Melbourne XR Open Lab: Immerse Australia x RMIT x SIGGRAPH Melbourne

XR OPEN LAB

XR Open Lab is a technology focussed community event bringing together people working with Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, immersive learning, spatial computing and interactive technology.

Co-hosted by Immerse Australia, SIGGRAPH Melbourne Chapter and RMIT University,

XR Open Lab is designed to be more than another industry presentation. It’s a place to see what people are building, try emerging XR experiences, share ideas and get constructive feedback from the community.

Whether you have a finished product, an early prototype, a research project, an immersive learning experience or simply an idea you want to explore, XR Open Lab is an opportunity to bring it along and join the conversation.

What to Expect

The XR Open Lab will feature a guest developers, creators or technology practitioners sharing their expertise and what they are working on, followed by an open, hands-on session where participants can demonstrate projects, test experiences and discuss ideas with others working across the XR ecosystem.

Members of the Melbourne ACM SIGGRAPH Chapter will also be attending, bringing together the XR community with people working across computer graphics, interactive technologies, digital creation and related fields.

With support from RMIT, the event also creates an opportunity to strengthen connections between industry, education, researchers, developers and emerging XR talent.

You don't need to be exhibiting or presenting to attend. Come along to:

• See new XR projects and demonstrations

• Try emerging immersive experiences

• Show something you're currently building

• Get feedback on an idea or prototype

• Meet developers, educators, researchers and XR practitioners

• Make connections across Australia's immersive technology community

For developers who would like to demo their XR App, register your interest at the ticket checkout. Demos numbers are limited. Demos will run one on one with other developers interested in your app after the main presentations, bring your own headset and mobile Screen share.

XR Open Lab is about participation, experimentation and conversation — not polished presentations.

If you're building, researching, teaching or simply interested in what's happening in XR, we'd like you to be part of it.

Networking, Food and Drink

After presentations and App demos we will head next door to The Oxford Scholar Pub for further networking for people who want to keep discussions going.

Presented by Immerse Australia
Co-hosted and supported by the Melbourne ACM SIGGRAPH Chapter and RMIT

XR Open Lab

See it. Try it. Shape it.

The Nights Speakers

Hear from a mix of experience from across the XR, immersive technology and digital innovation community. Each will share insights from their own work, projects and areas of expertise before we open with networking and community demos.

Ricardo Garcia-Rosas PHD

Co-founder & CEO, Virtetic

Ricardo will talk about his XR journey to start Virtetic a company that believes the limb loss journey should be one of hope, confidence, and limitless potential. Virtetic provides more than just fun and games! It is an exciting way of how allied health professionals can enhance their delivery of care. By leveraging its interactive, realistic and gamified nature, clinicians can diversify their training programs for their patients, and ensure specific individual goals are still met in a safe and controlled environment.

Dr Julia Low - RMIT University

VR, Food, and Space!

Dr Julia Low is a sensory and consumer scientist with a background in psychology and nutrition. Her research spans fundamental sensory science, including psychophysics and cross-modal perception, and applied work exploring how eating experiences can be enhanced through design, technology, and psychological insights. Her research focuses on how individual differences in flavour perception and eating behaviour are shaped by cognitive traits and environmental context, with particular interest in different life stages, psychological states, and challenging environments.

James Sheridan - Head of Business Asia Pacific for IGLOO

Immersive Spaces with Igoo Vision

James Sheridan has a long academic and commercial background in immersive spaces and has been designing, building, researching and using them, along with the software that runs them, for over 20 years. He’s worked closely with the world’s leading universities and companies to research and implement immersive technologies. During this time he has helped establish Igloo Vision as the global leader in immersive technology

More information about your hosts

www.immerseaustralia.org

https://www.linkedin.com/company/immerse-australia

ACM SIGGRAPH Melbourne

https://melbourne.siggraph.org/

VXLab and digital innovation at RMIT

https://www.rmit.edu.au/about/our-locations-and-facilities/facilities/research-facilities/virtual-experiences-laboratory