XR Guild

Today, XR Guild member Brittan Heller opens Stanford’s XR Immerse the Bay Hackathon, setting the stage for an ethical approach to XR in 2025. A human rights lawyer and Stanford lecturer, Brittan brings expertise from the World Economic Forum’s Metaverse Governance initiative and Harvard’s Carr Center. Brittan's focus? Ensuring XR advances responsibly and with human rights at its core. Join us at Stanford to help shape the future of XR! When: November 8-10, 2024 Where: Stanford University Apply: Link to apply #XRGuild #XRHackathon #EthicalTech #Stanford #ImmerseTheBay

XR Guild at Stanford’s XR Immerse the Bay Hackathon. Stanford Panel: “The XR Funding Playbook for 2025” Join Amy LaMeyer (WXR Fund), Tipatat Chennavasin (The Venture Reality Fund / The VR Fund), and Brian Phillips (Beyond Capital) as we get real about funding XR in 2025. Hosted by XR Guild members Amy LaMeyer and David Gene Oh. Date: Friday, Nov 8, 2024 Time: 2:30pm-3:30pm Location: Mackenzie Room, 3rd Floor, Jen-Hsun Huang Engineering Center, Stanford What to expect: • XR funding vs. AI. What’s possible. • Myth-Busting: XR funding isn’t dead. • Funding Game Plan: Insights by stage—early, growth, and long-term. • Audience Q&A: Get your funding questions, answered. Sponsored by AWS Amazon Web Services #XRGuild #XRFunding #StanfordHackathon #XR #VC Amazon Web Services (AWS)

XR Guild is thrilled to partner with Membit at Stanford’s Immerse the Bay Hackathon, happening this November 8-10! Why this matters: With the rapid expansion of XR, building ethical and accessible technology is key. Together with Membit, we’re making it easier than ever for anyone – regardless of coding skills – to create powerful AR experiences. Imagine building immersive AR right from your smartphone, no additional hardware needed! Membit’s no-code platform allows creators to design augmented reality experiences anywhere using its patented Human Positioning System™. Forget about GPS limitations; Membit offers markerless, persistent AR placement, opening up new possibilities for storytelling and interactive content. It's AR creation made truly accessible! If you’d like to join this sold out event, please contact us directly to see if you can be part of the Membit team during the hackathon. Please email jay@membit.co 🛠 Join us for a free workshop with Membit to bring your ideas to life. Whether you’re passionate about ethical tech, creativity in AR, or just curious, come and learn to build engaging AR experiences directly on your smartphone. Let’s create a future for XR that’s ethical, inclusive, and within everyone’s reach. #XRGuild #Hackathon #Stanford #AR #EthicalTech #NoCode #XR To learn more about ethics and our mentoring program for students, join the XR Guild and visit us at www.xrguild.org

The Extended Reality (XR) industry is experiencing unprecedented growth, with projections estimating a market size of $1.7 trillion by 2032, reflecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 32.1% from 2023 to 2032 (Fortune Business Insights). As developers create applications poised to dominate future computing landscapes, the importance of ethical considerations has never been more critical. Recent developments underscore these concerns. For instance, two Harvard students modified Meta’s AI-powered smart glasses to reveal personal information about individuals merely by looking at them, highlighting significant privacy risks (Ars Technica). Additionally, the IEEE has published white papers addressing the erosion of anonymity and privacy in XR, emphasizing the need for ethical frameworks in this rapidly evolving field (IEEE Xplore). In light of these developments, the XR Guild, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the just and ethical use of XR technology, is proud to support Stanford’s Immerse the Bay Hackathon, taking place this Friday, November 8, to Sunday, November 10, 2024. This event brings together a diverse cohort of participants to develop ethical XR products, fostering innovation grounded in responsibility. We are honored to join esteemed sponsors, including Amazon, Gabb, Immersal, Mark 3, Membit, Meta, Niantic, NVIDIA, ShapesXR, and Snap, in making XR a reality. Together, we aim to ensure that as the XR industry expands, it does so with a steadfast commitment to ethical principles, safeguarding user privacy and promoting inclusivity. Join us in supporting the next generation of developers as they build the future of XR with integrity and responsibility. To learn more about ethics and our mentoring program for students, join the XR Guild www.xrguild.org Stanford Immerse the Bay Website: https://lnkd.in/gWHfNsi5 Links to references: Fortune Business Insights: https://lnkd.in/gbwU5A6z Ars Technica: https://lnkd.in/gNYKbRjp IEEE: https://lnkd.in/gMn6JurY Aaron Pulkka, Amy LaMeyer, Andy Fidel ✨, Avi Bar-Zeev, Brian Selzer, Brittan Heller, @Evo H., Damon Hernandez, David Gene Oh, Holly Hirzel, Ishita Dinger, Jay Van Buren, Mary Anne Powers, CSM, Reginé Gilbert, Trond Nilsen, PhD, Emmanuel Corona, Steven Le, Marco DeMiroz, Carson Demiroz, Tipatat Chennavasin, Chris Wren NVIDIA Meta for Developers Snap Inc. Amazon ShapesXR Niantic, Inc. Immersal Membit Inc.

You're welcome to join our next monthly video chat, this Thursday at 9am pacific time, where we'll talk about current status of projects, volunteering, funding, and ethical topics of the day. Bring any questions you may have and we'll do our best to answer. https://lnkd.in/g3Tym776 If you'd like to add this monthly event to your calendar, use this link below: https://lnkd.in/gau_2b-j Or add our public calendar as an overlay to yours. See https://lnkd.in/gqas5628

If you're attending AWE EU 2024 and passionate about ethical practices in #XR and #AI, we’ve got something for you! Join us at the XR Guild Unconference session — where YOU get to contribute directly to the conversation. 📅 When: October 30, 11:00-12:00 📍 Where: Foyer F, AWE EU conference center No long lectures—just engaging, small-group discussions on the hottest ethical topics in our industry. Spots are limited, so make sure to grab your ticket at the link below and be part of this dynamic, interactive session! Don’t miss out on the chance to connect with other ethical professionals and explore real-world solutions. See you at AWE EU 2024! #Unconference #EthicsInXR #EthicalAI #XRGuild #TechForGood https://lnkd.in/gJ83ygWv

If you're attending AWE EU 2024 and passionate about ethical practices in #XR and #AI, we’ve got something for you! Join us at the XR Guild Unconference session — where YOU get to contribute directly to the conversation. 📅 When: October 30, 11:00-12:00 📍 Where: Foyer F, AWE EU conference center No long lectures—just engaging, small-group discussions on the hottest ethical topics in our industry. Spots are limited, so make sure to grab your ticket at the link below and be part of this dynamic, interactive session! Don’t miss out on the chance to connect with other ethical professionals and explore real-world solutions. See you at AWE EU 2024! #Unconference #EthicsInXR #EthicalAI #XRGuild #TechForGood https://lnkd.in/gJ83ygWv

The next XR Guild monthly video chat is this week, Thursday at 9am Pacific Time. It's a great place to come meet current and prospective Guild members, get updates on our progress, and ask questions about our work on ethical questions of the day. https://lnkd.in/g3Tym776

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Come join us for the next exciting XR Guild video chat taking place next Thursday 8/22 at 9am Pacific Time. We'll give our latest status updates, gather feedback, and answer any questions from prospective and current members. We'll also have a special update about volunteering within the XR Guild by board member Amy LaMeyer around 9:30am. For those of you who want to volunteer, we're getting the whole program into shape now. Come find out how you can help promote ethics (and more) in our field through a variety of special projects. https://lnkd.in/g3Tym776