[Music] I’ll own up I’m a virtual reality
I’ll own up I’m a virtual reality
I’ll own up I’m a virtual reality evangelist and today I’d like to talk a
evangelist and today I’d like to talk a
evangelist and today I’d like to talk a little bit about our future but before
little bit about our future but before
little bit about our future but before we get started I would like to show you
we get started I would like to show you
we get started I would like to show you a short video this
what is it that can elicit such
what is it that can elicit such reactions from the people on the streets
reactions from the people on the streets
reactions from the people on the streets of Lagos
of Lagos
of Lagos what is this virtual reality or VR as
what is this virtual reality or VR as
what is this virtual reality or VR as it’s more popularly known well VR is one
it’s more popularly known well VR is one
it’s more popularly known well VR is one of the school of extended reality
of the school of extended reality
of the school of extended reality technologies like augmented reality you
technologies like augmented reality you
technologies like augmented reality you might remember the game Wacom will go on
might remember the game Wacom will go on
might remember the game Wacom will go on mixed reality but what this does is you
mixed reality but what this does is you
mixed reality but what this does is you put on a headset and it puts you in a
put on a headset and it puts you in a
put on a headset and it puts you in a completely immersive environment that
completely immersive environment that
completely immersive environment that can literally transport the user to
can literally transport the user to
can literally transport the user to wherever the content creator wanted you
wherever the content creator wanted you
wherever the content creator wanted you to be so I’ll give you an example
to be so I’ll give you an example
to be so I’ll give you an example we’re here at TEDx Yampa together and
we’re here at TEDx Yampa together and
we’re here at TEDx Yampa together and let’s say you had somebody who couldn’t
let’s say you had somebody who couldn’t
let’s say you had somebody who couldn’t be here today and you wanted them to get
be here today and you wanted them to get
be here today and you wanted them to get the feel of what you’re having here
the feel of what you’re having here
the feel of what you’re having here today you could take a photograph with a
today you could take a photograph with a
today you could take a photograph with a 360 camera and 360 photos or you could
360 camera and 360 photos or you could
360 camera and 360 photos or you could do 360 video they would put on that
do 360 video they would put on that
do 360 video they would put on that headset and when they look up they’ll
headset and when they look up they’ll
headset and when they look up they’ll see what you see when you look up what
see what you see when you look up what
see what you see when you look up what you see when you look behind you when
you see when you look behind you when
you see when you look behind you when you see what you live what you see when
you see what you live what you see when
you see what you live what you see when you look down a completely immersive 360
you look down a completely immersive 360
you look down a completely immersive 360 environment now VR I mean we’ve been
environment now VR I mean we’ve been
environment now VR I mean we’ve been hearing a lot about it Jay mentioned
hearing a lot about it Jay mentioned
hearing a lot about it Jay mentioned exponential technologies and in the last
exponential technologies and in the last
exponential technologies and in the last three or four years a lot has been made
three or four years a lot has been made
three or four years a lot has been made about this technology coming into its
about this technology coming into its
about this technology coming into its own and that has happened because of the
own and that has happened because of the
own and that has happened because of the advances in mobile technology because
advances in mobile technology because
advances in mobile technology because when you think about it VR has actually
when you think about it VR has actually
when you think about it VR has actually been around for over 50 years now 50
been around for over 50 years now 50
been around for over 50 years now 50 years ago it was used by institutions
years ago it was used by institutions
years ago it was used by institutions like NASA and the United States Air
like NASA and the United States Air
like NASA and the United States Air Force but the experiences that you could
Force but the experiences that you could
Force but the experiences that you could have been
have been
have been for several million dollars on a room
for several million dollars on a room
for several million dollars on a room full of equipment you can have today for
full of equipment you can have today for
full of equipment you can have today for give or take a thousand dollars and you
give or take a thousand dollars and you
give or take a thousand dollars and you know the kind of headsets that you saw
know the kind of headsets that you saw
know the kind of headsets that you saw in the video virtual reality a
in the video virtual reality a
in the video virtual reality a technology that I believe has the
technology that I believe has the
technology that I believe has the potential to completely transform the
potential to completely transform the
potential to completely transform the lives of everybody here now I talked
lives of everybody here now I talked
lives of everybody here now I talked about creating contents using things
about creating contents using things
about creating contents using things like a 360 camera right you can do a 360
like a 360 camera right you can do a 360
like a 360 camera right you can do a 360 photograph or 360 video but you can also
photograph or 360 video but you can also
photograph or 360 video but you can also create computer generated content for VR
create computer generated content for VR
create computer generated content for VR and alongside that there are a number of
and alongside that there are a number of
and alongside that there are a number of great tools that are available as VR
great tools that are available as VR
great tools that are available as VR apps currently that allow people to
apps currently that allow people to
apps currently that allow people to literally create masterpieces and I want
literally create masterpieces and I want
literally create masterpieces and I want to show you a quick video from our lab
to show you a quick video from our lab
to show you a quick video from our lab with one of our developers trying to
with one of our developers trying to
with one of our developers trying to create content now it’s not quite at the
create content now it’s not quite at the
create content now it’s not quite at the masterpiece level but what’s exciting
masterpiece level but what’s exciting
masterpiece level but what’s exciting about this tool which is called Google
about this tool which is called Google
about this tool which is called Google tilt brush is that it’s something being
tilt brush is that it’s something being
tilt brush is that it’s something being used by artists all over the world and
used by artists all over the world and
used by artists all over the world and they’re doing everything from creating
they’re doing everything from creating
they’re doing everything from creating amazing outfits that you can literally
amazing outfits that you can literally
amazing outfits that you can literally step into in the virtual world to you
step into in the virtual world to you
step into in the virtual world to you know building houses or creating
know building houses or creating
know building houses or creating entirely new worlds that you can
entirely new worlds that you can
entirely new worlds that you can populate and animate and as you can see
populate and animate and as you can see
populate and animate and as you can see as he goes through the difference
as he goes through the difference
as he goes through the difference possible that he’s there there are a
possible that he’s there there are a
possible that he’s there there are a range of brushes that you can use
range of brushes that you can use
range of brushes that you can use different strokes different colors
that allow you to create with only your
that allow you to create with only your imagination as your limitation now this
imagination as your limitation now this
imagination as your limitation now this is an interesting bit you can actually
is an interesting bit you can actually
is an interesting bit you can actually add order to this and your arts will
add order to this and your arts will
add order to this and your arts will respond to the music
[Music]
[Music] Lagos let’s talk about the girls listen
Lagos let’s talk about the girls listen
Lagos let’s talk about the girls listen I did wanna he’s the son of a king but
I did wanna he’s the son of a king but
I did wanna he’s the son of a king but now he feeds on me from the pain or
now he feeds on me from the pain or
now he feeds on me from the pain or because he wants to live in the city of
because he wants to live in the city of
because he wants to live in the city of please
please
please he left his crown throne and glory or
he left his crown throne and glory or
he left his crown throne and glory or because he heard it will pick up money
because he heard it will pick up money
because he heard it will pick up money on the golden streets of Lagos only fee
on the golden streets of Lagos only fee
on the golden streets of Lagos only fee nudie also bustle and hustle now even in
nudie also bustle and hustle now even in
nudie also bustle and hustle now even in Lagos see
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thank you so welcome TEDx yeah birth to
thank you so welcome TEDx yeah birth to virtual reality okay so we’ve talked a
virtual reality okay so we’ve talked a
virtual reality okay so we’ve talked a little bit about virtual reality and its
little bit about virtual reality and its
little bit about virtual reality and its history and I mentioned things like the
history and I mentioned things like the
history and I mentioned things like the United States Air Force and NASA and you
United States Air Force and NASA and you
United States Air Force and NASA and you know you could be forgiven for thinking
know you could be forgiven for thinking
know you could be forgiven for thinking what exactly does virtual reality have
what exactly does virtual reality have
what exactly does virtual reality have to do with Nigeria certainly I’ve heard
to do with Nigeria certainly I’ve heard
to do with Nigeria certainly I’ve heard that a lot we’ve had people come to the
that a lot we’ve had people come to the
that a lot we’ve had people come to the lab and go away people are doing VR in
lab and go away people are doing VR in
lab and go away people are doing VR in Nigeria why of all the questions to ask
Nigeria why of all the questions to ask
Nigeria why of all the questions to ask let me show you why last year we had a
let me show you why last year we had a
let me show you why last year we had a virtual reality hackathon it was the
virtual reality hackathon it was the
virtual reality hackathon it was the first one here and incidentally it also
first one here and incidentally it also
first one here and incidentally it also happens to be the first one on the
happens to be the first one on the
happens to be the first one on the African continent we asked the teams who
African continent we asked the teams who
African continent we asked the teams who took part and for this hackathon we had
took part and for this hackathon we had
took part and for this hackathon we had applicants from as far away as Zambia to
applicants from as far away as Zambia to
applicants from as far away as Zambia to create solutions for three verticals
create solutions for three verticals
create solutions for three verticals we asked them to create a VR solution
we asked them to create a VR solution
we asked them to create a VR solution for either healthcare education or
for either healthcare education or
for either healthcare education or tourism and we selected these three
tourism and we selected these three
tourism and we selected these three sectors because we believe that they are
sectors because we believe that they are
sectors because we believe that they are the ones that have the greatest
the ones that have the greatest
the ones that have the greatest potential for immediate significant
potential for immediate significant
potential for immediate significant impacts in our local communities because
impacts in our local communities because
impacts in our local communities because that’s what we believe that virtual
that’s what we believe that virtual
that’s what we believe that virtual reality is a technology or tool that we
reality is a technology or tool that we
reality is a technology or tool that we can use to create solutions for
can use to create solutions for
can use to create solutions for ourselves now the picture that you see
ourselves now the picture that you see
ourselves now the picture that you see on your left is the team that won the
on your left is the team that won the
on your left is the team that won the hackathon they created an experience
hackathon they created an experience
hackathon they created an experience called learn which allows you to learn
called learn which allows you to learn
called learn which allows you to learn how to code in a virtual environment
how to code in a virtual environment
how to code in a virtual environment using hand gestures initial research
using hand gestures initial research
using hand gestures initial research from VR has told us that it can enhance
from VR has told us that it can enhance
from VR has told us that it can enhance learning so much so that retention after
learning so much so that retention after
learning so much so that retention after learning with virtual reality is
learning with virtual reality is
learning with virtual reality is increased by a factor of three but you
increased by a factor of three but you
increased by a factor of three but you know coding hand gestures this might all
know coding hand gestures this might all
know coding hand gestures this might all seem fairly remote let’s take a look
seem fairly remote let’s take a look
seem fairly remote let’s take a look closer home does anybody have any idea
closer home does anybody have any idea
closer home does anybody have any idea what these numbers represents the first
what these numbers represents the first
what these numbers represents the first number two hundred and sixty three
number two hundred and sixty three
number two hundred and sixty three million according to a UNESCO report in
million according to a UNESCO report in
million according to a UNESCO report in 2014 that was the number of children who
2014 that was the number of children who
2014 that was the number of children who were out of school in the world the
were out of school in the world the
were out of school in the world the second number ten point five million
second number ten point five million
second number ten point five million the number of children who are out of
the number of children who are out of
the number of children who are out of school in Nigeria today the highest
school in Nigeria today the highest
school in Nigeria today the highest number for any country in the world and
number for any country in the world and
number for any country in the world and that last number 1 billion is a
that last number 1 billion is a
that last number 1 billion is a conservative estimate of the number of
conservative estimate of the number of
conservative estimate of the number of children around the world who do not
children around the world who do not
children around the world who do not have access to good quality education
have access to good quality education
have access to good quality education now if like me you believe is words of
now if like me you believe is words of
now if like me you believe is words of Nelson Mandela that education is the
Nelson Mandela that education is the
Nelson Mandela that education is the most powerful weapon that we can use to
most powerful weapon that we can use to
most powerful weapon that we can use to change the world you realize that we
change the world you realize that we
change the world you realize that we have a crisis on our hands and I believe
have a crisis on our hands and I believe
have a crisis on our hands and I believe that VR is a tool that we can use to
that VR is a tool that we can use to
that VR is a tool that we can use to solve this this is a VR for school kid
solve this this is a VR for school kid
solve this this is a VR for school kid those are the components they’re
those are the components they’re
those are the components they’re low-cost VR headsets like the Google
low-cost VR headsets like the Google
low-cost VR headsets like the Google cardboard the cost is between five to
cardboard the cost is between five to
cardboard the cost is between five to ten dollars but even more importantly
ten dollars but even more importantly
ten dollars but even more importantly it’s open source so you can build it
it’s open source so you can build it
it’s open source so you can build it yourself if you can get the components a
yourself if you can get the components a
yourself if you can get the components a smart phone that’s we are capable and
smart phone that’s we are capable and
smart phone that’s we are capable and mobile broadband and the solar portable
mobile broadband and the solar portable
mobile broadband and the solar portable basically allows you to create an
basically allows you to create an
basically allows you to create an all-in-one learning device that you can
all-in-one learning device that you can
all-in-one learning device that you can deploy anywhere nothing about the
deploy anywhere nothing about the
deploy anywhere nothing about the Nigerian situation think about our local
Nigerian situation think about our local
Nigerian situation think about our local public schools you could very easily
public schools you could very easily
public schools you could very easily have over 100 children in a single
have over 100 children in a single
have over 100 children in a single classroom the schools might not have
classroom the schools might not have
classroom the schools might not have facilities might not have labs qualified
facilities might not have labs qualified
facilities might not have labs qualified personnel are lacking and of course we
personnel are lacking and of course we
personnel are lacking and of course we know the situation with power with this
know the situation with power with this
know the situation with power with this kid you can basically leave from all of
kid you can basically leave from all of
kid you can basically leave from all of those issues remember we said the only
those issues remember we said the only
those issues remember we said the only limitation to contents in VR is the
limitation to contents in VR is the
limitation to contents in VR is the imagination of the content creator so
imagination of the content creator so
imagination of the content creator so children can be in a virtual classroom
children can be in a virtual classroom
children can be in a virtual classroom they can be in a virtual laboratory they
they can be in a virtual laboratory they
they can be in a virtual laboratory they can take field trips visit the pyramids
can take field trips visit the pyramids
can take field trips visit the pyramids in Egypt they can even leave this planet
in Egypt they can even leave this planet
in Egypt they can even leave this planet and explore the solar system and it’s so
and explore the solar system and it’s so
and explore the solar system and it’s so portable that you can deploy anywhere
portable that you can deploy anywhere
portable that you can deploy anywhere you can take it into local schools will
you can take it into local schools will
you can take it into local schools will be piloting this with Gmail high school
be piloting this with Gmail high school
be piloting this with Gmail high school across Hobart McCauley Road next turn
across Hobart McCauley Road next turn
across Hobart McCauley Road next turn you can deploy it in IDP camps and for
you can deploy it in IDP camps and for
you can deploy it in IDP camps and for those 10.5 million children who are out
those 10.5 million children who are out
those 10.5 million children who are out of school you can take scroll home to
of school you can take scroll home to
of school you can take scroll home to them another example of where VR is
them another example of where VR is
them another example of where VR is having impacts today health care now
having impacts today health care now
having impacts today health care now around the world a lot has been made
around the world a lot has been made
around the world a lot has been made about VR being use
about VR being use
about VR being use for medical training and it’s really
for medical training and it’s really
for medical training and it’s really helping advance the skills of people who
helping advance the skills of people who
helping advance the skills of people who are not able to do high-risk procedures
are not able to do high-risk procedures
are not able to do high-risk procedures as part of their everyday training is
as part of their everyday training is
as part of their everyday training is giving people access to the operating
giving people access to the operating
giving people access to the operating theaters of highly skilled surgeons
theaters of highly skilled surgeons
theaters of highly skilled surgeons thousands of miles away from them but
thousands of miles away from them but
thousands of miles away from them but it’s also being used for therapeutic
it’s also being used for therapeutic
it’s also being used for therapeutic purposes VR is being used for things
purposes VR is being used for things
purposes VR is being used for things like treating phobias alleviating pain
like treating phobias alleviating pain
like treating phobias alleviating pain even enhancing mobility for people who
even enhancing mobility for people who
even enhancing mobility for people who have been paralyzed here in Nigeria I’m
have been paralyzed here in Nigeria I’m
have been paralyzed here in Nigeria I’m proud to tell you about my friend tokes
proud to tell you about my friend tokes
proud to tell you about my friend tokes who runs a consultancy that looks after
who runs a consultancy that looks after
who runs a consultancy that looks after kids who are autistic now she is using a
kids who are autistic now she is using a
kids who are autistic now she is using a VR to think about ways in which he can
VR to think about ways in which he can
VR to think about ways in which he can scare her practice for providing therapy
scare her practice for providing therapy
scare her practice for providing therapy to these children across a greater range
to these children across a greater range
to these children across a greater range in Nigeria and possibly even across the
in Nigeria and possibly even across the
in Nigeria and possibly even across the region alongside that she is also using
region alongside that she is also using
region alongside that she is also using VR to get people to understand and
VR to get people to understand and
VR to get people to understand and engage better with people who are
engage better with people who are
engage better with people who are autistic there’s an experience for the
autistic there’s an experience for the
autistic there’s an experience for the Google cardboard which is a sensory
Google cardboard which is a sensory
Google cardboard which is a sensory overload now when you put it on you’re
overload now when you put it on you’re
overload now when you put it on you’re in a public space say a mall and you are
in a public space say a mall and you are
in a public space say a mall and you are exposed to the same sensations in the
exposed to the same sensations in the
exposed to the same sensations in the same magnitude that somebody who’s
same magnitude that somebody who’s
same magnitude that somebody who’s autistic would be so the intensity of
autistic would be so the intensity of
autistic would be so the intensity of flashing lights the stress and noise of
flashing lights the stress and noise of
flashing lights the stress and noise of everyday sounds this speed of movement
everyday sounds this speed of movement
everyday sounds this speed of movement around you and how that might
around you and how that might
around you and how that might disorientate and with that people are
disorientate and with that people are
disorientate and with that people are starting to understand and mental health
starting to understand and mental health
starting to understand and mental health condition that people were previously
condition that people were previously
condition that people were previously afraid of people were concerned about so
afraid of people were concerned about so
afraid of people were concerned about so healthcare education some of the many
healthcare education some of the many
healthcare education some of the many ways in which beer can have impact one
ways in which beer can have impact one
ways in which beer can have impact one thing I did want to say is you might
thing I did want to say is you might
thing I did want to say is you might have noticed that and the slide with
have noticed that and the slide with
have noticed that and the slide with hackathon you only saw men which I
hackathon you only saw men which I
hackathon you only saw men which I considered a problem last year but I’m
considered a problem last year but I’m
considered a problem last year but I’m very excited to say that we are
very excited to say that we are
very excited to say that we are progressing significantly and this year
progressing significantly and this year
progressing significantly and this year we’re seeing a lot of women come into
we’re seeing a lot of women come into
we’re seeing a lot of women come into the VR space one of which is blessing
the VR space one of which is blessing
the VR space one of which is blessing who’s sitting over here blessing give us
who’s sitting over here blessing give us
who’s sitting over here blessing give us a wave and she’s recently startup
a wave and she’s recently startup
a wave and she’s recently startup Udacity VR nanodegree which if you know
Udacity VR nanodegree which if you know
Udacity VR nanodegree which if you know about audacity is probably one of the
about audacity is probably one of the
about audacity is probably one of the leading industry recognised
leading industry recognised
leading industry recognised qualifications and technology today as
qualifications and technology today as
qualifications and technology today as is rocker Ayatollah
is rocker Ayatollah
is rocker Ayatollah to her left there and then finally I
to her left there and then finally I
to her left there and then finally I wanted to mention Jimenez Sano who is
wanted to mention Jimenez Sano who is
wanted to mention Jimenez Sano who is the lady in the middle of the bottom row
the lady in the middle of the bottom row
the lady in the middle of the bottom row of pictures who was recently in South
of pictures who was recently in South
of pictures who was recently in South Africa on a one-week interactive
Africa on a one-week interactive
Africa on a one-week interactive storytelling course focused on virtual
storytelling course focused on virtual
storytelling course focused on virtual reality okay so I talked about VR I’ve
reality okay so I talked about VR I’ve
reality okay so I talked about VR I’ve talked about some of what it might do
talked about some of what it might do
talked about some of what it might do today but I’d like you to think of
today but I’d like you to think of
today but I’d like you to think of something for one minute think about the
something for one minute think about the
something for one minute think about the fact that 10 years ago we did not have
fact that 10 years ago we did not have
fact that 10 years ago we did not have Android we didn’t have what’s up and we
Android we didn’t have what’s up and we
Android we didn’t have what’s up and we didn’t have umber and then take five
didn’t have umber and then take five
didn’t have umber and then take five seconds to think about what the world
seconds to think about what the world
seconds to think about what the world might be like in ten years time what
might be like in ten years time what
might be like in ten years time what would exist think about the
would exist think about the
would exist think about the possibilities with technologies like
possibilities with technologies like
possibilities with technologies like virtual reality augmented reality
virtual reality augmented reality
virtual reality augmented reality artificial intelligence and while on all
artificial intelligence and while on all
artificial intelligence and while on all of those come together
of those come together
of those come together what will your Legos
what will your Legos
what will your Legos what I believe very much that whatever
what I believe very much that whatever
what I believe very much that whatever future will create will be driven by the
future will create will be driven by the
future will create will be driven by the words of dangoty down there the only way
words of dangoty down there the only way
words of dangoty down there the only way to move Africa forward is for people
to move Africa forward is for people
to move Africa forward is for people like us to take very bold moves which
like us to take very bold moves which
like us to take very bold moves which brings me to this final slide the future
brings me to this final slide the future
brings me to this final slide the future is yours to create what will you do
is yours to create what will you do
is yours to create what will you do thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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