions and lots of specific details.
URL:https://minnestar.org/calendar2/mn-vr-and-hci-sept-2025-meta-connect/
LOCATION:REM5 STUDIOS\, 1639 Park Place Boulevard\, St. Louis Park\, MN\, 55416\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250827T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250827T213000
DTSTAMP:20260627T051645
CREATED:20250816T055437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250816T055437Z
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SUMMARY:MN VR and HCI August 2025: Into The Light
DESCRIPTION:MN VR and HCI monthly meeting for August 2025: Making Into The Light\, an upcoming VR dungeon crawler\, using Unreal Engine.\n\n\nMaking Into The Light – Matt Summers \nInto The Light is an upcoming immersive dungeon crawler designed for VR.  It focuses on teamwork and the strategic use of five unique character classes and their abilities\, and has some kick-ass art.  I’ll also discuss switching from Unity to Unreal Engine for VR development. \n \nSchedule: \n\n6:30 Social and setup\n7:00 Kickoff / announcements\n7:15 Matt\n~8:30 Tear-down\, cross the sidewalk to Yardhouse\n\nAttending: \nThis event will be in person at the REM5 STUDIOS new office in West End\, and live streamed on https://www.youtube.com/igdatc \nPark underground and take the central red elevator to ground level\, then cross the sidewalk. REM5 STUDIOS is across from Yardhouse. Map below. \n \nAbout MN VR and HCI: \nMN VR and HCI (Human-Computer Interaction) welcomes developers\, tinkerers and enthusiasts working with all variety of VR\, AR\, HCI\, hardware hacking\, creative coding and interactive art. Members are working on projects with custom displays and lenses\, projection mapping\, mocap\, tiny computers\, servos and sensors\, interactive art and a wide variety of VR\, AR\, motion and computer vision applications. If you’ve only been to our parent group IGDATC meetings\, MN VR and HCI is a slightly different format: We aim for smaller group discussions and lots of specific details.
URL:https://minnestar.org/calendar2/mn-vr-and-hci-august-2025-into-the-light-2/
LOCATION:REM5 STUDIOS\, 1639 Park Place Boulevard\, St. Louis Park\, MN\, 55416\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250827T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250827T213000
DTSTAMP:20260627T051645
CREATED:20250816T055435Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250827T062232Z
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SUMMARY:MN VR and HCI August 2025: Into The Light
DESCRIPTION:MN VR and HCI monthly meeting for August 2025: Making Into The Light\, an upcoming VR dungeon crawler\, using Unreal Engine.\n\n\nMaking Into The Light – Matt Summers \nInto The Light is an upcoming immersive dungeon crawler designed for VR.  It focuses on teamwork and the strategic use of five unique character classes and their abilities\, and has some kick-ass art.  I’ll also discuss switching from Unity to Unreal Engine for VR development. \n \nSchedule: \n\n6:30 Social and setup\n7:00 Kickoff / announcements\n7:15 Matt\n~8:30 Tear-down\, cross the sidewalk to Yardhouse\n\nAttending: \nThis event will be in person at the REM5 STUDIOS new office in West End\, and live streamed on https://www.youtube.com/igdatc \nPark underground and take the central red elevator to ground level\, then cross the sidewalk. REM5 STUDIOS is across from Yardhouse. Map below. \n \nAbout MN VR and HCI: \nMN VR and HCI (Human-Computer Interaction) welcomes developers\, tinkerers and enthusiasts working with all variety of VR\, AR\, HCI\, hardware hacking\, creative coding and interactive art. Members are working on projects with custom displays and lenses\, projection mapping\, mocap\, tiny computers\, servos and sensors\, interactive art and a wide variety of VR\, AR\, motion and computer vision applications. If you’ve only been to our parent group IGDATC meetings\, MN VR and HCI is a slightly different format: We aim for smaller group discussions and lots of specific details.
URL:https://minnestar.org/calendar2/mn-vr-and-hci-august-2025-into-the-light/
LOCATION:REM5 STUDIOS\, 1639 Park Place Boulevard\, St. Louis Park\, MN\, 55416\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250723T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250723T213000
DTSTAMP:20260627T051645
CREATED:20250712T024037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250712T024037Z
UID:10000037-1753295400-1753306200@minnestar.org
SUMMARY:MN VR and HCI July: 2025: VELOCIBLASTER
DESCRIPTION:MN VR and HCI monthly meeting for July 2025: Making VELOCIBLASTER for Quest and PC VR\n\n\nMaking VELOCIBLASTER – Matt Foreman \nVELOCIBLASTER is a multiplayer VR sci-fi shooter for Quest and PC VR\, where you play as a sentient velociraptor wielding high-tech blaster cannons. Fly with rocket thrusters\, master vertical combat\, and outmaneuver your raptor rivals to claim victory! \nI’ll give a general overview of the concept\, mechanics\, and tech behind the game\, as well as chat a bit about my experience in Meta’s Oculus Publishing Ignition program. \nAnyone interested can get the alpha for free right now by joining velociblaster.com/discord and installing the game via the #alpha-access channel. \n \nSchedule: \n\n6:30 Social and setup\n7:00 Kickoff / announcements\n7:15 Matt\n~8:30 Tear-down\, cross the sidewalk to Yardhouse\n\nAttending: \nThis event will be in person at the REM5 STUDIOS new office in West End\, and live streamed on https://www.youtube.com/igdatc \nPark underground and take the central red elevator to ground level\, then cross the sidewalk. REM5 STUDIOS is across from Yardhouse. Map below. \n \nAbout MN VR and HCI: \nMN VR and HCI (Human-Computer Interaction) welcomes developers\, tinkerers and enthusiasts working with all variety of VR\, AR\, HCI\, hardware hacking\, creative coding and interactive art. Members are working on projects with custom displays and lenses\, projection mapping\, mocap\, tiny computers\, servos and sensors\, interactive art and a wide variety of VR\, AR\, motion and computer vision applications. If you’ve only been to our parent group IGDATC meetings\, MN VR and HCI is a slightly different format: We aim for smaller group discussions and lots of specific details.
URL:https://minnestar.org/calendar2/mn-vr-and-hci-july-2025-velociblaster-2/
LOCATION:REM5 STUDIOS\, 1639 Park Place Boulevard\, St. Louis Park\, MN\, 55416\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250723T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250723T213000
DTSTAMP:20260627T051645
CREATED:20250712T024032Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250724T040853Z
UID:10000036-1753295400-1753306200@minnestar.org
SUMMARY:MN VR and HCI July: 2025: VELOCIBLASTER
DESCRIPTION:MN VR and HCI monthly meeting for July 2025: Making VELOCIBLASTER for Quest and PC VR\n\n\nMaking VELOCIBLASTER – Matt Foreman \nVELOCIBLASTER is a multiplayer VR sci-fi shooter for Quest and PC VR\, where you play as a sentient velociraptor wielding high-tech blaster cannons. Fly with rocket thrusters\, master vertical combat\, and outmaneuver your raptor rivals to claim victory! \nI’ll give a general overview of the concept\, mechanics\, and tech behind the game\, as well as chat a bit about my experience in Meta’s Oculus Publishing Ignition program. \nAnyone interested can get the alpha for free right now by joining velociblaster.com/discord and installing the game via the #alpha-access channel. \n \nSchedule: \n\n6:30 Social and setup\n7:00 Kickoff / announcements\n7:15 Matt\n~8:30 Tear-down\, cross the sidewalk to Yardhouse\n\nAttending: \nThis event will be in person at the REM5 STUDIOS new office in West End\, and live streamed on https://www.youtube.com/igdatc \nPark underground and take the central red elevator to ground level\, then cross the sidewalk. REM5 STUDIOS is across from Yardhouse. Map below. \n \nAbout MN VR and HCI: \nMN VR and HCI (Human-Computer Interaction) welcomes developers\, tinkerers and enthusiasts working with all variety of VR\, AR\, HCI\, hardware hacking\, creative coding and interactive art. Members are working on projects with custom displays and lenses\, projection mapping\, mocap\, tiny computers\, servos and sensors\, interactive art and a wide variety of VR\, AR\, motion and computer vision applications. If you’ve only been to our parent group IGDATC meetings\, MN VR and HCI is a slightly different format: We aim for smaller group discussions and lots of specific details.
URL:https://minnestar.org/calendar2/mn-vr-and-hci-july-2025-velociblaster/
LOCATION:REM5 STUDIOS\, 1639 Park Place Boulevard\, St. Louis Park\, MN\, 55416\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250625T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250625T213000
DTSTAMP:20260627T051645
CREATED:20250617T235304Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250617T235304Z
UID:10000034-1750876200-1750887000@minnestar.org
SUMMARY:MN VR and HCI June: 2025: Spiders
DESCRIPTION:MN VR and HCI monthly meeting for June 2025: Spiders for Quest\, AWE and WWDC recaps\n\n\nMaking a market-friendly Spider – RJ White \nEarlier this year in a quick and dirty development cycle\, I developed a concept for a multiplayer VR game in a month\, and had 50\,000+ players less than a month after launch. I’ll be talking about this game\, simply called “Spiders”. \nI’ll talk in detail about : \n\nStarting from scratch\, kitbashing\, and using existing tools to speed up development\n“Gorilla locomotion”\, a popular and trendy movement mechanic\, applied to the concept\nMarketing and getting the name out there when there’s little hope for natural discovery or store exposure on the Meta Quest platform nowadays\n\nCome listen and ask questions! Try Spiders for free on Quest. \n \nAWE and WWDC recap – Amir Berenjian and Zach Wendt \nWe’ll also have a quick overview of going to Augmented World Expo by Amir (live or by proxy) and AR/VR announcements from Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference by Zach. Feel free to add any cool product or software announcements – especially you Vision Pro owners! \n \nSchedule: \n\n6:30 Social and setup\n7:00 Kickoff / announcements\n7:15 Amir and Zach\n7:30 RJ\n~8:30 Tear-down\, cross the sidewalk to Yardhouse\n\nAttending: \nThis event will be in person at the REM5 STUDIOS new office in West End\, and live streamed on https://www.youtube.com/igdatc \nPark underground and take the central red elevator to ground level\, then cross the sidewalk. REM5 STUDIOS is across from Yardhouse. Map below. \n \nAbout MN VR and HCI: \nMN VR and HCI (Human-Computer Interaction) welcomes developers\, tinkerers and enthusiasts working with all variety of VR\, AR\, HCI\, hardware hacking\, creative coding and interactive art. Members are working on projects with custom displays and lenses\, projection mapping\, mocap\, tiny computers\, servos and sensors\, interactive art and a wide variety of VR\, AR\, motion and computer vision applications. If you’ve only been to our parent group IGDATC meetings\, MN VR and HCI is a slightly different format: We aim for smaller group discussions and lots of specific details.
URL:https://minnestar.org/calendar2/mn-vr-and-hci-june-2025-spiders-2/
LOCATION:REM5 STUDIOS\, 1639 Park Place Boulevard\, St. Louis Park\, MN\, 55416\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250625T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250625T213000
DTSTAMP:20260627T051645
CREATED:20250617T235257Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250626T003858Z
UID:10000033-1750876200-1750887000@minnestar.org
SUMMARY:MN VR and HCI June: 2025: Spiders
DESCRIPTION:MN VR and HCI monthly meeting for June 2025: Spiders for Quest\, AWE and WWDC recaps\n\n\nMaking a market-friendly Spider – RJ White \nEarlier this year in a quick and dirty development cycle\, I developed a concept for a multiplayer VR game in a month\, and had 50\,000+ players less than a month after launch. I’ll be talking about this game\, simply called “Spiders”. \nI’ll talk in detail about : \n\nStarting from scratch\, kitbashing\, and using existing tools to speed up development\n“Gorilla locomotion”\, a popular and trendy movement mechanic\, applied to the concept\nMarketing and getting the name out there when there’s little hope for natural discovery or store exposure on the Meta Quest platform nowadays\n\nCome listen and ask questions! Try Spiders for free on Quest. \n \nAWE and WWDC recap – Amir Berenjian and Zach Wendt \nWe’ll also have a quick overview of going to Augmented World Expo by Amir (live or by proxy) and AR/VR announcements from Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference by Zach. Feel free to add any cool product or software announcements – especially you Vision Pro owners! \n \nSchedule: \n\n6:30 Social and setup\n7:00 Kickoff / announcements\n7:15 Amir and Zach\n7:30 RJ\n~8:30 Tear-down\, cross the sidewalk to Yardhouse\n\nAttending: \nThis event will be in person at the REM5 STUDIOS new office in West End\, and live streamed on https://www.youtube.com/igdatc \nPark underground and take the central red elevator to ground level\, then cross the sidewalk. REM5 STUDIOS is across from Yardhouse. Map below. \n \nAbout MN VR and HCI: \nMN VR and HCI (Human-Computer Interaction) welcomes developers\, tinkerers and enthusiasts working with all variety of VR\, AR\, HCI\, hardware hacking\, creative coding and interactive art. Members are working on projects with custom displays and lenses\, projection mapping\, mocap\, tiny computers\, servos and sensors\, interactive art and a wide variety of VR\, AR\, motion and computer vision applications. If you’ve only been to our parent group IGDATC meetings\, MN VR and HCI is a slightly different format: We aim for smaller group discussions and lots of specific details.
URL:https://minnestar.org/calendar2/mn-vr-and-hci-june-2025-spiders/
LOCATION:REM5 STUDIOS\, 1639 Park Place Boulevard\, St. Louis Park\, MN\, 55416\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250528T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250528T213000
DTSTAMP:20260627T051645
CREATED:20250525T210357Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250528T215538Z
UID:10000029-1748457000-1748467800@minnestar.org
SUMMARY:MN VR and HCI May 2025: Quest 3 MR For Reals
DESCRIPTION:MN VR and HCI monthly meeting for May 2025: Quest 3 MR For Reals\n\n\nQuest 3 MR For Reals – Zach Wendt \nQuest has steadily gained MR/AR features over the last year\, and now has nearly the full feature set of Apple Vision Pro / HoloLens. Even without the full performance of those $4k headsets\, this allows for some genuine MR/AR experiences (unlike the past era of background passthrough in a pre-scanned room.) \n \nThis example-heavy overview will cover: \n\nThe new Quest camera access API – capabilities\, limitations\, great developer prototypes\, and what’s in the Quest store so far\nThe Boundary APIs and recent OS changes around boundaries\nDepth API and MRUK updates for real-world raycasting\nDevs using the Depth API as a workaround for (not yet released) continuous world mesh scanning\nA quick overview of the new and improved options for sharing spatial anchors\nBonus: Quick summary of what was/wasn’t revealed about Android XR at Google I/O\n\n \nSchedule: \n\n6:30 Social and setup\n7:00 Kickoff / announcements\n7:15 Zach Wendt\n~8:30 Tear-down\, cross the sidewalk to Yardhouse\n\n \nAttending: \nThis event will be in person at the REM5 STUDIOS new office in West End\, and live streamed on https://www.youtube.com/igdatc \nPark underground and take the central red elevator to ground level\, then cross the outdoor walkway. REM5 STUDIOS is across the sidewalk from Yardhouse. Map below. \n \nAbout MN VR and HCI: \nMN VR and HCI (Human-Computer Interaction) welcomes developers\, tinkerers and enthusiasts working with all variety of VR\, AR\, HCI\, hardware hacking\, creative coding and interactive art. Members are working on projects with custom displays and lenses\, projection mapping\, mocap\, tiny computers\, servos and sensors\, interactive art and a wide variety of VR\, AR\, motion and computer vision applications. If you’ve only been to our parent group IGDATC meetings\, MN VR and HCI is a slightly different format: We aim for smaller group discussions and lots of specific details.
URL:https://minnestar.org/calendar2/mn-vr-and-hci-may-2025-quest-3-mr-for-reals/
LOCATION:REM5 STUDIOS\, 1639 Park Place Boulevard\, St. Louis Park\, MN\, 55416\, United States
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