SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Globant (NYSE:
GLOB), a digitally native technology services company focused on
creating digital journeys, will host the opening of its recently
renovated San Francisco Playground today, February 15. Participants will interact
first-hand with cutting-edge technologies that showcase the
strategies and experiences used to generate world-class digital
solutions for global brands.
Hosted at its San Francisco
office, the Playground is Globant's Digital Journey Accelerator,
featuring tangible demonstrations of how digital experiences are
dreamed, designed, and prototyped. The Playground was created to
catalyze clients' digital planning by exposing them to the latest
technologies and trends available, facilitated by expert staff. The
launch of the second-generation Playground will feature the
innovations of today that are driving the user experiences of
tomorrow.
Virtual and mixed reality sets and demonstrations will be among
the cutting-edge technologies featured at the launch,
including:
- Some of the latest VR devices
- Real-time machine learning algorithms
- IoT and wearables (sensors, smart materials, connected devices,
etc.)
- AAA Video game development
- Quick prototyping, 3D printers are other event highlights.
"Industries are evolving at unprecedented speed - companies can
no longer afford reactive innovation - it must be simultaneous, if
not predictive," said Martín Migoya, CEO and co-founder of Globant.
"Our upgraded Playground will provide global brands the opportunity
to observe, interact, and conceptualize their own optimal digital
journeys."
During the opening, Mike Haley,
Senior Director of Machine Intelligence at Autodesk, will deliver
the keynote speech, about how machine learning pertains to
designing and making the world around us. A recognized leader
in applying deep-learning, unsupervised training and other
techniques to the world of design, he is an established speaker,
having provided expert insight at Strata+Hadoop World London,
Siggraph 2016, and for the Bay Area Association for Computing
Machinery.
About Globant
Globant (NYSE: GLOB) is a digitally native technology services
company that creates digital journeys for its customers, which
impact millions of consumers. Globant is the place where
engineering, design, and innovation meet scale.
Globant has more than 5,400 professionals in 12 countries
working for companies like Google, Linkedin, JWT, EA, and Coca
Cola, among others.
Globant was named a Worldwide Leader of Digital Strategy
Consulting Services by IDC MarketScape Report (2016) and its client
work has been featured as business case studies at Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and
Stanford University. For more
information, visit www.globant.com.
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