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April 4-5, 2019
Microsoft Reactor, San Francisco
Microsoft Reactor, San Francisco
THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR AN AMAZING CONFERENCE!
Full Playlist of All Talks and Panels
From the creators of Microsoft 2018 LBE Summit, VR Arcade Conference 2018, 2017, 2016, and VR Arcade Summit 2017...
VR Arcade Conference 2019
The 4th Annual VR Arcade Conference is an intimate, hyper-focused business conference designed to connect the full stack of businesses that power the VR Arcades and Theme Parks Ecosystem to share learnings, find packages to start your own VR Arcade Business, present your products and services, and form strategic partnerships. This event is held jointly with SAM immersive Esports Conference at the Microsoft Reactor in San Francisco, CA.
- VR Arcades and Theme Park Operators
- VR Arcade Platforms and Content Distributors
- Esports Tournament Organizers and Location Operators
- VR Arcade Game Developers
- Publishers and IP Owners
- Entertainment Centers
- VR Hardware Manufacturers
VR LBE Market Analytics Report
Complete this VR LBE Market Analytics Survey to receive this year's Greenlight Insights VR LBE Market Analytics Report!
Sponsors
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Attendees
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Schedule
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April 4
7:00am-9:00am: Exhibitor Setup 9:00am-9:15am: VR Arcade Conference & SAM-I Esports Conference Welcome Speakers: Virtual World Arcade, SAM-Immersive, Microsoft 9:15am-10:00am: Welcome Remarks & Ask Me Anything Speaker: Alex Kipman, Microsoft 10:00am: Showcase Open 10:00am-10:30am: Rapid Business Introductions 10:30am-11:00am: Rise of VR Esports Speakers: Virtuix, HP, VAL, SoReal, SAM-Immersive 11:00am-11:30am: Samsung Odyssey Presentation Speaker: Farshid Fallah, Samsung 11:30am-12:00pm: Virtual Games Park Off-Site Tour 12:00pm-12:30pm: Lunch 12:30pm-1:00pm: Microsoft Capture Studio Presentation Speaker: Microsoft 1:00pm-2:30pm: VR LBE Turnkey Solutions Presentations Speakers: Zero Latency VR, Hyperspace XR, Virtual World Arcade, VR Studios, Bigger Inside, ModalVR, Virtuix, FrontGrid, Virtual Room, Virtuawerks, Synthesis VR, Enklu, Woojer, Cleanbox Technology, VR Cover, HP, Virtual Games Park 2:30pm-3:00pm: Virtual Games Park Off-Site Tour 3:00pm-3:30pm: VR Esports Arcades & LBEs Panel Speakers: VictoryVR, VRstudios, Two Bit Circus, HP, SAM-Immersive 3:30pm-4:00pm: Producing VR Esports Panel Speakers: OneTwenty1, Ultimate Media Ventures, VR Master League, VAL, SAM-Immersive 4:00pm-4:30pm: LBE For Diverse Audiences Panel Speakers: WXR Fund, Arvore, Pacific Science Center, SoReal, Microsoft 5:00pm-7:00pm: Social Mixer 4:30pm-6:00pm: Virtual Games Park Off-Site Tour, Onedome Off-Site Tour, Microsoft Capture Studio Tour 6:00pm: Showcase Close |
April 5
9:00am: Showcase Open 9:00am-9:30am: Rise of VR LBE Speaker: Pearly Chen, HTC Vive 9:30am-9:45am: VR LBE Market Survey Analytics Report Speaker: Alexis Macklin, Greenlight Insights 9:45am-10:00am: VR Arcades Data & Multiplayer Gaming Report Speaker: Josh Franzen, SpringboardVR 10:00am-10:45am: How To Operate A Successful VR/AR LBE Business Panel Speakers: SoReal, Paradigm, Onedome, Heroes Virtual Reality Adventures, Virtual World Arcade 10:45am-11:30am: How To Develop Successful VR LBE Content Panel Speakers: Virtual World Arcade, Two Bit Circus, Survios, VRstudios, Subdream Studios 11:30am-12:00pm: How to Make a Team, Branding, Promotion Panel Speakers: Radiant Esports, VRespawn, Slash 2 Esports, Bronby eSport, Ultimate Media Ventures, SAM-Immersive 12:00pm-12:30pm: Lunch & Virtual Games Park Off-Site Tour 12:30pm-1:15pm: How to Make VR for Esports Panel Speakers: FireZone, SkyfrontVR, Survios, Secret Location, SAM-Immersive 1:15pm-2:00pm: Fully Immersive Free Roam VR Panel Speakers: Zero Latency VR, Hyperspace XR, Virtual Games Park, Nomadic, Virtual World Arcade 2:00pm-2:30pm: VR Broadcasting & Streaming Panel Speakers: Blueprint Reality, VReal, VR Master League, SAM-Immersive 2:30pm-3:00pm: SAM-i esports Final Tournament 3:00pm-3:30pm: Entertainment Center VR Adoption Strategies Panel Speakers: Dave & Busters, Pacific Science Center, Caesars Entertainment, Meow Wolf, Hyperspace XR 3:30pm-4:00pm: VR LBE Hygiene Panel Speakers: VR Cover, Cleanbox Technology, Virtual World Arcade 4:00pm-4:30pm: VR Industry Investor Outlook Panel Speakers: HP, GFR Fund, Saltzman Strategies & Alliances, WXR Fund, VentureBeat 4:30pm-4:45pm: Closing Remarks Speakers: Lila Tretikov, Microsoft 4:45pm-5:30pm: Virtual Games Park Off-Site Tour 5:00pm: Showcase Close 5:00-6:00pm: Exhibitor Teardown |
Speaker Spotlight
Alex Kipman
Technical Fellow - Microsoft 
Louisa Spring
CEO - SAM Immersive 
Farshid Fallah
Dir of Dev Relations - Samsung 
Sonya Haskins
Senior Editor - VRespawn 
Nicolas Dumesnil
CEO - Virtual Games Park 
Mike Domaguing
Head of Publishing - Survios 
Ishita Kapur
AR/VR Content Lead - Microsoft 
Frank Ishizaki
Executive Producer - Ultimate Media 
Stephen Saltzman
Principal - Saltzman Strategies 
Benjamin Rolland
President - Bigger Inside 
Tim Shiner
Head of Innovation - SAM Immersive 
Ryan Burningham
CEO - Virtual Athletics League 
Lisa Watts
Founder - One/Twenty1 |
Pearly Chen
VP BD & Partnerships - HTC Vive 
Angelo Del Priore
Partner - HP Tech Ventures 
Amy Hedrick
CEO - Cleanbox Technology 
Sam Wang
Co-Founder - SoReal 
Alexis Macklin
Analyst/Spkr - Greenlight Insights 
Steve Grubbs
CEO - VictoryVR/Paradigm 
Jan Goetgeluk
CEO - Virtuix 
Amy LaMeyer
Investor - WXR Fund 
Tarrnie Williams
CEO - Blueprint Reality 
Josh Franzen
Bus Development - SpringboardVR 
Yasushi Komori
Partner - GFR Fund 
Matthias Hoffrichter
Associate Director - VR Cover 
Bryan Nay
Founder - Heroes VR Adventures |
Tim Ruse
CEO - Zero Latency VR 
Leila Amirsadeghi
Co-Founder - Onedome 
Kevin Bachus
Senior VP - Dave & Busters 
Dorothy Ferguson
Executive Sales - Two Bit Circus 
Jikhan Jung
CEO - Subdream Studios/VR Plus 
Nanette Jackson
COO - Virtual World Arcade 
Doug Griffin
CEO - Nomadic 
Steve Sullivan
Partner - Microsoft 
Dean Takahashi
Lead Writer - GamesBeat 
Kevin Vitale
CEO - VRstudios 
Selma Sabera Ruzdijic
Executive Producer - Meow Wolf 
Caleb Eubanks
Head of Creative - Arvore 
Nathan Edmonds
Owner - Radiant Esports |
Joanna Popper
Global Head of LBE VR - HP 
Jeremy Lam
CEO - Virtual World Arcade 
Chanel Summers
Vice President - VRstudios 
Mike McTyre
Head of Studio - Survios 
Diana Johns
VP of Exhibits - Pacific Science Ctr 
Aaron Pulkka
Hd of Attractions - Two Bit Circus 
Jeff Ludwyck
CEO - Hyperspace XR 
Rick Davis
General Manager - REWIND 
Lila Tretikov
CVP - Microsoft 
RJ White
Developer - Fire Zone 
Chuck Taylor
Sr. Director - Caesars Ent 
Brad "SL33PY" Atkins
Anchor - VRespawn |
Conference Main Location & Map
Microsoft Reactor
680 Folsom St #145 San Francisco, CA 94107 |
Virtual Games Park Off-Site Tour
Mariott Marquis
780 Mission St. San Francisco, CA 94103 Foothill-C Mtg Room |
Onedome Off-Site Tour
Onedome
1025 Market St. San Francisco, CA 94103 |
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Past VR Arcade Conference Testimonials
Average Business Leads Acquired Per Company: 18
"The opportunity to meet potential customers, partners, and developers was invaluable. I left the conference with nearly twenty solid leads to follow up with." -Virtuix
"For us, as an arcade it was just what we needed to put the last puzzle pieces together before opened our doors." -Virtual Experience
"We've made invaluable connections due to the small intimate nature of the conference, an incredibly valuable experience." -Castle Steps Games
Code of Conduct
All attendees, speakers, sponsors and volunteers at our conference are required to agree with the following code of conduct. Organizers will enforce this code throughout the event. We expect cooperation from all participants to help ensure a safe environment for everybody.
Our VR Arcade Conference is dedicated to providing a harassment-free conference experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion (or lack thereof), or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any conference venue, including talks, workshops, parties, Twitter and other online media. Conference participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the conference without a refund at the discretion of the conference organizers.
Thank you for your attention and cooperation.
Our VR Arcade Conference is dedicated to providing a harassment-free conference experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion (or lack thereof), or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any conference venue, including talks, workshops, parties, Twitter and other online media. Conference participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the conference without a refund at the discretion of the conference organizers.
Thank you for your attention and cooperation.
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