OKC’s deadCenter Film Festival launching techCenter conference focused on VR, AR and drones
Frank Towerly, Norman, takes part in a 360 film experience at the 21c Museum Hotel during deadCenter in downtown Oklahoma City, Saturday, June 10, 2017. Photo by Doug Hoke, The Oklahoman.
deadCenter Film Festival is partnering with The Chickasaw Nation to launch a new technology conference in conjunction with the annual film festival, which starts Thursday in downtown Oklahoma City.
The conference, called techCenter, will take place Friday through Sunday at 21C Museum Hotel and will focus on virtual reality, augmented reality and drones, according to a news release.
The plan for techCenter is to explore how the technologies changing the film and entertainment industry are also rapidly expanding businesses in a variety of sectors.
techCenter will kick off at noon Friday with an augmented reality ribbon cutting for Trifecta Communication, followed by a series of keynote speakers and industry panels from 1 to 5 p.m.
Baker Hughes/GE Research will headline the event with a presentation about how they are using these new technologies in the oil and gas industry, according to the release.
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