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See entertainment & digital health collide at the upcoming HITLAB Seminar Series dedicated to real-world applications & challenges of virtual reality.
Join Academy Award-winning John Attard, Lead Technologist at Playing Forward, & Anna Andoni, Researcher at HITLAB, on July 25 in NYC for a fireside chat. The pair will provide insights on how emerging technologies like virtual reality are taking the healthcare world by storm - but not withoutchallenges like interoperability with the entertainment industry.
As a bonus, attendees will have the chance to demo Playing Forward's latest virtual reality therapeutic device!
Agenda
6:00 - 6:30 PM: Registration & Drinks6:30 - 7:30 PM: Fireside Chat7:30 - 8:00 PM: Networking
Meet John Attard
John Attard comes to his current position as Co-Founder & CTO of Playing Forward following a career as an award-winning specialist in visual effects supervision & digital production architecture.Most recently, John has provided digital pipeline consultancy services to the largest film productions & most valuable franchises in the entertainment industry including:Star Wars: The Force Awakens(Disney), The Jungle Book(Disney), Superman vs. Batman(Warner Bros.), Guardians of the Galaxy 2(Marvel), andAvengers 3(Marvel).John has received honorary doctorates from both Suor Orsola Benincasa University & La Normale University in Italy.As well as being a member of the Academy Award-winning visual effects team on Ridley Scott'sGladiator, starring Russell Crowe, John is also the winner of a Davide Di Donatello for visual effects on the film20 Cigarettes.One of John's earliest jobs (1995-1997) was as team leader at The Digital Village for the creation of computer graphics on the video gameThe Starship Titanic,written by the legendary Douglas Adams. John & his team won industry awards for Best Game Graphics of the Year.
About the HITLAB Seminar Series:
HITLAB's Seminar Series bridges the gap between academic & professional healthcare. Our series serves as an outlet to facilitate connections & provide networking & growth opportunities for digital health professionals.
Since 2007, our Seminar Series has brought together leading experts - including scientists, physicians, IT architects, public health practitioners, & investors - who share a single vision:to design & scale innovative technologies that improve health outcomes around the world.
Questions? Contact seminars@hitlab.org
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