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EVENT DETAILS |
5:30 PM - 6:15 PM Networking / Reception
6:15 PM - 7:45 PM Panel Discussion
7:45 PM - 8:30 PM Q & A / Networking
VR & 3D Printing are revolutionizing the way people turn their imagination into physical & virtual things they can interact with. As more 3D content are produced in the forms of virtual items & digital avatars, VR is providing a much more immersive experience for consumers to interact with their imaginations. Platforms such as SktchFab & Google Poly are paving the way. At the same time, revolution in manufacturing brought on by 3D Printing, spearheaded by platforms such as Shapeways, is going a step further in providing physical forms to people's imagination.
Come & hear from the people shaping the future of interactive imagination.
Lauren Slowik
Manager, Education + Designer Evangelism
Shapeways
Lauren is the Director of Education + Designer Evangelism at Shapeways. She also a founding member of the Lady Tech Guild, a group started to connect & inspire women working in the 3D industries. She is occasionally a part-time professor at Parsons School of Design where she also received her MFA in Design+Technology. Lauren has contributed to organizations such as Apple, MoMA, the Ms. Foundation, Eyebeam Art+Technology Center, the Museum of Arts & Design & Etsy.com. Her research is focused on 3D design & 3D printing & the future of creativity in education with a focus on storytelling & user experience/interaction design.
AJ Perez
Founder
New Valence Robotics Corporation (Acquired by Cincinnati Incorporated)
AJ (Alfonso) Perez is the General Manager of Cincinnati Incorporated's NVBOTS business unit. AJ was previously the Chairman, CEO, & Founder of New Valence Robotics Corporation (NVBOTS), an MIT 3D printing spin-off that invented automated 3D printing, cloud 3D printing, & ultra-high speed multi-metal 3D printing (spun off to form Digital Alloys). AJ holds a BS '13 in Mechanical Engineering & Masters of Engineering in Advanced Manufacturing '14 from MIT. His academic interests, lectures, & research focus on mechanical design, manufacturing processes automation, robotics, & entrepreneurship. AJ has developed & taught several classes during his career. Most recently, he co-developed the first graduate level 3D printing / Additive Manufacturing class for the department of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
AJ is the final Lemelson-MIT Inventor Fellow, was selected as one of Boston Globe's 25 under 25, & won the prestigious Lemelson-MIT use it student prize. AJ is the primary inventor on 30+ inventions in the fields of additive manufacturing, mobile manufacturing, industrial IoT, & surgical devices. AJ chases opportunities that leverage his MIT engineering background, expertise in intellectual property, management experience, & international network of investors.
Sophie Kahn
Digital Artist
Sophie Kahn is a Brooklyn-based Australian digital artist. She earned a BA (Hons) in Fine Art/History of Art at Goldsmiths College, University of London; a Graduate Certificate in Spatial Information Architecture from RMIT University, Melbourne; & an MFA in Art & Technology Studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Sophie's work deals with the collision of the unstable human body with cutting-edge 3D scanning & 3D printing technology. She has exhibited her 3D printed sculptures & prints internationally, & shown her video work in numerous festivals including Transmediale, Zero1 Biennale, & the Japan Media Arts Festival.
Sophie has taught at Pratt Institute's Department of Digital Arts, & Columbia College's Interdisciplinary Arts & Media Department. She is a founding member of the Lady Tech Guild, & the owner of ScannerWorksNY, a small business providing 3D laser scanning & consulting services to the art & design industries in New York City. She is a 2011 New York Foundation for the Arts Digital & Electronic Arts Fellow.
Rob Canciello
Founder & Lead Producer
Stuido Studios
Rob is the co-founder & lead producer behind Stuido Studios, a small independent game & VR studio in Brooklyn, NY. He also teaches an 8 week Unity game development course for Playcrafting NYC.
Specialties:
- Game Production & team management.
- Game design mechanics, documentation, & art direction.
- VR design
- 3D Environments/Level design
- C# scripting for Unity
- 2D art production
- Cinematography
Sarah Cassidy
Manager, Community
Shapeways
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