Agenda 2023

Links to videos and recordings will be made available after the conference has ended. All times listed are in MST.

Tuesday, August 1, 2023: Day 1 – Training & Development

Time(MST)Presentation TitlePresentersOrganization
8:00 AMWelcome MessageMatthew GallegosSandia National Laboratories
8:05 AMKeynote by HaptX: The Importance of Touch and Collaboration in Virtual TrainingJoe MichaelsHaptX
8:35 AMBreak
8:40 AMOverview of approach for development of a graphical digital thread using a commercial game engineKelsey Wilson, Jack CaycedoSandia National Laboratories
9:00 AMInfrared Marker Tracking on HoloLens 2Michael Adams, John MaterumSandia National Laboratories
9:20 AMLeveraging XR Technologies to Improve Assembly and Disassembly ProceduresVincent Hilario, Grace Marie WhitakerSandia National Laboratories
9:40 AMLeadership VideosLindsay KlennertSandia National Laboratories
9:52 AMBreak
9:55 AMA Look at Current and Future Work for the Collaborative AR/VR Unity PluginWes Harris, April Suknot, Matthew Gallegos, Kelsey Wilson, Lauren SpeerSandia National Laboratories and Kansas City NSC
10:15 AMRapidly Deploy CAD Models in Collaborative VR using CAD2VRMatthew GallegosSandia National Laboratories
10:35 AMLeadership VideosSteven GianoulakisSandia National Laboratories
10:45 AMBreak
10:50 AMUsing XR in Training for High Consequence/Low Incident ScenarioMary Lin, Ashley StoweY-12
11:10 AMRapid Training and Simulation Development for Cross-Platform XR ExperiencesApril Suknot, Rebecca Sousa, Wes HarrisSandia National Laboratories
11:30 AMLeadership VideosJustin SerranoSandia National Laboratories
11:50 AMLunch
1:00 PMHaptX Breakout SessionJoe Michaels, Victor OriaifoHaptX

Wednesday, August 2, 2023: Day 2 – Visualization & Simulation

Time(MST)Presentation TitlePresentersOrganization
8:00 AMWelcome MessageMatthew GallegosSandia National Laboratories
8:05 AMKeynote by Microsoft: Mixed Reality & Industrial MetaverseCharlie BolenMicrosoft
8:35 AMBreak
8:40 AMExploring the CAD2VR Virtual Volumes and Crystal VR PluginsMark Rodriguez, Shane Bramley, Matthew GallegosSandia National Laboratories
9:00 AMUnity + SEACAS FEA ModuleAaron LauScivista
9:20 AMPIDAS in a boxJohn Kennedy, Joey HungateY-12
9:40 AMLeadership VideosSusan AdamsSandia National Laboratories
9:55 AMXR@SNL-ToolKitsNadine Miner, Brandon Klein, Shane BramleySandia National Laboratories
10:15 AMSandia Intern and Career OpportunitiesMiriam Tennent, Brian MaloneySandia National Laboratories
10:35 AMLeadership VideosChrisma JacksonSandia National Laboratories
10:50 AM3D Envelope Creation for ARDarby Isaac Davis, Adam EwertSandia National Laboratories
11:10 AMThe Right Tool for the Right Job: Making the Instructional Case for XRAmanda Wash, Juli Heaton, Kelly ShipeY-12
11:30 AMAR/VR/Haptics in Enhanced Training ScenariosJared Hornsby, Austin Arnwine, Chad ShepardY-12
11:50 AMLeadership VideosDamon GerhardtSandia National Laboratories
12:00 PMLunch
1:00 PMMicrosoft Breakout SessionCharlie Bolen, Lori Knerr, Dylan Evers, Bryan Lopez, Andrew MillerMicrosoft

Thursday, August 3, 2023: Day 3 – XR Interaction & Technology

Time(MST)Presentation TitlePresentersOrganization
8:00 AMWelcome MessageMatthew GallegosSandia National Laboratories
8:05 AMKeynote by Unity Technologies: AI in XR and SimulationPaul CummingsUnity Technologies
8:25 AMLeadership VideosPhillip HeermannSandia National Laboratories
8:37 AMBreak
8:40 AMUsing Virtual Reality to Investigate Transportation Security Officer On-Person Screening BehaviorAaron JonesSandia National Laboratories
9:00 AMKCNSC Augmented Reality Work Instruction AppChris Phu, Scott McElfresh, Matt GipsonKansas City NSC
9:20 AMCurrent evolution of VR input modalitiesSummer RebenskyAptima
9:40 AMLeadership VideosJJ JonesSandia National Laboratories
9:48 AMBreak
9:55 AMPhysics Based VR InteractionsAndrew McFarlandSandia National Laboratories
10:15 AMOn the road to build an open-source VR workflow in a Linux restricted network environment.Fabien Vivodtzev, Adrien GomezCEA
10:35 AMLeadership VideosJohn ZepperSandia National Laboratories
10:50 AMNovel Interaction Methods in CAD2VRNick Ross, Julian LeeSandia National Laboratories
11:10 AMDevelopment of a System Integration Tool Using a Commercial Game EngineRuby Ta, Isaiah CurtisSandia National Laboratories
11:30 AMHeadwall: Deploying secure virtual command centers at the point of needDr. Hanuma Teja MaddaliHeadwall
11:50 AMClosing RemarksMatthew GallegosSandia National Laboratories
12:00 PMLunch
1:00 PMOpen Panel DiscussionBrandon KleinHaptX, Microsoft, Unity Technologies
2:00 PMUnity Breakout SessionPaul Cummings, Greg MellingUnity Technologies

Friday, August 4, 2023: Day 4 – In Person Demonstrations at Explora

8:00 AM to 1:00 PM (MST)

Address: 1701 Mountain Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104

DemoPresentersOrganizationDemo Area
Virtual Reality Haptic Glovebox SimulatorVictor Oriaifo, Mary LinHaptX & Y-12Area 1 (First Floor – Lab X / Makerspace)
Incorporating LLMs with VRDaniel Gomez, Aniket Pant, Andrew McFarlandSandia National LaboratoriesArea 1 (First Floor – Lab X / Makerspace)
Intuitive Interactions with CAD2VR and HapticsNick RossSandia National LaboratoriesArea 1 (First Floor – Lab X / Makerspace)
VR OPS DemonstrationRobert BradleySandia National LaboratoriesArea 1 (First Floor – Lab X / Makerspace)
CAD2VR & Virtual VolumesMatthew GallegosSandia National LaboratoriesArea 2 (Second Floor – Theater)
SAVR Simulation Suite DemonstrationApril SuknotSandia National Laboratories Area 2 (Second Floor – Theater)
Mission Planning with HoloLensAndrew MillerMicrosoftArea 3 (Second Floor – Rotary Pavilion)
HoloLens 2 Curiosity Rover DemonstrationDarby Isaac Davis, Adam EwertSandia National LaboratoriesArea 3 (Second Floor – Rotary Pavilion)
AR/XR ToolKit DevelopmentShane BramleySandia National LaboratoriesArea 3 (Second Floor – Rotary Pavilion)
Spot RobotCarol YoungSandia National LaboratoriesArea 3 (Second Floor – Rotary Pavilion)