Augmented Reality Expo 2017

A gathering of tribes What do you call a conference that combines a serious call to action from a major semiconductor company and an invitation to go navel-gazing at the Esalen institute for the incurably Californian? That would be Augmented World Expo 2017, whose target demographic seems to range from hardnosed engineers with stars in their eyes to some distinctly starry-eyed people for whom the dream appears to be enough. With a few exceptions (and some very bright spots) the conference was very long on enthusiasm for a future filled with hybridized, godlike beings with the specifics of how to