1º Relatório Nacional sobre o Ecossistema de AR/VR em Portugal
Este relatório, mostra o universo de protagonistas ativos do setor, embora não na sua totalidade. Mas a quantidade e diversidade dos players identificada evidencia a forma como o mercado se tem desenvolvido nos anos mais recentes. Assim, as empresas de RA/RV já operam num vasto conjunto de mercados verticais, evidenciando o nível de maturidade do ecossistema e o valor da pool de talento que está a começar a gerar. Uma grande parte está a desenvolver soluções de software, mas muitas das empresas trabalham para setores tão variados com a agricultura, saúde, imobiliário, conteúdos, retalho, turismo, indústria 4.0, gaming ou educação.
Este relatório, mostra o universo de protagonistas ativos do setor, embora não na sua totalidade. Mas a quantidade e diversidade dos players identificada evidencia a forma como o mercado se tem desenvolvido nos anos mais recentes. Assim, as empresas de RA/RV já operam num vasto conjunto de mercados verticais, evidenciando o nível de maturidade do ecossistema e o valor da pool de talento que está a começar a gerar. Uma grande parte está a desenvolver soluções de software, mas muitas das empresas trabalham para setores tão variados com a agricultura, saúde, imobiliário, conteúdos, retalho, turismo, indústria 4.0, gaming ou educação.
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<strong>VR</strong>/<strong>AR</strong>ECOSYSTEMREPORT<br />
PORTUGAL<br />
Q12021<br />
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<strong>VR</strong>/<strong>AR</strong> ECOSYSTEM REPORT: PORTUGAL Q1 2021<br />
Table of Contents<br />
Foreword 3<br />
AWordfromNOS 4<br />
360Play 5<br />
3e60SoluçõesImersivas 6<br />
Akt 7<br />
<strong>AR</strong>Note 8<br />
AlexandreCastroDesigner 9<br />
AndréMahlmannPhotography 10<br />
Aromni 11<br />
Axians<strong>Portugal</strong> 12<br />
By<strong>AR</strong> 13<br />
CerealGames 14<br />
Cultunatura 15<br />
CycloidTechnologyandConsulting 16<br />
Didimo 17<br />
Dimmersions 18<br />
Dotesfera 19<br />
EduardoAcquarone 20<br />
Exaud 21<br />
Foot<strong>AR</strong> 22<br />
NeuroGE<strong>AR</strong>S 34<br />
NextReality 35<br />
NimestTech 36<br />
MirageVirtualReality 37<br />
NOS 38<br />
ONTOP 39<br />
Retrai-InteractiveDevelopment 40<br />
SatoreStudio 41<br />
SoundParticles 42<br />
SPIC-DigitalStudio 43<br />
UnitedCreative 44<br />
ViP-display 45<br />
Voxatlas 46<br />
Vr2Work 47<br />
WaveFunction 48<br />
X-Plora 49<br />
Whitewolf<strong>VR</strong> 50<br />
wTVision 51<br />
Morecompaniesin<strong>Portugal</strong>’s<strong>VR</strong>/<strong>AR</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong> 52<br />
G<strong>em</strong>aDigital 23<br />
Glartek 24<br />
GroundControlStudios 25<br />
HighDimension 26<br />
Hi-Volve 27<br />
Immersive|Pyx 28<br />
incite<strong>VR</strong> 29<br />
Inklusion 30<br />
LarMPublicida<strong>de</strong>SA 31<br />
LusoVU 32<br />
MGOConsulting 33<br />
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<strong>VR</strong>/<strong>AR</strong> ECOSYSTEM REPORT: PORTUGAL Q1 2021<br />
3<br />
Thankyouforyourinterestin<strong>Portugal</strong>’s<strong>VR</strong>/<strong>AR</strong>ecosyst<strong>em</strong>.<br />
Wearethrilledtopublishthisreportafterayearfullofchallenges–<br />
aspecialthankstooursponsorNOSforendorsingoureffortsin<br />
connectingtheecosyst<strong>em</strong>andmakingthishappen.Cheers!<br />
Throughthisreport,youwillaccessalistof<strong>VR</strong>/<strong>AR</strong>stakehol<strong>de</strong>rs<br />
activein<strong>Portugal</strong>and,althoughweareawarethisisnota<br />
completelist,thequantity(almost100)anddiversityofplayersin<br />
<strong>Portugal</strong>showcasehowpositivelythismarkethasevolvedin<br />
recentyears.<br />
Hopefully,thesenumbersanddiversitywillgrowin2021,along<br />
withthe<strong>VR</strong>/<strong>AR</strong>marketworldwi<strong>de</strong>:5Gisrollingout,allowingfor<br />
new,exciting<strong>VR</strong>/<strong>AR</strong>usecases;<strong>VR</strong>headsetspricepointis<br />
<strong>de</strong>creasing,whiletheiravailabilityisontheriseandmost<br />
smartphon<strong>em</strong>akersarenowlaunchingsmartglassesmo<strong>de</strong>ls.<br />
Besi<strong>de</strong>sinfrastructureandhardware,<strong>VR</strong>/<strong>AR</strong>applicationsare<br />
becomingmoreandmorecommonintheB2Bsegment.Of<br />
course,thiscreatesahuge<strong>de</strong>mandfor<strong>VR</strong>/<strong>AR</strong>specificskillsets–<br />
an<strong>de</strong>vencreatesnewjobprofiles.<br />
Moreover,morestartupsarepoppingupwithintheimmersive<br />
space,lookingforsmartmoney,mentorshipandallkindsof<br />
supporttohaveabetterandlongerrunway,whiletheyprovetheir<br />
businessconceptandstartnewinvestmentrounds.<br />
Finally,aca<strong>de</strong>micandcorporateresearchcentersarenow,again<br />
morethanever,awareofthetransformationalopportunity<br />
immersivetechnologiescarryandtheirrolein<strong>de</strong>veloping<br />
knowledge-basedsolutions.<br />
Andofcourse,toleveragetheseopportunities,whilstcopingwith<br />
thepan<strong>de</strong>mic,immersivetechbusinessesarelookingtoreduce<br />
risksintheirinvestment.<br />
<strong>Portugal</strong>canhelpwiththat.<br />
Albeitbeingasmallcountry,<strong>Portugal</strong>’stalentpoolattracts<br />
internationalprofessionalslookingforapeacefulandstable<br />
country,withamuti-culturalbackgroundandahighqualityoflife.<br />
Fromdigitalnomads,thatfindorganizedpeercommunitiesready<br />
to<strong>em</strong>braceth<strong>em</strong>,toportuguese-speakingtalentabroad,that<br />
seektoenterothermarketsandamulticulturalsettingto<strong>de</strong>velop<br />
newlanguageskills.Ohandweareranked#7globallyonthe<br />
EnglishProficiencyIn<strong>de</strong>x.<br />
SittingontheedgeofEurope,<strong>Portugal</strong>hasaclosertimezoneto<br />
theAmericancontinentthananyothercountryintheEU,which<br />
makesiteasiertoentertheEuropeanmarketthrough<strong>Portugal</strong>,if<br />
you’recomingfromCanada,theUnitedStatesorMexico.Through<br />
the<strong>VR</strong>/<strong>AR</strong>Association,wekeepincontactwithseveralofthese<br />
countries’chapterstostreamlinepartnershipsorrequests.<br />
OurconnectiontoBrazilisalsoveryimportantandnotjustdueto<br />
ourculturalsimilarities–moreandmoreorganizationsarelooking<br />
totapintoa200+millionpeopl<strong>em</strong>arketthrough<strong>Portugal</strong>andwe<br />
arealsocreatingcooperationopportunitieswith<strong>VR</strong><strong>AR</strong>ABrazil.<br />
Thereareofficialco-investmentopportunities(i.e.www.200m.pt<br />
fund)andpre-establishedpartnershipsthatcanhelpinseveral<br />
waystosoftenyourlandinginourecosyst<strong>em</strong>.Justreachoutto<br />
us.<br />
Also,amajorthankyoutoourmainpartnerAPDC,thatenables<br />
andacceleratesallouractivities-likethisreport-throughits<br />
<strong>VR</strong>/<strong>AR</strong>section.<br />
Youarealsoinvitedtoattendourwebinarsandmonthlymeetups,<br />
takingplaceonthelastThursdayofeverymonth.Checkthe<br />
<strong>de</strong>tailsofeveryeditiononourYoutubeandLinkedinpage.<br />
2021isonlythefirstyearofa<strong>de</strong>ca<strong>de</strong>where3Dcontentwill<br />
becomethenorm.Virtualrealityandaugmentedreality<br />
professionalswillhaveaprofoundimpactonhowwework,<br />
interactwithothersan<strong>de</strong>venperceivetheworld.Forallthe<br />
reasonspresentedbefore,wefirmlybelieve<strong>Portugal</strong>isagreat<br />
settingtosetuptechnical,business<strong>de</strong>velopmentandresearch<br />
teamsinimmersivetechnologiesandwedolookforwardtoa<br />
<strong>de</strong>ca<strong>de</strong>wher<strong>em</strong>oreandmorecorporategroups,startupsand<br />
researchorganizationsmakethathappen.<br />
Haveawon<strong>de</strong>rfulyearandhere’slookingforwardtoournext<br />
report!<br />
Foreword<br />
AnesioNeto<br />
portugal@thevrara.com<br />
LuisBravoMartins<br />
luis@thevrara.com<br />
TiagoLoureiro<br />
tiago@thevrara.com
<strong>VR</strong>/<strong>AR</strong> ECOSYSTEM REPORT: PORTUGAL Q1 2021<br />
A Word from NOS<br />
Withthelaunchof5Gin<strong>Portugal</strong>,aneweraofdigitalizationbegins<br />
wherenationalcompanieswillbeabletotakeadvantageof<br />
technologytooptimizetheirbusinessandcreatenewdisruptive<br />
experiencesfortheircustomers.ToolslikeAugmentedReality<br />
(<strong>AR</strong>)andVirtualReality(<strong>VR</strong>)arecentraltothisnewera,markedby<br />
anexponentialincreaseininformationconsumptionandnew,<br />
immersiveformatsforit.<br />
Imaginingthefuturehasneverbeeneasy,butinthecaseof<strong>AR</strong>and<br />
<strong>VR</strong>wehavelongbeenwitnessingsmallprojectsandinnovations<br />
thatsurelyallowustounravelnotonlypartofthefuturebutwhat<br />
isalreadypossibletodotoday.The<strong>de</strong>velopmentwehave<br />
observedinthisareahasbeenexponential,withth<strong>em</strong>aturityof<br />
bothtechnologiesmovingfromconceptsto'ready-to-<strong>de</strong>ploy'in<br />
veryfewyears.With5G,weseeth<strong>em</strong>issingpiece:anetwork<br />
capableofguaranteeinghighlevelsofexperiencewithtotal<br />
mobility,scaleimpl<strong>em</strong>entationsandareliabilityunavailableuntil<br />
now.<br />
Inthenearfuture,wewillundoubtedlyseethesetechnologies<br />
enteringourlivesandbusinessoperations.Beingabletostartfirst,<br />
learnwithoutfearandchoosetherightpartnerswillbe<strong>de</strong>cisive<br />
fornationalcompaniestotakeadvantageofthistransformation,<br />
inor<strong>de</strong>rtodifferentiateth<strong>em</strong>selvesandgaincompetitive<br />
advantages.<br />
NOSisproudtobelongtothisnationalecosyst<strong>em</strong>,helping<br />
companiesand<strong>de</strong>veloperstoimpl<strong>em</strong>entinnovativeprojects<br />
capableofdrivingthecountry'sdigitaltransformation.<br />
JoãoRicardoMoreira<br />
BoardM<strong>em</strong>ber<br />
NOSComunicações,S.A.<br />
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<strong>VR</strong>/<strong>AR</strong> ECOSYSTEM REPORT: PORTUGAL Q1 2021<br />
CompanyName<br />
360Play<br />
CompanySummary<br />
Whethercreatinga360ºmusicvi<strong>de</strong>oorincorporating360ºfootageinto<br />
broadcastorfilm,wehavetheknowledgean<strong>de</strong>xperiencetohelpgui<strong>de</strong>andbuild<br />
yourproject.Weworkalongsi<strong>de</strong>existingfilmproductioncompaniesandfilm<br />
directorstohelpchallengethecreativefutureof360ºvi<strong>de</strong>ocontent.Ourteam's<br />
extensiveexperienceandworkingknowledgeoftheentertainmentindustryallows<br />
ustohelp<strong>de</strong>veloppioneeringconceptsandbringth<strong>em</strong>toanImersiveMixReality.<br />
Wecanprovi<strong>de</strong>technicalandcreativeconsultancytoyourprojects.Ifyoufeelyou<br />
oryourcompanyareuptothecreativechallenge,thenpleasecontactusandjoin<br />
theImmersiveRevolution.<br />
Contact<br />
Name:FernandoJorge<br />
Email:hello@360play.pt<br />
Website:www.360play.pt<br />
SizeofCompany<br />
EmployeesorFTEequivalent:5-10<br />
CaseStudy<br />
https://edpvr.360play.pt<br />
Whyareyouin<strong>Portugal</strong>?<br />
Ourfirstexperiencewith360vi<strong>de</strong>ostartedin<strong>Portugal</strong>backin2010althoughthe<br />
companyhasworke<strong>de</strong>xtensivelyabroad,wealwayskeptourcenterofoperationsin<br />
<strong>Portugal</strong>,wherewecanfindavastsupplyoftalentandcreativity,essentialtokeep360<br />
Playaheadinthiseverevolvingmarket.<br />
Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthe<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>?<br />
ThePortugueseecosyst<strong>em</strong>isessentialfortheeverevolvingandinnovativeofferthat<br />
ispartoftheDNAof360Play.<br />
TypeofCompany<br />
VirtualReality<br />
CustomerTypesand/ornames<br />
Agenciesandcompanies.<br />
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CompanyName<br />
3e60 Soluções Imersivas<br />
CompanySummary<br />
Weare<strong>de</strong>velopersofimmersivecontentfortheRealEstateandTourism,<br />
<strong>de</strong>velopingserviceswithVirtualRealityandAugmentedRealitytoenhancethe<br />
userexperienceinmanyways.<br />
Contact<br />
Name:AnesioNeto<br />
Email:contacto@3e60.pt<br />
Website:www.3e60.pt<br />
SizeofCompany<br />
EmployeesorFTEequivalent:1-5<br />
CaseStudy<br />
www.bit.ly/3e60_tour<strong>de</strong>mo_04<br />
TypeofCompany<br />
Content<br />
CustomerTypesand/ornames<br />
RealEstateandTourismAgencies,HotelsandMuseums<br />
Whyareyouin<strong>Portugal</strong>?<br />
<strong>Portugal</strong>hasagreatmarketto<strong>de</strong>velopandwehaveseenagreatopportunitytogrow<br />
withthePortugueseecosyst<strong>em</strong>.Therearesomanyopportunitiestoapplyimmersive<br />
technologiesinvariousmarketssuchasRealEstate,Tourism,Retail,Educationand<br />
Cultural,forexample.<br />
Thegreatvarietyoftouristandculturalpoints-of-interest,makes<strong>Portugal</strong>standout<br />
asatourist<strong>de</strong>stination,havingbeenawar<strong>de</strong>dfewtimeslately.TheCOVID-19<br />
pan<strong>de</strong>micposesahugechallengefortraditionalcompaniesthatwillseeksupportin<br />
technologytoriseinthenewnormal,thepostpan<strong>de</strong>micone,andthisbringsahuge<br />
possibilityforimmersivetechnologies.<br />
Inadditiontoallofthat,<strong>Portugal</strong>hasastrategicpositionasabridgeorevenadoorto<br />
Europethatallows,witharelativelylowercost,toapproachcustomersthroughout<br />
theEuropeanCommunityandinadditiontothis,anopportunitytoconnectwiththe<br />
BrazilianandtheAmericanmarket.Thecostof<strong>de</strong>velopingcompaniesand<br />
opportunitiesin<strong>Portugal</strong>issignificantlylowerthanintherestofEurope,inadditionto<br />
havingthesupportofgovernmentandprivateinitiatives.<br />
Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthe<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>?<br />
Wedobelievethattheecosyst<strong>em</strong>canhelpustogrowupasalocalcompanyandthat<br />
wecanbuildbridgeswithlocalcompaniesaswell.<br />
Networkingeventscanhelpustoknowlocal<strong>de</strong>velopers,initiativesandopportunities<br />
andmighthelpustoachieveourgoalsasasmallstartup.<br />
Weneedhelp,andweareavailabletohelpaswell,to<strong>de</strong>velopthelocalmarketby<br />
runningeventswithlocalcompaniesandgatheringauthoritiesandinfluencersthat<br />
can<strong>de</strong>mocratizeVirtualRealityandAugmentedRealityaswell.<br />
Bydoingthatw<strong>em</strong>ightbeabletoattractmoreinvestorstoimmersivetechnologies<br />
companiesandmakingiteasytogrowth<strong>em</strong>arketinthecountry.<strong>Portugal</strong>isasmall<br />
andcreativecountryandweshouldtrytoworktogether,<strong>de</strong>spitethecompetition<br />
betweenthecompanies.Eachoneofushavedifferentskillsbutifweworktogether,<br />
w<strong>em</strong>ightsucceedasaecosyst<strong>em</strong>.Onelastsuggestion,wouldbetocreatelocal<br />
contenttoevangelizeamongthePortuguesecompanies,userswhowillprobablybe<br />
ourclients.<br />
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CompanyName<br />
Akt<br />
CompanySummary<br />
AktisaCreativeInnovationStudiowithafocusonbringingtechnologyand<br />
creativitytogetherto<strong>de</strong>liveroutstandingwork.Ourgoalistocombinethe<br />
expertiseoftalentedpeoplefromverydifferentfieldsand,togetherwithour<br />
partners,helpourclientsproduceand<strong>de</strong>livercreativesolutionsforallkindsof<br />
challenges.<br />
Contact<br />
Name:FranciscoPintoCoelho<br />
Email:hello@akt.pt<br />
Website:www.akt.pt<br />
SizeofCompany<br />
EmployeesorFTEequivalent:10-20<br />
CaseStudy<br />
www.vimeo.com/495802080<br />
TypeofCompany<br />
CreativeInnovationStudio,DigitalMarketing&Advertising<br />
CustomerTypesand/ornames<br />
SuperBock,AguadasPedras,EDP,NOVASBE,AGEASSeguros<br />
Whyareyouin<strong>Portugal</strong>?<br />
WearebasedinLisbonandfoun<strong>de</strong>dbyaPortuguesetechnologistandaBrazilian<br />
creativewithyearsofexperienceworkinginthelargenetworkagenciesinthe<br />
Advertisinglandscape.Ourgoalistogatherthecreativetalentofthecreative<br />
agenciesin<strong>Portugal</strong>andtogetherwithtechnologistsandpartnersbringinnovation<br />
toourclientswiththehelpofth<strong>em</strong>ost<strong>em</strong>ergingtechnologies.Wearebasedin<br />
Lisbonbutweaimtohelpclientsfromanypartoftheworldproduceand<strong>de</strong>liver<br />
creativesolutionsforallkindsofchallenges.Webelievetrueinnovationcomesfrom<br />
diversity&collaborationandthat<strong>Portugal</strong>representsexactlythat,notonlybecause<br />
ofthetalentthepeopleherebutalsothepartnershipswecanestablish.Ourstrength<br />
is<strong>de</strong>finitelycreativityblen<strong>de</strong>dwithtechnologyknowledge,butweun<strong>de</strong>rstandthatwe<br />
needtobringexpertpartnerstohelpus<strong>de</strong>liverouri<strong>de</strong>as.<strong>Portugal</strong>offersavarietyof<br />
companiesthatareeachexpertsintheirownareasandwebelievecanhelpuswithall<br />
kindsofchallenges.<br />
Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthe<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>?<br />
Wehopetocontinuetobeintegratedandinclosecontactwiththisecosyst<strong>em</strong>that<br />
connects'bestinclass'companies,eachwiththeirownexpertiseandskillsthatcould<br />
eventuallybecomepartnershipsthatwillhelpustogether<strong>de</strong>liveroutstandingworkto<br />
ourclients.<br />
Astechnologycontinuestoevolveexponentially,ithardtokeepupwithit,even<br />
har<strong>de</strong>rtomasteritall.Asacreativestudioasweneedtoun<strong>de</strong>rstandthetechnology<br />
tocomeupwithsolutionsforourclientsprobl<strong>em</strong>s,butwealsorelyonexpert<br />
partnerstoadviseonandimpl<strong>em</strong>entallkidsofdifferenttechnologysolutions.<br />
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CompanyName<br />
<strong>AR</strong>Note<br />
CompanySummary<br />
Developingaugmentedrealityexperiencesfrom<strong>Portugal</strong>totheWorld.<br />
Inthepast6yearswehadtheopportunityto<strong>de</strong>velop<strong>AR</strong>experiencesforsmallbut<br />
alsobigcompanieslikeHermes,Nike,Ladurée,Max&Co.<br />
WithclientsinEurope,EUAandAustraliaplustwoawardsforourconceptofReal<br />
DigitalStorebyFarfetchandCCGhasbeenincrediblejourney.<br />
Getintouchifyouneedhelp<strong>de</strong>velopingyour<strong>AR</strong>experience.<br />
Contact<br />
Name:GustavoMaçães<br />
Email:gustavomacaes@arnote.pt<br />
Website:www.arnote.pt<br />
SizeofCompany<br />
EmployeesorFTEequivalent:1-5<br />
CaseStudy<br />
www.arnote.pt/work.pdf<br />
TypeofCompany<br />
Software,AugmentedReality<br />
CustomerTypesand/ornames<br />
Companieslookingfor<strong>AR</strong>experiencesfortheircustomers.<br />
Whyareyouin<strong>Portugal</strong>?<br />
It'smycountryandbelieveagreatplacetoworkandlive.Ihavebeenworkingin<br />
augmentedrealityfieldforthelast10yearsandbelievethatweshouldn’tneedto<br />
changecountrytodowhatwelike.So,<strong>de</strong>ci<strong>de</strong>dtostartfreelancingandalwayslooking<br />
foropportunitiestoboost<strong>AR</strong>Noteandkeepthedreamalive.<br />
Sofaritwasbeenanamazingri<strong>de</strong>withitsnormalup’sanddowns.Opportunitiesto<br />
<strong>de</strong>velopaugmentedrealityexperiencesforbigbrandslikeHermes,Nike,Laduréeand<br />
Max&Comakeadifference.Plusplacingsecondamong50candidatesinFarfetchF-<br />
TechOpenchallengewithourvisiononhowaugmentedrealitycanchangetheway<br />
peopleshoponlinewasanamazingboost.Thesameconceptalsoplacedsecond<br />
placeinCCGinnovativei<strong>de</strong>aawardanditwasspecialtocomebacktwoyearsafter<br />
quittingthecompanytopursuethisi<strong>de</strong>a.<br />
PreviouslyIhavebeeninvolvedinawi<strong>de</strong>varietyofresearchprojectsfromapplications<br />
thatinvolvedhardwareintegrationtoaugmentedrealitysolutionsforNationaland<br />
Europeanprojectsintheeducational,commercialandindustrialfields,youcancheck<br />
th<strong>em</strong>intheprojectssection.<br />
Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthe<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>?<br />
Hopethe<strong>VR</strong>/<strong>AR</strong>associationkeepsit’samazingworkofnetworkingpeopleandthat<br />
togetherthePortugueseecosyst<strong>em</strong>cangrowandbecomeaknownclusterinthe<br />
<strong>AR</strong>/<strong>VR</strong>field,soIkeepdoingwhatIlike.<br />
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CompanyName<br />
Alexandre Castro Designer<br />
CompanySummary<br />
Multidisciplinary<strong>de</strong>signer,passionatefor<strong>de</strong>velopingnewi<strong>de</strong>asandbusiness.<br />
Foun<strong>de</strong>rofAlexandreCastroDesigner,specializedingraphicalandproduct<strong>de</strong>sign,<br />
web<strong>de</strong>sign,3Dvirtualrealityenvironments.Thecompanyofferswi<strong>de</strong>turnkey<br />
projectservices,fromconceptiontoitsmaterialisation.<br />
Withovertwelveyearsofexperience,ACD<strong>de</strong>velopsitsprojectsinmultipleareas:<br />
from3Dhousingmo<strong>de</strong>llingtophotorealisticren<strong>de</strong>ring,whichpushedthe<br />
companytootheroffers,suchas360virtualvisitsaspartofarchitecturalprojects.<br />
Thehigh<strong>de</strong>mandofthisserviceismakingitoneofourcoreservices.<br />
Contact<br />
Name:AlexandreCastro<br />
Email:office@alexandrecastro.pt<br />
Website:www.3dvr.alexandrecastro.pt<br />
SizeofCompany<br />
EmployeesorFTEequivalent:1-5<br />
CaseStudy<br />
www.3dvr.alexandrecastro.pt/arquitetura.html<br />
TypeofCompany<br />
ArquiteturaeDesign<br />
Whyareyouin<strong>Portugal</strong>?<br />
Weoperatein<strong>Portugal</strong>since2006,collaboratinginternationallywithother<br />
companiesrelatedtoarchitectureandrealestate.<strong>Portugal</strong>’seconomicexpansionof<br />
thepastyearsmakesitthei<strong>de</strong>alcountryforourenterprisetosupportprivate<br />
investmentsofbusinesscompaniesandorganisations.Ourexperiencesshowsthat<br />
architects,civilengineers,andtheconstructionindustrygainsfromaddingvirtual<br />
visitstotheirportfolios,asanexcitingnouvell<strong>em</strong>eanofcommunicationbetween<br />
companyandcustomer,andashallmarkoftheirbrand.Thistypeofservicehelpssella<br />
concept,aproject,andi<strong>de</strong>as,andithasthepowertobecomeakey-el<strong>em</strong>entinthe<br />
<strong>de</strong>cision-makingprocessofclients,byallowingth<strong>em</strong>togetmorethanaglimpseof<br />
whattheyarebuying.Virtualvisitsturntheclientexperienc<strong>em</strong>orereal,allowingth<strong>em</strong><br />
toexperiencetheenvironmentandtheevolvingspaceasiftheyareseeingthe<br />
finishedproduct.Itcompl<strong>em</strong>ents3Dvirtualmo<strong>de</strong>lling,anditcanbecapturedby360º<br />
photography,wheneverthebuildingandspacealreadyexists.<br />
CustomerTypesand/ornames<br />
Arquitetura,promoçãoimobiliária,standautomóvel,apresentação<strong>de</strong><strong>em</strong>presa,<br />
guiaturístico.<br />
Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthe<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>?<br />
Ouraimistobroa<strong>de</strong>nourcontactnetwork,toexpandourbusinesspartnerships,and<br />
toparticipateinexcitingnewprojectsthatinclu<strong>de</strong>360ºvirtualvisits.Inaddition,we<br />
hopetoparticipateineventstodiscussandtestnewtechnologiesthatallowthe<br />
synergybetweenthe<strong>AR</strong>and<strong>VR</strong>domains,andtheexchangeofknowledgeandknowhow.<br />
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CompanyName<br />
André Mahlmann Photography<br />
CompanySummary<br />
Provi<strong>de</strong>solutionsinPhotography,Vi<strong>de</strong>oand<strong>VR</strong>360ºMatterport<br />
Contact<br />
Name:AndréMahlmann<br />
Email:mahlmannphoto@gmail.com<br />
Website:www.zome.pt/pt/PTM4C501<br />
SizeofCompany<br />
EmployeesorFTEequivalent:1-5<br />
CaseStudy<br />
www.my.matterport.com/show/?m=H5CGn46egC3<br />
TypeofCompany<br />
Content<br />
CustomerTypesand/ornames<br />
ZOME,KW&REMAX<br />
Whyareyouin<strong>Portugal</strong>?<br />
IwasborninPortoAlegre-Brazil,whereIstartedto<strong>de</strong>velopmyknowledgeinthe<br />
artisticandtechnologicalarea.<br />
Ihavea<strong>de</strong>greeinmusicandcomputerscience,butinthelast10yearsIonly<br />
<strong>de</strong>velopworksintheareaofaudioproduction,vi<strong>de</strong>oproductionand<br />
photography.<br />
Forabout4yearsIhavebeenlivinginthecityofPorto,wechosethecityduetoour<br />
familyrootsandjobopportunities.<br />
Inthese4yearsIhavebeenworkingwithphotographyandvi<strong>de</strong>oaimedatthereal<br />
estat<strong>em</strong>arket,servingtherealestatecompaniesZOME,KWandREMAX.<br />
Duetothepan<strong>de</strong>micandth<strong>em</strong>obilityprobl<strong>em</strong>scausedbyit,Istartedto<strong>de</strong>velop<br />
<strong>VR</strong>360ºprojectsontheMatterportplatform.<br />
Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthe<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>?<br />
LearnIhavebeenamusic,photographyandvi<strong>de</strong>oprofessionalforover10years.The<br />
<strong>VR</strong>360ºisstillnewtome.<br />
Ihavebeen<strong>de</strong>velopingmyworkon<strong>VR</strong>360ºforabout1yearthroughtheMatterport<br />
platform.Myentirelearningand<strong>de</strong>velopmentprocess,whichgeneratedthe<br />
experienceIhavetoday,wasdonealoneandwithoutsupervision.<br />
Inthis1yearperiod,Ihavealreadycarriedoutmorethan200<strong>VR</strong>360ºprojects.<br />
Initiativeslike<strong>VR</strong><strong>AR</strong>AECOSYSTEM,makeitpossibletohelpmegrowevenmoredue<br />
totheexchangeofexperienceswithotherprofessionalsand<strong>de</strong>velopersof<strong>VR</strong>360º<br />
fromdifferentplatforms.<br />
Inthenorthof<strong>Portugal</strong>,fewprofessionals<strong>de</strong>velopthistypeofworkin<strong>VR</strong>360º,the<br />
onesIknowonly<strong>de</strong>liverthebasics.<br />
Wealldreamofgrowingand<strong>de</strong>velopingjobsthatarestilltraditionalinourniche<br />
market,withthesupportan<strong>de</strong>xchangeofinformationwithotherprofessionalswe<br />
canreachunimaginablelevels.<br />
Thankyoufortheopportunitygivenby<strong>VR</strong><strong>AR</strong>AECOSYSTEMtobepartofthisgreat<br />
informationnetwork.andchangeexperience.<br />
InthisfirstyearIcreatedmorethan200<strong>VR</strong>360ºprojectsinthenorthof<strong>Portugal</strong>,<br />
inthebeginningof2021alone,morethan12projectshavealreadybeencarriedout.<br />
Duetothegrowinginterestinusingvirtualrealitytools,Iaimtoexpandmyworkto<br />
LisbonandtheAlgarvebytheendof2021.<br />
Virtualrealityforarchitectureandrealestateisamarketnichethatisgrowing<br />
exponentially,andthatneedsmorequalityprofessionals.<br />
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Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthe<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>?<br />
ThePortuguese<strong>VR</strong>/<strong>AR</strong>ecosyst<strong>em</strong>inclu<strong>de</strong>ssoftware,hardware,andcontent<br />
companiesworkinginseveralverticalmarkets.Italsoinclu<strong>de</strong>sresearchlabsandthe<br />
publicsector.<br />
Thisecosyst<strong>em</strong>workswithPortugueseactors(companies,government,<br />
researchers)fromotherareassuchasAI,traditionalanewmedia,<strong>de</strong>sign,art,<br />
intellectualpropertymanag<strong>em</strong>entandfinance.Itisalso<strong>de</strong>pen<strong>de</strong>ntonforeign<br />
partnersandclients,severalofth<strong>em</strong>eitherlocatedortobesoonlocatedin<strong>Portugal</strong>.<br />
Wewantthisecosyst<strong>em</strong>toreachmaturitybecausethatwillbeasignofaninternal<br />
healthymarkets,providingth<strong>em</strong>omentumtoallofusreachingtointernational<br />
markets.Wehopethattheecosyst<strong>em</strong>will<strong>de</strong>velopitselfbasedonmeritbutalso<br />
consi<strong>de</strong>ringamutualai<strong>de</strong>nvironment.We(all)needtheecosyst<strong>em</strong>upsi<strong>de</strong>tobe<br />
recognized.Recognitionwillbringattentionandresourcessorelynee<strong>de</strong>dfor<br />
<strong>de</strong>velopment.<br />
Intheecosyst<strong>em</strong><strong>de</strong>velopment,wealsohopethaterrorscommitte<strong>de</strong>lsewherewill<br />
notberepeatedhere:weneedabalancebetweenPortuguesebornandforeign<br />
companies;wecannotriskhavingglobal“giants”eliminatingthePortugues<br />
companies.<br />
CustomerTypesand/ornames<br />
Sumol/Compal,JeronimoMartins,SportTV,Municipio<strong>de</strong>Serpa,Centro<strong>de</strong><br />
Interpretação<strong>de</strong>Sintra,FanHero(USA)<br />
TypeofCompany<br />
Softwarecompanywithitsownplatform.Verticalmarketsinclu<strong>de</strong>tourism,retail<br />
an<strong>de</strong>ntertainment<br />
EmployeesorFTEequivalent:5-10<br />
SizeofCompany<br />
Whyareyouin<strong>Portugal</strong>?<br />
Wehaveahighlyexperiencedteamthathastwentyyearsofworkinginthecountry,<br />
andfromthecountrytotheoutsi<strong>de</strong>World.Worldclasstalentcomingfrom<br />
Portugueseuniversitiesisavailable,enablingthecompanytoscaleinthefuture.<br />
Lisbonisparticularlyattractiveforforeigntalentaswell.<br />
Aromniispartofarich<strong>AR</strong>/<strong>VR</strong>ecosyst<strong>em</strong>boastingmorethan100companiesand<br />
12researchlabs.Thereisaforwardthinkinginpublicadministrationandmajor<br />
companiesthatpayforinnovativesolutions,enablingthefurther<strong>de</strong>velopmentof<br />
thatecosyst<strong>em</strong>.<br />
Thecompanyisengagedinarevolutionaryprojectwherealltheseadvantages<br />
comeintoplay.Thisprojectgoeswellbeyondsimpleeconomicgoals,<br />
incorporatingkeyenvironmentalandsocialobjectives.Itwillbelaunchedin<br />
February2021andshouldhaveavisibleinternationalimpact.<br />
AnothermajoradvantageofbeingaPortuguesecompanycomesfromthespecial<br />
relationshipof<strong>Portugal</strong>withBrazil.Thisrelationshiphasenabledusto<strong>de</strong>velop<br />
companiesthathaveauniqu<strong>em</strong>ixoftalentandtestmarkets.<br />
AromnienvisionsaworldtaggedbyAugmentedReality.<br />
Aromniisacoreteamofindustryveteranswithaproventrackrecordof<strong>de</strong>livering<br />
overfivehundred<strong>AR</strong>/<strong>VR</strong>/MRprojectsto50companiesoftheFortune500.<br />
Ourmissionistofullyleverageouruniquetechnologytocreatesolutionspowered<br />
byAugmentedRealitythatassist,surpriseand<strong>de</strong>lightusersdailyintheir<br />
professionalandrecreationalactivities.<br />
Oursolutionsarebuiltonaproprietaryaugmentedrealityplatformthatbenefits<br />
fromourteam’sextensiveexperienceinsoftware<strong>de</strong>velopment,project<br />
<strong>de</strong>velopmentandintellectualpropertycreation.<br />
CompanySummary<br />
CompanyName<br />
Contact<br />
Name:EdmundoNobre<br />
Email:edmundo.nobre@aromni.com<br />
Website:www.aromni.com<br />
Aromni<br />
CaseStudy<br />
www.visitserpa.pt
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CompanyName<br />
Axians <strong>Portugal</strong><br />
CompanySummary<br />
Theworldismoreconnectedthaneverbeforeandthepaceofchangeis<br />
bewil<strong>de</strong>ring.We<strong>de</strong>liverthebestcombinationoftechnologyandservicestoenable<br />
ourclientstofulfilthediverseneedsoftheircustomers.Byfosteringa<strong>de</strong>eplyand<br />
personalrelationshipwithourclients,wewanttoimprovethelivesofpeopleand<br />
organizations.<br />
AxiansistheVINCIEnergiesbrand<strong>de</strong>dicatedtoICTandDigitalTransformation.<br />
We’representacross23countries,withmorethan11000<strong>em</strong>ployeesandanannual<br />
revenueofmorethan2.5billioneuros,in2019.<br />
Contact<br />
Name:JoãoPedroDomingues<br />
Email:joao.lameiras-domingues@axians.com<br />
Website:www.axians.pt<br />
Whyareyouin<strong>Portugal</strong>?<br />
Axiansispresentin23countriesprovidingthebestICTwithahumantouch.<br />
SizeofCompany<br />
EmployeesorFTEequivalent:100+<br />
CaseStudy<br />
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s5PrJJW9hE<br />
TypeofCompany<br />
DigitalSolutionsinGovernment,Banking&Insurance,Healthcare,Education,<br />
Energy&Utilities,ManufacturingandTransports<br />
CustomerTypesand/ornames<br />
Weprovi<strong>de</strong>DigitalSolutionsformajorPortugueseclients.Herearesome<br />
references:PortugueseGoverment(Tax,Education,Health,Defenseandmany<br />
othersareas).UtilitiesEDP,EDA.TransportsCarris,Fertagus,CTT.BankingBPI,<br />
Millennium,CaixaGeral<strong>de</strong>Depósitosandmanyothers...<br />
Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthe<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>?<br />
Weenablecomplexdigitalprojectswithgreatclientsthatwanttoexcelthegreatest<br />
challengesofourtime.Withhumanandmachinecapabilitiesworkingtogetherto<br />
helpusrethinkhowexistinginstitutionsareorganizedandoperate,frombusinesses<br />
touniversities,governmentstocities.<br />
Withallthisinmind,weexcelatbridgingvision,strategyandbusinessknowledgewith<br />
technologyto<strong>de</strong>liverinnovatedsolutions.Besi<strong>de</strong>sourexpertservicesinConsultancy,<br />
TailoredDevelopment,IntegrationandTesting,ourinnovationportfoliosolutionsare<br />
basedondisruptivetechnologieslikeIoT,DigitalTwins,ArtificialIntelligence,Machine<br />
Learning,PredictiveMo<strong>de</strong>ls,Data-DrivenInsightsandImmersiveTechnologies<br />
(Augmented,VirtualandMixedReality).<br />
TobeapartofthePortugueseExten<strong>de</strong>dRealityecosyst<strong>em</strong>,enablinginteractionwith<br />
like-min<strong>de</strong>dgiftedcreators,entrepreneursandcompaniesisacriticalstepfor<br />
breakingtechnologicalmindsetandculturalbarriersinbusinessesandsocietyto<br />
pushimmersiveexperiencestotheirfullpotentialasanimpactfulvaluecreation<br />
solutionforusers.Thenetworkingandwin-winpartnershipsopportunitiesareplenty,<br />
andforAxians,beingapartofthiscommunityfosterstheconditionstosolvehigh<br />
impactbusinesschallengeswithavirtualteam,bridgingexperiencedbusiness<br />
knowledgeexpertisewith<strong>em</strong>ergingdisruptivetechnologiesskillsetpassionate<br />
professionals.<br />
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Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthe<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>?<br />
Atby<strong>AR</strong>webelieveinsharingi<strong>de</strong>asasinspirationtodomoreandbetter.Weallknow<br />
thatthepotentialoftechnologyingeneral,andAugmentedandVirtualRealitiesin<br />
particular,iseverydaymoreinfinite.Itisanareainconstant<strong>de</strong>velopmentan<strong>de</strong>volving<br />
inanincreasinglyacceleratedway.Wefindinspirationforourprojectsalloverthe<br />
worldandwewanttun<strong>de</strong>rstandwhatisbeingdonein<strong>Portugal</strong>andhowwecan<br />
improvethat.<br />
Asfundamentaltoolsforallourprojectsinby<strong>AR</strong>,weknowweneedtobeawareof<br />
besttrendsandpracticesregardingAugmentedandVirtualRealityandother<br />
<strong>em</strong>ergingtechnologies.Combiningallofthisweknowwewillbeabletobetter<br />
challengeourselvesascontentcreatorsandtobetterrespondtotheneedsofour<br />
clients’projects.Inby<strong>AR</strong>webelievethateverynewprojectisawaytobetterenhance<br />
ourgoals.Asm<strong>em</strong>bersof<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>wehopeto<strong>de</strong>velopcontactsand<br />
integratepartners,toknowwhatisbestdonein<strong>Portugal</strong>,intheworldofAugmented<br />
andVirtualReality,inor<strong>de</strong>rto<strong>de</strong>velopourcreativityandchallengeourselves.<br />
CustomerTypesand/ornames<br />
PublicandPrivateInstitutions,Museums,Exhibitions,Events,Showrooms,Brands<br />
TypeofCompany<br />
Storytelling,Design,Software,Digitalcontent(<strong>AR</strong>,<strong>VR</strong>,Vi<strong>de</strong>oMapping,Apps)<br />
EmployeesorFTEequivalent:5-10<br />
SizeofCompany<br />
Whyareyouin<strong>Portugal</strong>?<br />
by<strong>AR</strong>wasbornin<strong>Portugal</strong>in2015.WiththeconvictionthatAugmentedRealityispart<br />
ofournaturalevolutionashumanbeingsandsociety,by<strong>AR</strong>wasbornfromthe<strong>de</strong>sire<br />
tocreatedigitalenvironmentsthatinterconnecttechnologywithPeople,Spacesand<br />
Stories.<br />
Weliveinacountrywherethereisstillanexpressgapbetweenanalogueanddigital,in<br />
publicandprivatespaces,andwewanttoshortenthatdistance.WeareCulturelovers<br />
andAugmentedRealityisinourADN.Wearesurethatwecanhelpallourclients,<br />
whetherpublicorprivate,toprovi<strong>de</strong>interactiveandimmersiveexperiencesinany<br />
other,inam<strong>em</strong>orableway.Thatiswhyallofourprojectsaimtotellastoryandprovi<strong>de</strong><br />
anexperiencethatgoesbeyondthespaceinwhichitisbeingtold.<br />
<strong>Portugal</strong>,inparticular,isstillexperiencingitsdigitizationphaseanditisatthispoint<br />
thatweknowthatby<strong>AR</strong>canmakeadifference.We<strong>de</strong>signdigitalprojectsthatmerge<br />
withthesurroundingspace,whetherinat<strong>em</strong>poraryorpermanentexhibition,a<br />
museum,anevent,ashowroomoranyotherspacewheretheywanttotellagood<br />
story.Weareveryproudofwhatwearedoinginourcountryand,whil<strong>em</strong>akinga<br />
differencehere,wewillbebetterpreparedtolaunchby<strong>AR</strong>abroad.<br />
WecreateDIGITALENVIRONMENTS,connectingStories,PeopleandSpaces.<br />
"WHATSTORYDOYOUHAVETOTELL?"<br />
Thisisthestartingpointforeveryby<strong>AR</strong>project.WebelieveinSTORYTELLINGand<br />
aimforextendingeachexperiencebeyondthespaceandtimeinwhichitwastold.<br />
WeuseAUGMENTEDREALITY,inassociationwithothertechnologiesanddigital<br />
contentproduction,asamaintoolforeverystorywetellinmuseums,exhibitions<br />
oranypublicorprivateplaces.<br />
Ourspecializedandmotivatedteaminclu<strong>de</strong>senvironment<strong>de</strong>signers,technology<br />
andprogrammingspecialists,illustrators,animatorsandgraphic<strong>de</strong>signers.<br />
CompanySummary<br />
CompanyName<br />
Contact<br />
Name:PedroPereira<br />
Email:pedro.pereira@byar.pt<br />
Website:www.byar.pt<br />
By<strong>AR</strong><br />
CaseStudy<br />
www.vimeo.com/397644389
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CompanyName<br />
Cereal Games<br />
CompanySummary<br />
CerealGamesisatechnology<strong>de</strong>velopmentcompanybasedintheAzores.<br />
Ourmaingoalandcoreactivityisthe<strong>de</strong>velopmentofseriousgames,withspecial<br />
<strong>em</strong>phasisoneducationalgames,advergamesandhealthgames.Wealsostudy,<br />
investigateand<strong>de</strong>velopgamificationscenarios.<br />
CerealGamesisaresearch-basedgame<strong>de</strong>veloper.Wehavepublished<br />
dissertations,posters,andcommunicationsaboutDigitalGame-BasedLearning,<br />
HealthGamesandExergames.<br />
WithstrategicpartnershipswiththeUniversityoftheAzoresandvariousIT<br />
companies,weaimtopresentscientificallyprovensolutionstoprovi<strong>de</strong>ourusers<br />
reallearningoportunitiesan<strong>de</strong>ntertainmentsimultaneously.<br />
Contact<br />
Name:LázaroRaposo<br />
Email:info@cerealgames.net<br />
Website:www.cerealgames.net<br />
SizeofCompany<br />
EmployeesorFTEequivalent:5-10<br />
CaseStudy<br />
N/A<br />
TypeofCompany<br />
GamesDevelopmentandGamification<br />
CustomerTypesand/ornames<br />
B2C(Steam,NintendoeShop,PSN,XboxLive);B2B(municipalities,museums,<br />
ScienceCenters)<br />
Whyareyouin<strong>Portugal</strong>?<br />
CerealGameswasfoun<strong>de</strong>dbyAzoreansandisheadquarteredintheAzoreswhereit<br />
operates.Sincebeingatechnology-basedcompany,theimpactofgeographical<br />
distanceisreduced.<br />
Asaperipheralregion,theAzoreshaveagoodincentiveandsupportsyst<strong>em</strong>for<br />
technologyindustry,whichmakesitattractiveforcompaniesofthisnatureto<br />
headquarterhere.<br />
Inaddition,tourismintheregionhasbeengrowingexponentially(withduedropsdue<br />
totheglobalpan<strong>de</strong>micsituation),andAugmentedRealityandVirtualRealityprojects<br />
haveawi<strong>de</strong>applicationatvariouslevelsintourism.<br />
Our<strong>de</strong>cisiontostayhereisalsorelatedtoourmissionofaddingvalueand<br />
contributingtothegrowthoftheregion,creatingjobs,exportingservicesandactively<br />
contributingtoaca<strong>de</strong>mictrainingthroughourrelationshipwiththeUniversityofthe<br />
Azores.Itisourbeliefthatforaregion/countrytothrive,itisnecessarythatprojects<br />
withdisruptivevalue,andmorecapableandtrainedhumancapitalr<strong>em</strong>ain.<br />
Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthe<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>?<br />
Th<strong>em</strong>ostimportantthingaboutthefactthatthereisaPortugueseecosyst<strong>em</strong>for<br />
AugmentedRealityandVirtualReality,isthatitmakesitpossibletobecomeawareof<br />
theexistingplayers,andwhodoeswhat.Itisaperfectshowcasethatwillenhancethe<br />
bestthatisbeingdonein<strong>Portugal</strong>.<br />
Wehopethatwiththis,itwillbeeasiertoi<strong>de</strong>ntifypossiblepartnershipsan<strong>de</strong>asierto<br />
becomevisibletootheraswell.<br />
CerealGamesisopentojoinforcesforresearchand<strong>de</strong>velopmentprojects.<br />
SomethingthatweusuallydowithUniversityoftheAzores,andcanbeopentoothers<br />
partners.CerealGamesisalsoavailabletoprovi<strong>de</strong>servicesorsubcontract,according<br />
tothenatureoftheprojects,inor<strong>de</strong>rtocompl<strong>em</strong>entknowledgeandi<strong>de</strong>as.Aswe<br />
haveaveryspecificknow-howaboutgamificationandseriousgames,thatweapplyto<br />
ourAugmentedRealityprojects,webelievewecanaddvalueandnewi<strong>de</strong>astothe<br />
projects.Thissaid,wehopethataPortugueseEcosyst<strong>em</strong>couldbeperfecthubtoget<br />
everyoneintouch.<br />
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Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthe<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>?<br />
ThelaunchofOnHistorywasonSept<strong>em</strong>ber,the8th,2020throughtheYouTube<br />
channelfromVirtualRealityandAugmentRealityAssociation<strong>Portugal</strong>withinthe<br />
scopeofitsapplicationtotheEntrepreneurshipIncentivesProgramNorthern<br />
RegionalOperationalProgram-""DevelopingtheTerritorythroughHistory"".<br />
So,weneed<strong>de</strong>veloptheApplicationwithpartnership,learningfromthe“<strong>AR</strong>and<strong>VR</strong><br />
ecosyst<strong>em</strong>”withth<strong>em</strong>ostexperiencedtechnological<strong>de</strong>velopers–wearecontents<br />
producers(notprogrammers…)<br />
Webelievethe(humble)experienceandknowledgeexchangeswillbebeneficialfor<br />
all–fromthepartners,tothecompetitors,totheclientandtothefinalconsumers!<br />
So,wehaveagoodculturalandhistoricalbackground(andsensibility)whocanbe<br />
sharedinthesensetoimprove(all)th<strong>em</strong>arketofferandincreasethe<strong>de</strong>mand.<br />
Weareheretolearning+evolution+growingupandwehopebeagoodpartnerand<br />
beapositivereferenceonthatworkareaforthepeopleenjoytheexperiences<br />
discoveringtheplacesandknowHistory.<br />
CustomerTypesand/ornames<br />
B2BandB2C<br />
TypeofCompany<br />
Culturalandhistoricalevents,AugmentedRealityApp<br />
EmployeesorFTEequivalent:1-5<br />
SizeofCompany<br />
Whyareyouin<strong>Portugal</strong>?<br />
CultunaturaLda,isaculturalcompanybasedinBoticas,attheTerritoryofAlto-<br />
Tâmega,sowehavebornin<strong>Portugal</strong>.<strong>Portugal</strong>wasagoodstaringcoutryfor<br />
OnHistory-theMobilewithAugmentedRealityandVirtualRealityexperiences,<br />
available365daysperyear,24hoursperday,whetherinsi<strong>de</strong>ofyourhome,atyour<br />
workplaceorattheoutsi<strong>de</strong>ofanhistoricalmonumentthatyoumaybevisiting!<br />
Thisprojectaimstocombinehistory+tradition+culture,withtechnological<br />
innovation,inor<strong>de</strong>rtocreateauniqueproductoftouristicandculturalanimation<br />
basedonthespecificitiesoftheTerritoriescoveredbythedifferentTh<strong>em</strong>aticRoutes.<br />
Frommuseumstomonuments,placesanddifferentproducts,bothpublicand<br />
private,allofthosecanbecome“agents”andbenefitfromthisnewtouristic,cultural<br />
an<strong>de</strong>ducationaltoolwithgreatdynamicsbutalwayssafeandaccessibletoeveryone!<br />
ThelaunchofOnHistorywasonSept<strong>em</strong>ber,the8th,2020throughtheYoutube<br />
channelfromVirtualRealityandAugmentRealityAssociation<strong>Portugal</strong>(youcansee<br />
thevi<strong>de</strong>obelow).<br />
Since1991wehavethereenactmentpersonalexperienceofsomeofourm<strong>em</strong>bers.<br />
Cultunaturaworks,since2006,inseveralhistoricalculturalevents,aboutdifferent<br />
humankindperiods,in<strong>Portugal</strong>andforeigncountry´s.In2020wepassedfromthe<br />
LegendtotheutilitywiththeOnHistoryAug<strong>em</strong>ntentRealityApplication<br />
ImmersivetechnologiesintheTerritories!<br />
CompanySummary<br />
CompanyName<br />
Contact<br />
Name:AlexandreCabritaPereira<br />
Email:info@cultunatura.com<br />
Website:www.onhistory.net<br />
Cultunatura<br />
CaseStudy<br />
www.passadovivo.com/no<strong>de</strong>/220
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CompanyName<br />
Cycloid Technology and Consulting<br />
CompanySummary<br />
Cycloidisagrowingtechnologyconsultancycompanycreatedin2005,specialized<br />
inthreekeyareas–BigData,MultimediaContentapplications&Cross-Platform<br />
SoftwareDevelopment.<br />
Wehavehadasustainedgrowthrecord,particularlyinthelast5years,andwehave<br />
beenlistedintheFT1000fastestgrowingcompaniesinEuropefor2019.Within<br />
theMultimediaarea,we<strong>de</strong>velopcloud-basedsolutionsforBusinessnamelycrossplatformcontentapplications,<strong>AR</strong>&<strong>VR</strong>solutions,andTV/OTTplatformsand<br />
services.Westrivetoanticipateourcustomer´sneedsan<strong>de</strong>xplorethelatest<br />
technologicalinnovationtobuildbreakthroughsolutionsaddressingourclients<br />
challenges.Ourteamcombinesstartupdisruptivenesswithcarrier-gra<strong>de</strong><br />
execution.<br />
Contact<br />
Name:ClaudiaCastelbranco<br />
Email:claudia.castelbranco@cycloid.pt<br />
Website:www.cycloid.pt<br />
SizeofCompany<br />
EmployeesorFTEequivalent:40-50<br />
CaseStudy<br />
www.cycloid.pt/awatar.html<br />
TypeofCompany<br />
Consultancy,Software,Multimedia,Solutions,BusinessBusiness<br />
CustomerTypesand/ornames<br />
Telecoms,Retail,DigitalAgencies,ContentProducers<br />
Whyareyouin<strong>Portugal</strong>?<br />
Cycloidhasstartedin2005withitsheadquartersinLisbonandhasgrownsince<br />
withprojectsnotonlyin<strong>Portugal</strong>butinternationallyaswell–UK,Ireland,Brasil,<br />
Spain–andweaimtocontinuetogrowourinternationalsi<strong>de</strong>ofthebusiness.<br />
Havingsaidthat,beingbasedin<strong>Portugal</strong>isadvantageousfromthepointofviewof<br />
thecompanyespeciallybeingpartofsuchagrowinganddynamicsectorlikeTech.<br />
Peoplewise,<strong>Portugal</strong>’shasasignificantandhighlyskilledpooloftechtalent–<br />
<strong>de</strong>velopers–<strong>de</strong>velopinginawi<strong>de</strong>arrayoftechnologiesatacompetitivecost<br />
comparedtoresourcesinotherEuropeancountries,particularlybigmetropolises<br />
–London,Berlin,Amsterdam,etc-.Additionally,<strong>Portugal</strong>’s(andLisbonin<br />
particular)infrastructureandnaturalresourcesmakeitanattractivecountryto<br />
relocate,drivingalsoforeigntechtalenttocomeandlivehere.<br />
Ithelpsourbusinesswhenworkingwithourinternationalclientsandpartnersthat<br />
weareinthesametimezoneasLondonandonlyonehourbehindth<strong>em</strong>ajorityof<br />
WesternEurope,andtravelwise,Lisbon’sairportisconnectedto120cities.We<br />
havenoprobl<strong>em</strong>accessingapoolofresourcesthatarebusinessEnglishfluent,given<br />
thattheaveragelevelofEnglishin<strong>Portugal</strong>isquitegood.<br />
Finally,foracoupleofyearsnowthetechstartupecosyst<strong>em</strong>hasbeengrowingin<br />
<strong>Portugal</strong>,since2016LisbonhashostedtheWebsummit,oneofthelargesttechevents<br />
intheworld,drivingawarenessandraising<strong>Portugal</strong>’sprofileinthetechscene<br />
worldwi<strong>de</strong>.<br />
Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthe<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>?<br />
Iwouldmainlyexpectthisinitiativetoraiseawarenessfortheprojects,companiesand<br />
usecasesbothfor<strong>VR</strong>and<strong>AR</strong>goingbeyondthegamesindustrybeing<strong>de</strong>velopedin<br />
<strong>Portugal</strong>.Weareabusinesssolutionssoftwarecompanyandthepotentialbenefitsof<br />
applyingthesetechnologiesinseveralverticalsisstillnotwellknownorconsi<strong>de</strong>red<br />
futuristicbypotentialclientsandth<strong>em</strong>arket.With<strong>VR</strong><strong>AR</strong>A’spushandgrowing<br />
awarenessandthisecosyst<strong>em</strong>inplace,presentingthecompanies<strong>de</strong>velopinginthis<br />
area,sharingcasestudies,events,<strong>de</strong>monstratingapplicationsandlive<br />
impl<strong>em</strong>entationsitcanreallysupportandgainsometractionfortheindustry.<br />
Gettingadditionalmomentuman<strong>de</strong>ngag<strong>em</strong>entfrom<strong>de</strong>vic<strong>em</strong>anufacturerswould<br />
alsobegreatandhelptofurther<strong>de</strong>velopth<strong>em</strong>arket.Beingableviathisecosyst<strong>em</strong>to<br />
gettheircooperationwithsubsidized<strong>de</strong>vicefundsandaccesstothelatesttech<br />
wouldhelptotryandgetaheadthecurvewhen<strong>de</strong>velopingusingthebesttoget<br />
betterresults.<br />
Finally,beingabletoestablishsomeinterestingpartnerships,oraccesstopoolsof<br />
resourcesfromuniversitiesandresearchprojectsaswellaccesstopotentialclients<br />
andprojectsbothatnationalandinternationalmarkets.<br />
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CompanyName<br />
Didimo<br />
CompanySummary<br />
Didimoistheworld’sleadingprovi<strong>de</strong>rofautomatedsolutionsforthegeneration<br />
ofhigh-fi<strong>de</strong>litydigitalhumans,enablingcontentcreators,<strong>de</strong>velopersand<br />
platforms,tointegrateafast,robust,andreliableprocesstointegrate3D<br />
charactersintheirexperiences.Didimostreamlinestheproductionofcharacters<br />
atscale.Fromasinglephotoorscan,ourplatformcreatesaready-to-animate<br />
digitalhuman,shorteningtheprocessfromhundredsofhourstoun<strong>de</strong>r90<br />
seconds.<br />
Contact<br />
Name:VeronicaOrvalho<br />
Email:veronica@mydidimo.com<br />
Website:www.mydidimo.com<br />
SizeofCompany<br />
EmployeesorFTEequivalent:30-40<br />
CaseStudy<br />
N/A<br />
TypeofCompany<br />
PlatformasaServiceforthegenerationofDigitalHuman<br />
CustomerTypesand/ornames<br />
Gaming,Entertainment,Retail,Fashion,Communication<br />
Whyareyouin<strong>Portugal</strong>?<br />
<strong>Portugal</strong>isourhome.OurFoundingTeamisfrom<strong>Portugal</strong>.Thismarketprovi<strong>de</strong>s<br />
accesstoincredible,entrepreneurialtalent,educationalinstitutions,and<br />
opportunities.Thereisavibrantstartupculturethatallowsustolearnandsharewith<br />
peersaswellasfindsupportfrombusinesslea<strong>de</strong>rs,investors,andadvisorsthathave<br />
helpedustoimproveandgrow.<strong>Portugal</strong>hasaglobally-min<strong>de</strong>d,technologicallyfluent<br />
workforcethatishelpingustogrowinternationally.<br />
Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthe<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>?<br />
Wevaluethecreativean<strong>de</strong>ntrepreneurialspiritfoundin<strong>Portugal</strong>andwelcomethe<br />
opportunitytolearnandpartnerwithentrepreneurialteamsthatseektocreate<br />
leading-edgeexperiencesandmakethedigitalworldmorehuman.<br />
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Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthe<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>?<br />
WebelievethePortugueseEcosyst<strong>em</strong>hasexactlywhatittakestobeaXRlea<strong>de</strong>r<br />
worldwi<strong>de</strong>andwearealsofightingtomakeitso.Theextr<strong>em</strong>elycreative<strong>de</strong>velopers<br />
thatarecomingoutofPortugueseUniversitiesalongwithaneedtoalwaysthink<br />
beyondthesmallbor<strong>de</strong>rsofour"EuropeanCorner"andafirst-classinternetservice<br />
alloverthecountrycreatesauniqueecosyst<strong>em</strong>thathasthepossibilityofcreating<br />
almosteverythingwiththesamestandardofqualitythatyoucanfindonthebest<br />
<strong>de</strong>velopmentstudiosintheworld.HoweverPortuguesecompaniesareusuallyslow<br />
tobandtogetherandlackintheskillstomarkettheirproductsandsolutionssooneof<br />
ourHopesfortheEcosyst<strong>em</strong>isthattheXRcompaniesalloverthecountrystart<br />
workingtogethertofill-inthegapsandcreateevenbettersolutionswhileorganizing<br />
aroun<strong>de</strong>ntities(likethe<strong>VR</strong><strong>AR</strong>Association)thatcanhelpinpromotingthese<br />
solutionstoanwi<strong>de</strong>raudienceandfinallyshowcasethePortugueseEcosyst<strong>em</strong>for<br />
whatitis:th<strong>em</strong>ostambitiousandcreativeplaceintheworldsettingthenew<br />
standardsfortheXRrevolutiontocome.<br />
CustomerTypesand/ornames<br />
WarnerBrothers,Toyota,RedBull,UniversalMusic,Fiat-ChryslerGroup,S.L.<br />
Benfica,ZenPencils,SavoyHotelGroup,Sonae,NOS,LaVieGroup<br />
TypeofCompany<br />
Software&Contentprovi<strong>de</strong>r.Tourism,Advertising/E-commerce,Entertainment/<br />
Gaming.<br />
EmployeesorFTEequivalent:5-10<br />
SizeofCompany<br />
Whyareyouin<strong>Portugal</strong>?<br />
Dimmersionswascreatedin<strong>Portugal</strong>asaSpin-offfromLim9anInternationalDigital<br />
AgencyworkingfromMa<strong>de</strong>iraIsland.Co-Foun<strong>de</strong>dbyCandy<strong>de</strong>FreitasandJoão<br />
Moreira,bothLim9andDimmersionsshareacreativeandveryPortugueseDNAas<br />
bothfoun<strong>de</strong>rsarePortugueseandmetinthiscountry.Withafirmbeliefinworking<br />
"from<strong>Portugal</strong>totheWorld"an<strong>de</strong>nactingchangeandtechnologicalbreakthroughs<br />
fromtheirHomeland,they<strong>de</strong>ci<strong>de</strong><strong>de</strong>arly-ontobuildDimmersion's<strong>de</strong>velopment<br />
teaminthecountrywhilepromotingandcommercializingitsproductsandservices<br />
abroad.The<strong>de</strong>cisionwasma<strong>de</strong>because<strong>Portugal</strong>"breeds"adifferentkindof<br />
DeveloperthatthrivesinCreativeenvironmentsandcan<strong>em</strong>bracequickchangesand<br />
ambitiousvisions.Atthesametime,thegrowingTourismecosyst<strong>em</strong>inthecountryis<br />
agreatopportunitytocreateXRsolutionsfortheCulture,HospitalityandTravel<br />
industrywithanInternationalappeal.Plusit'sagreatcountrytolivewithverycreative<br />
peoplethatalwaysfinduniquewaysto<strong>de</strong>alwithprobl<strong>em</strong>sthroughthePortuguese<br />
artof"Desenrascanço".<br />
InDimmersionswecreateFUTURISTICsolutionsthatpeoplecanuseTODAY!<br />
WefirmlybelieveinthepowerofXRandhowimportantitwillbecomethroughout<br />
this<strong>de</strong>ca<strong>de</strong>.Ourmainfocusisinthe<strong>de</strong>velopmentofWebXRsolutions,Audio<br />
AugmentedRealityandXR-firstIP's,allofitpoweredbyourLIMpressive<br />
Frameworkwhichencompasseseverythingthatisnee<strong>de</strong>dforamo<strong>de</strong>rnXRapp,<br />
fromback-endtofront-endandAPIs.<br />
Withourframeworkwe’ve<strong>de</strong>velopedseveralB2Bsolutionsthatarealreadyinuse<br />
bymanyclients:<br />
-Legend<strong>AR</strong>:DigitalCaptionsforMuseumsandGalleriespoweredbyWeb<strong>AR</strong><br />
-Visualiz<strong>AR</strong>:<strong>AR</strong>forBIGE-Commercewithasinglelineofco<strong>de</strong><br />
-VirtualConcierge:a<strong>VR</strong>conciergeforHotelsthatallowsgueststoexperience<br />
what’saroundth<strong>em</strong>withorwithoutthehelpofarealConciergeand<strong>de</strong>ci<strong>de</strong>where<br />
togo.<br />
-Unhe<strong>AR</strong>rdof:DataoverSoundtoAugmentEvents,RadioandTVbroadcastsand<br />
LiveStreams.<br />
AndwearecurrentlyworkingonourfirstB2CproductsandIPs:<br />
-OdysseyinaBox:An<strong>AR</strong>poweredboard-gameplatformwhereyoursmartphone<br />
isasimportantasadice.<br />
-NightBlasters:Amulti-platformmultiplayerFPSwhereSoundisallyoucansee<br />
andwhereSpatialAudioisfront-and-centerasyourmaingame-mechanic.<br />
Dimmersions-DaretoDream<br />
CompanySummary<br />
CompanyName<br />
Contact<br />
Name:JoãoMoreira<br />
Email:info@dimmersions.com<br />
Website:www.dimmersions.com<br />
Dimmersions<br />
CaseStudy<br />
www.dimmersions.com/best-case-study.html
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CompanyName<br />
Dotesfera<br />
CompanySummary<br />
Dotesferaisestablishedinth<strong>em</strong>arketinresponsetothegrowingneedfor<br />
innovationonenterprise.<br />
Ourmaingoalistoofferthebestsolutiononourclientneedswiththebest<br />
performance.Wewanttogui<strong>de</strong>you,offeryouthebestexperienceandfast.<br />
Contact<br />
Name:JoãoRodrigues<br />
Email:geral@dotesfera.com<br />
Website:www.dotesfera.com<br />
SizeofCompany<br />
EmployeesorFTEequivalent:1-5<br />
CaseStudy<br />
www.dotesfera.com/en/portfolio/zom-3d-3<br />
TypeofCompany<br />
B2B,Marketing,Tourism<br />
CustomerTypesand/ornames<br />
CentroCienciaViva,NEST,A.MatosCar,L<strong>AR</strong>M,REMAX<br />
Whyareyouin<strong>Portugal</strong>?<br />
Isthecountrythefoun<strong>de</strong>rwasborn.<strong>Portugal</strong>isagreatcountrytoinnovateandto<br />
createnewpilotprojectsthatcanscaleworldwi<strong>de</strong>.<strong>Portugal</strong>haslotsofgoodstooffer,<br />
suchasgastronomy,sun,andbeautifullandscapes.Thisnowadaysisimportantnot<br />
justtoretainnewtalentbutalsotohavethebestjourneywhileworkingfora<br />
successfulcompany.Wefind<strong>Portugal</strong>tobeagreatplacetoliveandtowork,it'sa<br />
smallcountrybuthaslotsofgreatpersonalitiesandtopnotchexpertsinseveralareas<br />
wherewework.<br />
Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthe<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>?<br />
<strong>Portugal</strong>'sXRcommunityisgrowingfaster.Wewanttoplayacriticalroleas<br />
communityactiveparticipants,andcontributeasmanyaswecanforthegrowthof<br />
thecommunity.W<strong>em</strong>aycontributewithourexpertise,helpingotherm<strong>em</strong>bersofthe<br />
community,<strong>de</strong>velopmoreworkshops,morewebinarsandcreateasuccessful<br />
communitycircle.Weneedtoconnectevenmoreandgenerat<strong>em</strong>orerapportand<br />
morevaluetoourcustomers.Andwehopetogetevenmoreinvolvedonthe<br />
community.<br />
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CompanyName<br />
Eduardo Acquarone<br />
CompanySummary<br />
EduardoAcquaroneisaBrazilianjournalistbasedinLisbon.Heisawriter,director,<br />
andcreatorofdigitalprojects.Mr.Acquaronehasbeenworkingattheforefrontof<br />
innovativecontentsince2008,whenhelaunchedtheEmmy-nominatedGlobo<br />
Amazônia,acollaborativeportalthatengagedusersinmaking55millionvirtual<br />
protestsagainstthe<strong>de</strong>structionoftheAmazon.Aftera2015fellowshipattheTow-<br />
KnightCenterforEntrepreneurialJournalisminNY,hefoun<strong>de</strong>dFlyingContent,a<br />
digitalstorytellingcompany.Sincethen,hehasdirecteddozensof360vi<strong>de</strong>osand<br />
<strong>VR</strong>newscontentatGlobo,thelargestTVnetworkinBrazil.<br />
Contact<br />
Name:EduardoAcquarone<br />
Email:eduacquarone@gmail.com<br />
Website:www.acquarone.us<br />
SizeofCompany<br />
EmployeesorFTEequivalent:1-5<br />
CaseStudy<br />
www.bit.ly/Edu_Emmy<br />
Whyareyouin<strong>Portugal</strong>?<br />
DoingaPhDinImmersiveNarrativesan<strong>de</strong>xploringthelocalecosyst<strong>em</strong>.<br />
Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthe<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>?<br />
Contactsandfreshi<strong>de</strong>ias;Ihopetobringmyinnovationandworkethicstothe<br />
Portugueseecosyst<strong>em</strong>.<br />
TypeofCompany<br />
Content<br />
CustomerTypesand/ornames<br />
TVGlobo;BritishEmbassy;EditoraSantillana<br />
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Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthe<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>?<br />
WehopetojoinnetworkingactivitiesthatallowustolearnmoreaboutVirtualReality<br />
andAugmentedRealityinitiatives,newsandtrends,inafriendlyandinviting<br />
environment(evenifexclusivelyonlineduetothepan<strong>de</strong>micwhichshouldn'tbea<br />
probl<strong>em</strong>withthenormalisationofonlineevents).WorkshopsonUnityandother<br />
toolsarealwayswelcome,aswellashelpfulmaterialforcurious<strong>de</strong>velopersthatare<br />
interestedinVirtualRealityandAugmentedReality<strong>de</strong>velopment.Wehopeformore<br />
interactionbetweencompaniesthatareworking/starttoworkinthisfieldof<br />
expertise,alongwithcontactswithpotentialclientsandfirmcommunicationand<br />
publicitytothebenefitsofVirtualRealityandAugmentedRealityinbusinesses(even<br />
asaresponsetothecurrentpan<strong>de</strong>mic).<br />
Lastly,weareeagertolearnandworkalongsi<strong>de</strong>withotherpromisingcompaniesthat<br />
areascuriousaswearewhenitcomestoVirtualRealityandAugmentedReality,<br />
lookingoutfornewandpotentialusesofthesetoolsondifferentindustriesandfor<br />
groundbreakingpurposes.<br />
CustomerTypesand/ornames<br />
Facebook,Samsung,Audi,Google,Nissan<br />
TypeofCompany<br />
SoftwareDevelopment<br />
EmployeesorFTEequivalent:10-20<br />
SizeofCompany<br />
Whyareyouin<strong>Portugal</strong>?<br />
OurcompanyhasalwaysbeenbasedinPorto,<strong>Portugal</strong>.It'sacountrythatoffers<br />
greattalentwhenitcomestoSoftwareDevelopment-theaca<strong>de</strong>miccoursesinIT<br />
areextr<strong>em</strong>elypromising,withuniversitiestrainingamazinglytalentedpeopleto<br />
jointhefield.OurclosenesstoseveralEuropeanMarketsmakesiteasiertodo<br />
businesswithinEuropeaswell.InExaud'scase,wealsohaveavastexperience<br />
workingwiththeNorthAmericanMarket,andthetimezonesdiscrepancyisquite<br />
manageable,allowingourteamtomaintainahighlevelofworkca<strong>de</strong>nceand<br />
communicationwithcompaniesontheothersi<strong>de</strong>oftheAtlantic.<br />
<strong>Portugal</strong>hasalsobecomepopularforitsqualityoutsourcingservicesinthefield,<br />
soitonlymakessensetobepartofsuchanITbusinessfriendlyenvironment,which<br />
werecommendnotonlyforstartupsstartingtheirbusinessjourney,butalso<br />
potentialclientsthatarelookingforcompetentsoftware<strong>de</strong>velopment<br />
outsourcingcompanies.Hereanyonewillfindapoolofhighlyskilled,experienced<br />
anddrivenworkforce.<br />
Exaudisanestablishedsoftware<strong>de</strong>velopmentcompanywithexpertiseinkeyareas<br />
suchasEmbed<strong>de</strong>dSyst<strong>em</strong>sandApplications,MobileApplicationDevelopment,<br />
WearablesandIoT.<br />
Itsexperiencegoesbeyondsoftware<strong>de</strong>velopment:Exaudwillhelpcompanies<br />
expandtheircapabilitiesandbusinessastheirstrategicpartner.<br />
CompanySummary<br />
CompanyName<br />
Contact<br />
Name:MafaldaGomes<br />
Email:mafalda.gomes@exaud.com<br />
Website:www.exaud.com<br />
Exaud<br />
CaseStudy<br />
www.exaud.com/portfolio/typeit-wear-sms
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CompanyName<br />
Foot<strong>AR</strong><br />
CompanySummary<br />
Foot<strong>AR</strong>isanaugmentedrealitysecondscreenappthat<strong>em</strong>powersportsfansto<br />
enhancelivesmartdata.<br />
OurB2B2CsolutionaddressesmarketswithhighCAGRlike5G,BigData,On-<br />
D<strong>em</strong>andContent,AugmentedRealityandImmersiveBetting.B2Bclientsare<br />
SportsBroadcasters,Telco&Bookmakers.PostCovid-19selectionsfrom<br />
AcceleratorsasHypeSportsInnovation,USAandEITDigital,Europewhoinvested<br />
inus.We'vebeenselectedtopilotandrunningconversationswithPSG,FIBA,<br />
DAZN,SkySportsUK,Vodafone,Altice,amongothers.We'relookingtopilotour<br />
solutionandtoextendournetworkandonlythenlookforapotentialinvestorthat<br />
bringvaluetothesolution,morethanth<strong>em</strong>oneybyitself.Weareoriginallya<br />
softwarehousefor+5yandthisistherighttimetocreateanoriginal,scalableand<br />
disruptiveproductin-housetoconquertheworld.<br />
Contact<br />
Name:DavidOlim<br />
Email:footar@dobsware.com<br />
Website:www.dobsware.com/footar<br />
Whyareyouin<strong>Portugal</strong>?<br />
Greatmixofqualityexpertisevspricevsqualityoflife.<br />
Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthe<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>?<br />
Networking/Partnerships<br />
SizeofCompany<br />
EmployeesorFTEequivalent:1-5<br />
CaseStudy<br />
VodafoneGlobal(Inprogress)<br />
TypeofCompany<br />
SoftwareB2B2C<br />
CustomerTypesand/ornames<br />
BookMakers,TelecommunicationProvi<strong>de</strong>rsandSportsBroadcasters;Sportsfans<br />
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Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthe<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>?<br />
PortugueseEcosyst<strong>em</strong>isrecognisedasoneofth<strong>em</strong>ostenthusiasticenvironments<br />
tostartupsandtechnologyintheentireworld.<strong>Portugal</strong>hasanattractivelocationto<br />
dobusinessmostlybecauseofthecompetenceofitscompanies,astrategiclocation,<br />
accesstokeymarkets,andcompetitivecostsforsalariesandoffices.<br />
Duetothepan<strong>de</strong>miccoronavirusoutbreak2021/2022willbeahardtasktopredict<br />
aboutinvestmentsforlocalcompanies.Wearebeingcontactedbycompanieswhich<br />
areawareaboutthebenefitsthatdigitalsolutionssuchus<strong>VR</strong>/<strong>AR</strong>canbringtothe<br />
business.<br />
VirtualandAugmentedRealitycanfillagapbetweencompaniesandcustomers,<br />
speciallyforthosecompanieswhoselldirectservicestoclients.<br />
Asnooneknowtherealeffectsofcoronavirusoutbreakwetrulyhopethat<strong>Portugal</strong><br />
Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>continuestoinvestin<strong>VR</strong>/<strong>AR</strong>,promotingthetechnological<strong>de</strong>velopment<br />
andinnovationoftheircompaniesandspecially,tocontinueprovidingopportunities<br />
forthePortugueseentrepreneurialcommunity.<br />
CustomerTypesand/ornames<br />
Google,UEFA,UniversityofCambridge,WorldofWine,Si<strong>em</strong>ens,Altice,Ca<br />
TypeofCompany<br />
Software,Content,Operation<br />
EmployeesorFTEequivalent:50-100<br />
SizeofCompany<br />
Whyareyouin<strong>Portugal</strong>?<br />
GEMAhasofficesintheUnitedKingdom(Cambridge),Brasil(SãoPaulo)and<br />
<strong>de</strong>legatesinSpain(Madrid),Mexico(Mexicocity)andAngola(Luanda).<br />
Th<strong>em</strong>ainfactorwearein<strong>Portugal</strong>isbecauseweareaPortuguesecompanywho<br />
operatesfromPortototheWorld.<br />
Since2007wehavebeenexperiencingasustainablegrowintechnologicalknowledge<br />
andknow-howthatisreflectedonthecomplexityofprojectsourclientschallengeus<br />
to<strong>de</strong>velopandimpl<strong>em</strong>ent.<br />
MostofourteamiscomposedbyPortuguesecollaborators,althoughwehirebased<br />
ontheskillsandpreviousworkandnotbythenationality.<br />
OneofthefactsthatcontributetothetrustofourclientsinGEMAworkisduetothe<br />
talent,experienceandcreativityofourcollaboratorsandalsoabouttheamountof<br />
effortweinvestoneverysingleproject.<br />
Portuguesecompaniesareinvestingmoreandmoreondigitalsolutionsandweare<br />
alsocontactbycompaniesfromabroadduetotheworkwehavebeen<strong>de</strong>veloping<br />
overthepastyears.<br />
<strong>Portugal</strong>isrecognisedasoneofth<strong>em</strong>ostenthusiasticenvironmentstostartupsand<br />
technologyintheentireworldfrom<strong>Portugal</strong>totheWorld.<br />
G<strong>em</strong>aDigitalisacreativetechnologyagencyspecialisedon<strong>de</strong>velopingimmersive<br />
andinteractivedigitalsolutions.Wecombinebespokesoftware,multimediaand<br />
creativityto<strong>de</strong>liveruniqueprojectsforahugerangeofsectorssuchus<br />
Engineering,GovernmentandPublicServices,Healthcare,Heritage,<br />
Manufacturing,Retailandconsumer,Telecommunications,TourismandVisitor<br />
Attractions.<br />
<strong>VR</strong>/<strong>AR</strong>/MR,interactivesolutions,vi<strong>de</strong>o-mapping,bespokesoftwareand4Drooms<br />
areafewexamplesofwhatourteamproduceonadailybasis.Since2007wehave<br />
<strong>de</strong>velopedover2000projectsworldwi<strong>de</strong>within+100relatedto<strong>VR</strong>/<strong>AR</strong>/MR,for<br />
institutionslikeGoogle,UEFA,FIFA,UniversityofCambridge,Si<strong>em</strong>ens,Altice,Pelé<br />
MuseumandWorldofWine,tonameafew.<br />
Withoverfiftyfull-timecollaboratorsourproductionteamconsistsofFront-end<br />
andBack-end<strong>de</strong>velopers,Designers,3Dartists,MotionDesigners,Sound<br />
engineers,Copywriters,TechniciansandProjectManagers.<br />
Weareaprojectorientedcompany,froma3Dvirtualrealityanimationtothe<br />
<strong>de</strong>velopment,installationandmaintenanceof30.000sqmofexhibitionareasof<br />
theWorldofWineproject.<br />
Reachusforfurtherinformation.<br />
CompanySummary<br />
CompanyName<br />
Contact<br />
Name:franciscoportal@g<strong>em</strong>adigital.com<br />
Email:portugal@g<strong>em</strong>adigital.com<br />
Website:www.g<strong>em</strong>adigital.com<br />
G<strong>em</strong>a Digital<br />
CaseStudy<br />
www.vimeo.com/g<strong>em</strong>apt
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Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthe<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>?<br />
ThePortugueseIndustry4.0ecosyst<strong>em</strong>isun<strong>de</strong>rgoinga<strong>de</strong>epchangetowardsits<br />
digitaltransformation.Thisdigitaltransformationwillallowindustrialcompaniesto<br />
makeaprofoundchangeintheirprocessesandoperations,throughtheintroduction<br />
ofdigitaltoolsthatfacilitatefieldoperations.New,innovativephysicalinterfacesand<br />
products,basedonreal-timeinformation,allowanindustrialdigitalecosyst<strong>em</strong>tobe<br />
created,calledtheIndustry4.0.APwCresearchconclu<strong>de</strong>dthatinonly5years,86%of<br />
Portugueseindustrialcompanieswillreachhighlevelsofdigitaltransformation.<br />
Whichrepresentsahighopportunityfortechnologystart-upsit<strong>de</strong>velopstheir<br />
productsandachieveamarketmaturitythatisenoughtofindsuccess,andtobeable<br />
toopentonewmarkets.Notonlythereisawi<strong>de</strong>opportunitytolearnfromafastgrowingmarket,but<strong>Portugal</strong>isalsoacountryinwhichthereisatechnological<br />
mindset,aswellasseveralorganizationsthatprovi<strong>de</strong>initiativestohelpstart-upsto<br />
<strong>de</strong>velopth<strong>em</strong>selves.Thereisanincreasingopportunitytogrowbothacustomer,<br />
partners,andotherintereststakehol<strong>de</strong>rs,andlearnfromth<strong>em</strong>.Weexpecttoexpand<br />
ourproducttonewmarkets,findnewopportunitiesand<strong>de</strong>velopinnovativesolutions<br />
tohelpourcustomersthroughtheirDigitalTransformation.<br />
CustomerTypesand/ornames<br />
Automotive-Renault/Utilities-EDP/FacilitiesManag<strong>em</strong>ent-Sotécnica<br />
TypeofCompany<br />
Software<br />
EmployeesorFTEequivalent:10-20<br />
SizeofCompany<br />
Whyareyouin<strong>Portugal</strong>?<br />
Wearein<strong>Portugal</strong>,thecompany’scountryoforigin,tobuildupourproduct,<br />
brand,andknow-howonthetechnologyweuse.Ourgoalistoprovi<strong>de</strong>our<br />
customerswithstrong,andinnovativetechnologiesthathelpourclientstogive<br />
theirfirststepsregardingtheirDigitalTransformationtowardstheIndustry4.0.<br />
Workingwithnewandfast-growingtechnologiesfromtheIndustry4.0involvesa<br />
constantupdateontheproduct,andavisionbasedoncontinuousimprov<strong>em</strong>ent.<br />
Therefore,wearein<strong>Portugal</strong>toguaranteethatwe<strong>de</strong>veloptheperfectfitted<br />
solutionforthePortugueseindustrialmarket,inwhichareinclu<strong>de</strong>dworldwi<strong>de</strong><br />
manufacturinglea<strong>de</strong>rs.Glartek<strong>de</strong>velopsproductsbasedonthreepillars:<br />
AugmentedReality(<strong>AR</strong>),ProcessDigitalizationandtheInternetofThings(IoT).<br />
Thesetoolssupportprocessesexecutioninseveralindustrialsectors.Thereisan<br />
increasingnumberofhugeworldwi<strong>de</strong>industriallea<strong>de</strong>rsthatarein<strong>Portugal</strong>,to<br />
profitfromcompetentlabour,thatrequirelowerwagesthaninotherEuropean<br />
countries.Therefore,itisabiglearningexperienceforstart-upsthatoperateinthe<br />
Portugues<strong>em</strong>arket.Thegoalistoimpl<strong>em</strong>entourproduct,learnwhatisitsbestfitin<br />
thisbigindustryan<strong>de</strong>nsureavaluepropositioncoherentfornewmarkets.Oncethis<br />
learningstageisaccomplished,wewillinternationalizeoursolutionthatwebelieveis<br />
clearlyfittedtootheranyothercountry.<br />
Glartekisafast-growingtechnologystart-up,focusedonnewsolutionsforthe<br />
industrialsector.Consi<strong>de</strong>redasthebeststart-upof2017Websummit,the<br />
companycrossestechnologiestoextractthei<strong>de</strong>almixtoincreaseIndustrylea<strong>de</strong>rs<br />
results.Glartekhasgained,in2019,afirstinvestmentroundbythreeplayers<br />
HCapital,EDP,andNovabase.<br />
Glartekprovi<strong>de</strong>sitscustomerswithinnovativesolutionsthatcombineAugmented<br />
Reality(<strong>AR</strong>)andtheInternetofthings(IoT),toincreaseefficiencyandsafetyof<br />
productionandmaintenanceprocesses.<br />
Thecompanyhasbeenconstantlyfocusedongrowingitsrelevanceamongmain<br />
industriallea<strong>de</strong>rs.Asmaincustomers,Glartek'sproductisimpl<strong>em</strong>entedinRenault<br />
andEDP.And,asmainpartners,IndustryreferenceslikeFraunhoferandSi<strong>em</strong>ens.<br />
CompanySummary<br />
CompanyName<br />
Contact<br />
Name:BrunoDuarte<br />
Email:info@glartek.com<br />
Website:glartek.com<br />
Glartek<br />
CaseStudy<br />
www.drive.google.com/file/d/1wLvsthUT0-46x4HwLxbyaeiU_pHRu8Ph/view
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CompanyName<br />
Ground Control Studios<br />
CompanySummary<br />
GroundControlStudiosisagame<strong>de</strong>veloperfocusedonPC,ConsolesandMobile,<br />
thatalsousesgame-techtosolvereal-worldprobl<strong>em</strong>s.<br />
Weareanexperienced,highlymotivatedteamofsoftwareengineers,game<br />
<strong>de</strong>signersanddigitalartists.Wefocusonoptimization,technologicalR&Dand<br />
continuousimprov<strong>em</strong>entofpipelines/practices.<br />
Ourunusualskillsethasenabledustoun<strong>de</strong>rtakeprojectswithdifferentscopes<br />
andgoals,fromhighlyoptimizedconsoleports,toB2Bsalesinstruments,<br />
marketing<strong>VR</strong>/<strong>AR</strong>experiences,IoTindustrialsolutions,multiplatformgame<br />
<strong>de</strong>velopmentandautomatedAPIs/communicationsyst<strong>em</strong>s.<br />
ThecoreofourstackisGameDevelopment.Allwe<strong>de</strong>velopandcreate,from<br />
gamestoinnovativesoftwaresolutionsisdoneusinggame<strong>de</strong>velopmentpipelines,<br />
combinedwithbestpracticesforsoftwareengineeringandstate-of-the-art<br />
techniques/approaches.<br />
Contact<br />
Name:RuiGue<strong>de</strong>s<br />
Email:rui.gue<strong>de</strong>s@gcsb2b.com<br />
Website:www.gcontrolgames.com<br />
SizeofCompany<br />
EmployeesorFTEequivalent:5-10<br />
CaseStudy<br />
www.youtu.be/HTsfF0i1swE<br />
TypeofCompany<br />
Gaming,IndustrialOperations,Training,DIYRetail,Fashion,Retail<br />
comparedtoothercountries.HavingaPortuguesepassportisalsoadvantageous,<br />
sinceduetoitsgoodgeneraldiplomaticstandingwithothers,Portuguesecitizensdo<br />
notusuallyhaveissueswithvisasorvisitationstoothercountries.<br />
Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthe<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>?<br />
Wants:Synergieswithothertechcompanies,sinceduetothenational<strong>VR</strong>market's<br />
sizeandmaturitytherearen't"monolithic"companiesthatactuallydominateseveral<br />
domainsofknowledge.Insteadtherearedozensofsmallercompaniesthatarereally<br />
goodononeortwothingsanditmakessensethatweworktogethertoreachbetter<br />
clients,projectsandrevenues.Needs:Betteraccesstogrowthfunding,namelyVCs<br />
whocanactuallyun<strong>de</strong>rstandthe<strong>VR</strong>marketandcani<strong>de</strong>ntifypotentialinourlocal<br />
startups.Currentfundingopportunitiesare<strong>de</strong>signedfortechcompaniesoutsi<strong>de</strong>the<br />
<strong>VR</strong>landscapeandatearlierstagesofmaturity.Morereasonabletaxation,bettertax<br />
rebatesforinvestmentsnamelyonhigh-risk/longproductioncycleindustriessuchas<br />
<strong>VR</strong>andGaming.Asitstands,mostcompaniesincurontheriskofbeingfinancially<br />
smotheredbyfeesandtaxeswhilestillintheproductioncycle,heavytaxationover<br />
companyprofitsdriveforeigninvestorsawayandpreventsusfromlandinghighprofile/high-profitprojects.<br />
CustomerTypesand/ornames<br />
LargeRetailChains,MultinationalCorporations,EstablishedGameStudios,Indie<br />
Developers,TechCompanies,EntertainmentCompanies,TelcoCorporations<br />
Whyareyouin<strong>Portugal</strong>?<br />
Goodaccesstotalent:<strong>Portugal</strong>featuressomeofthebesttechuniversitiesin<br />
Europe,Labourcosts:Averagewagesforthesameleveloftalentarelowerthan<br />
LondonorBerlin,Affordablecostofliving:evenwiththecurrentspeculative<br />
outlookoftherealestat<strong>em</strong>arket,<strong>Portugal</strong>isstillacountrywherelivingisquite<br />
affordableintermsofrent,utilitiesandgeneralcosts,thesamegoesforcompanies<br />
sinceanofficespacecostsafractionthanthesamespacesomewhereelsein<br />
Europe.Theseadvantagesdonotcomeatthecostofgeographicalisolation,from<br />
<strong>Portugal</strong>iseasy/fasttoreachothercountries.<strong>Portugal</strong>isacountrywhereitis<br />
possibletohaveexcelentqualityoflife,combininggreatwheather,richcuisine,<br />
verysafecitiesandadiversifiedlandscapeinaratheruniquepackagewhen<br />
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Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthe<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>?<br />
Wewanttofurther<strong>de</strong>velopandtestourservicesbenefitingfromthefasttechnology<br />
adoptionrateofPortuguesenamelyinthehealthsector.<br />
Formanyyearswekeptservingourhom<strong>em</strong>arketandonlyrecentlywefelttheneedto<br />
alsogoabroad.Weneed<strong>Portugal</strong>tocontinuetobeourtestbedsuchasthecurrent<br />
pilotprojectinHospitalSãoJoãoatOportowithth<strong>em</strong>ostadvancedindoor<br />
navigationandassistancesyst<strong>em</strong>forhospitals,Hospital21(https://hospital21.com).<br />
The<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>alreadyallowedustofindpartnersforour<strong>AR</strong>basedservices<br />
forwepresentedourselvesandoursolutionsintwomonthlyeventsofthe<br />
The<strong>VR</strong><strong>AR</strong>APortuguesechapter.<br />
Wearenowactivelylookingformediumandlargesizehospitals,larg<strong>em</strong>useums,big<br />
eventsandshoppingcenterstotryourindoornavigationsolutions.Knowingthatthe<br />
COVID-19pan<strong>de</strong>miccomplicatesand<strong>de</strong>laysmanyofourpotentialclients,wecantry<br />
totakethetimebyfosteringpartnerships,improvingourmarketingandtraining<br />
offerings.<br />
CustomerTypesand/ornames<br />
Largestpublichospitalsin<strong>Portugal</strong><br />
TypeofCompany<br />
Software<br />
EmployeesorFTEequivalent:1-5<br />
SizeofCompany<br />
Whyareyouin<strong>Portugal</strong>?<br />
OurcompanyisheadquarterednearCoimbrainthecentralregionof<strong>Portugal</strong>.<br />
Thiscountryistheperfectplaceto<strong>de</strong>velopandshowcaseourproductsmainlyin<br />
thehealthsectorbutalsointheeventssector.In<strong>Portugal</strong>w<strong>em</strong>arketthefollowing<br />
products:<br />
AUGMENTEDREALITYBASEDWAYFINDING(indoornavigation)<br />
Alwaysfindthewaytoyour<strong>de</strong>stinationinsi<strong>de</strong>buildingssimplybyusingyour<br />
smartphonebrowser.Justchoosewhereyouwanttogo,pointyoursmartphone<br />
totheorientationmarkersinthebuildingandfollowtheonscreenarrows.No<br />
maps,noapps!<br />
INTENSIVEC<strong>AR</strong>EUNITMANAGEMENT<br />
ProjectedformobilitythisIntensiveCareUnitManag<strong>em</strong>entisamultiplatform<br />
mobilebasedsolutioni<strong>de</strong>alizedtoallowhealthcarestafftobeabletoaccessand<br />
inputpatientdatanearthebedusinghospitalortheirown<strong>de</strong>vices.<br />
HEMODYNAMICSANDINTERVENTIONALC<strong>AR</strong>DIOLOGYLABS<br />
Manag<strong>em</strong>entsyst<strong>em</strong>forH<strong>em</strong>odynamicsandInterventionalCardiology<br />
Laboratorieswiththefollowingfeatures:Registerofallpatientrelateddata<br />
(requisition,labresults,reports,images,films,etc),worklistmanag<strong>em</strong>ent,<br />
interactionwithlabmedicalequipment,r<strong>em</strong>ot<strong>em</strong>odule,automaticandmanual<br />
dataexporttoNationalandEuropeanregistries,etc.<br />
THEATRE,CINEMA,SPORTSANDOTHEREVENTSMANAGEMENT<br />
On<strong>em</strong>oreflexiblesolution,abletomanag<strong>em</strong>anykindsofindoorandoutdoorevents<br />
suchasTheatre,Cin<strong>em</strong>a,MusicConcerts,Sportevents,Museums,SwimmingPools,<br />
etc.Configurabletoallowcentralizedor<strong>de</strong>centralizedsalespointswithsecure<br />
connectionsovertheinternet.WebserviceAPIthatallowsinteractionwithexternal<br />
solutions(sales,bookings,etc).<br />
HighDimension-SoftwareSolutionsisatechnology-basedcompanywhose<br />
objectiveisfocusedon<strong>de</strong>velopinginnovativesoftwaresolutions.<br />
Thecompanywasestablishedtomaximizeexistingsynergiesacquiredthrough<br />
manyyearsofresearchand<strong>de</strong>velopmentofsoftwaresolutionsinareasas<br />
differentashealthcare,accounting,entertain<strong>em</strong>ent,sport,etc.<br />
CompanySummary<br />
CompanyName<br />
Contact<br />
Name:PedroStamm<br />
Email:pstamm@high-dimension.com<br />
Website:www.high-dimension.com<br />
High Dimension<br />
CaseStudy<br />
www.chusj.info/simulate
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Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthe<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>?<br />
IhopethatthePortugueseEcosyst<strong>em</strong>keepsongroing,ashadbeengroingsofar.It's<br />
reallyimportanttobringmoredisruptivecompaniesandnewi<strong>de</strong>asdoth<strong>em</strong>arket,<br />
addingalotofvaluetoit.<br />
<strong>VR</strong>&<strong>AR</strong>marketisevolvingeverysingleday,withnewhardware,newsoftwareandnew<br />
content.It'simportanttokeepgoingthispath,searchingforbetterwaystoimprove<br />
theactualconditions,providingforbetterperfomance,addingvaluetoallthework<br />
chain.<br />
<strong>Portugal</strong>isagreatcountrytoachievethat.Wedohopethatmorecompaniescan<br />
comealongandworkwithusbecausethisistheonlywaytogrow,toshareopinions<br />
andvisionsandtoworktogether<strong>de</strong>velopingbettersolutions.<br />
Wewillcontinueto<strong>de</strong>fendthe<strong>de</strong>centralizationofpowers,the<strong>de</strong>mocratizationof<br />
<strong>de</strong>cisionsandamoreopenmarket,bothforthenationalcommunityandthe<br />
internationalcommunity.Wehopethat<strong>Portugal</strong>goesthisway,evolvingeveryday,<br />
creatingmorejobsandopportunitiesforeveryoneatthisfieldofwork.<br />
CustomerTypesand/ornames<br />
Alltypeofcompanies<br />
TypeofCompany<br />
ContentCreator<br />
EmployeesorFTEequivalent:5-10<br />
SizeofCompany<br />
Whyareyouin<strong>Portugal</strong>?<br />
<strong>Portugal</strong>isacountryfulloftalent.Thepastfewyearshaveshownthistoeveryone.<br />
TheyshowedtheabilitythatthePortuguesehavetoturnaroundbadsituations,they<br />
showedthatthePortuguesearedisruptive,entrepreneurialandwithacriticaland<br />
creativ<strong>em</strong>ind.<br />
ThetechnicalcapacitythatPortuguesespecializedhumanresourceshaveis<br />
incredible.Itssoftskillsandhardskills,whichexistinsuchabundance,givesusthe<br />
securityofspecializedhumanpowercapableofmeetingneedswhennecessary.The<br />
qualityplacedineachprojectisun<strong>de</strong>niable,makingeachbusinesspartnerproudof<br />
thefinalresult.Inaddition,thebalanceandsynergybetweenworkandlifeprovi<strong>de</strong>all<br />
our<strong>em</strong>ployeeswiththenecessarytoolstofeelhappyandfulfilled.<br />
<strong>Portugal</strong>isontracktobecomeamajorplayeramongITstartupsandhivolvewillbe<br />
present.Wewanttohelpbringtheflagof<strong>Portugal</strong>tothefourcornersoftheworld,as<br />
wasdonebyourancestors.<br />
Let'sgobeyondandsayhitoevolution.<br />
Hivolveisapioneeringcompanythatoperatesintechnologicalmarketsworld<br />
wi<strong>de</strong>.<br />
Technologyisincreasinglypresentinourdailylifeandbusiness.Weworkdailyto<br />
andtechnology-basedsolutionsthatcanimprovetheperformanceofcompanies<br />
aswellassocietyingeneral.Innovationanddisruptiveperformanceareagoalwe<br />
pursueinasyst<strong>em</strong>aticway.Inthissense,wehavebeenabletooverourclientsa<br />
trulyuniqueexperienceofVirtual&AugmentedReality.<br />
Wearethechangethatwewanttoseeintheworld.<br />
Webelieveininnovationtechnological.Webelievethatwecanrevolutionizethe<br />
wayourcustomerscommunicatewiththeworld.Wewanttobeatyoursi<strong>de</strong>,to<br />
alsoenjoyyoursuccess.<br />
CompanySummary<br />
CompanyName<br />
Contact<br />
Name:TiagoRomano<br />
Email:tiago.romano@hivolve.com<br />
Website:hivolve.com<br />
Hi-Volve<br />
CaseStudy<br />
N/A
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CompanyName<br />
Immersive | Pyx<br />
Whyareyouin<strong>Portugal</strong>?<br />
OurstartupstartedinSept<strong>em</strong>ber2018,whileonani<strong>de</strong>ationprogramcalled“Tourism<br />
Explorers”,promotedbyFábrica<strong>de</strong>StartUpsbasedinLisbon,whichhelped<br />
promotingi<strong>de</strong>astoimproveTourismin<strong>Portugal</strong>.<br />
TheinitialthoughtwasdraftedintowhatwouldbecomeImmersive|Pyx.Thewayof<br />
thinkingandperceivingrealitywasmorethanthehumaneyecanseenaturally.The<br />
waytheworldisaimingtowardsthedigitalcontentsandtheimprov<strong>em</strong>entofwhatwe<br />
alreadyhaveisalreadyareality.Thei<strong>de</strong>aistoimproveit.<br />
AugmentedRealityisalreadypresentinourworld.Fromsimplefiltersyoucantake<br />
photoswith,toindustrialsolutions,th<strong>em</strong>ixbetweenbothworldsisnowavailableand<br />
reachable.Immersive|PyxisaStartUpbasedinAbrantes,<strong>Portugal</strong>.Thetwofoun<strong>de</strong>rs<br />
arePortuguese,onelivinginAbrantesandtheotherinBraga,notbeingessentialina<br />
digitalworldandanetworkedtechnologicalecosyst<strong>em</strong>,livinginthe""<strong>de</strong>cisionmaking""pointsoftheworld,suchasSiliconValley.However,distancealsoposes<br />
challenges,anditisclearthat<strong>Portugal</strong>isassertingmeasatechnologicalhub,butstill<br />
withalottowalk.W<strong>em</strong>ust<strong>de</strong>fendthispath.<br />
Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthe<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>?<br />
Startups,especiallytechnologicalones,continuetofaceaprobl<strong>em</strong>infinancingfor<br />
constructionandvalidationofprototyping.TraditionalMVPisnotnecessarilythe<br />
bestsolutionwhenwewanttoproduceanalphasolutionthatvalidatesandposes<br />
initialchallengesandtakesnewpaths.Therewillbealackoffundingforprototyping,<br />
ratherthancontestsfori<strong>de</strong>asoracceleration.Inourspecificcase,weareina<br />
stagnationphasebecausewehavenotfoundfinancingforprototyping,althoughwe<br />
havealreadycollectedsomeprizesforouroriginalproducti<strong>de</strong>as.<br />
CompanySummary<br />
Immersive|PyxisaStartUpbasedinAbrantes,<strong>Portugal</strong>andaimstowardsthe<br />
DigitalContentsproducts,namely,theusageofAugmentedRealitytoimprovethe<br />
realworld.Immersive|Pyxisstilljustaprojectin<strong>de</strong>velopment,butourgoalisto<br />
specializeinthecreationofanewlayerintheworld,magnifyinguser-experiencein<br />
un<strong>de</strong>r<strong>de</strong>velopedareasthatcanuseourproductsandservicesto<strong>de</strong>veloptheir<br />
alreadyexistingproduct/service.Webelievethatthedigitalworldisthefuture,and<br />
ourambitionistoimpl<strong>em</strong>entthisworldinoureverydaylife.Immersive|Pyx’svision<br />
istobringtorealityadigitaldynamicfrommobile<strong>de</strong>vicesinor<strong>de</strong>rtofacilitate,<br />
intensifyandimprovetheexistingdynamics.Immersive|Pyx’svisionistotarget<br />
key-marketsforthedynamizationoftheAugmentedRealitytechnologyandits<br />
impl<strong>em</strong>entationinmarket,notonlyasacommunicationtool,butalsoasamultiusagetoolinnationalandinternationalmarkets.Ourgoalistobethereferencein<br />
theusageofthelatesttechnologyandcontributetoits<strong>de</strong>velopmentand<br />
applicationinthefuture.Immersive|Pyx’svaluesarebasedinbringingaunique,<br />
usefulandintegratingvisionusingone-of-a-kindandpragmaticalresources,<br />
togetherwithirreverentvisionsofreality.<br />
Contact<br />
Name:AlexandreCarrança<br />
Email:immersive.pyx@gmail.com<br />
Website:www.immersivepyx.com<br />
SizeofCompany<br />
EmployeesorFTEequivalent:1-5<br />
CaseStudy<br />
www.youtu.be/INrySjt1aUI<br />
TypeofCompany<br />
Software<br />
CustomerTypesand/ornames<br />
B2B<br />
Basically,webelievethatthefinancialresourcesspentoncampaignsandcontestsof<br />
i<strong>de</strong>ascanbebetterchanneledandmanagedwithanotherfocus.Angelinvestmentis<br />
notthebestsolutionatanearlystagewhenitisimportanttotestarealproduct.<br />
Whenwereachthatstage,thereisalreadypressuretoenterth<strong>em</strong>arket.<br />
Inshort,itr<strong>em</strong>ainstoincubateandprotecti<strong>de</strong>as(eventuallygiveuponth<strong>em</strong>)before<br />
launchingintomarketcompetitionusinginvestorfunding.<br />
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Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthe<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>?<br />
AspartofthePortugueseEcosyst<strong>em</strong>,weaimtohelpnurtureitandultimatelymakeit<br />
standoutfromallothercountries.<strong>Portugal</strong>isalreadyknownforthequalityofour<br />
workforce;weneedtoshowthatinthe<strong>VR</strong>/<strong>AR</strong>ecosyst<strong>em</strong>itisnodifferent.I’mpositive<br />
thatwiththehelpofassociationslike<strong>VR</strong><strong>AR</strong>A,wewillcometogetherandbysharing<br />
ourusecasesandbestpractices,wewillupliftthewholecommunityandreachnew<br />
heights.EveryotherdaywehearaboutaPortugueseteamthatiscreatinganamazing<br />
product,andjustbyreadingthisnewswegetmotivatedtogotheextramile.Weare<br />
alsolookingforwardtopartnerwithotherpartiesonthisecosyst<strong>em</strong>andcomeup<br />
withthesolutiontobigprobl<strong>em</strong>sthataretoocomplextotacklealone.Intheendwe<br />
wanttohelpthisecosyst<strong>em</strong>thrive,becausewewillthrivewithit.<br />
CustomerTypesand/ornames<br />
Adtal<strong>em</strong>GlobalEducation,PurdueUniversityGlobal,ChamberlainUniversity,<br />
BeckerProfessionalEducation<br />
TypeofCompany<br />
Higherandprofessionaleducation.<strong>VR</strong><br />
EmployeesorFTEequivalent:1-5<br />
SizeofCompany<br />
Whyareyouin<strong>Portugal</strong>?<br />
Th<strong>em</strong>ajorityofourteamisPortugueseandlivesin<strong>Portugal</strong>,thusweaimto<br />
continueplantingitsrootsonPortuguesesoil.<br />
Webelievethat<strong>Portugal</strong>hasamazingtalentinalltheskillsetsthatacompanylike<br />
oursneeds.Ourteamhasbeenworkingtogetherforseveralyearsnowinavastand<br />
diversenumberofprojects,andwheneverwehadanopenpositionwehiredin<br />
<strong>Portugal</strong>andwewerealwayspositivelysurprisedbythequalityoftheirworkaswell<br />
astheir<strong>de</strong>dication.Wefeelconfi<strong>de</strong>ntthatwheneverweneedtoscaleup,wewillbe<br />
abletofindthepeopleweneedin<strong>Portugal</strong>.<br />
AnotherimportantaspectisthesegueintotheEuropeanmarket.Rightnow,most<br />
oftheproductsweare<strong>de</strong>velopingarefocusedontheUSmarket,sinceourclients<br />
arefromthere.Butwearealreadypreparingtheseproducts,withlocalization<br />
syst<strong>em</strong>sandhighlycustomizableframeworks,inor<strong>de</strong>rtoallowustoenterother<br />
marketssuchastheEurope.<br />
Lastbutnotleast,<strong>Portugal</strong>isanamazingplacetolive,ourclientsarealwayslooking<br />
forwardtomeetushere,toenjoythesun,foodandamazingviews.<br />
Withofficesin<strong>Portugal</strong>andCalifornia,incite<strong>VR</strong>specializesintheproductionof<br />
immersivelearningproductsforhighereducationandprofessionaltraining.<br />
incite<strong>VR</strong>isamarketleadingpioneerforonlinelearningthroughimmersivelearning<br />
experiences(ILX)featuringhand-trackingwithmobile<strong>VR</strong>andrichCloud<br />
enterprisefeatures.<br />
CompanySummary<br />
CompanyName<br />
Contact<br />
Name:VascoTorres<br />
Email:vtorres@incitevr.com<br />
Website:www.incitevr.com<br />
incite<strong>VR</strong><br />
CaseStudy<br />
www.cutt.ly/fjtCacN
<strong>VR</strong>/<strong>AR</strong> ECOSYSTEM REPORT: PORTUGAL Q1 2021<br />
CompanyName<br />
Inklusion<br />
CompanySummary<br />
inKlusionisadigitalandtechnologicalagencygui<strong>de</strong>dbyinnovation.<br />
Wecombinetalentedcreativepeoplewithstateofthearttechnologyto<strong>de</strong>velop<br />
greatqualityproductsinthe<strong>VR</strong>and<strong>AR</strong>space.<br />
Ourgoalistopushtheenvelopwhenitcomestointeractiveexperiences,whatever<br />
theindustry.Sofarwehaveworkinfieldsasdiverseas:<br />
• Entertainment–withbrandactivationstrategiesthatencompasstheuseof<br />
<strong>VR</strong>and<strong>AR</strong>toestablishbrandsasinnovationlea<strong>de</strong>rsthroughtechnology.<br />
• Training/simulation-withinteractiveexperiencesusingexternalperipherals,<br />
suchasinteractablesandweatherconditionsimulations.<br />
• Wellbeing–withtheuseof<strong>VR</strong>forfear/painabstractionduringpotentially<br />
traumaticexperiences.<br />
InklusionisalsoheavilyfocusedonR&Dwithpartnershipswithmultiplepublicand<br />
privateUniversitiesandPhDm<strong>em</strong>bersinbothourmanag<strong>em</strong>entand<strong>de</strong>velopment<br />
teams.<br />
Contact<br />
Name:AndréBarbosa<br />
Email:a.barbosa@inklusion.pt<br />
Website:www.inklusion.pt<br />
SizeofCompany<br />
EmployeesorFTEequivalent:5-10<br />
CaseStudy<br />
www.bit.ly/inklusion-vrara<br />
TypeofCompany<br />
Software,<strong>AR</strong>/<strong>VR</strong>Simulations<br />
CustomerTypesand/ornames<br />
Sonae,Undisclosed(NDA)<br />
Whyareyouin<strong>Portugal</strong>?<br />
Firstandfor<strong>em</strong>ost,wearePortuguese!<strong>Portugal</strong>hasagreatecosyst<strong>em</strong>forstartups,<br />
especiallythosewhosefocusisoninnovation.<br />
Theecosyst<strong>em</strong>for<strong>VR</strong>and<strong>AR</strong>isalsobloomingwithclientsgettingbetteracquainted<br />
withthetechnologiesandplacingtheproperfinancialbackingintoth<strong>em</strong>.Thisallows<br />
us–<strong>VR</strong>/<strong>AR</strong><strong>de</strong>velopmentcompanies-to<strong>de</strong>velopmoreambiciousprojectsthatwill<br />
ultimatelyb<strong>em</strong>oreeffectivefortheclientandtheirgoals.<br />
Thepresenceoflocalgroups,suchas<strong>VR</strong><strong>AR</strong>A’sportuguesechapterisalsoextr<strong>em</strong>ely<br />
importanttocreatesinergiesandhelpcompanies,suchasInklusion,topromotetheir<br />
workan<strong>de</strong>stablishpartnershipsthroughnetworking.<br />
Beingin<strong>Portugal</strong>,wewouldsay,hasalotofbenefitsinthisdayandage,where<br />
globalizationinconjunctionwiththefactthatr<strong>em</strong>oteworkisnowbecominga<br />
standard,makesgeographyasmall<strong>de</strong>tailinbusinessrelations.Thus,<strong>Portugal</strong>beinga<br />
greatcountrytolivein,isintrinsicallyagreatplacetoworkand<strong>de</strong>velopabusinessin<br />
the<strong>VR</strong>/<strong>AR</strong>space.<br />
Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthe<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>?<br />
The<strong>Portugal</strong>ecosyt<strong>em</strong>isalreadyactive,withdozensofcompaniesworkinginthis<br />
space.Howevertherearestillsomechallengesintheseever-evolvingtechnologies.<br />
Onethingweofteni<strong>de</strong>ntifyisthelackofsinergyandcooperationbetweenentitiesin<br />
thearea,especially“competing”enterprises.Webelievecollaborationiskeyforthe<br />
overallexpasionof<strong>VR</strong>and<strong>AR</strong>technolgiesandthegrowthoftheecosyst<strong>em</strong>asa<br />
whole.Bydoingso,wecannotonlyincreasethepotentialofourinternalmarketbut<br />
alsotoopendoorstoexternalmarkets.Agreaterfocusonthistopic,wouldsurely<br />
leadtoabetterdynamicwithintheecosyst<strong>em</strong>thatwillcontributetotheaffirmation<br />
ofPortuguesecompaniesinareaslike<strong>AR</strong>or<strong>VR</strong>.<br />
Anothertopicthatcouldbeintroducedisthe<strong>de</strong>centralizationof<strong>VR</strong>/<strong>AR</strong>events.Most<br />
eventsareusuallyorganizedinmorecentralizedlocations,suchasLisbonorPorto,<br />
butmorelikelyinthecapital.This,webelieve,couldleadtoagreatercommitmentto<br />
theecosyst<strong>em</strong>by“geographicallydistant”playersbyprovingth<strong>em</strong>withthesame<br />
networking,pitchingorcollaborationopportunitiesthatareavailableforcompanies<br />
whicharelocatedinmorecentralizedareasofthecountry.<br />
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CompanyName<br />
LarM Publicida<strong>de</strong> SA<br />
CompanySummary<br />
LarMisanAdvertisingandContentCreationAgencythatdiscoversnew<br />
opportunitiesforitsclientsinth<strong>em</strong>ostmo<strong>de</strong>rncommunicationtoolsintheworld.<br />
Contact<br />
Name:JoãoMonsanto<br />
Email:jmonsanto@larm.pt<br />
Website:www.larm.pt<br />
SizeofCompany<br />
EmployeesorFTEequivalent:1-5<br />
CaseStudy<br />
www.livewines.pt<br />
TypeofCompany<br />
Creativity,content,technology<br />
CustomerTypesand/ornames<br />
Altice,Tranquilida<strong>de</strong>,Prosegur,Leya,UAL,municipalchambers<br />
Whyareyouin<strong>Portugal</strong>?<br />
LarMisaPortuguesecompanythatwillsoonexpandtoothercountries.His<br />
experienceofcommunicationinnewtechnologies,mainlyinareassuchasculture<br />
andtourism,allowshimtoofferexclusiveproductsandsolutions.<br />
Verticalproducts,suchasAPPLiveWines<strong>Portugal</strong>,CityGoandsoonHotelT,haveno<br />
bor<strong>de</strong>rs.<strong>Portugal</strong>isacountry,perfectasastartingpointforexpansiontoEuropeand<br />
countriesthatspeakportugueselanguage,suchasBrazil,Angola,Mozambique,...<br />
Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthe<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>?<br />
ThePortugueseecosyst<strong>em</strong>currentlyallowsfindingpartnersandsolutionscapableof<br />
respondingwithqualityandinnovationtoallrequestsfromthePortugues<strong>em</strong>arket,as<br />
wellasfromothermarkets,aslongasthereisarelativelysmalldimensionof<br />
specializedhumanresources.Thegrowthandcollaborationbetweencompaniesin<br />
thePortugueseecosyst<strong>em</strong>willmakeitpossibletoaddressthisissuebyallowing<br />
<strong>Portugal</strong>tobecomeahighlycompetitivecountryin<strong>AR</strong>/<strong>VR</strong>.<br />
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CompanyName<br />
LusoVU<br />
CompanySummary<br />
LusoVUisanaugmentedrealitycompanyworkingintheB2BandB2Cmarket.We<br />
are<strong>de</strong>velopingtwodifferentproductsforeachmarket:<br />
• HIDO:Adisruptiveaugmentedrealitybinoculareyewearmuchmoreelegant<br />
andwithawi<strong>de</strong>rfieldofviewthancompetition.Thisproductistargetingthe<br />
consumermarketandinthefuturewillreplacesmartphones<br />
• LEANSPACE:Asoftwareplatformthatsupportoperatorstoass<strong>em</strong>bly<br />
hardwareusingaugmentedreality.Thefirstversionwas<strong>de</strong>velopedforthe<br />
ass<strong>em</strong>blyofsatellitesandwearenowtransferringittononspace<br />
applications(e.g.aircrafts,cars).<br />
Contact<br />
Name:IvoYvesVieira<br />
Email:info@lusovu.com<br />
Website:www.lusovu.com<br />
SizeofCompany<br />
EmployeesorFTEequivalent:10-20<br />
CaseStudy<br />
www.myeyespeak.com<br />
TypeofCompany<br />
SmarglassesHardwareandSoftware<br />
Whyareyouin<strong>Portugal</strong>?<br />
Therightquestioniswhywedon’tleave<strong>Portugal</strong>.Thereasonisthatbesi<strong>de</strong>avery<br />
goodqualityoflife(sun,beaches,surf,food,music,people,culture),<strong>Portugal</strong>hasalot<br />
oftalentedpersonsandisatractingmanyforeignerstoliveandworkhere.<br />
Additionally,wehaveacultureusedtointeractwithothercultureswhichiskeyfor<br />
creatingaglobalproduct.<br />
Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthe<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>?<br />
<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>in<strong>AR</strong>/<strong>VR</strong>isgrowingduetotworeasons.Onereasonisthe<br />
existenceofalotofhighhumantalent,suitableforthisnewtechnology/paradigm.The<br />
otherreasonisthatportuguesepeoplear<strong>em</strong>uchmoreearlyadoptersoftechnology<br />
thaninanothercountry.Thismakes<strong>Portugal</strong>agoodbenchmarkfornew<br />
technologies.<br />
CustomerTypesand/ornames<br />
ESA–EuropeanSpaceAgency,Airbus,ThalesAleniaSpace,OHB,PeoplewithALS<br />
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CompanyName<br />
MGO Consulting<br />
CompanySummary<br />
MGOConsultingisandITintegratorwithtrackrecordonvirtualandcloud<br />
infrastructuresolutions.IthasaninnovationLabwereis<strong>de</strong>velopingsolutionsto<br />
solveimmersiv<strong>em</strong>arketprobl<strong>em</strong>s.Oneofth<strong>em</strong>ainprojectsisa<strong>VR</strong>DM(Virtual<br />
RealityDeviceManag<strong>em</strong>ent)thatcanmanagedstandalone<strong>VR</strong>Headsetfromthe<br />
cloud.Itisoneofthefirstsolutionstoaddressboththehardware<strong>de</strong>vice<br />
manag<strong>em</strong>entaswellascontentmanag<strong>em</strong>ent.Itfacilitatesmarketing,content<br />
creators,trainingan<strong>de</strong>ducationindustriestomanageanddistributetheir<br />
products,solutionsandcontentto<strong>VR</strong>headsetsregardlessofitslocationandina<br />
centrallyeasytousecloudbasedplatform.<br />
Contact<br />
Name:GonçaloPratas<br />
Email:goncalo.pratas@mgo.cv<br />
Website:www.mgo.cv<br />
SizeofCompany<br />
EmployeesorFTEequivalent:10-20<br />
CaseStudy<br />
N/A<br />
TypeofCompany<br />
Hardwareandsoftwaresolutionprovi<strong>de</strong>r<br />
CustomerTypesand/ornames<br />
Government,Utilities,ONG,Finance,Media<br />
Whyareyouin<strong>Portugal</strong>?<br />
Portugueseecosyst<strong>em</strong>forstartupsisgrowingtobecomeoneofth<strong>em</strong>ostthriving<br />
onesinEurope,withspecificandstraitforwardpoliciesthatenablethecreationof<br />
valuead<strong>de</strong>dsolutionstotheinternationalmarket.Withtheinvolv<strong>em</strong>entof<br />
universitiesandcompaniesinthesameecosyst<strong>em</strong>,provi<strong>de</strong>saeasytoimpl<strong>em</strong>ent<br />
mappingbetweenmarketandaca<strong>de</strong>mianeeds,enablingthereductionofcoststo<br />
<strong>de</strong>velopinnovativeprojectsthatcanb<strong>em</strong>onetizedusingtheseveralflexiblefinancial<br />
solutionsthatwerecreatinginthestartupecosyst<strong>em</strong>.Regardingthespecificsof<br />
immersiv<strong>em</strong>arketecosyst<strong>em</strong>,thereisavisionforbecominganimportant<br />
internationalhubwithramificationsthatcanconnectEuropeancompanieswith<br />
Portuguesespeakingcountries.Theseramificationscanreach<strong>em</strong>ergingmarketswith<br />
millionsofpeoplethatareeagertoevolvetheirsocietiestoadvancedhightechhubs.<br />
WithaclearstrategytoaddressthosecountriesPortuguesecompaniesin<strong>VR</strong>/<strong>AR</strong><br />
spacecanreachmassivegrowingmarketslikeAfricaandSouthAmerica.<br />
Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthe<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>?<br />
Createacollaborationenvironmentthatcanbeusedtoenhancethevisibilityofthe<br />
solutions<strong>de</strong>velopedinthePortugueseecosyst<strong>em</strong>,aswellasenablinganeasier<br />
un<strong>de</strong>rstandinghowthetechnologyisevolvingintermsofcustomerusecases.<br />
Withthisproject,MGOConsultingcansolvebigissuesthatexistanarewellknownby<br />
thecontentan<strong>de</strong>xperienceprovi<strong>de</strong>rs.Sothedivulgationandnetworkingbetween<br />
agencies,appandcontent<strong>de</strong>veloperswillbeoneofthebiggestadvantagesofhaving<br />
<strong>VR</strong><strong>AR</strong>Aecosyst<strong>em</strong>asapartner.<br />
Enablingth<strong>em</strong>appingandnetworkingbetweencustomers,companies,industry<br />
lea<strong>de</strong>rsandvisionaries,willhelpthisprojecttobeinternationallyknownandbecamea<br />
standardinthecreationofend-to-endturnkeysolutions,werehardware,software,<br />
manag<strong>em</strong>entandgovernancecanbe<strong>de</strong>liveredinamoresimplifiedsolutionbut<br />
compliantwithenterprisesecurityandgovernancerequir<strong>em</strong>ents.Thiscanbeagame<br />
changerinor<strong>de</strong>rtoenhancetheusageofimmersivetechnologiesinenterpriseand<br />
corporatecustomers.<br />
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Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthe<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>?<br />
Createbridgesto<strong>em</strong>powertheworkandnetworkthatwebeendoing,thatisOpen<br />
Sourceandavailabletobeusedcommercially.NeuroGE<strong>AR</strong>SLtd(NGR)isa<br />
technologycompanybridgingComputerScience,Neuroscience,Education,Arts,and<br />
Robotics.NGRworkswithworldwi<strong>de</strong>researchandinstitutionalpartnersacrossnearly<br />
ahundredlabsintheU.K.,UnitedStatesandEurope,performingR&Dactivities,<br />
<strong>de</strong>velopingcustomresearchequipmentandtrainingstu<strong>de</strong>ntsandstaff.NGRalsohas<br />
runningcollaborationswithUniversityCollegeLondonandotherinternational<br />
institutionsonlarge-scaleresearchprojects,suchastheInternationalBrain<br />
Laboratory,to<strong>de</strong>velopthenextgenerationofopen-sourcetoolsforreproducible<br />
researchinNeuroscience.<br />
NGRalso<strong>de</strong>velopsaward-winningtrackingtechnologiessuchastheHiveTracker<br />
(https://hivetracker.github.io/),andtheBonsaivisualprogramminglanguage(https://<br />
bonsai-rx.org/).Bonsaiisnowusedbyover3,000researchersandhundredsoflabs<br />
worldwi<strong>de</strong>torunallkindsofneuroscienceexperiments,includinghigh-<strong>de</strong>nsity<br />
electrophysiologyrecordingswithCMOSsiliconprobes,imagingofneuralactivity<br />
withminiaturizedmicroscopesinfreelymovinganimals,andreal-timebehaviour<br />
monitoringfordrivingclosed-loopvirtualrealityenvironments.<br />
NGRstarteditsactivityin2017,buildingonexpertisein<strong>de</strong>signingcustom<br />
neuroscienceresearchequipment.Ithassinceexpan<strong>de</strong>ditsR&Dactivities,building<br />
onmorethan15yearsofexperienceofitsteamm<strong>em</strong>bersinthe<strong>de</strong>signofinnovative<br />
real-timehardwareandsoftwaretechnologiesforvirtualrealityandneuroscience<br />
research.NGRteamm<strong>em</strong>bershavebeeninvolvedattheforefrontofneuroscience<br />
technology<strong>de</strong>velopmentinEuropeandtheUnitedStatesinthelast<strong>de</strong>ca<strong>de</strong>,<br />
participatinginlarge-scaleEuropeanprojectsandopen-sourcetechnology<br />
diss<strong>em</strong>inationactivitiesworldwi<strong>de</strong>,aswellasinterdisciplinaryartandscience<br />
collaborations.<br />
CustomerTypesand/ornames<br />
ChampalimaudFoundation,FundaçãoCalousteGulbenkian,SainsburyWellcome<br />
Centre,Artica,MIT,https://open-ephys.org<br />
TypeofCompany<br />
Software-www.bonsai-rx.org<br />
EmployeesorFTEequivalent:1-5<br />
SizeofCompany<br />
Whyareyouin<strong>Portugal</strong>?<br />
BecauseBonsaiRXwasbornin<strong>Portugal</strong>butth<strong>em</strong>aincreatoren<strong>de</strong>dupbymoving<br />
toLondonwhereNeuroGE<strong>AR</strong>Swascreated.Partofthe<strong>de</strong>velopmentofbonsai<br />
thecorecomponentofNeuroGE<strong>AR</strong>Sasalwaysbeenin<strong>Portugal</strong>.<br />
Itisimportantforustotoreachth<strong>em</strong>arketlocallyandinternationally.<br />
Itisnecessarytoensurewaystocollaborateinprojectswithsomerelevantplayers<br />
andbeabletopartnershipwitheuropeancompanies,universitiesandresearch<br />
centres.<br />
Ataneuropeanlevelhavingafootprintineuropeecosyst<strong>em</strong>isveryrelevantto<br />
NeuroGearsand<strong>Portugal</strong>hasbeenalwayshistoricallyimportantbymaking<br />
bridgesbetweendifferentcountriescontinentsandcivilizations.<br />
NGRteamm<strong>em</strong>bershavebeeninvolvedattheforefrontofneuroscience<br />
technology<strong>de</strong>velopmentinEuropeandtheUnitedStatesinthelast<strong>de</strong>ca<strong>de</strong>,<br />
participatinginlarge-scaleEuropeanprojectsandopen-sourcetechnology<br />
diss<strong>em</strong>inationactivitiesworldwi<strong>de</strong>,aswellasinterdisciplinaryartandscience<br />
collaborations.<br />
NGRalso<strong>de</strong>velopsaward-winningtrackingtechnologiessuchastheHiveTracker<br />
(https://hivetracker.github.io/),andtheBonsaivisualprogramminglanguage<br />
(https://bonsai-rx.org/).Bonsaiisnowusedbyover3,000researchersand<br />
hundredsoflabsworldwi<strong>de</strong>torunallkindsofneuroscienceexperiments,including<br />
high-<strong>de</strong>nsityelectrophysiologyrecordingswithCMOSsiliconprobes,imagingof<br />
neuralactivitywithminiaturizedmicroscopesinfreelymovinganimals,andreal-time<br />
behaviourmonitoringfordrivingclosed-loopvirtualrealityenvironments.NGR<br />
starteditsactivityin2017,buildingonexpertisein<strong>de</strong>signingcustomneuroscience<br />
researchequipment.Ithassinceexpan<strong>de</strong>ditsR&Dactivities,buildingonmorethan15<br />
yearsofexperienceofitsteamm<strong>em</strong>bersinthe<strong>de</strong>signofinnovativereal-time<br />
hardwareandsoftwaretechnologiesforvirtualrealityandneuroscienceresearch.<br />
NeuroGE<strong>AR</strong>SisanearlystagetechnologycompanybridgingNeuroscience,<br />
Games,Interaction,andRobotics,bornfromthe<strong>de</strong>siretoexploreandcreate<br />
inspiringinterfacesforaugmentinghumanexperience—andtomaketechnology<br />
itselfmoreaccessibletoeveryone.<br />
CompanySummary<br />
CompanyName<br />
Contact<br />
Name:AndréAlmeida<br />
Email:a.almeida@neurogears.org<br />
Website:www.neurogears.org<br />
NeuroGE<strong>AR</strong>S<br />
CaseStudy<br />
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Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthe<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>?<br />
We<strong>de</strong>finitelyneedtohav<strong>em</strong>oreawarenessregarding<strong>VR</strong>/<strong>AR</strong>opportunitiesand<br />
possibilitiesinB2Benvironments.Thereisstillthisnotionthatimmersive<br />
technologiesaregoingtohappensomewhereinthefutureandthatuseful<br />
applicationswillonlybecomeavailablein2yearstime.<br />
It'simportantthatmoretrainingan<strong>de</strong>ducationintheseareasar<strong>em</strong>a<strong>de</strong>availableand<br />
thatprofessionalsinallareasbecomeawareoftheimpactandpotentialchangesthat<br />
immersivetechnologiesarebringingtoB2Bprocesses.Andthatalsomeanstraining<br />
professionalsinnewjobprofilesthatarerisingon<strong>de</strong>mand.<br />
Ofcourse,giventhepan<strong>de</strong>mic,officialgovernmentsupportisalsonee<strong>de</strong>d,inor<strong>de</strong>rto<br />
compensateforthereducedactivityandmarketuncertaintythatishappening-<br />
Thissupportcouldcomeintheformofprojectsand/orfundingopportunitiesfor<br />
companiestotestdrive<strong>VR</strong>/<strong>AR</strong>solutionsintheirbusinesses.Thereareanumberof<br />
<strong>VR</strong>/<strong>AR</strong>usecasesthatcanhelpsoothentheeffectsofthepan<strong>de</strong>mic,liker<strong>em</strong>ote<br />
assistanceforindustrialsupervisorsandtrainers,try-on<strong>AR</strong>experiencesforecommercestoresorvirtualvisitstoheritag<strong>em</strong>onumentsoreventoour<br />
grandparentsatnursinghomes.<br />
CustomerTypesand/ornames<br />
Ex.Microsoft,NOS,Samsung,Deloitte,ENEL.<br />
Moreathttps://nextreality.com/clients<br />
TypeofCompany<br />
SoftwareDev<br />
EmployeesorFTEequivalent:10-20<br />
SizeofCompany<br />
Whyareyouin<strong>Portugal</strong>?<br />
Theopportunitytoreach,through<strong>Portugal</strong>,toseveralmarketshasbeencentralto<br />
NextReality'smarketexpansionandpartnershipbuilding.Timezone-wise,<strong>Portugal</strong><br />
iswelllocated,aswecaneasilytalktomostofEuropeandNorthAmerica.<br />
Thisalsoallowsustotapintodifferent,portuguese-speakingmarketsinthe<br />
shouthernh<strong>em</strong>isphere.WealreadyhaveanofficeinSouthAmericaandthe<br />
brazilianmarketisclearlyagreatopportunity.Atthesametime,inAfrica,<strong>em</strong>erging<br />
technologiescanbringhugecost-saversinEducationandHealthincountrieslike<br />
Angola,MozambiqueorCapeVer<strong>de</strong>.<br />
Although<strong>VR</strong>/<strong>AR</strong>isan<strong>em</strong>ergingmarket,wealreadyseereallyniceskillsintheavailable<br />
ITtalentpoolinsophisticatedareaslikecomputervision,interaction<strong>de</strong>signor<strong>VR</strong>/<strong>AR</strong><br />
business<strong>de</strong>velopment-besi<strong>de</strong>sUnity,Unrealandothersoftware<strong>de</strong>velopers.<br />
Also,thereisalsoacultureforplayerstopartnerup-partneringwithuniversitiesand<br />
researchcentersregardingR&Defforts,bothatalocalandataneuropeanlevelisa<br />
clearbenefit.<br />
NextRealityisaleading<strong>VR</strong>/<strong>AR</strong>technicalteam,withprovenweb,mobileand<br />
blockchainskills.Since2010,NextReality'steamhasworkedwith1100+<br />
organizationsonimmersivetechsolutionsworldwi<strong>de</strong>,throughourofficesin<br />
<strong>Portugal</strong>andPeru.<br />
Mainusecasesinclu<strong>de</strong>r<strong>em</strong>oteassistance,immersivetraining,augmented<br />
workspace,augmentedlogisticsandlately5G-enhanced<strong>VR</strong>/<strong>AR</strong>scenarios.<br />
AsaMicrosoftGoldPartner,NextRealitypublishedthefirstHololensappin<br />
portuguese&arabicandcontinuouslyimpl<strong>em</strong>entsbespokesolutionsthat<br />
integrateMicrosoftgMixedRealityproducts.<br />
Amongotheraccola<strong>de</strong>s,NextRealitywasconsi<strong>de</strong>redin2020aTop10<strong>AR</strong>/<strong>VR</strong><br />
ServicesConsultancycompanybyCIOApplicationsEurope.<br />
NextRealityisaspin-offofITPeopleGroup,aninnovation-drivencorporategroup<br />
focusedonincreasingbusinessesandorganizations'productivity.<br />
CompanySummary<br />
CompanyName<br />
Contact<br />
Name:LuisBravoMartins<br />
Email:hello@nextreality.com<br />
Website:www.nextreality.com<br />
NextReality<br />
CaseStudy<br />
www.youtu.be/YnzDd88_sVs
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CompanyName<br />
Nimest Tech<br />
CompanySummary<br />
NimestTechisastudiofocusedin<strong>de</strong>signingand<strong>de</strong>velopingapplicationsthatuse<br />
3Davatarstoperformdifferenttasks<br />
NimestvisionistousetechnologiessuchasAugmentedRealityGlassesandMobile<br />
Platforms,andHolographicDisplaystocreatedigitalhumanstoperformtasksin<br />
differentfieldssuchaseducation,customerservice,tourismandcommunication.<br />
Besi<strong>de</strong>sourexpertisesinth<strong>em</strong>ostadvanced<strong>de</strong>velopmenttoolsinth<strong>em</strong>arket,we<br />
arealsocreatingourowntools.Withth<strong>em</strong>,itwillsimplertointegratedistinct<br />
ArtificialIntelligenceServicesintoDigitalHumans,capableofun<strong>de</strong>rstanding,and<br />
showing<strong>em</strong>otionsandbodylanguage.<br />
Contact<br />
Name:CarlosMorais<br />
Email:carlos@nimest.co<br />
Website:www.nimest.tech<br />
SizeofCompany<br />
EmployeesorFTEequivalent:1-5<br />
CaseStudy<br />
www.nimest.tech/4dtravel<br />
TypeofCompany<br />
B2BSoftwareSolution<br />
CustomerTypesand/ornames<br />
Huawei,Vodafone,EventRent<br />
Whyareyouin<strong>Portugal</strong>?<br />
<strong>Portugal</strong>givesaseriesofadvantagesthatothercountriesdonot.Forus,th<strong>em</strong>ain<br />
thingisproximitytocustomers.Asthecountryhasamedium/lowpopulation,<br />
contactsar<strong>em</strong>orehumanandintrapersonal.Thismeansthatthereisalwaysa<br />
connectionpointincommon.Networkingflowseasierandwiththat,negotiations<br />
andpresentationsarefaster.<br />
Anotherimportantpointistheoperationalcostinrelationtoothercountriesinthe<br />
EuropeanUnion.NimesthasactivitiesinFranceand<strong>Portugal</strong>,butin<strong>Portugal</strong>,access<br />
toqualifiedprofessionalsatanaffordablecostiseasier.Thisisextr<strong>em</strong>elyimportant<br />
forcompaniesoperatinginamarketthatisnow<strong>em</strong>ergingandtryingtoestablish<br />
activities.<br />
<strong>Portugal</strong>hasprovedtobeaperfectstartingpointforcompanieslikeNimest,and<br />
Portuguesepartnersareextr<strong>em</strong>elyreceptiveandactive.Thankstothepartnershipsin<br />
<strong>Portugal</strong>,wehadthechancetoexhibitatsomeofthebiggesttechnologyeventsinthe<br />
worldandtomeetpeoplewhohavehelpedusimmensely.<br />
Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthe<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>?<br />
Th<strong>em</strong>ainpointistoknowpossiblepartnerssothatwecangrowtogether.Anactive<br />
ecosyst<strong>em</strong>makesitsm<strong>em</strong>bersincreasinglyseektoevolve,continuetoimpl<strong>em</strong>ent<br />
newtechnologiesandhelpsth<strong>em</strong>arkettoalwaysbeactiveinsearchofnew<br />
experiences.<br />
Inthecaseofaugmentedreality,theinversionoftechnologyisalsoveryimportant.<br />
Usersan<strong>de</strong>vencompaniesarenotyetawareofthepossibilitiesandthefutureof<br />
augmentedreality.Havinganecosyst<strong>em</strong>thathelpstoeducatetheseimportant<br />
playerssothatth<strong>em</strong>arketwarmsupandwiththat,companiescangrow.<br />
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CompanyName<br />
Mirage Virtual Reality<br />
CompanySummary<br />
AtMirageVirtualRealitywe<strong>de</strong>liverhyper-realisticimageryenhancedto<strong>de</strong>liver<br />
cutting-edgespatial3Dexperiencesfortherealestateindustry.<br />
Weprovi<strong>de</strong>expertisein<strong>VR</strong>&<strong>AR</strong>,architecture,<strong>de</strong>signandprogrammingand<br />
leverageonthesametechnologyasthegamingandmotionpictureindustries,to<br />
createdisruptiveandinnovativevisualizationtools.<br />
OursolutionsareaimedatstreamliningtheRealEstateDevelopmentprocessand<br />
optimizingit’sROI,byofferingcustomizableservicesthatwillbringyoucloserto<br />
clients,morefrequently,efficientlyandanywhere.<br />
Contact<br />
Name:JoãoCaiado<br />
Email:joaocaiado@miragevirtualreality.com<br />
Website:www.miragevirtualreality.com<br />
SizeofCompany<br />
EmployeesorFTEequivalent:5-10<br />
CaseStudy<br />
www.miragevirtualreality.com/projects<br />
Whyareyouin<strong>Portugal</strong>?<br />
IwasbornhereandIlovelivingin<strong>Portugal</strong>,anotherupsi<strong>de</strong>istheaccesstoeuropean<br />
unionandhowfastIcanbeinaeuropeancapitalfromhere,alsoqualifiedcheaplabor<br />
isanupsi<strong>de</strong>.<br />
Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthe<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>?<br />
SharingXRindustryknowledgesowecanlearnmoreandinnovatefurther,andtap<br />
intonewpossiblecustomersorareas.<br />
TypeofCompany<br />
Design/RealEstate<br />
CustomerTypesand/ornames<br />
RealEstateDevelopers/Architects/Brokers/InteriorDesigners<br />
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CompanyName<br />
NOS<br />
CompanySummary<br />
NOSisthelargestcommunicationsan<strong>de</strong>ntertainmentgroupin<strong>Portugal</strong>.Offers<br />
state-of-the-artfixedandmobilesolutions,television,internet,voiceanddataforall<br />
marketsegments.Inthecorporat<strong>em</strong>arket,itoffersabroadportfolioofproducts<br />
and services, with tailor-ma<strong>de</strong> solutions for each sector and different sized<br />
businesses, compl<strong>em</strong>enting its offer with ICT, IoT and Cloud services. With a<br />
networkpreparedfor5GandprovidingMatosinhoscitywiththe5thgenerationof<br />
th<strong>em</strong>obilenetworkNOSispositionedattheforefrontintheimpl<strong>em</strong>entationof<br />
thisnewtechnologyandtakesaleadingroleininnovationassociatedwithsmart<br />
citiesandthe<strong>de</strong>velopmentofthe5.0societies.Ontheotherhand,theobjectiveof<br />
reducinggreenhousegas<strong>em</strong>issionsandcontributingtothesustainabilityofthe<br />
planethasledNOStosubscribetotheLetterofCommitment“BusinessAmbition<br />
for1.5°C",whichconfirmsthecompany'spubliccommitmenttoalignits<strong>em</strong>issions<br />
withthe<strong>de</strong>carbonizationtrajectories,necessarytolimitglobalwarming.NOSisin<br />
th<strong>em</strong>ainnationalstockin<strong>de</strong>x(PSI-20),has4.9millionmobilecustomers,1.6million<br />
mobile customers 1.8 million fixed telephone customers and 1.4 million fixed<br />
broadbandinternetcustomers.<br />
Contact<br />
Name:PedroMachado<br />
Email:pedro.machado@nos.pt<br />
Website:www.nos.pt<br />
SizeofCompany<br />
EmployeesorFTEequivalent:100+<br />
Whyareyouin<strong>Portugal</strong>?<br />
NOSisaPortuguesecompany,resultingfromamergerbetweenOptimusandZon,<br />
both Portuguese companies. NOS is fully committed to <strong>Portugal</strong> and the<br />
<strong>de</strong>velopmentofthedigitalsociety,investinginthe<strong>de</strong>velopmentofnextgeneration<br />
networks,fixedandmobile,andworkingclosertothePortugueseI&Decosyst<strong>em</strong>.<br />
Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthe<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>?<br />
Consi<strong>de</strong>ring the strategy that NOS has been pursued throughout the years, it’s<br />
important for the company to be within the innovation ecosyst<strong>em</strong> and stablish<br />
relationshipswithcompaniesthatworkinthetechnologyfield.Followingthisvision,<br />
it’scrucialtogettoknowthestartupsoperatinginthe<strong>AR</strong>/<strong>VR</strong>field.<br />
CaseStudy<br />
www.nos.pt/institucional<br />
NOS is impl<strong>em</strong>enting Augmented Reality in Industry 4.0, helping several<br />
Corporate Clients to optimize industrial procedures from maintenance to<br />
ass<strong>em</strong>bly, assisting their workers through the provision of information in real<br />
time.<br />
TypeofCompany<br />
Mobile & Telco; Audiovisual & Entertainment; Big Data & Analytics; Cloud<br />
Computing(IaaS&PaaS);CloudComputing(SaaS);DataCenter;IERP&Business<br />
Apps;IoT;ArtificialIntelligence;Security&Privacy<br />
CustomerTypesand/ornames<br />
MassMarket(B2C);Corporate;MassBusiness;PublicSector<br />
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CompanyName<br />
ONTOP<br />
CompanySummary<br />
ONTOPistheworldleading5G+AugmentedReality(<strong>AR</strong>)gamingprovi<strong>de</strong>r,<br />
creatingmulti-userhigh-quality<strong>AR</strong>experiencesforbothplayersandspectators,<br />
throughinteractive5Gstreaming.<br />
ONTOPproprietaryframeworkgathersamultitu<strong>de</strong>oftechnologiestooffer<br />
innovativecustomizableadvertisingsolutions,topromoteandincreaseconsumer<br />
salesofanyproductorservice,basedonsocialandm<strong>em</strong>orable<strong>AR</strong>activities.<br />
Contact<br />
Name:NunoFolha<strong>de</strong>la<br />
Email:nunof@ontopstudios.com<br />
Website:www.ontopstudios.com<br />
SizeofCompany<br />
EmployeesorFTEequivalent:5-10<br />
CaseStudy<br />
www.youtu.be/vwSLFMW-ITE<br />
TypeofCompany<br />
<strong>AR</strong>Gaming,Entertainment,5G<br />
Whyareyouin<strong>Portugal</strong>?<br />
Highqualitytalent,competitivecostsandlifestyle.<br />
Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthe<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>?<br />
Strongerpresenceoninternationalmediathrougheventsandshowcases.<br />
-Moresupportbetweenallthe<strong>AR</strong><strong>VR</strong><strong>de</strong>velopersaffirm<strong>Portugal</strong>astheEuropean/<br />
worl<strong>de</strong>picenterof<strong>AR</strong><strong>VR</strong>content.<br />
CustomerTypesand/ornames<br />
Telcos,Hardwar<strong>em</strong>anufactures(smartphones&glasses),Agencies<br />
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CompanyName<br />
Retrai - Interactive Development<br />
CompanySummary<br />
Weare<strong>de</strong>terminedtoaccomplisheveryspecificrequir<strong>em</strong>entofourclients.<br />
Usingthelatesttechnologyandprocessesourfinalgoalistoprovi<strong>de</strong>arangeof<br />
productsandservices,thatensuretheexecutionofeachprojectinthebest<br />
possibleway,givingourclienttheassurancethattheyareintheheadfrontof<br />
innovation.<br />
Wearealwaystryingtoerasethebor<strong>de</strong>rofimpossible,pushingboundariesand<br />
<strong>de</strong>velopingdisruptivepathstogetwhereourclientswantsandneedstobe.<br />
Contact<br />
Name:AnaFitas<br />
Email:geral@retrai.co<br />
Website:www.retrai.co<br />
Whyareyouin<strong>Portugal</strong>?<br />
G<strong>em</strong>aDigital;NextReality;BrandKey;ClubeCriativos<strong>Portugal</strong>;BAMGF;Info<strong>de</strong>livery<br />
SizeofCompany<br />
EmployeesorFTEequivalent:1-5<br />
CaseStudy<br />
N/A<br />
TypeofCompany<br />
Software<br />
CustomerTypesand/ornames<br />
G<strong>em</strong>aDigital;NextReality;BrandKey;ClubeCriativos<strong>Portugal</strong>;BAMGF;<br />
Info<strong>de</strong>livery<br />
Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthe<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>?<br />
WearefullyconvincedthatthePortugueseecosyst<strong>em</strong>willgrowalotinthefutureand<br />
wewanttobepartofthisexpansion.Thenationalmarkethasalotofpotential,with<br />
moreandmoreyoungtalentandinterestinnewtechnologies.Inthisincreasingly<br />
globalworld,wecanworkfromanywhereontheplanet.Retrai-Desenvolvimento<br />
Interativoisa100%Portuguesecompany,createdbyyoungPortuguesetalentduring<br />
theirtrainingatoneofth<strong>em</strong>ostprestigiousPortugueseeducationalinstitutions.<br />
Now,attheageoffive,Retraicontinuestoinvestininvestmentfor<strong>Portugal</strong>withour<br />
workandtobelievethatitispossiblethat<strong>Portugal</strong>becomesaknowledgecentrefor<br />
AugmentedReality,VirtualReality,TouchlessTechnologyandnewmedia.Wehave<br />
manypointsinourfavor,ourlocation,ourclimate,Portuguesefriendliness,the<br />
willpowertobebetterandcontinuetoexploretheworld.<br />
Inconclusion,wearefortunatetohavebeenbornandcreatedthecompanyinthis<br />
magnificentcountryfullofpotential.<br />
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Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthe<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>?<br />
Wewanttocreaterelationshipswithlik<strong>em</strong>in<strong>de</strong>dcompaniesandindividuals,whoare<br />
lookingathowtonotonlygrowtheindustrybutalsofindcollaborationsinthevarious<br />
sectors,Architecture,ImmersiveTechnologies,LiveEntertainmentandArt.<br />
Weneedtofindnewan<strong>de</strong>xistingtalentthatislookingtobepushedtonewlimitsof<br />
whatispossibleintheintersectionoftechnology,humanity,artsandperformance,<br />
whileatthesametimeun<strong>de</strong>rstandingthatthestoryisking.Wewanttocreatea<br />
networkinwhichweareabletosharetheloadwhenpossible,aswellasexchanging<br />
i<strong>de</strong>asandconceptsinthevariousdisciplines.<br />
Wehopetobeabletobealsoofsupporttoothercompaniesandbeabletoexchange<br />
thedifferenttechniquesandi<strong>de</strong>as,inor<strong>de</strong>rtohelpgrowtheindustryinthecountry.<br />
Theydon’thavetobeonlyonourfields,wearehappytolookatotherpartsofthe<br />
industrytoseehowourlearnings,canbeofhelptoth<strong>em</strong>.<br />
Atthesametime,wewanttoconnectwithmanufacturers,universitiesandother<br />
companiesthatarelookingfornewi<strong>de</strong>as.<br />
CustomerTypesand/ornames<br />
Agencies,ProductionCompanies,Fashion,Concert/Touring,Performance,<br />
Architecture,<br />
TypeofCompany<br />
Content,Film,TV,Creative,R&D,Conceptual,Art,<strong>VR</strong>,VirtualProduction<br />
EmployeesorFTEequivalent:10-20<br />
SizeofCompany<br />
Whyareyouin<strong>Portugal</strong>?<br />
Lookingforpartnerships,talentandopportunitiestogrowourteam,aswellasour<br />
offeringtoclients.WhetheritisinArchitecture,ImmersiveTechnologiesorLive<br />
Entertainment,wearehopingtofindlik<strong>em</strong>in<strong>de</strong>dindividualsthatwanttocreatenew<br />
formsofbriningentertainmenttotheaudiences.<br />
SatoreStudiostartedbackin2011asastudioprovidinglightingandinstallationsfor<br />
liveperformanceevents.Workingonanumberoffashionshowsduringthe<br />
respectivefashionweeksinLondon,Milan,NewYorkandParis.TheStudiohasalso<br />
workedwithavarietyofmusicians,artinstallations,productlaunchesandinsome<br />
casescreatingbespokecontentfordifferentmediums.<br />
TheArchitecturaldivisionoftheStudioisresponsibleforthe<strong>de</strong>signoftheinterior<br />
an<strong>de</strong>xteriorofbuildingsintrulynovelandinterestingways,thatenableanimmersion<br />
intophysicalspace.Ourvisionistoenablethenotionthatabuildingitselfispartofthe<br />
fabricoftheenvironment,thusleadingtoenhancingtheaudienceexperience.<br />
Thedivisionbolstersresearchand<strong>de</strong>velopmentinto<strong>em</strong>ergingtechnologiesinor<strong>de</strong>r<br />
tomaintainacompetitiveadvantage.Developingnew,bespoketechnologiesand<br />
filmingtechniquesforprojectswithinthestudioandtopushboundarieswithinthe<br />
wi<strong>de</strong>rmarket.<br />
Atthesametime,exploringwhatispossibleinVirtualProductionandhowthiscanbe<br />
usedtofurthertheopportunitieswithintheperformanceworld,music,theatre,<br />
operaanddance.Wearealsolookingatbringingmorepeopleintotheteam,inor<strong>de</strong>r<br />
tohelpus<strong>de</strong>velopourR&D,whileatthesametimegrowingtheofferandproviding<br />
opportunitytonewtalents.<br />
SatoreStudioisaninternational,multi-disciplinarycreativestudiowithofficesin<br />
London,Cardiff,LisbonandNewYork.Foun<strong>de</strong>din2011byCreativeDirectorTupac<br />
Martir.<br />
AtSatore,wecombine<strong>de</strong>signandtechnologytobringboldandbeautifulconcepts<br />
tolife,<strong>de</strong>liveringtrulym<strong>em</strong>orableexperiencestodiverseaudiencesworldwi<strong>de</strong>.<br />
Weworkinunisonacrossthreedivisions;events,architecturallightingand<br />
technology,whichallowsusto<strong>de</strong>livereverythingfromrunwayshowsandstages,<br />
tobuildings,setsandvirtualexperiences.<br />
Wehavespecialistteamswithcomprehensiveknowledgewhichhasledto<br />
collaborationswithsomeofthebiggestnamesinfashion,cultureandbrand<br />
experience.<br />
Asacompany,Satorehasitsrootsinlightingand<strong>de</strong>sign—includingworkfor<br />
concerts,fashion,theatre,opera,an<strong>de</strong>xhibitions.Workinginliveeventshastaught<br />
ustoreactquicklyandadapttoth<strong>em</strong>ovingrequir<strong>em</strong>entsoftheindustry.<br />
Withourknowledgeofstate-of-the-arttechniquesinrealtimeren<strong>de</strong>ringwithCGI<br />
andgameengines,andourhistoryan<strong>de</strong>xperienceinliveentertainment,wecan<br />
workasthebridgeunitingbothindustries.<br />
CompanySummary<br />
CompanyName<br />
Contact<br />
Name:TupacMartir<br />
Email:tupac@satorestudio.com<br />
Website:www.satorestudio.com<br />
Satore Studio<br />
CaseStudy<br />
www.vimeo.com/367299986
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CompanyName<br />
Sound Particles<br />
CompanySummary<br />
SoundParticlesusesthepowerofcomputergraphicsappliedtosound.Software<br />
Particlessoftwareisa3DCGI-likesoftwareforaudiopost(cin<strong>em</strong>a,tv,gaming,<strong>VR</strong>),<br />
usedinAAAgamestudios(e.g.Blizzard,EpicGames,Ubisoft,Playstation)andinall<br />
majorHollywoodstudios,inproductionssuchas"GameofThrones","Frozen2",<br />
"StarWars9”<br />
Contact<br />
Name:NunoFonseca<br />
Email:nuno.fonseca@soundparticles.com<br />
Website:www.soundparticles.com<br />
SizeofCompany<br />
EmployeesorFTEequivalent:10-20<br />
CaseStudy<br />
www.bit.ly/3nM6vW0<br />
TypeofCompany<br />
Entertainment(Cin<strong>em</strong>a,TV,Games,<strong>VR</strong>)<br />
Whyareyouin<strong>Portugal</strong>?<br />
WearePortuguese.<br />
Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthe<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>?<br />
<strong>Portugal</strong>hasalotofpotentialintermsof<strong>de</strong>eptech.Wewillcontinuetogiveour<br />
contributiontotheentertainmentworld,fromcin<strong>em</strong>atogaming,andhelptheentire<br />
ecosyst<strong>em</strong>in<strong>Portugal</strong>.<br />
CustomerTypesand/ornames<br />
Blizzard,EpicGames,Ubisoft,Playstation.<br />
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CompanyName<br />
SPIC - Digital Studio<br />
CompanySummary<br />
SPICisadigitalstudio,focusedontechnologicalinnovations,hologram<br />
<strong>de</strong>velopmentandinteractivedigitalcontent,mainlyusedforbrandactivationsand<br />
experiences,events,congresses,museumsan<strong>de</strong>xpositionsonbothnationaland<br />
internationallevel.<br />
Ourmarketdifferentiationandinnovationliesinthe<strong>de</strong>velopmentofdigital<br />
applicationswithhumaninteraction,creativity,innovative<strong>de</strong>signandtechnology.<br />
Contact<br />
Name:PauloBica<br />
Email:pbica@spic.pt<br />
Website:www.spic.pt<br />
SizeofCompany<br />
EmployeesorFTEequivalent:5-10<br />
lifeworldwi<strong>de</strong>.<br />
Peoplelivingin<strong>Portugal</strong>aresatisfiedwiththeirlifeand<strong>de</strong>scribeitasaveryeasyplace<br />
tosettlein;generallyhappywiththeirworkinglifeandtheirworklifebalance.<br />
CaseStudy<br />
www.vimeo.com/57946727<br />
TypeofCompany<br />
Technologicalinnovations,hologram<strong>de</strong>velopmentandinteractivedigitalcontent<br />
CustomerTypesand/ornames<br />
SPIC’sportfolioreflectsdiversityfromdifferentsectionsofbusinessandtra<strong>de</strong><br />
suchasVodafone,Somersby,Renault,SIBS,Novabase,Barclays,EDP,Volkswagen,<br />
Heineken,Huawei,Essilor,amongothers<br />
Whyareyouin<strong>Portugal</strong>?<br />
WeareaPortuguesebasedcompany;anexcellentteamof<strong>de</strong>dicated<br />
professionals,allofwhomhavetheappropriateaca<strong>de</strong>micandvocationaltraining<br />
intheirsphereofexpertise.Allourteamm<strong>em</strong>bersareextr<strong>em</strong>elycommittedand<br />
highlycreative,whichweareallproudtobeapartof.<br />
Ourteamcontinuestogrowinlinewiththeincreaseinskillsrequir<strong>em</strong>entsand<br />
customerbase;anexcellentteamof<strong>de</strong>dicatedprofessionals,allofwhomhavethe<br />
appropriateaca<strong>de</strong>micandvocationaltrainingintheirsphereofexpertise.Allour<br />
teamm<strong>em</strong>bersareextr<strong>em</strong>elycommittedandhighlycreative,whichweareall<br />
proudtobeapartof.<br />
Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthe<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>?<br />
Mechanismstoleveragetechnology,cooperationinresearchandbusiness<br />
competenceandstrongargumentstocompeteagainstotherlargercompanies.<br />
Wehopetobeabletosharean<strong>de</strong>njoymoretechnicalskillsto<strong>em</strong>braceawi<strong>de</strong>variety<br />
ofprojectsindifferentprogramminglanguagesandtechnology,withparticular<br />
<strong>em</strong>phasisondigitalapplicationsallowinghumaninteractionviainteractivedisplays,<br />
motion<strong>de</strong>tection,mixedreality,stereoscopicscreensandholograms.<br />
Wearecurrently<strong>de</strong>velopinganonlineeventplatform,whichallowsparticipantstobe<br />
involvedinavirtualinteractiveprocess.Inadditiontothevirtualspace,theplatform<br />
provi<strong>de</strong>sacomprehensivesetoftoolsthatguaranteethe<strong>de</strong>siredimpactforany<br />
event.Thisplatformcombinesth<strong>em</strong>ostrecenttechnologieswiththesuitable<br />
creativityandservicesforcreatingavirtualconferenceoreventthatismoreactive<br />
withitsguests.<br />
Companiesareconstantlylookingfornewapproachestopromotetheirproducts<br />
an<strong>de</strong>stablisheffectiveconnectionswiththeircustomersandpartners.Currently,<br />
thereisahigh<strong>de</strong>mandforthehybridformat,inor<strong>de</strong>rtoexpandthereachandattract<br />
morenotorietytocompanies.Therefore,itisalsoagoodopportunityforthe<br />
ecosyst<strong>em</strong>toprovi<strong>de</strong>newapproachesthatmakethisplatformamoretechnological<br />
space,allowingcompaniestoincreasethenumberofparticipantsinvolved,during<br />
andaftertheevent.<br />
ThePortugueseareverytalented,competent,effusiveandjustifiablyproudofthe<br />
placetheycallhome.Ourcultureisreflectedintheworkwedoandhowwedoit.<br />
Weareanationofdiscoverers,courageousadventurersandyetrelaxed.These<br />
characteristicsarereflectedinourverypeculiaranduniquestyle.<br />
Anotherimportantaspect,isqualityoflife.<strong>Portugal</strong>hasoneofthebestqualityof<br />
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CompanyName<br />
United Creative<br />
CompanySummary<br />
UnitedCreativeGroupisa360oagencythathasamultidisciplinaryteamof<br />
experimentand<strong>de</strong>mandingprofessionalscapableofofferingyouanintegrated<br />
solutioninallCommunicationareas,bothin<strong>Portugal</strong>andAngola.<br />
Since2002,westandfori<strong>de</strong>asthatcreatevalue.Westandforthebigsmall<strong>de</strong>tails<br />
thatmakeallthedifference.<br />
Westandforinnovationandforsensoryexperiencesthatconnectpeopleto<br />
brands.<br />
Wethinkinastrategicallycreativeway,seekingthedifferentiationofwhatyour<br />
brandhasofuniquetoofferbutalwaysr<strong>em</strong>ainingloyalandcoherenttoits<br />
principles.<br />
Contact<br />
Name:HugoSilva<br />
Email:hsilva@unitedcreative.com<br />
Website:www.unitedcreative.com<br />
Whyareyouin<strong>Portugal</strong>?<br />
Wearein<strong>Portugal</strong>becauseeverythingstartedhere.Wehave20yearsofexperience.<br />
Butweworkinothermarkets(Angola,Spain,Brazil).<br />
Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthe<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>?<br />
Exchangeofexperiencesandpartnershipsthatcanaddvaluetowhatwealreadydo<br />
SizeofCompany<br />
EmployeesorFTEequivalent:5-10<br />
CaseStudy<br />
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqbyABuCi5w<br />
TypeofCompany<br />
Events,PharmaIndustry,Digital<br />
CustomerTypesand/ornames<br />
Continente,Huawei,Novartis,NOS,WarnerB.,Merce<strong>de</strong>s<br />
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CompanyName<br />
ViP-display<br />
CompanySummary<br />
Designandproductionofwirelesssee-through<strong>AR</strong>headsetswithunique<br />
combinedfeaturesandrespectivesoftwaresolution.<br />
Developmentandproductionofcustom-ma<strong>de</strong>DriverBoardsforOLED<br />
microdisplays.<br />
Hardwareengineeringsolutionsforthecommercialandaerospaceindustry.<br />
Contact<br />
Name:MiguelMartins<br />
Email:MiguelMartins<br />
Website:www.rotacional.com<br />
SizeofCompany<br />
EmployeesorFTEequivalent:1-5<br />
CaseStudy<br />
MedicalAssistant:https://youtu.be/oDjgMnrZQNI<br />
TypeofCompany<br />
Hardware(<strong>AR</strong>headsets),Software<br />
CustomerTypesand/ornames<br />
Several:TELECOMINSTITUTE,BIOMEDICALR&D<strong>de</strong>partmentofUniversity;<br />
DENTALCLINIC;Optoelectronic<strong>de</strong>partmentChinainstitution<br />
Whyareyouin<strong>Portugal</strong>?<br />
Goodweather,goodbeachesandnicefoodinapeacefulcountry.Good<br />
engineeringskillsandthe<strong>de</strong>siretomakeitright.<br />
Toshowthefeaturesandbenefitsofourtechnologytotheindustrialsector.<br />
TheViP-displays(our<strong>AR</strong>headsets)allowuserstoseeanytypeofinformation(text,<br />
graphicsorvi<strong>de</strong>o),onth<strong>em</strong>ove,withoutobstructingtheirfield-of-view,and<br />
keepinghandsfreetoperformanytask.<br />
Theadvantagesofourtechnologyagainstavailablecompetitorsareasfollows:<br />
●Highimage<strong>de</strong>finition(clearandsharp);smallfontsize9lettersreadable.<br />
●RealSee-throughcapability<br />
●Adaptedtobeusedindifferentlightenvironmentconditions(indoor&<br />
outdoor)<br />
●ManualControlofbrightnessandcontrast<br />
●Wirelessconnection.TheViP-displayversionAsmartlymirrorstheinformation<br />
fromusers’screenequipment(tablet,smartphoneorPC)infrontoftheireyes<br />
●Quickandintuitiveadjustmentofthevirtualimage(several<strong>de</strong>greesoffreedom)<br />
●Fastreplac<strong>em</strong>entofthefrontopticel<strong>em</strong>entbytheuser(incaseofscratchor<br />
damage;doesnotneedtogotofactory)<br />
●Allowstheuseofeyecorrectionglassessimultaneously<br />
●Easybatteryreplac<strong>em</strong>ent.Autonomyforapproximatelyoneshift(1charge).<br />
Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthe<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>?<br />
Togetrecognizedalloftheeffortma<strong>de</strong>in<strong>de</strong>signand<strong>de</strong>velopmentofinnovative<br />
technologiesbycompanies/customersandinvestorsworldwi<strong>de</strong>.<br />
Twograntedpatentsintheportfolio.<br />
Theopportunitytonetworkwithprofessionals,entrepreneursandinvestorsinthe<br />
field,connectandshareexperienceswithcontentsoftware<strong>de</strong>velopers.Toparticipate<br />
inmostimportant<strong>VR</strong>/<strong>AR</strong>events,showourinnovativesolutions,newproducts,<br />
<strong>de</strong>velopskillsandstayontopofnewproducts,servicesandinnovations.Tobe<br />
involvedwithworldwi<strong>de</strong><strong>AR</strong>/<strong>VR</strong>organizations,tohelpgainexposureandsharei<strong>de</strong>as<br />
andbestpracticeswithotherexpertsintheindustry.<br />
Tobeabletoshowour<strong>AR</strong>solutions:Hands-freeandsee-throughscreenonth<strong>em</strong>ove.<br />
We<strong>de</strong>velopedtwo<strong>AR</strong>headsetsversions:<br />
• ViP-displayA(Mirroring):Itsmartlymirrorsthescreenofsmartphones,laptops<br />
andtabletsinfrontofusers´eyes.(availablewithorwithoutcamera)<br />
• ViP-displayB(ví<strong>de</strong>or<strong>em</strong>oteassistant):Itsendsthevi<strong>de</strong>ostreamingrecor<strong>de</strong>d<br />
on-sitetoar<strong>em</strong>otelocation.Theexpertinr<strong>em</strong>otelocationcansend<br />
informationbacktotheon-siteuser.<br />
VersatileAugmentedRealityheadsets(ViP-displays)tohelp<strong>em</strong>ployeestobetter<br />
executetheirjob.<br />
• Accessworkinstructions/trainingon-site<br />
• Reduceexecutiontime<br />
• Increaseefficiencyandsafety<br />
• Reducerisksandfailuresconsi<strong>de</strong>rably<br />
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CompanyName<br />
Voxatlas<br />
CompanySummary<br />
Voxatlasworksonthecreationofcontentsforbooks,especiallyschoolbooks.Itis<br />
inthisfieldthatweareinterestedinAugmentedReality,toattendprojectswithRA<br />
ofthegrouppublishers.Wearealsointerestedinthe<strong>de</strong>velopmentofth<strong>em</strong>arket<br />
andopportunitiesinotherareas.<br />
Contact<br />
Name:LeonelFonseca<br />
Email:leonel.fonseca@voxatlas.pt<br />
Website:www.voxatlas.pt<br />
SizeofCompany<br />
EmployeesorFTEequivalent:20-30<br />
CaseStudy<br />
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HFFuzsDpBA<br />
TypeofCompany<br />
Content<br />
CustomerTypesand/ornames<br />
Editorialsector<br />
Whyareyouin<strong>Portugal</strong>?<br />
Wearein<strong>Portugal</strong>becausewearePortuguese,anditisfrom<strong>Portugal</strong>thatwework<br />
forAfricaandBrazil.<br />
<strong>Portugal</strong>offersth<strong>em</strong>eansweneed,namelywell-trainedhumanresourcesin<br />
universities.Theaccesstothewholeglobalecosyst<strong>em</strong>hasnophysicalboundaries.<br />
Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthe<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>?<br />
Fromtheecosyst<strong>em</strong>weareexpectinginformationontheevolutionoftechnology,<br />
th<strong>em</strong>arketandtheproductscreated.<br />
Wealsowanttoinvestinthepromotionandspreadingofthetechnologysothatthe<br />
marketcanun<strong>de</strong>rstanditsusefulnessand,consequently,the<strong>de</strong>mandfor<strong>AR</strong>becomes<br />
effective.<br />
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CompanyName<br />
Vr2Work<br />
CompanySummary<br />
Expertsinthe<strong>de</strong>velopmentof<strong>VR</strong>&<strong>AR</strong>solutions<br />
Contact<br />
Name:Davi<strong>de</strong>Duarte<br />
Email:contactus@vr2work.com<br />
Website:www.vr2work.com<br />
SizeofCompany<br />
EmployeesorFTEequivalent:5-10<br />
CaseStudy<br />
www.tinyurl.com/y3ed8db6<br />
TypeofCompany<br />
Developersoff<strong>VR</strong>&<strong>AR</strong>TrainingandSecurityeplatForms<br />
CustomerTypesand/ornames<br />
Oilcompanies,Supermarkets,GovernmentalInstitutions,Shipyards,Telco's<br />
Whyareyouin<strong>Portugal</strong>?<br />
Firstly,becauseweareaPortugueseteam,butmainlybecause<strong>Portugal</strong>hashighly<br />
qualifiedhumanresourceswithaQualityVSExcellentcostratio,thusallowingfor<br />
highlyefficient<strong>de</strong>velopmentteamswithcontrolledcostsandgoodqualityoflifefor<br />
th<strong>em</strong>.<br />
<strong>Portugal</strong>isalsopartoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,whichhasoneofthe<br />
most<strong>de</strong>velopedandregulatedmarketsinthesector,withmorethan500thousand<br />
consumerswhereVirtualRealityandAugmentedRealityarebooming.2030.<br />
<strong>Portugal</strong>isalsoagatewaytoothercontinentsduetoitslanguage,Angola,<br />
Mozambique,EquatorialGuinea,CapeVer<strong>de</strong>andBrazil,butalsobecauseofitshistory,<br />
thusopeningauniqueopportunityforexpansiontoothercommunitiesaroundthe<br />
world.<br />
Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthe<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>?<br />
Weneedmoresupportfrominstitutionsinobtainingfunds,andspecificprograms<br />
aimedatthisinnovativeareaofvirtualrealityandaugmentedreality,moresupportfor<br />
internationalizationandofcourselessbureaucracy.<br />
Wealsoneedtohaveaccesstomoreintegratedprogramswithindustrialcentersand<br />
universitiesinor<strong>de</strong>rtotakeadvantageofandforwardthesamesupporttoinnovative<br />
areasandwithpromisingandrapidly<strong>de</strong>velopingmarkets.<br />
Inouropinion,support,permanentcontactwithregardtoEuropeaninstitutions<br />
shouldbeaprimaryfactorforthetrueexpansionofVirtualandAugmentedReality.<br />
Inatimeofinnovation,5Gwillchangethecommunicationsparadigmandthewaywe<br />
will<strong>de</strong>alwithourdailylives.GoingtotheSupermarket,Watching“television”,goingto<br />
thedoctor,buyingagoodortalkingtoarelativewillnotbethesameverysoon.<br />
Wethinkthatherethesenewtechnologieswillbestrongalliesfor<br />
telecommunicationscompaniesaswellasothergovernmentinstitutions.<br />
Portugueseisspokenbymorethan260millionpeople.<br />
Beingstillacountrythatischangingitshourglassfordigitaltechnologies,wherewe<br />
highlighttheWebSummit,wehavein<strong>Portugal</strong>therealchallengeoflaunching<br />
innovativeandtransformativeexperiencesofhowweseeandareintheworldtoday.<br />
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CompanyName<br />
WaveFunction<br />
CompanySummary<br />
WaveFunction<strong>VR</strong>isastudioma<strong>de</strong>upofcreatives,artists,programmersand<br />
projectmanagers,specializedinthe<strong>de</strong>velopmentofimmersiveexperiences.<br />
Wecreateuniqueexperiencesinthefollowingareas:<br />
• ImmersiveVirtualReality:visualizationofarchitecturalandconstruction<br />
projects;interactiveexperiencesforteambuildingandmarketing;historical<br />
reconstruction;visualizationofindustrialmachinesan<strong>de</strong>quipment;virtual<br />
realitysimulationsfortraining.<br />
• Virtualtoursandimmersivecontent:virtualtoursbasedonhighquality360<br />
photos;360ºand180º3Dvi<strong>de</strong>o;photogrammetry.<br />
• Augmentedreality:augmentedrealityexperiencesusingwebtechnologies,<br />
withouttheneedtoinstallapplications.<br />
• 3Dren<strong>de</strong>ring:webconfigurators;virtualtoursbasedonphotorealistic<br />
ren<strong>de</strong>rings;photorealisticvi<strong>de</strong>osfrom3D.<br />
• Interactiv<strong>em</strong>aps:three-dimensionalmapsfortouch-screens,i<strong>de</strong>alfor<br />
presentinglarge-scaleprojects.<br />
Contact<br />
Name:PedroMarques<br />
Email:pedro.marques@wavefunctionvr.com<br />
Website:www.wavefunctionvr.com/en<br />
Whyareyouin<strong>Portugal</strong>?<br />
Amazingpeople,competentengineers,niceweatheran<strong>de</strong>xcellentfood-wewouldn't<br />
wanttobeanywhereelseintheworld.<br />
Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthe<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>?<br />
Wehopethattheecosyst<strong>em</strong>keepsgrowingand<strong>de</strong>velopingtogether.<br />
SizeofCompany<br />
EmployeesorFTEequivalent:5-10<br />
CaseStudy<br />
N/A<br />
TypeofCompany<br />
Content<br />
CustomerTypesand/ornames<br />
Altran,NORS,CriticalManufacturing,CollectiveFlow,Edigma<br />
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CompanyName<br />
X-Plora<br />
CompanySummary<br />
X-PloraisanAPPtogui<strong>de</strong>visitorsthroughMuseums,orothervenues,with<br />
context,interactiveandimmersivecontentsandstorytelling(where<strong>AR</strong>and<strong>VR</strong><br />
takesanimportantrole).<br />
Contact<br />
Name:MafaldaRicca<br />
Email:hello@goxplora.com<br />
Website:www.goxplora.com<br />
SizeofCompany<br />
EmployeesorFTEequivalent:5-10<br />
CaseStudy<br />
www.youtu.be/2gA_4gC5SlY<br />
TypeofCompany<br />
Software<br />
CustomerTypesand/ornames<br />
Museums,VisitorCentres,Cities,SportsVenues,Retail<br />
Whyareyouin<strong>Portugal</strong>?<br />
Wearein<strong>Portugal</strong>becauseofHumanResourcesconvenienceandallthesynergies<br />
thatwegeneratewithourbusinesspartnersthatarealsocompaniesbasedin<br />
<strong>Portugal</strong>.Wealsobelievethatifsomethingworksonamarketlink<strong>Portugal</strong>must<br />
workonbiggercountrieswithmor<strong>em</strong>useumsandvenues.Butworkingin<strong>Portugal</strong><br />
doesn'tmeanthatweonlyworkwithandfor<strong>Portugal</strong>.Wehavestaffworking<br />
aroundtheworldandourtargetistoreachmoresalesworldwi<strong>de</strong>ratherthanin<br />
<strong>Portugal</strong>.<strong>Portugal</strong>hasalsoagreatinternationalenvironmentforstartupstokickoffandtostartscalingandas<strong>Portugal</strong>asanimportantroleasatouristshost,this<br />
factsfitsperfectonastart-uplikeoursweretouristsareanimportantpartofour<br />
revenue.AsweareaSpinOfffromGEMADIGITAL,basedin<strong>Portugal</strong>too,wehavea<br />
greatexperienceofworkingin<strong>Portugal</strong>onimmersivetechnologiesfrom13years<br />
now,withgreatresultsthatcanbepartlyjustifiedbythehumanPortuguesecapital<br />
andthefavorableconditionsthatthismarketmayhavefortechcompanies.<br />
AcordingtoACM,<strong>Portugal</strong>has:<br />
AStrategiclocation<br />
• NearestEuropeancountrytotheU.S.<br />
• 3-hourtimedifferencefromBrazilandRussia.<br />
• SametimeasUKandIreland.<br />
• DailyflightstomajorEuropeancities.<br />
NaAttractiveConsumerMarket<br />
• Greatandprivilege<strong>de</strong>conomicrelationsbetween<strong>Portugal</strong>,Brazil,Angola<br />
andMozambique.<br />
• South/CentralAmericapotential<br />
• FacilitiesandResources<br />
• <strong>Portugal</strong>ranksnumberoneamongEUcountriesintermsofpublicservices<br />
online(EuropeanCommission)<br />
• <strong>Portugal</strong>hasworldrenownedlogisticsandinfrastructureinrail,airwaysandsea,<br />
bothforpassengersandcargo;<br />
• Highpotentialingeologicalresources<br />
• Safety-lowcriminality<br />
Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthe<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>?<br />
Togeneratesomesynergieswithcompanieslikeours,toexchangeexperiences,<br />
learnings,etc.Tohaveanalternativewayofreaching<strong>de</strong>velopersforourproject.Being<br />
apartofabusinessecosyst<strong>em</strong>like<strong>VR</strong><strong>AR</strong>Aprovi<strong>de</strong>smechanismstoleverage<br />
technology,achieveexcellenceinresearchandbusinesscompetence,andcompete<br />
againstotherlargercompanies.Ratherthanresistingthechange,thecompanieshave<br />
toreshapeandaligntheirbusinessgoalsandinclu<strong>de</strong>abusinessecosyst<strong>em</strong>-asbeinga<br />
partofoneiscrucialtosucceed.Thisprovi<strong>de</strong>simportantbenefitstoeachm<strong>em</strong>ber<br />
andun<strong>de</strong>rstandingthebenefitsofthebusinessecosyst<strong>em</strong>youareapartof,is<br />
necessarytopractiseaflourishingbusinessactivity.Iknowthat“<strong>VR</strong>appears<br />
challengedattheecosyst<strong>em</strong>levelatthisstageofth<strong>em</strong>arket,withnoclearcatalyston<br />
thehorizon<strong>de</strong>spitesteadygrowth.Andwhiletheconsumersmartglassesmarket<br />
doesn’treallyexistyet,Cookandfriendscouldchangeeverythingifandwhenthey<br />
<strong>de</strong>c<strong>de</strong>it’stimeforon<strong>em</strong>orething.It’snotliketheyhaven’tdoneitbefore.”Thesame<br />
for<strong>AR</strong>wherewedon’tactuallysee.Sotohaveanecosyst<strong>em</strong>toanticipatethebest<br />
experiencethatw<strong>em</strong>ayall<strong>de</strong>veloptoleveluptheexperiencewhiletheindustrydoes’t<br />
comeoutwithamasswearablesolution,isreallyimportantforallusthatareworking<br />
onthisfieldofthisexcitingtechnology.<br />
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CompanyName<br />
Whitewolf<strong>VR</strong><br />
CompanySummary<br />
Developmentoftrainingsolutionsin<strong>VR</strong><strong>AR</strong>andXR<br />
Contact<br />
Name:JorgeCabral<br />
Email:geral@whitewolfvr.com<br />
Website:www.whitewolfve.com<br />
SizeofCompany<br />
EmployeesorFTEequivalent:1-5<br />
CaseStudy<br />
N/A<br />
TypeofCompany<br />
Software<br />
CustomerTypesand/ornames<br />
Architects,trainers,etc.<br />
Whyareyouin<strong>Portugal</strong>?<br />
AftertravelingthroughtheworldIthought<strong>VR</strong>wouldbeagoodoptiontogrow.<br />
Now,theplaceIliveisintheinteriorandthereisalackofindustryinallkindsof<br />
technologyandwithenoughknowledgeandgrowthIthinkthatthereisenough<br />
potentialtomakethiscityalargehubforvirtualreality.Thegreatoptionforthisis<br />
thatthereisamajorITuniversityhereandtheabilitytogetenoughstu<strong>de</strong>ntsto<br />
movedirectlyintothissectionwouldbeagreatkickoffforthiscitytogrow.<br />
Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthe<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>?<br />
Theabilitytohavecompanieslookforourservices,aswellasgettingnewtecnologies<br />
forus.Thereisalsotheabilitytomaketheinteriorgrowaspreviouslystated.<br />
WhatweneedistheabilitytobevisibleespeciallynowthattheCOVIDhaskickedin,so<br />
thatwecangetstu<strong>de</strong>ntstolearnhowtowork.<br />
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Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthe<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>?<br />
During2020<strong>Portugal</strong>receivedseveralinternationaldistinctionsvouchingourthrive<br />
forconstantpromotionoftechnological<strong>de</strong>velopmentandinnovation.<br />
Weweredistinguished,forexample,asoneofthetop40bestcountriestodo<br />
business,andclassifiedbytheOrganizationforEconomicCooperationand<br />
Development(OECD)thecountrywithth<strong>em</strong>ostinnovativeprojectstofightCovid-<br />
19.<br />
Theseandotherawardsaretheresultofalongjourneyfromnationalentities<br />
promotingthePortugueseentrepreneurialecosyst<strong>em</strong>.<br />
Nowmorethanever,companies,<strong>de</strong>velopersandinstitutionsmustconvergetofind<br />
newinnovativesolutions,technologicalupgra<strong>de</strong>s,andsharetoolsofeffectiveness<br />
andmarketplac<strong>em</strong>ent.Tofindnewi<strong>de</strong>as,partnershipsan<strong>de</strong>xperiencesinoneplaceis<br />
somethingofun<strong>de</strong>niablevaluetofacethechallengesahead.<br />
With“<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>”wehope<strong>VR</strong>/<strong>AR</strong>Associationcanhelppromote<strong>Portugal</strong>as<br />
acountrythatnotonlyvaluestechnological<strong>de</strong>velopmentandinnovationbutalsohas<br />
severalplayerswithoutstandingresultsanddistinction,indifferentfieldsofactivity,<br />
worldwi<strong>de</strong>.<br />
PortuguesetechcompanieslikewTVisionmustbeshowcasedasinternational<br />
successstoriesandwebelievethe“<strong>Portugal</strong>Ecosyst<strong>em</strong>”willhaveavitalroleinthis.<br />
CustomerTypesand/ornames<br />
Broadcasters(Local,NationalandInternational),TVdistributors,Production<br />
companies,Sportsclubs,associationsandfe<strong>de</strong>rations,Stadiumsandmusic<br />
festivals.Someexamples:Globo,LaLiga,Liga<strong>Portugal</strong>,FIBA,RiotGames,UEFA,<br />
ATOS,ElevenSports,SportTv,RTP,TVI,ZAP,NOS,Altice,etc.<br />
TypeofCompany<br />
SoftwareDevelopment,brandingand<strong>de</strong>sign,liveoperationsforthebroadcast<br />
industry<br />
EmployeesorFTEequivalent:100+<br />
SizeofCompany<br />
Whyareyouin<strong>Portugal</strong>?<br />
wTVisionwasfoun<strong>de</strong>din2001byagroupof5youngPortuguesepeoplewiththe<br />
commondreamofbringing“WisdomtoTelevision”.FromasmallofficeinLisbon<br />
(<strong>Portugal</strong>),theysetupareal-timeTVgraphicssoftwarecompanythatisnowone<br />
oftheworld’sbiggestreal-timeTVgraphicsprovi<strong>de</strong>rs.<br />
Twentyyearsofsuccessarepossiblethankstohighlyqualifiedandcommitted<br />
professionals,continuoussearchforinnovativeandcutting-edgesolutions,and<br />
strongtechnologicpartnerships.<br />
In<strong>Portugal</strong>wefoundthecreativity,<strong>de</strong>dication,andknow-howtogrowfromasmall<br />
companytoapower-houseinthebroadcastingindustry.<br />
It’seasytoun<strong>de</strong>rstandwhy<strong>Portugal</strong>offersgreatadvantagestogrowandsustaina<br />
multinationalcompanylikewTVision.It’sproximitytootherEuropeancountries<br />
makesiteasytoimpl<strong>em</strong>entand<strong>de</strong>velopprojectsinEuropeanterritories,inacosteffectiveway.<br />
We’velearnedthat,in<strong>Portugal</strong>,typicalset-backslikelanguagebarriersorlogisticsare<br />
easilyovercome(andwetookallthosefactorstoestablishofficesallovertheworld).<br />
That’swhyourheadquartersisstillinLisbon,eventhoughourcompanyisnowspread<br />
across4continents.<br />
wTVisioncreatesintegratedbroadcastingsolutionsbasedonsoftware<br />
<strong>de</strong>velopment,brandingand<strong>de</strong>sign,liveoperationsandspecializedhuman<br />
resourcesoutsourcing.<br />
Thecompanybecameoneofth<strong>em</strong>ainreal-timegraphicsandplayoutautomation<br />
provi<strong>de</strong>rsduetoitscomprehensiveknowledgewithintheindustry.Fromsmall<br />
one-timebroadcaststoth<strong>em</strong>ostimportantonesworldwi<strong>de</strong>,wTVisiontakespart<br />
inthousandsofbroadcastseveryyearandhasexperienceinmorethan60<br />
countries.<br />
wTVision’ssolutionsforsports,electioncoverage,entertainmentshowsandnews<br />
are,togetherwithitsmastercontrolsyst<strong>em</strong>s,thepreferredchoiceofmajorTVs<br />
andproducersallovertheworld.<br />
CompanySummary<br />
CompanyName<br />
Contact<br />
Name:DanielaDias<br />
Email:marketing@wtvision.com<br />
Website:www.wtvision.com<br />
wTVision<br />
CaseStudy<br />
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More companies in <strong>Portugal</strong>’s<br />
<strong>VR</strong>/<strong>AR</strong> Ecosyst<strong>em</strong><br />
360view<br />
AAVANZ<br />
AURA Studios<br />
www.360view.pt<br />
info@360view.pt<br />
www.aavanz.com<br />
info@aavanz.com<br />
www.aurastudios.xyz<br />
aura@aurastudios.xyz<br />
Altice<br />
Artica CC<br />
Bliss Applications<br />
www.altice.pt<br />
WebsiteLink<br />
www.artica.cc<br />
info@artica.cc<br />
www.blissapplications.com<br />
info@blissapplications.com<br />
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DOT Vantag<strong>em</strong><br />
Darwin & Warhol<br />
Deco<strong>de</strong><br />
www.dotvantag<strong>em</strong>.com<br />
miguel.rosa@dotvantag<strong>em</strong>.com<br />
www.d-w.pt<br />
geral@d-w.pt<br />
www.<strong>de</strong>co<strong>de</strong>.pt<br />
hello@<strong>de</strong>co<strong>de</strong>.pt<br />
Decskill<br />
Digital Species<br />
Edigma<br />
www.<strong>de</strong>cskill.pt<br />
geral@<strong>de</strong>cskill.com<br />
www.digitalspecies.pt<br />
info@digitalspecies.pt<br />
www.edigma.com<br />
contact@edigma.com<br />
Everis<br />
Filmadoria<br />
Franco360<br />
www.everis.com<br />
portugal.geral@everis.com<br />
www.filmadoria.pt<br />
filmadoria@gmail.com<br />
www.franco360.pt<br />
paulo@franco360.pt<br />
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GMK<br />
Go Design<br />
GoUp I<strong>de</strong>a<br />
www.gmk.pt<br />
geral@gmk.pt<br />
www.go<strong>de</strong>sign.pt<br />
go<strong>de</strong>sign@go<strong>de</strong>sign.pt<br />
www.goupi<strong>de</strong>a.com<br />
info@goupi<strong>de</strong>a.com<br />
Hi Interactive<br />
Immersive Lives<br />
KIT-<strong>AR</strong><br />
www.hi-interactive.com<br />
info@hi-interactive.com<br />
www.Immersivelives.pt<br />
research@immersivelives.pt<br />
www.kit-ar.com<br />
hello@kit-ar.com<br />
Keeplisted<br />
Konica Minolta<br />
Lisbon <strong>VR</strong><br />
www.keeplisted.org URL<br />
pedro.keeplisted@gmail.com<br />
www.konicaminolta.com<br />
info@konicaminolta.pt<br />
www.thelisbonvr.com<br />
info@thelisbonvr.com<br />
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Lost Room<br />
Lusisombra<br />
Main Brain<br />
www.lostroom.pt<br />
lostroom@lostroom.pt<br />
www.lusisombra.pt<br />
contact@lusisombra.pt<br />
www.mainbrain.pt<br />
info@mainbrain.pt<br />
Mitdream<br />
My Realities<br />
Nexlys<br />
www.mitdream.com<br />
info@mitdream.com<br />
www.myrealities.pt<br />
geral@myrealities.pt<br />
www.nexlys.com/fit<br />
WebsiteLink<br />
Nixfuste Nova<br />
PipeCo<strong>de</strong>s<br />
Pool Live <strong>AR</strong><br />
www.nixfuste-nova.pt<br />
fre<strong>de</strong>rico.ferreira@nixfuste.pt<br />
www.pipeco<strong>de</strong>s.com<br />
info@pipeco<strong>de</strong>s.com<br />
www.poollivear.com<br />
info@poollivear.com<br />
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Prooptica<br />
R<strong>AR</strong>E<br />
SBZ360<br />
www.prooptica.pt<br />
prooptica@prooptica.pt<br />
www.vrare.pt<br />
geral@vrare.pt<br />
www.sbz360.pt<br />
geral@sbz360.pt<br />
Sala do Futuro<br />
Si<strong>em</strong>ens<br />
Spin360<strong>VR</strong><br />
www.saladofuturo.pt<br />
geral@saladofuturo.pt<br />
www.si<strong>em</strong>ens.com<br />
internetrequest.pt@si<strong>em</strong>ens.com<br />
www.spin360vr.pt<br />
geral@spin360vr.pt<br />
Subvertice<br />
Tekuchi<br />
Think Future<br />
www.Subvertice.com<br />
geral@subvertice.com<br />
www.tekuchi.com<br />
sales@tekuchi.com<br />
www.thinkfuture.pt<br />
info@thinkfuture.pt<br />
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UNKN<br />
United Creative<br />
Unloop<br />
www.unkn.agency<br />
info@unkn.agency<br />
www.unitedcreative.com<br />
info@unitedcreative.com<br />
www.unloop.pt<br />
hello@unloop.pt<br />
VANTeC<br />
<strong>VR</strong>360<br />
<strong>VR</strong>W<br />
www.vantec.pt<br />
comercial@vantec.pt<br />
www.vr360.pt<br />
geral@vr360.pt<br />
www.vrw.pt<br />
info@vrw.pt<br />
Virtual Tour<br />
Virtuaplay<br />
Virtuleap<br />
www.virtualtour.pt<br />
micaelo@virtualtour.pt<br />
www.virtuaplay.pt<br />
info@virtuaplay.pt<br />
www.virtuleap.com<br />
support@virtuleap.com<br />
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Vivevirtual<br />
Vodafone<br />
Voxelscope<br />
www.facebook.com/ViveVirtual.pt<br />
geral@vivevirtual.pt<br />
www.vodafone.pt<br />
WebsiteLink<br />
www.voxelscope.com<br />
support@voxelscope.com<br />
Vreality Studio<br />
Wi<strong>de</strong><br />
XR Archi<br />
www.vrealitystudio.com<br />
info@vrealitystudio.com<br />
www.wi<strong>de</strong>.pt<br />
info@wi<strong>de</strong>.pt<br />
www.studiostation-archi.com<br />
info@xrarchi.com<br />
Zero Latency<br />
zerolatencyvr.com/lisbon/home<br />
info@zerolatencyvr.pt<br />
sky-ri<strong>de</strong>s.com<br />
www.sky-ri<strong>de</strong>s.com<br />
info@sky-ri<strong>de</strong>s.com<br />
<strong>VR</strong><strong>AR</strong>A <strong>Portugal</strong> Partner<br />
APDC-AssociaçãoPortuguesaparaao<br />
DesenvolvimentodasComunicações<br />
www.apdc.pt<br />
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