DevLab 2018 offers VR/AR artists an incubator and shot at funding

Two years ago, Oculus teamed up with VR promoter Kaleidoscope to create DevLab, an incubator for independent VR projects. Now they’re back to do it again with DevLab 2018, also partnering with immersive mixed reality studio RYOT for an educational event and funding opportunity targeted at independent VR and AR artists.

Think of DevLab 2018 as a less public version of a reality TV contest. The partners will bring together 25 top VR/AR creatives to act as advisors to 10 participants, who will each arrive with an unfinished project concept, then spend two days participating in workshops, performances, and round table discussions to hone the idea. DevLab’s multidisciplinary group of advisors will include experts in architecture, immersive theater, magic, and storytelling, as well as game design.