Community Connect - Have your say to help shape Ireland's Immersive Technology industry
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.
During the hour long 'Community Connect' we received terrific feedback on our plans, and very interesting thoughts on other areas of activity to consider.
Participants were particularly keen on -
Networking & Introductions
Mentorship and mentors discussing their successful...
Case Studies
Joining delegations to international events (e.g. AWE, GDC, Siggraph)
Collaboration / consortium & funding opportunities (e.g. EU funding, company clustering)
Information sessions to explore various topics (e.g. Section 481 Tax Credits, - Intellectual Property, Generative AI)
Market Intelligence Reports, Educational Materials, Online courses, book articles and similar resources
Access to funders / investors, co-founders and other partners
Directory of member skills and resources (e.g. Software, Hardware and Industry)
Newsletters
One participant - AILEEN CARVILLE , CEO and Co Founder COLONII - expressed the desire to see Eirmersive "being a bridge to the other digital creative industries as regards open calls, recruitment, education, funding, etc," as she currently finds it a disjointed arena. "I would say most of the people on this call operate in a few sectors ie gaming, Virtual experiences, 3d product dev etc. ARVR digital creative technology is the common denominator for all..."