The NZVRARA (The New Zealand VR/AR Association Inc.) and Auckland-based AR/VR Garage have signed a wide-ranging strategic partnership to accelerate the growth of the virtual and augmented reality sector in New Zealand. The AR/VR Garage, facilitated by Auckland Tourism, Events & Economic Development (ATEED) on behalf of Auckland Council, opened in September last year as Read More
Read MoreThe NZVRARA (The New Zealand VR/AR Association Inc.) Student Chapter kicked off mid-July with a series of events to inform the establishment of University Clubs on each major University campus, and plans to expand further into Polytechnics and private training organisations. Members of the University Clubs will be offered reduced cost annual membership Read More
Read MoreThe NZ VRARA launched their new event series, Virtual Skies, on August 8th. The first event of the series,VR: Who owns the future?, saw a diverse mix of people gather together to discuss the utopian and dystopian possibilities of the VR/AR future. 42 people came together to spend an evening debating questions of ethics, ownership and Read More
Read MoreThe New Zealand VR/AR Association Inc has appointed Courteney Lomas to the position of Executive Director. Courteney is the NZVRARA Student Chapter President and studied industrial design at Massey University Wellington, before joining the Association. NZVRARA Chair, Michael Gregg, is delighted to welcome Courteney to the role and to the Executive Committee. “Following our recent Read More
Read MoreThe first NZVRARA annual general meeting was held on Thursday 29th June 2017, at Wellington’s new PROJECTR venue and chaired by Michael Gregg. Thanks to retiring foundation committee members: Nigel Corbett, Tom Horder and Matthew Simmonds for their work in the first term of the Association. The members unanimously agreed all resolutions as described in Read More
Read MoreThe New Zealand VR/AR Association Incorporated (NZVRARA) will hold its first Annual General Meeting on Thursday 29th June, 2017, at PROJECTR, New Zealand Virtual & Mixed Reality Centre, in the Wellington CBD. All paid up members should have received via email, the formal Notice of AGM, our Audited Annual Accounts for the first year of Read More
Read MoreAs the first national tech week approaches in May one of the highlight events, Future Realities, has attracted support from the local innovation community and international speakers including Author Neal Stephenson. The aim of this event is to boost understanding of the opportunities for new technology for business, to spark fresh interest in the burgeoning Read More
Read MoreWellington-based Virtual Reality company Blackeye has released BlackpaperOne, exploring the booming virtual, augmented and mixed reality industry predicted to be worth NZ$205 billion (US$150 billion) globally in five years and predicts an exciting new export industry will explode in Wellington. Blackeye, which operates a virtual and augmented reality consultancy, says BlackpaperOne highlights huge opportunities for Read More
Read MoreRush Digital, based in New York and Auckland and one of the world’s leading creative technology studios, is to become a strategic partner of the New Zealand VR/AR Association (NZVRARA). Global VP Sales & Marketing, Ghanum Taylor will become a strategic partner on the NZVRARA board and Rush Digital will drive the Auckland arm of Read More
Read MoreThe New Zealand VR/AR Association is very pleased to announce we have gained support from the BAFTA VR Advisory Group. ” New Zealand has shown extraordinary success in the development of VR/AR technology, particularly in the development of ground-breaking VFX and computer animation to enhance the visual panorama of cinematic storytelling. We welcome NZVRARA joining Read More
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