Mobile Monday Detroit Offers Hands-on Demo's of Augmented & Virtual Reality Technologies

CLARKSTON, Mich. - July 4, 2016 - PRLog -- Want to get your hands on some really cool technology, and experience something still only available to a limited number of people? Then Mobile Monday Detroit on July 11^th is where you need to be!

Technology of all types is advancing at a rapid pace and this certainly includes Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) - and their integration with mobile/wireless technologies. Lately both AR and VR have been getting a lot of media attention and promising tremendous growth, with significantly increased capabilities. To help us get a better understanding of both, Mobile Monday Detroit has invited experts from Ontario and throughout Michigan to demonstrate their devices and the software their firms have developed for clients to use on those devices.

In a change from its usual format, this Mobile Monday Detroit event will be unique in that there will not be any formal presentations. Instead, attendees may interact one-on-one with those providing the demonstrations to ask any questions they may have about the technologies.

The event takes place on Monday, July 11^th at 6:00 p.m. at the offices of RIIS, located at 1250 Stephenson Highway, Suite 200 in Troy.

Giving demonstrations will be:

• Ali Al-Aasm, Co-founder, Red Piston Inc. (Ontario)
• Dominic Chiudioni, Product Manager;  Vinh Chu, Technology Director; Kristin Hope, Marketing Strategist, PIXO Group (Southfield)
• Sam Harrell, Research Director - Media Labs, NBC Universal (Ann Arbor)
• Salvatore (Sam) Vilardi, VP of Product Development; Justin Kirkegaard, Software Engineer, Immy, Inc. (Grand Rapids)
• David Pollock, Managing Director, Kitestring Visuals (SE Michigan)

Equipment that will be available for attendees to test will be (multiple units of many of these items available):

• Oculus DK2
• Google Cardboard
• Oculus Rift
• HTC Vive
• Microsoft HoloLens
• Samsung Gear VR
• Immy N.E.O. iC60
• Possibly more!

The event is free to attend but advance reservations via Meetup ARE REQUIRED in order to attend; make your reservation at http://meetup.com/Mobile-Monday-Detroit. Refreshments will be served courtesy of our host and sponsor, RIIS. Free parking is available onsite.

Mobile Monday Detroit is sponsored by the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan (http://gomobilemichigan.org/) (MTAM) and RIIS (http://www.riis.com/).

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About Mobile Monday Michigan:

Mobile Monday Michigan, a subsidiary of the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan, is a mobile/wireless industry networking and education organization which is a branch of the international Mobile Monday organization. Here in Michigan we currently have 4 chapters (Detroit, Ann Arbor, Lansing and Grand Rapids) with over 3000 members state-wide.

About the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan

Based in Detroit and serving all of Michigan, MTAM is a non-profit trade association for Michigan's mobile / wireless technologies, the firm's who provide them, and the firm's - in all industries - who use them. The organization's mission is to facilitate conversation/collaboration between varied sectors of the mobile/wireless eco-system and serve as the bridge to enable diverse organizations to understand each other's perspectives and needs in order to drive new innovation and opportunities involving these technologies; to increase the use of Michigan-based mobile/wireless technology products and services in-state, nationally and globally; to increase the productivity and profitability of every industry vertical in Michigan via the use of these technologies; to create sustainable jobs and increased entrepreneurial opportunities in the state based on the use of these technologies, thereby achieving substantial growth of Michigan's economy; and to help the communities we serve via the use of these technologies. Information about MTAM can be found at www.GoMobileMichigan.org.