Voices of VR

I interviewed Nima Zeighami, VP of Product at Infinite Reality, at Meta Connect 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below. This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality

I interviewed XR Evangelists JoyReign Creator of Joy In The Morning Show and CEO of Onyx Leaf Media as well as JDun of the Getting Things Dun YouTube channel, Get'Em To The Metaverse Podcast, & Chief Metaverse Officer of Onyx Leaf Media, at Meta Connect 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below. Here's the Question HDMI video that JDun mentioned in the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8QDvoEJLps This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality

Tipatat Chennavasin, General Partner and co-founder of Venture Reality Fund, dives into the excitement surrounding Gaussian Splatting and its investment in Gracia.ai. He shares insights from Meta Connect 2024, including the allure of photorealistic VR and the allure of AAA games like Batman Arkham Shadow. The conversation also touches on the balance between AAA and grassroots innovations in gaming, alongside the potential of XR spatial computing and generative AI to revolutionize immersive experiences.

I interviewed Job Stauffer and Robin Orr, the two design innovation leads on Starwave, at Meta Connect 2024. They also met and fell in love in VR, and each share their respective journeys into the space through building community around VR fitness experiences. See more context in the rough transcript below. Here's the launch trailer for Starwave: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LtG2qnPeSY This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality

I interviewed Casandra Vuong and Chary Keijzer of the Cas and Chary YouTube channel, at Meta Connect 2024 about all of the latest announcements, their journey into their XR coverage, and how they use the Ray-Ban Meta Smartglasses to stay connected to each other. See more context in the rough transcript below. Here's their video about the Quest 3S launch produced while onsite at Meta Connect: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrGZ7ef84tw This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality

I interviewed Andrew Eiche, CEOwl at Owlchemy Labs, at Meta Connect 2024 about their latest title Dimensional Double Shift. See more context in the rough transcript below. Here's their launch trailer. This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality

Mark Schramm and Ashley Pinnick, co-directors of the upcoming mixed reality game 'Starship Home,' share their insights on innovative game design. Schramm, a seasoned VR developer, and Pinnick, a talented artist, discuss their unique blend of creativity and technology. They dive into the challenges of room scanning and how player feedback shapes immersive experiences. The duo also explores the balance of realism and narrative, stressing the impact of design choices around themes like climate change, making gameplay both engaging and thought-provoking.

I interviewed Alex Coulombe, Studio Lead & CEO of Agile Lens Immersive Design, at Meta Connect 2024 about Meta's Orion AR Glasses first impressions, being a mediator with Apple and Epic Games as well as with Meta and Epic Games, and a bit more context as to why Meta CTO Andrew "Boz" Bosworth gave an apology to developers at the beginning of the developer keynote. See more context in the rough transcript below. Also be sure to read Coulombe's Orion hands-on impressions in his UploadVR article. Here's the Developer Keynote where Boz gave an apology to developers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztl25aRlnWE This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality

In this engaging conversation, Alex Coulombe, CEO of Agile Lens, Kevin Laibson, Experience Director, and Jackie Roman, Cinematographer, dive into their innovative VR projects. They explore the intersection of theater and immersive experiences, discussing the challenges faced in adapting 'A Christmas Carol' for VR. The trio highlights advances in facial tracking and AI, plus the unique storytelling capabilities of XR technology. They also share insights into the hyper-realistic Four Seasons VR experience, showcasing the future of audience interaction in theater.

I'm diving into my backlog to publish three unpublished interviews with Alex Coulombe, Creative Director of Agile Lens Immersive Design, with the second interview that happened at Tribeca Immersive 2023. See more context in the rough transcript below. Here's a talk that was given later in 2023 about the Four Seasons Lake Austin VR experience given at Unreal Fest 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6la2yieiCG0 This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality