Hey everyone, I hope you're all doing well! VR Philly's next meetup will take place on March 25th from 6-9 PM at the Drexel URBN Center, Room 125. This venue should provide much easier parking and even greater space. As you may or may not know, GDC 2015 is happening next week, and virtual reality is set to have a huge presence there. Therefore, we'll be holding a discussion about all of the news of GDC at the meetup. Also, a company called Tactical Haptics will be joining us to show off their haptic feedback technology, as well as the founder of PixelRouter VR, James Andrew, who will be talking about developing experiences for the Gear VR. And of course, there will be plenty of demos (DK2, Leap Motion, Gear VR) that you will be able to experience. We hope you're as excited as we are! Feel free to bring any virtual reality hardware that you own. The closest train station to the URBN Center is 34th Street Station, or 30th Street Station for the West Trenton Line. The event is free, and all that we ask is that all attendees have a photo ID with them. We'll see you all on the 25th!



Tactical Haptics was founded by Dr. William Provancher in 2013. The objective of this company is to commercialize Reactive Grip™ touch feedback, which was originally developed in Provancher’s University of Utah research lab, the Haptics and Embedded Mechatronics Laboratory (http://heml.eng.utah.edu/index.php/Haptics/HomePage). The company’s initial focus is on commercializing the use of Reactive Grip™ Tactile Shear Feedback for virtual reality and gaming, though the technology also has applications in the simulation/training and medical domains. The company is based in the California Bay Area.



Website (http://www.tacticalhaptics.com)



James Andrew - VR Gaming Pioneer. Founder of PixelRouter VR. Creator of Exploration on an Infinite Plane as well as Rift Wars for the DK1 using Image-Based Lighting in Unity. He's currently developing Z0NE, a VR arcade game for the DK2, Gear VR, Google Cardboard, and Sony Morpheus.



Website (http://www.pixelrouter.com)