Prof. Mel Slater is an ICREA Research Professor at the University of Barcelona where he co-leads the Experimental Virtual Environments for Neuroscience and Technology (EVENT) Lab. In 2005 he was awarded the Virtual Reality Career Award by IEEE Virtual Reality ‘In Recognition of Seminal Achievements in Engineering Virtual Reality.’ He has been involved in and led several international projects in this field.

At #DIGILITY17 he will give the opening keynote on Thursday (day 2) and we are very curious to hear his visions for virtual reality. For now, we had the chance to interview him before DIGILITY. Enjoy reading!