The Google I/O 2016 schedule has been released, detailing some of the programs on May 18 and 19, with the third day currently blank.
The company explains that they have a few surprises in store, which could be released through the coming days, to probably garner the event more hype, while the last few pieces will be released after Google CEO Sundar Pichai's 2-hour Keynote speech on May 18.
"We'll be adding more talks and events as we get closer to I/O, including a number of talks directly after the Keynote (shhhh!! We've got some new things to share)," the company writes in its blog release.
The Google I/O event for this year was earlier announced back in January when its location and dates were established. In a previous report, we detailed some of the talks that could be expected from the developer's conference.
Though an initial scan of the released schedule, it can be inferred that Google is planning on making a wider mark in the world of augmented or virtual realities (AR/VR), as specific hours have been dedicated to these topics.
A particular program that starts an hour before the Keynote speech on the Amphitheater, "VR at Google," has only a sentence long description saying "Google's vision for VR: what we have built, what we have learned, and where we are headed."
Its short nature has led most media outlets to believe that Google may have other VR talks or announcements planned, as opposed to the other sufficiently described events.
Currently, all we know is that there are four other talks on virtual reality: "Project Tango Developer Panel," where different VR developers will be sharing their experiences with Project Tango; "VR & Cinema," in which Jessica Brillhart, Google's Principal Filmmaker for VR, will lead the talks on the emerging VR cinematic language; "What's New with Project Tango," where the company will share insights on Project Tango's first consumer phone; and "Live Coding: Make a virtual reality game," a VR game-making workshop headed by Shanee Nishry.
Reportedly, aside from the main Amphitheater, there will be 10 stage setups for the three-day event to accommodate all the programs, as well as I/O Extended events hosted by local communities across the globe.
Live streams will be available for most talks and in case anyone misses any, Google will be uploading video coverages of all the programs on YouTube once the I/O event concludes.
People attending the event can get their badges on May 17 at the Shoreline Amphitheater from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Be sure to get these badges ASAP as seating arrangements for the Keynote speech will be assigned according to a first come, first served basis.
Attendees can also start planning their schedules through the Google I/O 2016 site.
To get a glimpse of on-site experiences, highlights from last year's I/O event can be viewed below:
