VR/AR ECOSYSTEM REPORT: PORTUGAL Q1 2021 Table of Contents Foreword 3 AWordfromNOS 4 360Play 5 3e60SoluçõesImersivas 6 Akt 7 ARNote 8 AlexandreCastroDesigner 9 AndréMahlmannPhotography 10 Aromni 11 AxiansPortugal 12 ByAR 13 CerealGames 14 Cultunatura 15 CycloidTechnologyandConsulting 16 Didimo 17 Dimmersions 18 Dotesfera 19 EduardoAcquarone 20 Exaud 21 FootAR 22 NeuroGEARS 34 NextReality 35 NimestTech 36 MirageVirtualReality 37 NOS 38 ONTOP 39 Retrai-InteractiveDevelopment 40 SatoreStudio 41 SoundParticles 42 SPIC-DigitalStudio 43 UnitedCreative 44 ViP-display 45 Voxatlas 46 Vr2Work 47 WaveFunction 48 X-Plora 49 WhitewolfVR 50 wTVision 51 MorecompaniesinPortugal’sVR/AREcosystem 52 GemaDigital 23 Glartek 24 GroundControlStudios 25 HighDimension 26 Hi-Volve 27 Immersive|Pyx 28 inciteVR 29 Inklusion 30 LarMPublicidadeSA 31 LusoVU 32 MGOConsulting 33 2
VR/AR ECOSYSTEM REPORT: PORTUGAL Q1 2021 3 ThankyouforyourinterestinPortugal’sVR/ARecosystem. Wearethrilledtopublishthisreportafterayearfullofchallenges– aspecialthankstooursponsorNOSforendorsingoureffortsin connectingtheecosystemandmakingthishappen.Cheers! Throughthisreport,youwillaccessalistofVR/ARstakeholders activeinPortugaland,althoughweareawarethisisnota completelist,thequantity(almost100)anddiversityofplayersin Portugalshowcasehowpositivelythismarkethasevolvedin recentyears. Hopefully,thesenumbersanddiversitywillgrowin2021,along withtheVR/ARmarketworldwide:5Gisrollingout,allowingfor new,excitingVR/ARusecases;VRheadsetspricepointis decreasing,whiletheiravailabilityisontheriseandmost smartphonemakersarenowlaunchingsmartglassesmodels. Besidesinfrastructureandhardware,VR/ARapplicationsare becomingmoreandmorecommonintheB2Bsegment.Of course,thiscreatesahugedemandforVR/ARspecificskillsets– andevencreatesnewjobprofiles. Moreover,morestartupsarepoppingupwithintheimmersive space,lookingforsmartmoney,mentorshipandallkindsof supporttohaveabetterandlongerrunway,whiletheyprovetheir businessconceptandstartnewinvestmentrounds. Finally,academicandcorporateresearchcentersarenow,again morethanever,awareofthetransformationalopportunity immersivetechnologiescarryandtheirroleindeveloping knowledge-basedsolutions. Andofcourse,toleveragetheseopportunities,whilstcopingwith thepandemic,immersivetechbusinessesarelookingtoreduce risksintheirinvestment. Portugalcanhelpwiththat. Albeitbeingasmallcountry,Portugal’stalentpoolattracts internationalprofessionalslookingforapeacefulandstable country,withamuti-culturalbackgroundandahighqualityoflife. Fromdigitalnomads,thatfindorganizedpeercommunitiesready toembracethem,toportuguese-speakingtalentabroad,that seektoenterothermarketsandamulticulturalsettingtodevelop newlanguageskills.Ohandweareranked#7globallyonthe EnglishProficiencyIndex. SittingontheedgeofEurope,Portugalhasaclosertimezoneto theAmericancontinentthananyothercountryintheEU,which makesiteasiertoentertheEuropeanmarketthroughPortugal,if you’recomingfromCanada,theUnitedStatesorMexico.Through theVR/ARAssociation,wekeepincontactwithseveralofthese countries’chapterstostreamlinepartnershipsorrequests. OurconnectiontoBrazilisalsoveryimportantandnotjustdueto ourculturalsimilarities–moreandmoreorganizationsarelooking totapintoa200+millionpeoplemarketthroughPortugalandwe arealsocreatingcooperationopportunitieswithVRARABrazil. Thereareofficialco-investmentopportunities(i.e.www.200m.pt fund)andpre-establishedpartnershipsthatcanhelpinseveral waystosoftenyourlandinginourecosystem.Justreachoutto us. Also,amajorthankyoutoourmainpartnerAPDC,thatenables andacceleratesallouractivities-likethisreport-throughits VR/ARsection. Youarealsoinvitedtoattendourwebinarsandmonthlymeetups, takingplaceonthelastThursdayofeverymonth.Checkthe detailsofeveryeditiononourYoutubeandLinkedinpage. 2021isonlythefirstyearofadecadewhere3Dcontentwill becomethenorm.Virtualrealityandaugmentedreality professionalswillhaveaprofoundimpactonhowwework, interactwithothersandevenperceivetheworld.Forallthe reasonspresentedbefore,wefirmlybelievePortugalisagreat settingtosetuptechnical,businessdevelopmentandresearch teamsinimmersivetechnologiesandwedolookforwardtoa decadewheremoreandmorecorporategroups,startupsand researchorganizationsmakethathappen. Haveawonderfulyearandhere’slookingforwardtoournext report! Foreword AnesioNeto portugal@thevrara.com LuisBravoMartins luis@thevrara.com TiagoLoureiro tiago@thevrara.com
VR/AR ECOSYSTEM REPORT: PORTUGAL Q1
VR/AR ECOSYSTEM REPORT: PORTUGAL Q1
VR/AR ECOSYSTEM REPORT: PORTUGAL Q1
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