It’s been a heavy interval, however I managed to outlive :P, and now I’m able to journey once more! At present I’m departing to go to France to do some enterprise conferences (and provide a ache au chocolat to my colleague Fabio), after which I’ll get again to the USA to attend AWE 2022!

Final 12 months it was my first time at AWE, and I had plenty of enjoyable at it. I met plenty of friends I solely knew from the social media, I had some significant conversations, I embarrassed another attendees by greeting them and screaming “I’m a fan of yours!”, I hugged pals, I ate a number of free meals (not as tasty because the Italian one… however free meals is free meals!), I attempted some loopy {hardware}… I actually had a good time there. For that reason, I’m coming again once more. And I need it to be even higher than final 12 months! Anticipate from it a number of protection, footage, pictures… I’ll report it with my typical fashion, attempting to make you’re feeling as for those who had been there with me… let’s say will probably be a type of digital actuality for you studying my articles, essentially the most historical one, the one simply made by phrases (however please, don’t name it the “wordaverse”…)

Since I’ll spend a number of time to journey to the Land Of Freedom, I’ll keep there some days extra: I’ll arrive within the US a number of days earlier than the occasion, staying at first in LA after which in SF. I’ll depart after the occasion, which will probably be held in Santa Clara on June, 1-3. I’m keen to satisfy fascinating individuals and take a look at fascinating {hardware}, so if you wish to meet me, shoot me an e-mail! I’m telling you now as a result of I’m recognized to be fairly sluggish in answering… so the earlier I do know, the higher! It’s a pity after I go to those occasions that I don’t handle to satisfy everybody I want to meet as a result of the time is at all times so brief and the issues to take action many, however I’ll do my finest.

Coming again to speaking about AWE, I’ll not be there simply as a part of the press, however additionally as a speaker. I’ll communicate on June, 1st at 12pm PT concerning the work I’m doing at VRrOOm in attempting to supply cutting-edge VR reside reveals and occasions, supplying you with ideas on how one can put together your VR occasion as a boss. As typical, I’ll strive to not have a business speech, however to be informative. And as typical, I’ll attempt to look very skilled, whereas inside I’ll really feel like this

Since I at all times take into consideration you, I’ve additionally this good low cost code in case you wish to attend AWE: kind SPKR22D and also you get a 20% off your ticket! However it solely works for those who by no means stated “metaverses” in your life, in any other case the web site cancels the low cost :P.

Jokes aside, generally individuals ask me whether it is price going to AWE. My reply is, as at all times, it relies upon. AWE has an viewers that’s largely technical and enterprise. There are lots of XR geeks, journalists, influencers, and buyers hanging round. The occasion is effectively made, and also you meet there many fascinating individuals from the American XR neighborhood. You possibly can strive some new {hardware}. These are the nice causes to come back. Anyway, it isn’t an occasion the place to anticipate the most well liked bulletins (I imply, I don’t anticipate the Apple XR headset to be launched at AWE), it isn’t an enormous occasion (it isn’t the SXSW) and it has not all the most recent tech prototypes (there are a few of them, however not on the loopy degree of CES). Plus it’s extra of an occasion for individuals who are already within the XR communities, so if you’re on the lookout for clients which are outdoors of our circles (e.g. development corporations who might use a VR coaching resolution), this isn’t the place the place you discover them.

Summarizing, let’s say that it’s a high-quality medium-sized occasion centered on XR: if that is what you’re on the lookout for, it might be price attending. As a blogger and XR techie, I’ve discovered it price going final 12 months, and what I took dwelling had been particularly two issues: as a blogger, some fascinating experiences to speak about in my articles, and as a VR developer/tech lead some good connections with essential individuals from our XR ecosystem. That is the explanation I’m going again: I’m positive I’ll meet new fascinating people who will probably be helpful for my work, and hopefully, will probably be additionally good to simply hang around with.

Want me a protected journey and good luck! See you within the USA!

(Header picture by the AWE staff)

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