Texas Immersive Institute's Playbook Workshop

October 9 @ 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm CDT
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Deep dive into the worlds of XR and immersive experiences by joining our beginner-friendly workshops! Learn the basics from one of our guest speakers and get hands-on experience using cutting-edge technology. TXI workshops are open to everyone in or outside UT regardless of their experience level, major, or background! RSVP to reserve your spot.

Playbook's API streams 3D scene data into diffusion based workflows. They will showcase their web editor and Blender plugin that enables controllable and IP-consistent image and video generation for creative tasks.

They will also discuss their initial journey starting Playbook initially as a university capstone project, show previous iterations, discuss how they raised VC from top tier investors and angels, and how they won an Auggie Award at the Augmented World Expo for “Best Startup to Watch.”

Learn more at playbook3d.com

JD LeRoy (CEO)
JD is digital/industrial product design, filmmaker, and storyteller. He sold augmented reality industrial solutions at Mira (acq. Apple, consulted for Google Creative Labs, designed shoes and activations for Adidas, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, and Fear of God. 

Skylar Thomas (CTO)
Skylar is a technical artist, 3D and AI developer. He’s previously built AR/VR apps for Xbox, Pokemon, Minecraft, Microsoft, and Google. He also built some of the first interactive VR films for Baobab, the 6x Emmy award winning VR content studio.

Details

Start Date: October 9 @ 5:00pm

End Date: October 9 @ 6:00pm

Event Categories: Training

Location: CMB 2.112A

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Target audience: Faculty , General Public , Students