Podcast
Everything VR & AR
Hosted by The VRAR Association · EN
Everything VR & AR is a weekly podcast covering technologists, enthusiasts, and companies with real world deployments of virtual reality and augmented reality experiences. Learn from interviews with the leaders in gaming, entertainment, productivity, enterprise, social, education, medicine, software, hardware, psychology and more. This podcast covers everything that is VR and AR including the hottest topics and news in virtual reality and augmented reality. Nathan Pettyjohn, Founder of the VR/AR Association is your host.
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Tom Emrich, Director of Product AR Platforms at Niantic
Nov 9, 202300:57:37Tap to summarizeThis week the VRARA podcast team welcomes back Tom Emrich. Tom is Director of Product, AR Platforms at Niantic. Tom leads product strategy and development of Niantic's Lightship Unity SDK (ARDK), WebAR platform (8th Wall), and AR Ads. Come listen as we catch up with Tom and discuss the advancements Niantic continues to bring to the AR development space. Listen Here: http://thevrara.com/podcast-posts/tom-emrich-niantic Check out these links if you want to dig deeper after listening to the episode. www.8thwall.com www.lightship.dev www.Nianticlabs.com Follow us on Social Media: Tom Emrich: LinkedIn Tyler Gates: LinkedIn / Twitter Sophia Moshasha: LinkedIn / Twitter VRARA DC: LinkedIn / Twitter Subscribe to the podcast wherever podcasts are found or listen to past interviews at www.TheVRARA.com/podcast Do you have an interest in being a guest on our podcast or have a guest recommendation? Email vicki@thevrara.com and let us know! Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about how you can get involved with this worldwide organization to help gain exposure and share ideas and best practices with other experts in the industry. The Everything VR/AR Podcast is produced & sponsored by the DC Chapter of VRARA, in conjunction with Brightline Interactive.
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Nima Zeighami, Director of Product for Leia Inc.
Jun 29, 202300:48:12Tap to summarizeOn this week's episode we are joined by Nima Zeighami. Nima is the Director of Product for Leia Inc. where he architects the company's strategy and manages development across its entire product line. Listen as we discuss how he grew into the field of immersive technology and the ways Leia Inc. is creating new innovation in our field. Listen Here: http://thevrara.com/podcast-posts/nima-zeighami-leia Check out these links if you want to dig deeper after listening to the episode. https://www.leiainc.com/ Leia Inc. Debuts Award-Winning 3D·AI Lume Pad 2 at SXSW for Glasses-Free 3D Calling, Gaming, Streaming and Content Creation | Business Wire Follow us on Social Media: Nima Zeighami: LinkedIn / Twitter Tyler Gates: LinkedIn / Twitter Sophia Moshasha: LinkedIn / Twitter VRARA DC: LinkedIn / Twitter Subscribe to the podcast wherever podcasts are found or listen to past interviews at www.TheVRARA.com/podcast Do you have an interest in being a guest on our podcast or have a guest recommendation? Email vicki@thevrara.com and let us know! Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about how you can get involved with this worldwide organization to help gain exposure and share ideas and best practices with other experts in the industry. The Everything VR/AR Podcast is produced & sponsored by the DC Chapter of VRARA, in conjunction with Brightline Interactive.
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Steve Lukas, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Jun 15, 202300:39:09Tap to summarizeWe are joined this week by Steve Lukas. Steve is the Director of Product Management, XR Ecosystem at Qualcomm and heads up Developer Experience for Snapdragon Spaces. He is helping to lead this team to develop and create amazing tools, software and SDKs for headworn immersive platforms. Listen in as we talk about his experience and what Qualcomm is doing to push the Immersive Tech field forward. Listen Here: http://thevrara.com/podcast-posts/steve-lukas-qualcomm Check out these links if you want to dig deeper after listening to the episode. http://spaces.qualcomm.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcjExFfciws Follow us on Social Media: Steve Lukas: LinkedIn / Twitter Tyler Gates: LinkedIn / Twitter Sophia Moshasha: LinkedIn / Twitter VRARA DC: LinkedIn / Twitter Subscribe to the podcast wherever podcasts are found or listen to past interviews at www.TheVRARA.com/podcast Do you have an interest in being a guest on our podcast or have a guest recommendation? Email vicki@thevrara.com and let us know! Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about how you can get involved with this worldwide organization to help gain exposure and share ideas and best practices with other experts in the industry. The Everything VR/AR Podcast is produced & sponsored by the DC Chapter of VRARA, in conjunction with Brightline Interactive.
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Tony Liao, University of Houston
May 26, 202300:49:30Tap to summarizeThis week we are joined by Dr. Tony Liao, director of the new CougAR lab at the University of Houston (www.uhcougARlab.com). Dr. Liao has taken over as the program coordinator for the Digital Media program at UH, introducing brand new AR/VR courses to the UH curriculum, and expanding the program toward what he believes is the future of Digital Media. Listen Here: http://thevrara.com/podcast-posts/tony-liao-CougAR Check out these links if you want to dig deeper after listening to the episode: VR and Children: Could the Virtual Dinosaur See You https://jvwr-ojs-utexas.tdl.org/jvwr/index.php/jvwr/article/view/7361 AR Crime Information and Perception of Space https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/2050157919899696 Mapping 10 Years of Promises and Futures in the AR Industry https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1461444820924623 Follow us on Social Media: Tony Liao: LinkedIn Tyler Gates: LinkedIn / Twitter Sophia Moshasha: LinkedIn / Twitter VRARA DC: LinkedIn / Twitter Subscribe to the podcast wherever podcasts are found or listen to past interviews at www.TheVRARA.com/podcast Do you have an interest in being a guest on our podcast or have a guest recommendation? Email vicki@thevrara.com and let us know! Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about how you can get involved with this worldwide organization to help gain exposure and share ideas and best practices with other experts in the industry. The Everything VR/AR Podcast is produced & sponsored by the DC Chapter of VRARA, in conjunction with Brightline Interactive.
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Damir First, CCO & Co-Founder of Matterless Studios
May 19, 202300:54:13Tap to summarizeThis week we are so excited to be joined by Damir First. Damir is the Co-Founder and CCO of Matterless Studios, a cutting-edge startup that is pioneering the field of augmented reality gaming. Listen as we talk through the ways AR and immersive technology can help to pave the way for more meaningful and unique shared experiences. Listen Here: http://thevrara.com/podcast-posts/damir-first-matterless Check out these links if you want to dig deeper after listening to the episode: https://matterless.com/ https://thecyberdelicpodcast.buzzsprout.com/ Follow us on Social Media: Damir First: LinkedIn / Twitter Tyler Gates: LinkedIn / Twitter Sophia Moshasha: LinkedIn / Twitter VRARA DC: LinkedIn / Twitter Subscribe to the podcast wherever podcasts are found or listen to past interviews at www.TheVRARA.com/podcast Do you have an interest in being a guest on our podcast or have a guest recommendation? Email vicki@thevrara.com and let us know! Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about how you can get involved with this worldwide organization to help gain exposure and share ideas and best practices with other experts in the industry. The Everything VR/AR Podcast is produced & sponsored by the DC Chapter of VRARA, in conjunction with Brightline Interactive.
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Liv Erickson, Director of Mozilla Hubs
May 11, 202300:54:23Tap to summarizeThis week we are joined by Liv Erickson. Liv leads the team building Mozilla Hubs, an open source immersive virtual world platform that provides decentralized technology for creating online 3D social VR worlds. Listen in as we discuss the ever evolving world of technology and the ways we can bring different people and projects together to make that technological evolution more meaningful. Listen Here: http://thevrara.com/podcast-posts/liv-erickson-mozilla Check out these links if you want to dig deeper after listening to the episode. http://mozilla.org http://hubs.mozilla.com Follow us on Social Media: Liv Erickson: LinkedIn Tyler Gates: LinkedIn / Twitter Sophia Moshasha: LinkedIn / Twitter VRARA DC: LinkedIn / Twitter Subscribe to the podcast wherever podcasts are found or listen to past interviews at www.TheVRARA.com/podcast Do you have an interest in being a guest on our podcast or have a guest recommendation? Email vicki@thevrara.com and let us know! Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about how you can get involved with this worldwide organization to help gain exposure and share ideas and best practices with other experts in the industry. The Everything VR/AR Podcast is produced & sponsored by the DC Chapter of VRARA, in conjunction with Brightline Interactive.
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Roderick Kennedy, Founder of Simul and Creator of Teleport VR
May 9, 202301:01:52Tap to summarizeWe are joined in this episode by Roderick Kennedy. Roderick is the Founder of Simul and Creator of Teleport VR, a purpose-built network protocol for XR. Listen in as we discuss how early work on the PSVR led Roderick to ask important questions around VR rendering and ways we can improve VR experiences to expand the potential of a true "Spatial Internet." Listen Here: http://thevrara.com/podcast-posts/roderick-kennedy-teleportVR Check out these links if you want to dig deeper after listening to the episode. https://teleportvr.io/ https://roderickkennedy.com/virtual-reality https://mastodon.social/@rvkennedy Follow us on Social Media: Roderick Kennedy: LinkedIn / Twitter Tyler Gates: LinkedIn / Twitter Sophia Moshasha: LinkedIn / Twitter VRARA DC: LinkedIn / Twitter Subscribe to the podcast wherever podcasts are found or listen to past interviews at www.TheVRARA.com/podcast Do you have an interest in being a guest on our podcast or have a guest recommendation? Email vicki@thevrara.com and let us know! Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about how you can get involved with this worldwide organization to help gain exposure and share ideas and best practices with other experts in the industry. The Everything VR/AR Podcast is produced & sponsored by the DC Chapter of VRARA, in conjunction with Brightline Interactive.
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Ibrahim Jilani, Global Director & Industry Leader at UL Solutions
Apr 28, 202300:56:37Tap to summarizeWe are delighted to have Ibrahim Jilani return to the podcast. In a follow up to his 2021 episode, Ibrahim takes us through UL's continuing efforts in establishing UL8400 safety standards around immersive technologies. We discuss with Ibrahim what that progress has looked like since we last spoke and how a focus on legislation is critical in helping to move forward these safety regulations for consumer electronics. Listen Here: http://thevrara.com/podcast-posts/ibrahim-jilani-ULsolutions Check out these links if you want to dig deeper after listening to the episode: https://www.cpsc.gov/Regulations-Laws--Standards/Voluntary-Standards/Topics/Wearables https://www.shopulstandards.com/ProductDetail.aspx?productId=UL8400_1_S_20230428 Letter of Support from VRARA www.ul.com/vrar https://www.thevrara.com/safety-security Follow us on Social Media: Ibrahim Jilani: LinkedIn Tyler Gates: LinkedIn / Twitter Sophia Moshasha: LinkedIn / Twitter VRARA DC: LinkedIn / Twitter Subscribe to the podcast wherever podcasts are found or listen to past interviews at www.TheVRARA.com/podcast Do you have an interest in being a guest on our podcast or have a guest recommendation? Email vicki@thevrara.com and let us know! Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about how you can get involved with this worldwide organization to help gain exposure and share ideas and best practices with other experts in the industry. The Everything VR/AR Podcast is produced & sponsored by the DC Chapter of VRARA, in conjunction with Brightline Interactive.
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Brandon Bogajewicz, Founder of Vinyl Moon
Apr 13, 202300:53:31Tap to summarizeFor the second episode of this week's double feature, we are lucky to have Brandon Bogajewicz join us. Brandon is the founder of Vinyl Moon, a subscription based vinyl record service that recently debuted unique AR-enabled artwork by visual artist Tyler Weitz. Listen in as we talk about the intersection of these two unique mediums of engagement and learn more about Brandon's involvement in the VR/AR community. Listen Here: http://thevrara.com/podcast-posts/brandon-vinyl-moon Check out these links if you want to dig deeper after listening to the episode. https://vinylmoon.co/products/vol-083-lost-sound?variant=39979466293382 https://vinylmoon.co/ https://www.instagram.com/vinylmoonco/ Volume 083 (With the AR artwork) Product: https://vinylmoon.co/products/vol-083-lost-sound Showcase video: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj9a_7mr69e/ Digital album experiences (AR component can be viewed on mobile via "View in your space" button) https://ar.vinylmoon.co/vm083/ https://ar.vinylmoon.co/vm084/ https://ar.vinylmoon.co/vm085/ https://ar.vinylmoon.co/vm086/ https://ar.vinylmoon.co/vm087/ https://ar.vinylmoon.co/vm088/ https://ar.vinylmoon.co/vm089/ Follow us on Social Media: Brandon Bogajewicz: LinkedIn / Twitter Tyler Gates: LinkedIn / Twitter Sophia Moshasha: LinkedIn / Twitter VRARA DC: LinkedIn / Twitter Subscribe to the podcast wherever podcasts are found or listen to past interviews at www.TheVRARA.com/podcast Do you have an interest in being a guest on our podcast or have a guest recommendation? Email vicki@thevrara.com and let us know! Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about how you can get involved with this worldwide organization to help gain exposure and share ideas and best practices with other experts in the industry. The Everything VR/AR Podcast is produced & sponsored by the DC Chapter of VRARA, in conjunction with Brightline Interactive.
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Samantha Wolfe & Luís Bravo Martins, Authors of Metaversed: See beyond the Hype
Apr 11, 202300:48:14Tap to summarizeMetaversed: See beyond the Hype, is a joint project by authors Samantha Wolfe & Luís Bravo Martins. Serving as a no-nonsense business guide to responsibly approaching the metaverse, the book offers an exploration and "insightful discussion and analysis of the next, rapidly approaching technological revolution." Listen in as we discuss how it came to be and more with Samantha and Luís. Listen Here: http://thevrara.com/podcast-posts/metaversed-samantha-luis Check out these links if you want to dig deeper after listening to the episode. Metaversed: See Beyond the Hype Follow us on Social Media: Luis Bravo Martins: LinkedIn / Twitter Samantha Wolfe: LinkedIn Tyler Gates: LinkedIn / Twitter Sophia Moshasha: LinkedIn / Twitter VRARA DC: LinkedIn / Twitter Subscribe to the podcast wherever podcasts are found or listen to past interviews at www.TheVRARA.com/podcast Do you have an interest in being a guest on our podcast or have a guest recommendation? Email vicki@thevrara.com and let us know! Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about how you can get involved with this worldwide organization to help gain exposure and share ideas and best practices with other
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