As VRFocus reported a few months ago Tandem Events will be holding its second Develop:VR event this November in London, UK. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) will be the headline sponsor so it’s no surprise that today the organiser has announced that Stuart Whyte, director of VR product development for Sony London Studios will deliver this year’s keynote.

Whyte, has almost 30 years’ experience within the videogames industry, opening Develop:VR with his keynote entitled, ‘Taking VR to the Next Level – A Case Study in AAA Games Development’. He’ll be discussing the current state of the virtual reality (VR) industry, the challenges and opportunities of AAA VR development and suggest potential solutions to maximise success for any sized studio.

The studio created PlayStation VR launch title The London Heist, and raised a few eyebrows when redundancies were confirmed in September 2016.

In addition to the keynote, Tandem Events has revealed the some of the sessions taking place, with more to come:

Improve your brain – the real value of VR/AR gaming

Faviana Vangelius, SVRVIVE

Pioneers in the Sesert – The Reality of Developing for Virtual Reality

Andrew Willans, CCP Games

Love your Limitations: Defining Art for Mobile VR

Anna Hollinrake, Climax Studios

Collaborating with Brands to Create Magical VR

Brynley Gibson, Kuju

Serious VR, Making Real Money

Tanya Laird, Digital Jam

Drop Deadline – Delivering a Visually-Excellent, 60fps, Narrative Mobile Shooter to a Fixed Deadline with a Small Team

James Horn, Pixel Toys

Getting Up Close and Virtual with the Automotive Industry: Using VR for the Right Reasons

James Watson, Imagination

Haptics and VR – Touching Virtual Worlds

Anders Hakfelt, Ultrahaptics

Develop:VR will return on 9th November 2017, held at London’s Olympia. Delegate passes are still available at the Super Early Bird rate of £145 GBP + VAT until 20th September.

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