Welcome to Into the Metaverse, in this week’s episode, Yon welcomes back the Godmother of the Metaverse, Cathy Hackl, to continue their conversation of the metaverse, this time with a focus on the race to capture the AI and VR hardware markets, touching on recent events and announcements from Apple, Meta, Snap, and Roblox.

Cathy Hackl is a globally recognized tech & gaming executive, futurist, and speaker focused on spatial computing, virtual worlds, augmented reality, AI, strategic foresight, and gaming platforms strategy. She’s one of the top tech voices on LinkedIn and is the CEO of Spatial Dynamics, a spatial computing and AI solutions company, including gaming. Hackl has worked at Amazon Web Services (AWS), Magic Leap, and HTC VIVE and has advised companies like Nike, Ralph Lauren, Walmart, Louis Vuitton, and Clinique on their emerging tech and gaming journeys. 

During their conversation, Yon and Cathy get into the underwhelming Apple announcements, Meta’s opportunity for a hardware breakthrough, Snap’s new developer only Spectacles, Roblox’s new goal, and more.

Chapters:

Intro & Agenda (00:00)

Apple Underwhelms (00:39)

Meta’s Hardware Opportunity (04:24)

Snap’s Developer First Approach (08:25)

Roblox’s Ambitious New Goal (14:14)

Roblox Remains Underestimated (22:49)

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