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Team Malizia at Virtual Reality Trade Show Laval Virtual 2022

The professional sailing Team Malizia will attend the world’s largest virtual reality (VR) trade show Laval Virtual 2022 (France) and showcase the VR solution it developed in partnership with Pico Interactive and VRtual X in order to design, test and present its next race boat in VR, thus saving resources and achieving optimal performance to compete in the next Vendee Globe.

 Team Malizia, Boris Herrmann’s professional sailing team is building a new IMOCA60 for the next Vendee Globe 2024 using 

 to design and test their new race boat in order to improve performance, reduce emissions and to reduce waste. Together with VR headsets manufacturer 

 of their next racing boat and a detailed version of the inside of the cockpit, which helped to save resources and achieve optimal performance.

The VR scenario and headsets will be showcased at the world’s largest VR trade show 

 (12.4.-14.4.2022 in Laval, France) on Pico’s stand A28. Team Malizia 

 will be present at the stand on 12 April in the afternoon and 13 April to explain to visitors and journalists how useful the VR solution has been in terms of reducing travel (thus saving time, energy and limiting emissions), testing out design changes extremely quickly, using less building materials, and activating partners in a totally new way as well as early on during the boat build process. Team Malizia plans to continue to use the technology to showcase these industry uses. The team will also showcase climate issues, in order to fulfil its mission of creating awareness about ocean protection and climate change through the emotion of sport.

Journalists are invited to join us in person in Laval or to arrange virtual interviews

 with the team on this fascinating topic and real life use of VR technology.

Team Malizia at Virtual Reality Trade Show Laval Virtual 2022 The professional sailing Team Malizia will attend the world’s largest [&hellip;]