拡張現実（AR）および仮想現実（VR）

AR/VRの世界のトップ企業

ブリティッシュ・コロンビア（B.C.）は、デジタルエンターテイメントとの関わりが深く、カナダで最も技術セクターの成長率が高い地域の1つです。拡張現実（AR）および仮想現実（VR）企業が急成長しているハブです。バンクーバーのAR/VRセクターは、ベイエリアのシリコンバレーに続く世界第2位の規模を誇ります。

業界の特徴

260

B.C.には、シリコンバレーに次いで多い、260社を超える没入型テクノロジー企業が存在

DigiBC（2021）

23億ドル

B.C.の没入型テクノロジー企業は、年間23億ドルの収益を創出

DigiBC（2021）

35%

B.C.は、カナダにおけるAR/VR収益活動全体の35%を占める

BC企業（2020）

B.C.のAR/VR業界が世界第2位である理由を探る

Competitive Advantages of B.C.’s AR/VR Industry

An aptitude for innovation, a pool of highly skilled labour, and a West Coast lifestyle that attracts talent from around the world brings countless possibilities to investors, entrepreneurs, and visionaries.

Strong Roots

A key reason for B.C.’s thriving AR/VR Industry is its strong roots in digital entertainment— Film/TV, VFX, animation, video game and interactive media industry in the Lower Mainland region, all of which have played a substantial role in laying the groundwork for the rise of AR/VR.

Clusters of Creativity

Imagination and innovation aren’t exclusive to the major cities. While Vancouver and Victoria are busy technology epicentres, there are incubators and accelerators available in Nanaimo, Kelowna, Kamloops, and other growing communities.

Cross-Sector Potential

B.C. companies provide value-added AR/VR platforms to advance training and education methods and systems, and to enable interactive experiences for a variety of other applications in many sectors such as life sciences, digital media and entertainment, aerospace, and natural resources to name a few.

Virtual Entrepreneurs

An aptitude for innovation and a pro-development ecosystem create an ideal balance of work and play for entrepreneurs and investors. The mix of lifestyle and tech amenities allows innovators to have the flexibility to create during the workweek, then explore the lifestyle B.C. is known for.

Education With Experience

The workforce in B.C. has access to world-class educational opportunities: all of its major post-secondary institutions provide comprehensive training in leading edge facilities.