The UK at CES

AudioScenic

Audio Scenic is spinning out the innovation from S3A Future Spatial Audio research, funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). AudioScenic was founded in 2017 by Associate professor Filippo Fazi and Dr Marcos Simón, in order to commercialise novel audio technology that could take 3D audio into everyone’s living rooms.

Cambridge Consultants

Cambridge Consultants develops breakthrough products and provides business consultancy in technology-critical issues for clients worldwide. For more than 50 years, the company has been helping its clients turn business opportunities into commercial successes, whether they are launching first-to-market products, entering new markets or expanding existing markets through the introduction of new technologies. With a team of more than 800 staff, including engineers, scientists, mathematicians and designers, in offices in Cambridge (UK), Boston (USA) and Singapore, Cambridge Consultants offers solutions across a diverse range of industries including medical technology, industrial and consumer products, digital health, energy and wireless communications.

Fallen Planet Studios

Fallen Planet Studios is an independent development studio whose primary focus is the creation of immersive games and experiences for Virtual Reality. Formed in 2013, Fallen Planet was one of the world’s first game development studios to focus solely on VR. We aim to deliver higher levels of immersion by using tactile interfaces, interactive environments and the latest in VR development techniques. The VR applications and experiences that we develop are based on original IP, retailing them in over 100 countries and licensing in over 30.

GAROU

Funded in 2016, GAROU, an XR start up, built a compelling virtual reality demo and quickly acquired high profile clients: WeWork, Viacom, Vornado (Penn Station) Innogy and OTG. In 2018 Epic Games [Fortnite] picked GAROU as best in its class for enterprise VR. Today GAROU creates high visual fidelity, multi user VR environments for brands.

Visit Stand: 20606

HYPERVSN

Challenge: Stimulating purchases and enhancing brand awareness without delivering exceptional in-store customer experience is next to impossible even for such flagship companies as Pernod Ricard. Willing to increase brand recognition of its major beverages in the Eastern European market, Pernod Ricard was looking for a compelling visual advertising solution to introduce in its main stores.
Solution: Pernod Ricard team decided to apply HYPERVSN technology to showcase the premium gin Beefeater and Lillet, the first aperitif of Bordeaux. Impactful 3D visuals positioned in store windows of their selected distributor in Eastern Europe were supposed to capture customers in stores and draw their attention to the brands  advertised. Special HYPERVSN 3D models were crafted to boost brand awareness and showcase beverages at their best. One month after the campaign launch Pernod Ricard team decided to extend the campaign with more brands from their portfolio and hypervsn Jameson, Cuba Libre and ARARAT.

Visit Stand: 22048

Plessey partners with Vuzix for next-generation AR Smart Glasses

August 2018: The two companies are partnering to develop the necessary
technologies for a new generation of AR Smart Glasses, based around the combination of Plessey’s microLED light source, and Vuzix’ extensive expertise and IP in Smart Glasses and essential optic technologies. In the development of its next generation product, Vuzix has selected Plessey’s microLEDbased light engine, which delivers extremely high efficiency and an improvement in lumen output compared to other light sources currently available on the market.

Plessey’s advanced and proprietary GaN-on-Si technology, with an integrated monolithic array of RGB pixels with advanced first level micro-optical elements to create a bright, largely collimated and highly uniform light source for the illumination of DMD and LCOS display engines. The resulting optical system is up to 50% smaller,  lighter, simpler and cheaper than incumbent solutions and the high  performance microLED emitters combined with minimal optical system losses result is increased power efficiency. 

Visit Stand 21645

Enterprise VR-Training for industrial safety on an oil terminal station

Enterprise Demo VR Training showcases remote training support via the Internet. On the virtual industrial facility various action sequences are performed under the guidance of a remote instructor. The subject of the demo is a solution for an industrial safety case on an oil terminal station. The solution is offered for liquidation of an accident at an industrial facility. VR Training allows for simulating realistic conditions of environment for activities within the processing units and rigs on the virtual industrial facility.

Haptic and motion capture are used in demo. Based on gamification principle, VR experience with Teslasuit turns monotonous training and education into realistic, engaging activity that motivates trainees and ups the performance of novices and experts alike. 

Virtual Visions
Virtual Visions provides retailers with the world’s first technology platform for transforming physical locations into smart stores. From leading-edge smart-display technology -- which enables customers to virtually navigate endless aisles of merchandise -- to integrated inventory management for optimizing sales and operations and right-sizing stores, the platform enables retailers to creatively compete in the new retail economy.