“Neuroscience for Media Use”

    Only until recently, has it been possible for people that have been blind and/or deaf can finally enjoy entertainment originally catered for the seeing and hearing. Up and coming companies are taking VR (virtual reality), AR (augmented reality), and mixed reality (MR) to new heights and make it available to those who were

“Experiential Entertainment: Engaging the Mind”

    Wednesday, March 15, 2017 @4:45pm Location: City View Metreon; San Francisco, CA Event: XTech   Moderator Dean Takahashi: Writer at GamesBeat   Panel Margaret Wallace: CEO of Playmatics Theresa Duringer: Co-Founder of Temple Gates Games Noah Falstein: Chief Game Designer at Google Shiraz Akmal: CEO of Spaces   AR and VR for healthcare

“Boosting Productivity: XTech for Industry”

“Boosting Productivity: XTech for Industry” @2:35pm Date: Wednesday, March 15, 2017 Location: City View Metreon; San Francisco, CA Event: XTech   Moderator Tom Emrich: Partner at Super Ventures (VC firm)   Panel Shauna Heller: Founder of Clay Park VR Suman Kanuganti: CEO of Aira Michael Leyva: Product Manager and AR for Epson Danielle Dy Buncio:

“Experiential Analytics: Understanding Intention”

  @ 4:05pm Date: Wednesday, March 15, 2017 Place: City View Metreon; San Francisco, CA Event: XTech   Moderator Sean Captain: Freelancer at Fast Company   Panel Ramses Alcaide: President and CEO of Neurable Peter Hartzbach: Founder and CEO of iMotions Charles Nduka: CSO for Emteq (Facial Paralysis) Matteo Lai: CEO of Empatica   Take

“XTECH For Peak Physical Performance”

  Wednesday, March 15, 2017 @1:30pm City View at the Metreon; San Francisco, California Moderator Isaiah Kacyvenski: Co-Founder and Managing Director of Sports Innovation Lab and Former Seattle Seahawks Professional Football Player Panel Dan Chao: CEO of Halo Neuroscience Derek Belch: Founder and CEO of StriVR and former football kicker at Stanford University from 2003-2005

“10 Years in San Francisco, Part 1”

    I’ve been living in the city of San Francisco going on ten years. I’ve learned a lot about the area, some good and more terrible! I am a transplant, as most people in the city are. We weren’t born and raised in this city. MOST of the transplants DO have a certain political

“Life is About Experiences, Not What Studies Say”

          What is the meaning of life? That is a constant question that SOOOOO many people have about their purpose and self-worth. If anyone must question about the meaning of life or where life does take them, then, they’ve obviously NEVER experienced any ounce of hardship! There’s NO legit medical or

“Human Trafficking of Little Girls (And Boys)”

While liberals in first world countries are protesting the government, Trump and Putin, and equality of women, they ALL fail when it comes to issues regarding human rights. They have it extremely easy because they are NOT bombarded with the cultural and religious laws of where they reside. In Southeast Asia, very young boys are

“Not Quite GDC (2017)”

 For GDC 2017, there was a lot of emphasis on VR gaming more than ever. Gaming controller consoles are an ancient issue. Oculus may have been sued recently, but they were a hot item as well as the HTC Vive and Samsung VR. Playstation VR is coming along slowly in that space. Other companies are