{"id":11,"date":"2021-05-22T14:13:30","date_gmt":"2021-05-22T14:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/35.172.64.10\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2025-10-16T12:32:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T12:32:33","slug":"talks-conferences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/liverickson.com\/blog\/?page_id=11","title":{"rendered":"Talks &#038; Conferences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Owned Algorithm: Open Sourcing&#8230; Myself? <\/em>&#8211; All Things Open: October 13, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2023<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Panel: Using Generative AI to Build the Metaverse<\/em> &#8211; ARVR Policy Conference: September 13, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gEra8PK9bY8\"><em>The Future of Immersive Web in Education<\/em><\/a> &#8211; XR Bootcamp: July 5, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XijKlAPMVvw&amp;ab_channel=XRAccess\"><em>Multidimensional Computing Accessibility in the Age of XR and AI<\/em><\/a> &#8211; XR Access Symposium: June 16, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/schedule.sxsw.com\/2023\/events\/PP1143245\">Open Innovation: Breaking the Default Together<\/a> <\/em>&#8211; South by Southwest: March 15, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2022<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Lessons Learned from Working in the Matrix<\/em> &#8211; Women in Tech Awards Keynote: December 1, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dl.acm.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1145\/3532718.3535620\"><em>Privacy, Safety and Wellbeing: Solutions for the Future of AR and VR<\/em><\/a> &#8211; SIGGRAPH: August 21, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Journey through the Matrix: Considerations around Identity and Collaboration in Virtual Worlds<\/em> &#8211; Silicon Valley Women in Engineering: March 19, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Panel: The Future of IEEE VR<\/em> &#8211; IEEE VR: March 15, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Building an Inclusive Metaverse<\/em>, Panel Facilitator and Moderator &#8211; Mozilla Festival: March 11, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2020-21\">2020-21<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OWpREFKafOY\"><em>Introducing Open 3D Engine<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>&#8211; AWS Re:Invent: November 29 &#8211; December 2, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jM6jb-5jWik\">C<\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jM6jb-5jWik\">onsiderations for Inclusive 3D Development<\/a> &#8211; <\/em>O3DECon: October 10-11, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/g4c2020.sched.com\/#\"><em>Exploring Digital Rights: Data Sovereignty in XR<\/em><\/a> &#8211; Games 4 Change: July 14, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Authoring immersive environments with glTF for multi-user mixed reality web applications<\/em> \u2013 W3C Inclusive Design for Immersive Technology Workshop: November 5-6, 2019<br><br><em>Social VR Web Workshop \u2013<\/em> Samsung Developer Conference Web Creator Day: October 31, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Creating Social VR Experiences on the Web \u2013&nbsp;<\/em>Library 2.0 Conference: October 30, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Keynote, Creating Social Technology \u2013 <\/em>Full Stack Con London: July 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Keynote, Building Open Source Social VR on the Web \u2013&nbsp;<\/em>YGLF Vilnius 2019: May 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/schedule.sxsw.com\/2019\/events\/PP88800\">How VR and AR Change the way we Express Ourselves&nbsp; <\/a>\u2013 <\/em>South by Southwest: March 13th, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Related Press \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statesman.com\/news\/20190314\/reshaping-reality--sxsw-offers-glimpse-at-future-of-virtual-augmented-reality\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.statesman.com\/news\/20190314\/reshaping-reality--sxsw-offers-glimpse-at-future-of-virtual-augmented-reality\">Reshaping Reality: SXSW offers glimpse at future of virtual, augmented reality \u2013 Statesman Online<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Related Press \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchbook.com\/news\/articles\/how-vrar-may-fundamentally-change-the-concept-of-identity\">How VR\/AR may fundamentally change the concept of identity \u2013 PitchBook New &amp; Analysis<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2017-18\">2017-18<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Building Social VR with Open Source Software<\/em> \u2013 WeRise Atlanta: June 20th \u2013 22nd, 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Designing for Social VR<\/em> \u2013 Portland VR Meetup: November 27th, 2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/events.bizzabo.com\/AWE2017\/agenda\/speakers\/170445\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Broadcasting in VR<\/a><\/em>&nbsp;\u2013 Augmented World Expo: June 1st, 2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kqed.org\/forum\/2010101860105\/live-from-the-computer-history-museum-the-future-of-augmented-reality\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Future of Augmented Reality<\/a><\/em>&nbsp;\u2013 NPR \/ KQED: June 1st, 2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Social VR Communities Panel<\/em> \u2013 Upload VR: May 11th, 2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Hardware &amp; Mixed Reality Panel<\/em> -Consumer Technology Association Conference: May 10th, 2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oCn5D6asVfk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Building Immersive Content Socially<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013<\/em> VR Tuesday: April 18th, 2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>17 Projects and 6 Platforms Later<\/em> \u2013 Silicon Valley Virtual Reality: March 29th \u2013 31st, 2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2016\">2016<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Why You Should Care About the Virtual Reality Web<\/em> \u2013 Full Stack Toronto: October 17-18th, 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/LivErickson1\/building-the-matrix-your-first-vr-app-svcc-2016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Building The Matrix: Your First VR App<\/a>&nbsp;<\/em>\u2013 Silicon Valley Code Camp: October 1 &amp; 2nd, 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ciqucr_Ww9s&amp;feature=youtu.be\">Virtual Reality is Here, in Your Browser<\/a>,&nbsp;<\/em>Full Stack Fest, Barcelona: September 9th<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Building the VR Web: A Talk in A-Frame about WebVR,&nbsp;<\/em>Coldfront: September 1st, 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=skxeCo7xJx8\">Why You Should Care About the VR Web<\/a>,&nbsp;<\/em>JSConf Iceland: August 25th &amp; 26th, 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Opening Keynote,&nbsp;<\/em>ScotlandJS: June 2nd \u2013 3rd, 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Panel: Ethics in Virtual Reality,&nbsp;<\/em>Silicon Valley Virtual Reality Expo, April 27th \u2013 29th, 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Getting Started in the VR Industry,&nbsp;<\/em>Philadelphia Women in Tech Summit: April 9th, 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Virtual Reality Beyond Gaming,&nbsp;<\/em>Philadelphia Emerging Tech Conference: April 11th &amp; 12th, 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Virtual Reality for Non-Profit Organizations,&nbsp;<\/em>San Jose Nonprofit Tech Conference: March 24th, 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Interaction Considerations with Virtual &amp; Augmented Reality,&nbsp;<\/em>O\u2019Reilly Design Conference: January 20th \u2013 22nd, 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2015\">2015<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Inclusive VR Design (Lighting Talk), Ethics &amp; Morality in VR (BOF),&nbsp;<\/em>Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing: October 14th \u2013 16th, 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Intro to VR Development,&nbsp;<\/em>Silicon Valley Code Camp, October 3rd, 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Intro to VR Development Course Series,&nbsp;<\/em>Informatica Feminale at University of Bremen, August 24th \u2013 28th, 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DjC3axxkcL0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">JavaScript for Virtual Reality<\/a>,&nbsp;<\/em>JSConf Budapest: May 14th &amp; 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