VR/AR ECOSYSTEM REPORT: PORTUGAL Q1 2021 CompanyName LusoVU CompanySummary LusoVUisanaugmentedrealitycompanyworkingintheB2BandB2Cmarket.We aredevelopingtwodifferentproductsforeachmarket: • HIDO:Adisruptiveaugmentedrealitybinoculareyewearmuchmoreelegant andwithawiderfieldofviewthancompetition.Thisproductistargetingthe consumermarketandinthefuturewillreplacesmartphones • LEANSPACE:Asoftwareplatformthatsupportoperatorstoassembly hardwareusingaugmentedreality.Thefirstversionwasdevelopedforthe assemblyofsatellitesandwearenowtransferringittononspace applications(e.g.aircrafts,cars). Contact Name:IvoYvesVieira Email:info@lusovu.com Website:www.lusovu.com SizeofCompany EmployeesorFTEequivalent:10-20 CaseStudy www.myeyespeak.com TypeofCompany SmarglassesHardwareandSoftware WhyareyouinPortugal? Therightquestioniswhywedon’tleavePortugal.Thereasonisthatbesideavery goodqualityoflife(sun,beaches,surf,food,music,people,culture),Portugalhasalot oftalentedpersonsandisatractingmanyforeignerstoliveandworkhere. Additionally,wehaveacultureusedtointeractwithothercultureswhichiskeyfor creatingaglobalproduct. Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthePortugalEcosystem? PortugalEcosysteminAR/VRisgrowingduetotworeasons.Onereasonisthe existenceofalotofhighhumantalent,suitableforthisnewtechnology/paradigm.The otherreasonisthatportuguesepeoplearemuchmoreearlyadoptersoftechnology thaninanothercountry.ThismakesPortugalagoodbenchmarkfornew technologies. CustomerTypesand/ornames ESA–EuropeanSpaceAgency,Airbus,ThalesAleniaSpace,OHB,PeoplewithALS 32
VR/AR ECOSYSTEM REPORT: PORTUGAL Q1 2021 CompanyName MGO Consulting CompanySummary MGOConsultingisandITintegratorwithtrackrecordonvirtualandcloud infrastructuresolutions.IthasaninnovationLabwereisdevelopingsolutionsto solveimmersivemarketproblems.OneofthemainprojectsisaVRDM(Virtual RealityDeviceManagement)thatcanmanagedstandaloneVRHeadsetfromthe cloud.Itisoneofthefirstsolutionstoaddressboththehardwaredevice managementaswellascontentmanagement.Itfacilitatesmarketing,content creators,trainingandeducationindustriestomanageanddistributetheir products,solutionsandcontenttoVRheadsetsregardlessofitslocationandina centrallyeasytousecloudbasedplatform. Contact Name:GonçaloPratas Email:goncalo.pratas@mgo.cv Website:www.mgo.cv SizeofCompany EmployeesorFTEequivalent:10-20 CaseStudy N/A TypeofCompany Hardwareandsoftwaresolutionprovider CustomerTypesand/ornames Government,Utilities,ONG,Finance,Media WhyareyouinPortugal? Portugueseecosystemforstartupsisgrowingtobecomeoneofthemostthriving onesinEurope,withspecificandstraitforwardpoliciesthatenablethecreationof valueaddedsolutionstotheinternationalmarket.Withtheinvolvementof universitiesandcompaniesinthesameecosystem,providesaeasytoimplement mappingbetweenmarketandacademianeeds,enablingthereductionofcoststo developinnovativeprojectsthatcanbemonetizedusingtheseveralflexiblefinancial solutionsthatwerecreatinginthestartupecosystem.Regardingthespecificsof immersivemarketecosystem,thereisavisionforbecominganimportant internationalhubwithramificationsthatcanconnectEuropeancompanieswith Portuguesespeakingcountries.Theseramificationscanreachemergingmarketswith millionsofpeoplethatareeagertoevolvetheirsocietiestoadvancedhightechhubs. WithaclearstrategytoaddressthosecountriesPortuguesecompaniesinVR/AR spacecanreachmassivegrowingmarketslikeAfricaandSouthAmerica. Whatdoyouneed/hopefor/fromthePortugalEcosystem? Createacollaborationenvironmentthatcanbeusedtoenhancethevisibilityofthe solutionsdevelopedinthePortugueseecosystem,aswellasenablinganeasier understandinghowthetechnologyisevolvingintermsofcustomerusecases. Withthisproject,MGOConsultingcansolvebigissuesthatexistanarewellknownby thecontentandexperienceproviders.Sothedivulgationandnetworkingbetween agencies,appandcontentdeveloperswillbeoneofthebiggestadvantagesofhaving VRARAecosystemasapartner. Enablingthemappingandnetworkingbetweencustomers,companies,industry leadersandvisionaries,willhelpthisprojecttobeinternationallyknownandbecamea standardinthecreationofend-to-endturnkeysolutions,werehardware,software, managementandgovernancecanbedeliveredinamoresimplifiedsolutionbut compliantwithenterprisesecurityandgovernancerequirements.Thiscanbeagame changerinordertoenhancetheusageofimmersivetechnologiesinenterpriseand corporatecustomers. 33
