On 12 and 13 March 2019, a number of 60 experts from European companies, research centres and universities involved in extended reality, human-machine interactions and immersive technologies met in Brussels at the initiative of the European Commission, DG CONNECT.
Interactive and immersive technologies are gradually moving from hype to reality, creating value across multiple sectors in the economy and society. Applications of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are numerous and developing fast. Many areas, ranging from entertainment to medical care, make use of interactive technologies to engage users in immersive experiences.
Identifying Europe’s strengths and weaknesses in the domain is thus essential in order to support the development of these emerging technologies for the benefit of the citizens, in their professional and personal lives.
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