It was a pleasure for Eirmersive to moderate the Wednesday evening keynote event at Irish Design Week.

In collaboration IMIRT - The Irish Game Makers Association, and under the Irish Design Week theme of 'Imagination for Opportunity' the conversation with Liz Rosenthal, Colum Slevin & Marcel Twohig highlighted the opportunities that exist for people in the experience design sector.

The full video of the session is available….

Eirmersive has a strong focus on the skills side of our sector. An important element of that is promoting and supporting the adoption of immersive technologies across the broad spectrum of education. As such we were truly honoured to have the opportunity in 2024 to convene a group of visionary educators drawn from every level of education in Ireland, including primary, secondary, tertiary, and further education as well as representatives from the private sector.

We'd like to thank the members of the Working Group who all gave so generously of their time. We would also like to acknowledge the support of Meta without whom this body of work would not have been possible. And we’d like to express our sincere gratitude to the Minister of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science - Patrick O'Donovan, TD - for kindly, and enthusiastically receiving the report.

The School of Communications at DCU continues its Public Seminars series over four weeks in November and Eirmersive’s Camille Donegan is delighted to join the speakers on Thursday 7th November, to “look beyond the market trends, the hype and the ongoing shifts in immersive technology devices,… to discuss the social impact of Virtual-, Augmented-, and Mixed-Reality (VR, AR, & MR) in Ireland, through perspectives from industry, academia, local authorities and practitioners.”

The seminar will “also address the future potential of immersive technologies and the obstacles and challenges towards expanding its reach and scope in the Irish context."

On Episode 70 of the iPropertyRadio podcast we took the Proptech Hot Seat to speak with Carol Tallon about Ireland’s growing immersive technology sector and our recent membership launch.

Carol also visited the Walton Institute in Waterford to meet with Stephen Barnes and Ryan McCloskey who demo’d some of the latest immersive technologies in the lab and spoke about industry applications.

Eirmersive is delighted to announce that we have negotiated on your behalf a special Irish delegate rate on 15 industry passes for STEREOPSIA - ‘The Premier Avant-Garde XR Event in Europe‘ (Brussels, December 9, 10, 11).

Please note: In the event that we are over subscribed, priority will be given first to Eirmersive members, and then to our associates.

Each day features a mix of keynote presentations, panel discussions, and interactive sessions designed to foster innovation and collaboration.

To avail of this special delegate rate and to learn more about Stereopsia, read on.

We’re delighted to announce our very first Lunch & Learn webinar with special guest Conor Stewart, Senior Development Advisor, Commercial Creative Sector at Enterprise Ireland.

Conor will bring us through Enterprise Ireland and LEO supports relevant to the immersive technology sector. In addition, some members of Eirmersive will discuss their own EI/LEO support journeys. If you're an Irish start-up building or working with immersive technologies you won't want to miss it!

'Immersion: Experience Climate Action' was one of 43 projects funded under the Creative Climate Action Fund II. It brings together immersive story tellers from across the island to explore ways of engaging with the public on climate action.

Interim-CEO at Eirmersive, Camille Donegan presented at a recent Immersion workshop which was filmed by Creative Ireland.

“I came here today as part of the immersion project to share my VR production experiences platforms tools workflows to the artists here to hopefully give some inspiration. It makes sense that artists would lean in to the possibilities presented by immersive mediums like augmented reality mixed reality and virtual reality and artists don't necessarily need to know where the tech is at now or be limited by that because their imagination can push the boundaries of the tech possibilities”

Our Interm-CEO Camile Donegan spoke to Irish Tech News about how the immersive technology sector is doing in Ireland, our recent Eirmersive network launch event and more.

”Camille is a natural connector and creator of communities. She fosters strategic partnerships within the Immersive Technology sector to elevate the Irish ecosystem both nationally and internationally. Her industry acumen, passion for the sector, and hands-on approach to collaboration make her a key player in positioning Eirmersive as the go-to body for industry, academic and government stakeholders.

Eirmersive is the voice of the Irish Immersive sector and represents solution providers to spotlight their work nationally and internationally. Our vision is for Ireland to be a go to destination for immersive solutions by 2030.”

Eirmersive, the voice of the Irish Immersive Technology sector, launched its network at a special event on the 11th of September at the O'Reilly Theatre, Belvedere College, Dublin. This event marked a significant milestone for the sector, bringing together industry leaders, innovators, and stakeholders to celebrate the achievements of Irish immersive technology companies and set the stage for future growth.

Dara Calleary TD, Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation, was present to officially launch the Eirmersive network, met with the Irish Immersive companies demoing at the event, and addressed the large audience about the recognition from the government of the importance of the Irish Immersive Technology sector.

Accountancy Plus is the Official Journal of CPA Ireland. In the September Issue Eirmersive's interim-CEO Camille Donegan writes about why Immersive Technology Solutions are so impactful for training and where else they are adding value.

We’re delighted to invite you to join Eirmersive at 7pm on 11th September in Dublin for ‘Outward’ where we're celebrating the achievements of Ireland's Immersive Technology sector as we launch our network and open for membership.

Our keynote speaker, Michael Barngrover, Managing Director of XR4Europe, will provide an overview of the European landscape in which our sector operates. He will also discuss key strategies from across Europe, including the Finnish Metaverse Strategy and EU Virtual World initiatives and related funding.

“We are delighted to reignite the successful Immersive Futures series of workshops and bring them to other parts of Ireland thanks to Screen Stakeholders Fund from Screen Ireland. The workshops are 'by makers for makers' and cover a multitude of immersive technology workflows, processes and tools.”

On July 10th Eirmersive held a public webinar to update our community on developments in the organization, to share details on our funders & partners, to discuss our mission, vision and pillars, to introduce our team, to talk about our governance and to get input on the membership value proposition. You can see a recording of the presentation here.

Eirmersive director James Corbett was invited by the Construction IT Alliance (CitA) to speak at the June session of their Digital Skills series where “insights and innovations” are “shared by industry leaders”.

James appreciated the opportunity to speak about a number of Irish XR companies making an impact in the construction, and adjacent sectors, in a presentation entitled 'Immersive Technologies – Supporting Ireland’s Digital Transformation’.

On the 18th April Eirmersive participated on the first meeting of the Digital Creative Industries Forum along with representatives from the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Creative Ireland Programme), Enterprise Ireland (EI), Údarás na Gaeltachta, Screen Ireland, Design and Crafts Council (DCCI), Institute of Design (IDI), IMIRT, The Institute of Advertising Practitioners in Ireland (IAPI), the Western Development Commission, the Department of Rural and Community Development, and the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science.

Eirmersive is delighted to announce the appointment of Camille Donegan as interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO). This appointment follows a busy six months of professionalisation for Eirmersive, supported by strategic funding from the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport & Media (DTCAGSM) to bolster the Digital Creative Industry Roadmap 2024-2026.

Eirmersive was delighted to speak today with local authorities on the potential for creatives to upskill with immersive technologies. We’d like to thank Tania Banotti for the showcase opportunity and to see how the creative sector in Ireland is already embracing immersive. We're here to support their journey.