An evening of VR demonstrations and two talks: IrisVR (http://www.irisvr.com/) will show us how they help architects visualize their designs. Parcosm (https://paracosm.io/) will demonstrate software that automatically scans architecture to assist robot navigation of interior spaces.



IrisVR (http://www.irisvr.com/), currently located in NYC, is a startup committed to making VR accessible to design and building professionals. Their first product is a standalone desktop app that allows a simple drag and drop from native 3D file formats into a navigable VR environment. This product eliminates the barriers to making good VR content, and it allows 3D artists, architects, and designers to quickly prototype their ideas in VR and show their clients. Bring your Sketchup Models on a flash drive and Iris VR will turn them into VR on the spot!



Paracosm (https://paracosm.io/) is a venture-backed startup based in Gainesville,FL and the Cambridge Innovation Center that develops 3D-mapping software. We process video from depth cameras (Google Tango, Intel RealSense, MS Kinect) to reconstruct metrically accurate 3D-models of indoor spaces. Its freakin magic! Our ambitions extend beyond VR, as we are also using our 3D-models to enable novel robotic and AR applications as well.



Amir Rubin, Chief Parakeet (CEO), will be presenting some totally sweet demos of Paracosm's 3D-mapping software. Come check it out! https://paracosm.io/nvidia



IMPORTANT: Our venue, the Venture Cafe at the Cambridge Innovation Center, requires us to provide a guest list so people can check in at the security desk to get their access cards. Please bring a photo ID for check-in at the security desk. Your meetup.com account name must match the name on your ID; if you'd prefer not to use your real name please contact co-organizer Jeffrey Jacobson via private message so he can add you to the list.



Parking



If you're coming to the afterparty, Firebrand Saints (http://firebrandsaints.com/) offers free validated parking for entry after 5pm.



Free parking after 5pm in the MIT Hayward Lot (http://web.mit.edu/mitdlbc/www/parking.htm).