This course provides a concise overview and non-technical explanation of mixed reality.

This course provides a concise overview and non-technical explanation of mixed reality. These are a broad constellation of immersive experience technologies that merge real and virtual worlds to produce new environments and visualizations. Discover how organizations ranging from RSM Accountants to Walmart and BMW are using these applications to boost collaboration, amplify remote workflows, enhance audit efficiency, deliver remote support, train and educate, design new products, improve customer service, and more. You'll walk away with a fundamental understanding of how mixed reality is transforming the modern business world, and its potential to help accountants boost their relevance, value, and revenue.
In this seminar, you will learn about: Mixed reality (MR) fundamentals MR value drivers Recent MR trends Diminished reality Digital twins Leading MR technologies MR and workforce training Development platforms Case Studies MR Starter strategy for accountants
Who Will Benefit/Target Audience: Practitioners who want a basic, non-technical understanding of mixed reality applications and how to start positioning themselves and their operations to take full advantage of the technology.
Field of Study: Information Technology

MA, CMC, CITP/FITP
GARRETT WASNY, MA, CMC, CITP/FITP, is an artificial intelligence (AI) skills advisor to accountants, tax attorneys, enrolled agents, and tax preparers worldwide. His courses focus on the new intersection of accounting and technology, and provide guidance to practitioners on how to prosper in this dynamic age. His sessions demystify emerging cloud, mobile, and social applications, and explain in plain language how financial professionals can use these online tools to build trust, solve problems, and create new value. He’s also an award-winning Internet speaker, author, app developer, professional development specialist, and former management consultant for Price Waterhouse. He's published 50+ ebooks on computing and ethical issues related to accounting, written hundreds of articles and columns on Internet strategy, and delivered thousands of seminars and webinars to CPAs and accounting organizations around the globe.
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