Talech is proud to host the International “Converging Realities: Industry, Education & AI-Enabled Virtual Worlds”, XRM2026 which will bring together researchers, industry professionals, educators, developers, and creatives exploring the future of XR, AI, immersive technologies, and virtual environments.
Programme:
- June 16 – Doctoral School at TalTech Mustamäe Campus
- June 17–19 – Main conference at Nordic Hotel Forum
Keynote speakers:
- Santeri Saarinen (Helsinki XR Center, XR4Europe, Virtual Worlds Association) – Building the European XR Ecosystem
- Sercan “Sarge” Altundas (Neocortex, formerly Ready Player Me) – The Arrival of Generative AI in VR and Games
- Madis Vasser (Research Fellow of Virtual Reality, University of Tartu) – Insights from Studying Insight with Virtual Reality
- Sonya Seddarasan (Senior XR Product Designer) – The Spatial Leap: Frameworks for Designing XR Experiences
Conference proceedings will be published by Springer and indexed in SCOPUS.
The event is organised by IAITI – International Association of Immersive Technology Innovation, hosted by TalTech’s Industrial Virtual & Augmented Reality (IVAR) Lab, and supported by Manchester Metropolitan University and EEVR – Estonian VR & AR Association.
