A talk from the XR Enablement Track at AWE USA 2019 - the World's #1 XR Conference & Expo in Santa Clara, California May 29-31, 2019. Chris Nunes (Heavy): The Future of Blockchain & AR This session will explore how blockchain technologies will come into play in AR and VR multiverses, including possible future scenarios, identifying needs and requirements, and calls-to-action for the technology community. https://awexr.com

1. “Agency ” Primer

2. Go to sli.do on a mobile
browser
Enter code #ARBC
WHO IS IN THE CROWD?

3. Current Head of Studio
Interim Chair – Blockchain Working Group @
Formerly – Monarc.io (blockchain)
Cohort #4 (2015) – Blockchain University
CHRIS
WHO HAS THE MIC?
@ucnunes 90% Liberal, 10% Libertarian
Constitutional Practice (JD, Georgetown)
Economics, UCLA
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4. WHO IS IN THE CROWD?

5. Use Case: Mobile Vision

6. Tech World:
“Break fast;
Apologize later.”
2013
Google Acquires DeepMind - 2014

7. ₿ITCOIN
Script coding language limits
functionality (no loops, etc.)
BIP process expands underlying
functionality, but governance is a
significant issue
Mining is a geopolitical strategic
concern

8. ERC 721 Tokens - Unique
The “World Computer” via
Smart Contracts, ETH & Gas
DApp platform (“DApp Store”)

9. Distributed Apps
• Smart contract applications that are distributed across the
ETH network & run automatically
• Require a blockchain wallet – preferably a mobile wallet
like Status
“dApps”

10. AR
OVERLOAD
dApps can be prevalent in an
AR Cloud world
Imagine trying to consciously
interact with this scene
Keiichi Matsuda

11. BLOCKv $0.00507925 $11.85M
“A interactive UI Layer for Smart Contracts”
E.g.: An event ticket, where the design and function
evolves over time
• Launches a music player prior to a concert
with the artist’s new songs,
• Attaches an artist commission to any
resale of the ticket
• Becomes a drink ticket at the show and
only at the show,
• Becomes a social media interface for the
audience after the show

12. verses.io
-- enterprise location management & contracts --
http://bit.ly/OARCWG11list
Short but Growing
List of Companies in Land Grab
bubbled.io
-- advertising location management & contracts --
highfidelity.com
-- VR Oasis --
decentraland.org
-- VR Oasis --

13. VR
Blockchain
Alliance
Decentralized Identity
Foundation
Organizations
Open
AR
Cloud

14. CHRIS NUNES
@ucnunes
chris@heavy.io