XR AI Spotlight

Tejas Kulkarni holds a PhD in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence at MIT. He has worked on large AI systems at Google deep Mind and he is now CEO of Common Sense Machine, An AI platform that turns images, video or sketches into game-engine-ready 3D assets. By listening to this episode you will learn: What are AI hallucinations  What is the best modality to obtain 3D models generated by AI How 3D generative AI models are going to evolve and specialize How the future of 3D gen AI is going to move into world-building *** CONNECT WITH TEJAS 💼 Linkedin 🔗 Common Sense Machine *** CONNECT WITH ME 🐤X (Twitter) 💼 Linkedin: 🔗Link-in Bio *** PAST EPISODES 🟢 YouTube 🍎Apple Podcast

Tony Bevilacqua is the Founder and CEO of Cognitive3D, a spatial #analytics platform that allows XR teams to collect spatial data understand user behaviors in #3d space, measure the user level of presence and build better and more immersive XR experiences. Listen to this episode to learn: The missing link between retention metrics and understanding user behaviors How to use data to improve app performance How to use the XR privacy framework to inform participants about the #data the app is recording How you can quantify the user presence using a presence score   *** CONNECT WITH TONY 💼 Linkedin 🔗 Cognitive 3D 🔒 #XR Privacy framework   *** CONNECT WITH ME 🐤X (Twitter) 💼 Linkedin: 🔗Link-in Bio   *** PAST EPISODES 🟢Spotify 🍎Apple Podcast

As Sr. director of innovation at Media Monks Funs Jacobs focuses on helping companies navigate this shift in brand building. Media Monk has been named the AI Agency of the Year by Adweek, for demonstrating  “exceptional talent, creativity, and ingenuity in the application of generative AI in both internal operations and client work” It is a pleasure to have Funs here on the show and get a look at the behind-scenes of this success By listening to this episode you will learn: How brands can use AI right now to transform their business The ways brand can gamify their experiences to engage and interact with young audiences How brands are reacting to tech hype and the core differences between XR and AI How agencies can find the right POC to show the value of AI and scale from there *** CONNECT WITH FUNS: 💼 LinkedinMedia Monks *** CONNECT WITH ME ⁠⁠⁠🐤X (Twitter)⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠💼 Linkedin⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠🔗Link-in Bio⁠⁠ *** WATCH ALL EPISODES ON YOUTUBE 🍿⁠⁠YouTube

Markus Edgar Hormes is the Co-Founder of WorkPlayExperience, a German service innovation consultancy helping organizations of all sizes to tackle complex business problems. He is a co-author of the top-selling book, “This is Service Design Doing” and he has dived into how AI can augment the design process with a focus on emerging team dynamics and how these new tools can be used during workshops and design sprints effectively. Listen to this episode to learn: 1- How AI can be used in customer research 2- How to manage expectations when introducing AI as a tool 3- What are the challenges when introducing AI to your team  4- How to start exploring and scaling its usage ⁠⁠⁠💼 Linkedin⁠⁠⁠ Work Play Experience *** CONNECT WITH ME ⁠⁠🐤X (Twitter)⁠⁠ ⁠⁠💼 Linkedin⁠⁠ ⁠⁠🔗Link-in Bio⁠ *** WATCH ALL EPISODES ON YOUTUBE 🍿⁠YouTube

Keiichi Matsuda is Director of Liquid City a design practice on the bleeding edge of XR, working with the world's top technology companies to define concepts of the future. He is a designer and film-maker exploring the collision of physical and virtual, as technology transforms society, and new realities are born. His work has been widely exhibited and got viral success online. HYPER-REALITY was awarded Vimeo’s “Best Drama of 2016,” Listen to this episode to learn: - How a dystopian prediction almost became true - A different approach to controlling your creative process assisted by AI - Keiichi’s take on how AI and XR can generate value - His surprising approach when staying up to date with AI tech *** ALL SHORT MOVIES ON YOUTUBE: Hyper Reality Merger Agents *** CONNECT WITH KEIICHI: 💼 Linkedin 🐤X (Twitter) Liquid City Studio *** CONNECT WITH ME ⁠🐤X (Twitter)⁠ ⁠💼 Linkedin⁠ ⁠🔗Link-in Bio *** WATCH ALL EPISODES ON YOUTUBE 🍿YouTube

Daniel C. Robbins is a Principal Designer at Adobe, working on both strategy and production across 3D/AR/VR projects with a focus on generative AI. He's also helped craft integrity aspects of Horizon Worlds at Meta, advanced AR/VR projects at HTC and capped a long tenure at Microsoft by helping bring the Microsoft Envisioning Center to life. Daniel regularly mentors and sponsors people from underrepresented groups who are entering the design field and he brings a passion for joy, equity, anti-racism, and justice through the lenses of curiosity, compassion, and contradiction. Join this episode to learn: - The current limitations and future opportunities in GenAI - The approach creatives should have to improve their proficiency with gen AI tools - The importance and implications of diversity and equity in generative AI - How AI will enhance and complement XR experiences *** CONNECT WITH DANIEL 💼 Linkedin *** CONNECT WITH ME 🐤X (Twitter) 💼 Linkedin 🔗Link-in Bio

Ruben Frosali aka Rubenfro is a visual effect artist and director with over 16 years of experience, specializing in volumetric captures, point clouds, and large particle-based dynamic environments. In 2018 he started focusing on immersive content producing real time art installations exhibited around Japan, Taiwan, and New Zealand as well as music videos and commercials featured in festivals and events around Europe and Asia. Join this episode to learn: - How his background as a developer made him the skilled technical artist he is today - The tools and workflows to capture reality - Why Choosing Unity over Unreal for professional VFX - How point clouds, Nerfs and Gsplats unlock new creative opportunities ***CONNECT WITH RUBEN ⁠🐤X (Twitter)⁠ ⁠💼 Linkedin⁠ ***CONNECT WITH ME ⁠🐤X (Twitter)⁠ ⁠💼 Linkedin⁠ ⁠🔗Link-in Bio⁠

🔔 Subscribe to Meshy using the code "XRAI20" to get 20% off 😉 Ethan Hu holds a PhD in Computer graphics and AI from MIT, is a serial founder in Silicon Valley and CEO at Meshy. This AI-powered tool allows you to create 3D models solely from text or even texture them in under a minute. Meshy ranked 2nd among nearly 100 products launched on Product Hunt and Has recently announced an integration with Snap AR lens studio Join this episode to learn about: - The three parameters that make for a great 3D generative AI tool - The importance of “control” during the creative process - The cases in which 3D-generated models can already be used for productions - The 2 main obstacles to getting to Midjourney level 3D Gen AI models *** CONNECT WITH GUEST 🌐 Meshy: https://www.meshy.ai/ 💼 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethan-yuanming-hu/ *** CONNECT WITH ME 🐤X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/GabRoXR 💼 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriele-romagnolixr/ 🔗Link-in Bio: https://beacons.ai/gabroxr

Rohil loves design, dreaming of new ideas, and making them a reality. He is the founder and CEO of Nimo Planet: a new device designed with the vision to create the world's best productivity computer that fits in the pocket and enables anyone to work from anywhere. Currently, his hands are all on Nimo Glass Design, Building Nimo OS, Business. Join in to learn: - How affordable wearable AR is going to enhance human productivity - What it takes for a founder to build a hardware startup…. Twice - How Nimo is building an AI to make every user a power user - The meaning and importance of “Focus” when shipping polished user experiences More about Gabriele LinkedinTwitter / XYoutube

Known for his popular collections Floating Heads, Imps and Spirits, Sander a.k.a. SuperNfty has created more than 10K unique NFTs with a trading volume of over 1800 ETH and was the first project to grant holders 3D files. His style is heavily influenced by Pop culture, Anime, Street art and vinyl Toys. And to make this project even more unique 28 y/o, Belgian 3D artist sculpts his artworks in VR. In this episode you will learn: How to turn a passion for 3D design into a profession How SuperNfty survived the crypto crush Why VR as a creative tool wins over flat screen tools