WELCOME TO THE BOSTON CHAPTER OF THE GLOBAL ASSOCIATION FOR VR AND AR
Boston has undoubtedly proven its value as a center of innovation, cultivating its own strong tech ecosystem. The city has emerged as a global leader in tech, with the Greater Boston area estimated to be home to at least 1000 enterprises, from early-stage startups to billion-dollar companies. The Boston Chapter of the VR/AR Association is focused on establishing and maintaining an ecosystem of innovation, market disrupting technologies and collaboration in VR/AR, for the good of its members, the community and beyond.
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THE TEAM
Chapter Co-President: Matthew Dias boston@thevrara.com
Matt first developed a passion for AR while working at a digital agency in Boston, creating interactive mobile apps for visitors in public venues. He later founded Lingar, a mobile AR app for museum goers with curated digital content, activated by geolocation and object recognition.
He then joined Australia’s JigSpace, as Director of Sales and Marketing for North America. Highlighted annually for ARKit in Apple’s WWDC, JigSpace is a creator platform for enterprise clients to easily deploy interactive 3D and AR product demonstrations.
Matt currently serves as a Mixed Reality Solutions Specialist for SphereGen Technologies in New Haven, CT providing interactive training programs for manufacturers using the HoloLens.
When he’s not in the Industrial Metaverse, he is an advisor to Reading XR, a company on a mission to improve literacy rates through early intervention by harnessing the power of eye-tracking systems in the HoloLens 2.
Everett Wallace has focused for nine years on the VR/AR and gaming industries, with particular focus on emerging markets and bridging APAC with the rest of the world. He has built an extensive and diverse global network in the process. He first cut his teeth on navigating foreign markets working in Malawi, Africa at SZ Investments, securing deals in the mobile finance industry. He then built the Western office of the startup China-publisher Oniix, bringing leading Western games and products into the Chinese market as the market rapidly evolved and grew over 5x.
In 2017 and 2018, he built the publishing department of Chinese advertising platform Yeahmobi after a $100M raise. He shifted the status quo of how an Asian partner approaches Western partnerships and achieves results, in the process building a strategic partnership with respected publisher Flaregames.
He formed SGA in 2019 to meet consistent strong demand from both sides of the table, and after seeing one too many brilliant products not reach their global potential. He now champions product and creative studios in building opportunities with global investors and partners.
Everett is passionate about discovering and building scaled opportunities in unexpected ways. He believes the key to all business is finding and working with good, talented people.
Chapter Co-President Everett Wallace everett@thevrara.com
Everett Wallace has focused for nine years on the VR/AR and gaming industries, with particular focus on emerging markets and bridging APAC with the rest of the world. He has built an extensive and diverse global network in the process. He first cut his teeth on navigating foreign markets working in Malawi, Africa at SZ Investments, securing deals in the mobile finance industry. He then built the Western office of the startup China-publisher Oniix, bringing leading Western games and products into the Chinese market as the market rapidly evolved and grew over 5x.
In 2017 and 2018, he built the publishing department of Chinese advertising platform Yeahmobi after a $100M raise. He shifted the status quo of how an Asian partner approaches Western partnerships and achieves results, in the process building a strategic partnership with respected publisher Flaregames.
He formed SGA in 2019 to meet consistent strong demand from both sides of the table, and after seeing one too many brilliant products not reach their global potential. He now champions product and creative studios in building opportunities with global investors and partners.
Everett is passionate about discovering and building scaled opportunities in unexpected ways. He believes the key to all business is finding and working with good, talented people.
MEMBER TESTIMONIALS
“Many thanks to the VRARA for giving us free access to this week’s AR conference. It was an extraordinary event and well worth the price of our membership to be able to attend. The talks and panels on healthcare applications were excellent and hugely valuable for Amalgamated Vision. We’re looking forward to participating in the VRARA Healthcare Committee. ”
NETWORK
Connect and build strong relationships with key players in the VR/AR ecosystem through VRARA or partner-hosted events.
COLLABORATE
Work with innovators in the VR/AR ecosystem across all verticals, from original content creators to innovative hardware companies.
RESEARCH
Gain unlimited, exclusive access to VRARA research and publications, or, when applicable, receive discounts to third-party reports.
