VR/AR ECOSYSTEM REPORT: PORTUGAL Q1 2021 CompanyName Voxatlas CompanySummary Voxatlasworksonthecreationofcontentsforbooks,especiallyschoolbooks.Itis inthisfieldthatweareinterestedinAugmentedReality,toattendprojectswithRA ofthegrouppublishers.Wearealsointerestedinthedevelopmentofthemarket andopportunitiesinotherareas. Contact Name:LeonelFonseca Email:leonel.fonseca@voxatlas.pt Website:www.voxatlas.pt SizeofCompany EmployeesorFTEequivalent:20-30 CaseStudy www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HFFuzsDpBA TypeofCompany Content CustomerTypesand/ornames Editorialsector WhyareyouinPortugal? WeareinPortugalbecausewearePortuguese,anditisfromPortugalthatwework forAfricaandBrazil. Portugaloffersthemeansweneed,namelywell-trainedhumanresourcesin universities.Theaccesstothewholeglobalecosystemhasnophysicalboundaries. Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthePortugalEcosystem? Fromtheecosystemweareexpectinginformationontheevolutionoftechnology, themarketandtheproductscreated. Wealsowanttoinvestinthepromotionandspreadingofthetechnologysothatthe marketcanunderstanditsusefulnessand,consequently,thedemandforARbecomes effective. 46
VR/AR ECOSYSTEM REPORT: PORTUGAL Q1 2021 CompanyName Vr2Work CompanySummary ExpertsinthedevelopmentofVR&ARsolutions Contact Name:DavideDuarte Email:contactus@vr2work.com Website:www.vr2work.com SizeofCompany EmployeesorFTEequivalent:5-10 CaseStudy www.tinyurl.com/y3ed8db6 TypeofCompany DevelopersoffVR&ARTrainingandSecurityeplatForms CustomerTypesand/ornames Oilcompanies,Supermarkets,GovernmentalInstitutions,Shipyards,Telco's WhyareyouinPortugal? Firstly,becauseweareaPortugueseteam,butmainlybecausePortugalhashighly qualifiedhumanresourceswithaQualityVSExcellentcostratio,thusallowingfor highlyefficientdevelopmentteamswithcontrolledcostsandgoodqualityoflifefor them. PortugalisalsopartoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,whichhasoneofthe mostdevelopedandregulatedmarketsinthesector,withmorethan500thousand consumerswhereVirtualRealityandAugmentedRealityarebooming.2030. Portugalisalsoagatewaytoothercontinentsduetoitslanguage,Angola, Mozambique,EquatorialGuinea,CapeVerdeandBrazil,butalsobecauseofitshistory, thusopeningauniqueopportunityforexpansiontoothercommunitiesaroundthe world. Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthePortugalEcosystem? Weneedmoresupportfrominstitutionsinobtainingfunds,andspecificprograms aimedatthisinnovativeareaofvirtualrealityandaugmentedreality,moresupportfor internationalizationandofcourselessbureaucracy. Wealsoneedtohaveaccesstomoreintegratedprogramswithindustrialcentersand universitiesinordertotakeadvantageofandforwardthesamesupporttoinnovative areasandwithpromisingandrapidlydevelopingmarkets. Inouropinion,support,permanentcontactwithregardtoEuropeaninstitutions shouldbeaprimaryfactorforthetrueexpansionofVirtualandAugmentedReality. Inatimeofinnovation,5Gwillchangethecommunicationsparadigmandthewaywe willdealwithourdailylives.GoingtotheSupermarket,Watching“television”,goingto thedoctor,buyingagoodortalkingtoarelativewillnotbethesameverysoon. Wethinkthatherethesenewtechnologieswillbestrongalliesfor telecommunicationscompaniesaswellasothergovernmentinstitutions. Portugueseisspokenbymorethan260millionpeople. Beingstillacountrythatischangingitshourglassfordigitaltechnologies,wherewe highlighttheWebSummit,wehaveinPortugaltherealchallengeoflaunching innovativeandtransformativeexperiencesofhowweseeandareintheworldtoday. 47
