XR AI Spotlight

Gordon Midwood, co-founder of Anything World, is on a mission to revolutionize 3D animation with AI. He shares insights on how AI transforms creative workflows, enabling real-time animation and rigging across platforms like Blender and Unreal. Gordon emphasizes the importance of viewing AI as a creative ally rather than a threat, driving innovation in game development. He also touches on the challenges of copyright in AI-generated content and the need for human connection in artistry, making a compelling case for a future where anyone can create animated worlds.

Charlie Fink is a Producer, Podcaster, Author, Professor, and Forbes columnist, covering AI, XR, and the Metaverse. In this interview, we discuss: The current state of XR How AR might not be the perfect match for AI as we all might think Some of the similarities and differences between the rise of the internet and the rise of AI The impact AI is having on teachers and students How AI will take people’s jobs… even his own Subscribe to XR AI Spotlight weekly newsletter 👉 https://xraispotlight.substack.com/OUR SPONSORVisit ⁠⁠Meshy.ai⁠⁠ and use the code "XRAI20" to get 20% discount on your subscription ***CONNECT WITH CHARLIE⁠💼 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linkedin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🔗 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠ ***CONNECT WITH ME🐤⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X (Twitter)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠💼 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linkedin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🔗⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Link-in Bio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ***PAST EPISODES🎙️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Show Website⁠⁠⁠⁠🟢 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🍎⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcast

Matt is the Sr. community programs manager at Mozilla: the non-profit behind Firefox that empowers people to shape a healthier digital world. He has built from scratch several online communities for users and developers and in this conversation he shares with us the complete handbook to get started and grow a healthy community around a common mission. We talk about: Resources to define the strategy and ROI metrics for your community effort Load of practical tips around discovery, activation and re-engagement The importance of human interaction in an era of AI bots and over automation The biggest personal advice to professionals building communities around tech products Subscribe to XR AI Spotlight weekly newsletter 👉 https://xraispotlight.substack.com/ OUR SPONSOR Visit ⁠⁠Meshy.ai⁠⁠ and use the code "XRAI20" to get 20% discount on your subscription *** CONNECT WITH MATT ⁠💼 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linkedin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠🔗 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠   *** CONNECT WITH ME 🐤⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X (Twitter)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ 💼 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linkedin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔗⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Link-in Bio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   *** PAST EPISODES 🎙️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Show Website⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🟢 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🍎⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcast

Diego di Tommaso is the co-founder of OVER, an ambitious startup seeking to merge the physical and virtual world through Augmented Reality (AR). And while this vision sounds very ambitious and something we have heard before, we will discover how OVER along with the help of an army of mappers has created the biggest 3D map of the world and made it possible to deploy AR experiences like never before. We will learn: What is the positioning system capable of supporting the future of spatial computing Why these “ maps” are way more than digital lands The many ways in which you can use the OVER platform to create and deploy your own AR experiences The importance of a decentralized system when creating a map of the world Subscribe to XR AI Spotlight weekly newsletter 👉 https://xraispotlight.substack.com/OUR SPONSORVisit ⁠⁠Meshy.ai⁠⁠ and use the code "XRAI20" to get 20% discount on your subscription ***CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST⁠💼 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linkedin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🔗 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠ ***CONNECT WITH ME🐤⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X (Twitter)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠💼 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linkedin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🔗⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Link-in Bio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ***PAST EPISODES🎙️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Show Website⁠⁠⁠⁠🟢 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🍎⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcast

David Marak has been active in XR since the early days of Google Cardboard and the first prototypes of augmented reality. Six years ago, he co-founded the immersive studio Yord, which has since expanded worldwide and is now recognized as one of the top Immersive App development companies globally. During this journey, Yord survived and thrived through a lot of ups and downs and he is now facing a new challenge and opportunity: the intersection between XR and AI. Today we will look at Yord client’s base and how AI has impacted their pipeline We learn about the most exciting and rewarding project David has worked on and why His thoughts on digital agencies moving from client’s work to product How the team has adapted and reacted to the rise of interest in AI Subscribe to XR AI Spotlight weekly newsletter 👉 https://xraispotlight.substack.com/ OUR SPONSOR Visit ⁠⁠Meshy.ai⁠⁠ and use the code "XRAI20" to get 20% discount on your subscription *** CONNECT WITH DAVID ⁠💼 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linkedin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠🔗 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠   *** CONNECT WITH ME 🐤⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X (Twitter)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ 💼 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linkedin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔗⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Link-in Bio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   *** PAST EPISODES 🎙️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Show Website⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🟢 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🍎⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcast

Jonathan Hale is the CEO and CTO of the Wonderland Engine, a hyper-optimized 3D engine for 3D, VR, and AR on the web. If you've played any of the WebXR apps suggested by the Meta Quest Browser, it most likely was built using Wonderland Engine. So today’s conversation is all about WebXR: What are the best options for developers to build webXR apps Real examples of how Wonderland editor makes the life of developers easy The future of web XR apps on wearable devices An incredible alternative to typing long URL in VR that has changed the way I access the web from any headset Subscribe to XR AI Spotlight weekly newsletter 👉 https://xraispotlight.substack.com/ OUR SPONSOR Meshy empowers XR content creators to bring their visions to life with a toolkit for creating 3D models in seconds. Visit https://www.meshy.ai/ and use the code “XRAI20” to get a 20% discount on your subscription *** CONNECT WITH JONATHAN ⁠💼 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linkedin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠🔗 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠   *** CONNECT WITH ME 🐤⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X (Twitter)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ 💼 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linkedin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔗⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Link-in Bio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   *** PAST EPISODES 🎙️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Show Website⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🟢 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🍎⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcast

Max Tiel is one of the co-founder of Thunderboom Records, a dutch studio committed to empowering musicians, professionals and organizations in the music industry that like many others creative fields has been shaken up by Gen AI. Max is on the ground and works actively to create, test and share how technologies such as artificial intelligence, AR and virtual avatars can empower emerging artists. They have developed a comprehensive open source toolkit to help musicians understand and implement these technologies in their own creative workflow. Today we will discuss Why create an open source AR toolkit for musicians The creative opportunities that avatars unlock for on stage performances How the AI beat maker might become the best companion for any DJ What step musicians can take to be ready for a future where music and technology are more interconnected than ever Subscribe to XR AI Spotlight weekly newsletter 👉 https://xraispotlight.substack.com/ OUR SPONSOR Meshy empowers XR content creators to bring their visions to life with a toolkit for creating 3D models in seconds. Visit https://www.meshy.ai/ and use the code “XRAI20” to get a 20% discount on your subscription *** CONNECT WITH MAX ⁠💼 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linkedin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠🔗 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠   *** CONNECT WITH ME 🐤⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X (Twitter)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ 💼 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linkedin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔗⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Link-in Bio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   *** PAST EPISODES 🎙️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Show Website⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🟢 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🍎⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcast

Subscribe to XR AI Spotlight weekly newsletter 👉 https://xraispotlight.substack.com/ Andreas Edesberg is the co-founder and CEO of Sloyd. With over 300,000 users globally,  Sloyd is on a mission to make 3D asset creation accessible, quick, and easy. But are they living up to the expectations and needs of studio and 3D artists? What about a future where worlds are create in Real time? Today we will dive deep into this topic and discuss: How Sloyd is giving more control on the style generated 3D models The main use cases for 3D assets generated with Sloyd The dramatically different approach they have taken when compared to other generative AI tools *** OUR SPONSOR Meshy empowers XR content creators to bring their visions to life with a toolkit for creating 3D models in seconds. Visit https://www.meshy.ai/ and use the code “XRAI20” to get a 20% discount on your subscription. *** CONNECT WITH ANDREAS ⁠💼 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linkedin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠🔗 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠   *** CONNECT WITH ME 🐤⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X (Twitter)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ 💼 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linkedin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔗⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Link-in Bio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   *** PAST EPISODES 🎙️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Show Website⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🟢 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🍎⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcast

You’ve just heard Will Eastcott, CEO of PlayCanvas, one of the most popular open-source 3D engines for the web. Before founding PlayCanvas, Will worked at major game studios like EA, Sony, and Activision, contributing to titles such as GTA, Call of Duty, and Max Payne. Today PlayCanvas' mission is to make web app development more accessible and collaborative. In this episode, Will shares invaluable insights and the game-changing tools he has built to help developers through their journey. We will discuss: The current state of 3D on the web for gaming and beyond Practical tips to help developers choose their web engine AND optimize their experiences on web How you can clean and edit your Splats directly on the browser Subscribe to XR AI Spotlight weekly newsletter 👉 https://xraispotlight.substack.com/ *** OUR SPONSOR Meshy empowers XR content creators to bring their visions to life with a toolkit for creating 3D models in seconds. Visit https://www.meshy.ai/ and use the code “XRAI20” to get a 20% discount on your subscription. *** CONNECT WITH WILL ⁠💼 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linkedin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠🔗 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠   *** CONNECT WITH ME 🐤⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X (Twitter)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ 💼 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linkedin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔗⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Link-in Bio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   *** PAST EPISODES 🎙️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Show Website⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🟢 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🍎⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcast

Jelmer Althuis is the founder of Sphere of Sound, a company dedicated to crafting cutting-edge audio solutions that redefine immersive experiences. He also serves as the Audio Director at VRelax, where he specializes in designing therapeutic audio landscapes that enhance mental well-being through virtual reality.  He is a true expert and through this conversation we start defining the real fundamentals of what makes sound sound real We look at the production workflow including the recording process, the best libraries and SDK you can use right now Look at the impact sound can have on users and inhabitants of virtual worlds Subscribe to XR AI Spotlight weekly newsletter 👉 https://xraispotlight.substack.com/ *** OUR SPONSOR Meshy empowers XR content creators to bring their visions to life with a toolkit for creating 3D models in seconds. Visit https://www.meshy.ai/ and use the code “XRAI20” to get a 20% discount on your subscription. *** CONNECT WITH JELMER ⁠💼 ⁠⁠⁠⁠Linkedin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠🔗 ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠   *** CONNECT WITH ME 🐤⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X (Twitter)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💼 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linkedin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔗⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Link-in Bio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   *** PAST EPISODES 🎙️ ⁠⁠⁠Show Website⁠⁠⁠ 🟢 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🍎⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcast⁠