1. The Next Digital Platform A Virtual Future Patrick Curry : Director, Unity Austin

2. Hi, I’m Patrick Curry Entrepreneur, Game Developer, Educator, Father

4. Unity Technologies The world’s most popular game engine

5. Hearthstone Monument Valley Crossy Road

6. Let’s talk about platforms

11. What’s Next?

13. VIRTUAL

14. REALITY

16. VIRTUAL REALITY: Experience computer-generated worlds as if they were real.

17. I know what you’re thinking...

18. Didn’t we try this in the 90s?

19. We totally did…

21. … and VR failed to live up to the hype!!!

22. But good ideas take time...

23. Apple Newton: 1993 ~300,000 sold

24. Apple Newton: 1993 ~300,000 sold iPhone: 2007 700,000,000+ sold

25. What does VR look like now?

27. Why is it VR’s time?

29. 1. Smartphone Technology

31. 2. Heavy Investment Facebook / OculusGoogleMicrosoft Samsung Sony / PlayStationValve / HTC

33. 3. Authoring Tools

34. VR is finally accessible! In fact, you already own a VR device!

35. LIVE DEMO

36. Is VR just for games? NO!!!

37. Where will we use VR? EVERYWHERE!

39. “Wearable” devices already permeate our lives

41. “Wearables” are populating the virtual world with data.

42. Virtual Reality will let us see the data that surrounds us.

43. The face is the final frontier.

44. THANK YOU!!! Stay in touch: Email: hey@patrickcurry.com Web: patrickcurry.com/vr Twitter: @patrickmcurry

45. APPENDIX