The Senate Commerce Committee will hold what it bills as the first congressional hearing on augmented reality (AR).
The "lame duck"—no, that is not a Pokémon GO character—hearing is scheduled for Nov. 16 at 3 p.m.
"Expert witnesses testifying at the first congressional hearing on augmented reality will introduce to the committee the potential applications and policy considerations of this rapidly-developing technology," said Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the committee.
Witnesses will be Brian Blau, research VP at Gartner; John Hanke, CEO at Niantic (Pokémon GO); Brian Mullins, CEO of DAQRI; Stanley Pierre-Louis, general counsel at Entertainment Software Association; and Ryan Calo, assistant professor of law, University of Washington.
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