Facebook Developer Conference akan mengulas masa depan aplikasi dan layanan Facebook. Disebut juga dengan F8 2017, event tahunan ini menghadirkan tujuh sesi virtual reality yang memperlihatkan fokus Facebook terhadap Social VR dan WebVR. Berbagai pengalaman VR seperti gaming dan film juga akan menjadi pembahasan di sana. F8 2017 akan di gelar selama dua hari pada tanggal 18 hingga 19 April 2017.
Sejak semula mengakusisi Oculus, raksasa media sosial yang telah mengakusisi WhatsApp dan Instragram ini memang memiliki visi utama untuk membawa jejaring sosial ke VR. Fokus penting dalam jangka pendek Facebook saat ini adalah konten. Berdasarkan serangkaian sesi yang ada, Facebook mendorong developer untuk terus menciptakan berbagai konten kreatif. Berikut serangkaian sesi VR di F8 2017:
Selasa, 18 April 2017
Crafting Compelling Narratives in VR
Sit down with best-in-class VR filmmakers to learn what it takes to create amazing VR experiences. Whether you’re working on a 360 video or real-time rendered content, these tips will help you to understand best practices from the cutting edge of VR.
WebVR: Enabling Developers to Build Engaging Cross-Platform VR Content
Web-based frameworks such as React VR are making it easier than ever to create VR content that can be distributed across VR, mobile, and web. Join us as we showcase the potential of React VR across verticals such as travel, news, commerce, and more.
Bringing VR Experiences to Everyone: Scripting, Producing and Planning
Learn how to develop a VR experience, and take a project from creative idea to a piece ready for prime time. Gain best practices and tips and tricks for producing experiences, how to approach acting and directing in VR, and distribution.
VR Together: Adding Social Components to Your VR Apps
Interactive and fun social experiences foster greater consumer engagement in VR. This talk will focus on the APIs and features that Oculus provides to add a social layer to your app, including the Avatar SDK, VoIP, Invites, and Oculus Rooms.
Rabu, 19 April 2017
Creating Social Presence in VR
Achieving social presence in VR presents a host of fascinating challenges, from designing avatars that avoid the “uncanny valley” to determining what kind of tools and spaces best facilitate interaction.
VR 201: Lessons from the Frontlines of VR Gaming
We will share some of the roadblocks that engineers will encounter as they ramp up in VR development with practical lessons and case studies to overcome them. Attendees can expect insights on everything from code samples to tools to design tips.
React VR: Build amazing VR experiences using React
Learn how React VR builds upon React Native, and how the supporting layers and libraries interact. We will take you through a sample VR web app built with React VR, and show how easy it is to create immersive experiences across VR, mobile, and web.
Bertempat di San Jose California, F8 2017 akan membahas lebih dari 50 sesi. Semuanya terbagi dalam delapan konferensi, yaitu media, Messenger, Oculus, engineering, AI, advertising, WhatsApp, dan Instagram. Pendaftaran Facebook Developer Conference telah di buka sejak minggu lalu dan akan di tutup pada tanggal 21 Februari 2017. Bagi Anda yang tidak kebagian tiket, Facebook akan menghadirkan livestreaming untuk beberapa sesi tertentu.
