RealTime Conference

⏰ Time is flying! Our Early Bird pricing for RTES 2023 ends April 23rd - don't miss out!

📋 Apply here: https://realtime.community/rtes-application-2023/

The 2023 RealTime Economics Summit (RTES) "From Promise to Reality" is coming to New York (in person / invitation or approved application only / 250 executives) on May 15 & 16!

RTES is a new kind of event for the RealTime Community. A select cohort of executives from industries including , , , , , , and management will gather to answer the hard questions about the economics of real-time technology:
• Which real-time tools and techniques are ready for my field’s demands?
• Will adopting real-time technologies mean real, structural change?
• What will it cost to get started?
• What ROI can I expect and when?

Get real on real-time: Join the RealTime Economics Summit May 2023 to cross the bridge from promise to reality.

🔗 More event info here: https://realtime.community/economics-summit/

A little behind the scenes moment from RealTime Conference Nov. 2022 at the Pixomondo in !

"Creativity, Technology, Economics: the Open Metaverse Paradigm"

In case you missed it or if you would like to re-watch RTC sessions, check out the recordings from this inspiring edition of RTC here: https://realtime.community/videos/

Retail & 3D Commerce – The impact of on shopping in the metaverse...
..was the topic of a session with excellent speakers from Shopify, Fibbl, OTTO, Virbe - Virtual Beings platform, WPP, HP and NVIDIA curated and moderated by Max and Felix Limper at the 2022.

📣A report of the session is now available on the RapidCompact blog: https://www.rapidcompact.com/realtime-conference-2022/

📹View the recordings and the panel discussions here: https://realtime.community/videos/

RealTime Conference

With over 20,000 participants since its inception in April 2020, RTC is the world’s premiere event for the community. RTC returns November 7-9 with the theme:

Creativity, Technology, Economics: The Open Metaverse Paradigm

Register now: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/realtime-conference-2022-tickets-391128494857

Join the annual virtual gathering of the industry’s elite:
• Learn from the best
• Share your knowledge and experience
• Meet with your peers
• Grow your business!

From to , from to & , from , (CAE) & to , , & (AECO), from to and , November 2022 brings knowledgeable leaders, experts and innovators from all over the world to learn, share, network, recruit and grow their businesses, across industries and across the globe.

Learn more about the upcoming RealTime Conference here: https://realtime.community/conference/

It is our honor to announce that Anton Kaplanyan, VP of Graphics Research at Intel Corporation, has joined our prestigious advisory board!

Anton enjoys advancing research in computer graphics with a current focus on , including , , and appearance, as well as differentiable rendering.

His research is used in Nvidia's middleware and RTX hardware, game engines (UE4, Unity, CryEngine) and games, and in Pixar's RenderMan.

His expertise and guidance are so valuable and so appreciated by the RealTime Community. Welcome Anton!

We are so honored to announce that Paolo Tamburrino, has joined our counselors board!

Paolo is an Executive Producer for Visual Effects and Virtual Production. He is widely regarded as the go-to source for technically demanding projects and client engagement. At the same time, he acts as Trusted Advisor for emerging technologies and Public Speaker at industry-leading conferences.

With over 15 years of experience in the Media & Entertainment industry, he was involved in many varied and award-winning projects, where he gained invaluable insight into production and emerging technologies. He is an alumnus of the Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg, where his graduating short film “Wrapped” was honored with a VES Award.

Paolo has worked in Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America, where he has contributed to projects including “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”, “Foundation”, “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds”, “The 100”, and numerous commercials.

He currently serves as a board member of the Visual Effects Society in Toronto and we are so grateful for his expert counsel in the RealTime Community.

Welcome Paolo!

We are extremely grateful that Philipp Wolf, Executive-In-Charge, Corporate Strategy at DNEG, has joined our incredible Board of Counselors!

Based in Montreal with an impressive line of projects spanning more than a decade, his recent projects include Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’ and Kenneth Branagh’s ‘Death On The Nile’.

Philipp has established strong working relationships with numerous directors through his role as a VFX Producer, collaborating with Guy Ritchie on ‘King Arthur: Legend of the Sword’, David Yates on ‘The Legend of Tarzan’ and with Shane Black on ‘The Predator’.

An active force in the industry, Philipp is a Member of the VES Board of Directors as well as Co-Chair of the VES Montreal Section and Co-Chair of the VES Health & Wellbeing committee. He is also Co-Chair of the Animation and VFX committee at the Producers Guild of America, and a Board Member of Access: VFX Montreal.

Beginning his career as a Producer on shorts, Philipp gained early recognition for his skills with a VES Award nomination. After breaking into the world of television with HBO’s multi award-winning ‘Game of Thrones’, he quickly rose the ranks from Associate VFX Producer to VFX Producer, working in this role on titles such as ‘The Mummy’ and ‘Godzilla: King of Monsters’.

Philipp’s more recent projects as Executive Producer include ‘Men in Black: International’, ‘Fast & Furious 9’, ‘Togo’ and ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ among others.

We are extremely honored to have him joining us and look forward to shaping the together!

We are extremely proud to announce that Matthew Allard, Director of Alliances & Solutions at Dell Technologies, has joined us as a member of our Advisory Board!

Matt works on Dell Technologies' Performance PC team to lead its Strategic Alliances & Solutions team, working closely with Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), customers and technology partners. He has more than 20 years of experience within the tech sector, and prior to Dell, he held marketing and product management roles at Autodesk, Avid Technology, Schneider Electric, Microsoft Softimage, Media 100 and X-Rite.

His extensive experience and industry knowledge will be invaluable to our organization. Welcome Matt!

We are so excited to announce that Paul Gordon, has joined our Friends of RTC Board!

As DNEG's Marketing & Communication Technology Manager, Paul provides strategic marketing direction to the global technology team.

With 14+ years of experience in the and industry at an international level, on numerous successful multi-million AAA brands. Paul has applied his thorough knowledge of both Global Brand Marketing and Gaming Production fields to highlight the importance of in .

A true friend and supporter of all things RTC - we are so glad to have you with us Paul!

It is our distinct honor and privilege to announce that Will McDonald, Senior Director of XR , has joined our advisory board!

Prior to joining Unity, Will has held a variety of creative and technology leadership roles spanning the the , , and industry at companies such as Amazon, Industrial Light & Magic / Lucasfilm, Pixar Animation, Electronic Arts, and Autodesk.

We are so grateful to have his experience and leadership on our side!

Welcome Will!

We are so honored to announce that Dan Frith, VP of 3D Platform Avataar, has joined our prestigious advisory board!

Dan has been working in 3D Computer Graphics since 1993 in , , , , computer , , , and innovation.

He also led the 3D agenda for IKEA from 2017 to 2021 launching products such as IKEA Place and setting up efficient pipelines end to end.

In 2022, Dan joined Avataar as Vice President of 3D to lead an extensive team and develop technology to support a broad range of industries.

We are thrilled to have him and his expertise will be invaluable - welcome Dan!

Can't get enough RealTime Conference?

Watch our December 2021 sessions here: https://realtimeconference.com/videos/ to learn from experts in , , , , , , , and so much more!

Happy 2nd Anniversary RTC!

A big thank you to everyone who has supported us!

Check out the videos from all our wonderful events over the years here:

https://realtimeconference.com/videos/

Did you miss out on attending RTC December 2021?

Watch the full recorded sessions here: https://realtimeconference.com/videos/ to learn about real-time achievements and technologies in , , , , , , , , and so much more!

In case you have missed one of our sessions, we've made all recordings available for a limited time!

Head over to the event website to rewatch or watch any of the sessions, from Epic Game's Unreal Engine 5 "The Matrix Awakens" Experience to John Riccitiello, Cathy Hackl and Matthew Ball's discussion on the Metaverse.

Watch our sessions here (registered attendees only): https://bit.ly/3GHlgmS

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/watch-realtime-conference-on-demand-for-free-tickets-229284374737

Coming up at 11:15 PM (EST) cloning : Shooting with StageCraft at Industrial Light & Magic, with:

Rob Bredow | SVP, Chief Creative Officer Industrial Light & Magic
Charmaine Chan | Supervisor Industrial Light & Magic
Andrew Roberts | Visual Effects Supervisor Industrial Light & Magic
Frazer Churchill | Visual Effects Supervisor Churchill
Janet Lewin | SVP, General Manager Lewin

Industrial Light & Magic’s culture of innovation has ignited a revolution in the entertainment industry. Learn from the ILM team how the company’s decades of pioneering work in virtual production and its development of StageCraft is transforming the way filmmakers approach their shows. From production design and set construction, to acting and photography, the new paradigm of capturing real-time, high fidelity in-camera visual effects is fostering collaboration, and creative freedom like never before.

Sign up and watch Live: https://bit.ly/3CzTpTp

Join Paul Salvini | Global Chief Technology Officer DNEG today at 20:30 PM (EST) at the for his keynote: Connected Worlds, the future of content production.

As DNEG’s Global Chief Technology Officer, Paul Salvini provides strategic and technical direction to DNEG’s global technology team. He brings over 25 years of experience in Technology Leadership, having previously driven Research and Innovation in areas such as data science, AI and computer vision. He also oversaw the development of Houdini from beta onwards as CTO of SideFX. Paul holds a PhD and MASc (specializing in the computer simulation of complex systems) as well as a MBA and a BMath in Computer Science.

Sign up and watch Live: https://bit.ly/3CzTpTp

Join us at the RealTime Conference starting at 7:15 (EST) for our Virtual Production session, featuring some of the world's most renowned leaders in VP

Catch top speakers from disguise, Foundry, ILM, Netflix, Pixar Animation Studios, Unity and many more, tackling topics ranging from the globalization of Virtual Production to the realities and hopes of today's industry, use cases like Stagecraft... don't miss it!

Featuring industry leaders and experts:

Girish Balakrishnan - Director, Virtual Production - Netflix
Rob Bredow - SVP, Chief Creative Officer - Industrial Light & Magic
Paul Debevec - Director of Research - Netflix
Philip Galler - Co-President - Lux Machina
Daniel Gregoire - Executive Creative Director- Halon Group, NEP Virtual Studios
Janet Lewin - SVP, General Manager - Industrial Light & Magic
Steve May - CTO - Pixar Animation Studios
Oliver Meiseberg - Vice President RenderMan - Pixar Animation Studios
Dan Ring - Head of Research - Foundry
David Ryu - Vice President, Software Research and Development - Pixar Animation Studios
Paul Salvini - CTO - DNEG
Kevin Tod Haug - VFX Designer
Habib Zargarpour - Virtual Production Supervisor - Unity

Register now & watch live: https://bit.ly/3CzTpTp

We invite you at 18:00 PM (EST) to the Meow Wolf Special Event: Experience Transformation in Realtime: A Narrative Journey into Meow Wolf’s “Convergence Station”.

Join Meow Wolf's:

Barbara Ford Grant | CTO
Chris Beran | Exhibitions Creative Engineer
Joanna Garner Senior Story Creative Director
Timber Snyder | VP of Platform
Ben Wright | Senior Creative Lead, Sound Team

To talk about How Immersive art can create an environment to be walked into, physically experienced, and fully explored. To elevate the experience into the realm of total immersion, narrative threads or story elements can be introduced to allow participants to get fully lost in the storied experience and merge fiction with reality.

We all know the feeling of reading a story so captivating that you forget that there is a separation between you and what you’re experiencing, to a space where profound meaning easily can emerge. Meow Wolf is constantly experimenting with creating new experiences that allow participants to come away transformed, bending not just attitudes and emotional states, but intentions and longer lasting perspectives in life.

Sign up and watch Live: https://bit.ly/3CzTpTp

Coming up at 9:45PM (CET) or 15:45 (EST): Location Based Entertainment series of talks.

These industry experts will be covering: real-time Location Based Entertainment.

Brent Strong | Creative Director Walt Disney Imagineering
Leif Petersen | CEO & Founder HOLOGATE
Peter Cliff | VP Creative Holovis International Ltd.
Luis Blackaller | Director / Producer Wevr
Anthony Batt | CoFounder, Director, EVP Wevr Labs

Register here: https://bit.ly/3CzTpTp

Join at 19:45PM (EST) for the Pixar Special Event: How Pixar Sees Real Time Technologies Impacting Feature Animation Pipelines.

Joining us:

Steve May | CTO Pixar Animation Studios
David Ryu | VP Software R&D Pixar Animation Studios
Oliver Meiseberg | VP RenderMan Pixar Animation Studios

Feature film animation presents ever increasing challenges in scalability, standards, and visual sophistication. To meet these challenges, Pixar is currently developing new technologies for increased , efficiency, and creative flow on scenes of the highest complexity. will discuss several technologies that will provide the backbone of Pixar's future feature pipeline: RenderMan, USD, and ILM’s MaterialX Lama Shading System.

Register for free & watch live: https://bit.ly/3CzTpTp

RealTime Conference: Populating the Metaverse RTC December 13-15, 2021: Populating the Metaverse

Coming up at 7:00PM (CET) or 1:00PM (EST) We Introduce the Live Broadcast Within the series of talks, with:

Sepi Motamedi | Industry Marketing Lead, Broadcast NVIDIA
Guillaume Polaillon | Broadcast Product Manager NVIDIA
Ed Plowman | CTO disguise Technology Ltd
Dan Pack Founding Partner & MD Silver Spoon
Alberto Ciprian | Researcher Rai Italiana
Davide Zappia | Research Software Engineer AR/VR Rai Italiana
Alberto Crespo | Principal VFX Artist The Weather Channel
Craig Chupinsky | Sr. Technical Artist The Weather Channel
Willem Vermost | Design + Engineering Manager VRT

’s Broadcast track explores how digital characters and environments in live broadcast enable a new kind of storytelling, and how audience experiences are becoming increasingly immersive through advancements in XR.

Register here: https://bit.ly/3CzTpTp

Come and join us at 6:00PM (CET) or 12:00PM (EST) for yet another exciting topic with this star panel of industry experts, to talk more about: Tools to Develop the Future – Creators Perspective and Challenges on the Way to Create the .

The panel discussion of experts will tackle this topic from different perspectives shedding new light on the state of the technology and how the future of creation might look like.

Gabriele Romagnoli | Head of community Tvori
Sebastian Goebel | CEO VISPA
Jonathan Gagne | CEO Masterpiece Studio
Alberto Menache | CTO PISQUARE, LLC
Gabriela Trueba | CEO Womp 3D Inc
Michael Sänger | Lead Graphics Womp
Kornelius Filbinger | CXO VISPA

Register here for FREE and watch LIVE: https://bit.ly/3CzTpTp

Coming up at 4:30PM (CET) or 10:30AM (EST) RealTime Conference

Introduction to the Tools to Develop the Future series of talks, with:

Jan Pflueger | Founder & Advisor advisXR
Gabriele Romagnoli | Head of community Tvori

Content is King and the is no exception. How do we empower creatives, storytellers and experience designers with accessible tools to shapes their imagination?
This track continues the started discussion about solutions to build the Metaverse and beyond.

Get a glimpse of new possibilities to work with extended Reality tools to populate the Metaverse and learn more about emerging technologies and services from thought leaders and creators in this exciting field.

Register here: https://bit.ly/3CzTpTp

RealTime Conference: Populating the Metaverse RTC December 13-15, 2021: Populating the Metaverse

Excited to announce that Sebastian Goebel | CEO at VISPA will be joining us at the RealTime Conference

And will be speaking about: The Next level of collaboration.

Sebastian is driven by and creating new, powerful tools. Before diving into the startup-world, he was working as head of for Mercedes-Benz Consulting.

Register now for FREE: http://ow.ly/jrta50H7uqe

& much more!

Coming up in 15min.

Empowering Artists by Using Standards, Address: The Journey from 3D to Metaverse, & Panel Discussion: Complementary Standards for an Open Metaverse. With:

Oliver Meiseberg VP Render Man | Pixar Animation Studios
Brent Scannell Product Manager | AR/VR/MR Autodesk
Martin Enthed Innovation Manager | Khronos Vice President
David Morin | Executive Director, ASF Epic Games
Guido Quaroni Sr. Director of Engineering | Adobe
Neil Trevett President | NVIDIA
Rachel Bradshaw | VP Account Services Caster Communications

Register now for FREE and watch live: http://ow.ly/jrta50H7uqe