Tyler and Sophia explore the opportunities of hosting augmented reality on the web and skipping the need to download a phone app. Tom Emrich, VP of Product at 8th Wall discusses their new development, Inline AR, that now makes it easier than ever to embed AR content within existing websites. Connect with Tom: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasemrich/ Twitter: @tomemrich Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about how you can get involved with this worldwi...
May 21, 2020•44 min
Tyler and Sophia talk with Shanna De luliis of Within about how they are striving toward helping with mass adoption of VR. Introducing, Supernatural, the new VR fitness app that customizes workouts to the individual and let's you compete with your friends. Connect with Shanna: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shanna-de-iuliis-4176127/ 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...
May 14, 2020•47 min
Tyler and Sophia catch up with VR/AR Association member, Raffael Dickreuter of SO Real Digital Twins, to introduce their new X-ray scanning technology for the ultimate realistic digital twin. Connect with SO REAL: Website: https://soreal.ch/ Twitter: @SOREAL_AG 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. Subscribe to...
May 07, 2020•34 min
Tyler and Sophia talk with Ron Martin of Unity Technologies about how platforms like Unity allow for the creation of enhanced storytelling capabilities for any scenario within any industry. Connect with Ron: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iswid/ 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. Subscribe to the podc...
Apr 30, 2020•46 min
Tyler and Sophia chat with Jason Moser of Motley Fool to talk about the trajectory of virtual and augmented reality and why he and his clients are looking forward to immersive technology companies going public. Connect with Jason for the best stock advice on immersive technology: Twitter: @TMFJMo 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 e...
Apr 23, 2020•52 min
Tyler and Sophia talk with the CEO and VP of Business Development at TG0 about the many evolving use cases of tactile control products. The etee, their new VR controller, launched earlier this month on Kickstarter and they have received an astounding response. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tg0/etee-complete-control-in-3d From TG0: "The etee campaign is now officially funded, but we are not letting up. We've released our stretch goals and announced a new sensing surface to have the control...
Apr 16, 2020•37 min
Tyler and Sophia have a fun conversation around the future (or not so future) capabilities of spatial computing with Leslie Shannon, Head of Ecosystem and Trend Scouting at Nokia. Connect with Leslie: Twitter: @lshannon45 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leslie-shannon-75856718/ 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...
Apr 09, 2020•50 min
Tyler and Sophia catch up with VRARA LA chapter President, Cynthia Feemster as well as their member, Amy Hedrick of Cleanbox Technologies about the incredible work they are doing to provide hygienic tools for keeping immersive reality hardware free from contagions. The kicker? Cleanbox is also a great example of an immersive technology company who has shifted gears to respond to the current crisis and provide solutions for disinfecting and reusing personal protective gear! Connect with Amy &...
Apr 02, 2020•56 min
Tyler and Sophia chat with Joanna Popper, the Global Head of VR for Location Based Entertainment at HP about how virtual platforms will revolutionize the way we connect and form communities. Connect with Joanna: Twitter: @JoannaPopper LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannapopper/ 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 t...
Mar 26, 2020•49 min
Tyler and Sophia talk with Stefan Alexander, North's VP of Advanced R&D to discuss North's augmented reality glasses, Focals, introducing wearable AR to enhance our every day lives. Check out Focals by North: Twitter: https://twitter.com/focalsbynorth Website: https://www.bynorth.com/ 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 i...
Mar 19, 2020•1 hr 3 min
Tyler and Sophia talk with Eve Psalti, Head of Strategic Platforms at Google Cloud, on the importance of cloud platforms to better enable the creation and distribution of immersive content. Connect with Eve: Twitter: https://twitter.com/evepsalti LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evepsalti/ 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 exp...
Mar 12, 2020•44 min
Sophia and Tyler highlight the incredible work the VR/AR Association's Philadelphia Chapter has been doing to strengthen the immersive technology community. We also speak to Nick Jushchyshyn, Program Director of VR & Immersive Media at Drexel University about the incredible program and how the students are innovating and solving challenges in immersive technology. Visit Drexel University's Immersive Research Lab: https://digm.drexel.edu/acelab/irl-launch/ Visit the VR/AR Association at www.T...
Mar 05, 2020•46 min
Tyler and Sophia connect with Lauren Xandra, Director of Strategy & Innovation at the National Research Group. Lauren goes into detail about NRG's recent report, "Me and the Machine", about trends in immersive technology and how 5G will play a big role in widespread consumer adoption. Read the full report here: https://www.nrgmr.com/news/me-and-the-machine Connect with Lauren on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenxandra/ Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more infor...
Feb 27, 2020•42 min
Product Manager David Menard from Unity Technologies speaks with Tyler and Sophia about their recent partnership and integration with Autodesk. Listen to Tyler and Sophia discuss with David the significance of this partnership and what it means for immersive technology. Connect with David: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-menard-eng-mba-69782040/ Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about how you can get involved with this worldwide organization to hel...
Feb 20, 2020•31 min
Tyler and Sophia talk with Danny Forest and Laura Sweat, who leading training and safety standards at the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers, about the incredible work they are doing to revolutionize the way their industry trains in order to "fail safely" and optimize learning in VR. 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 exp...
Feb 13, 2020•41 min
Sophia & Tyler introduce the VR/AR Association's new member spotlight series beginning with an introduction from the Chicago chapter President, Matt Wren. We follow up with a spotlight on VRARA member, Steve Garrou of Enduvo, who is creating ease of access with their content authoring platform.
Feb 06, 2020•37 min
Tyler and Sophia welcome Joe Michaels of Haptx to discuss their unique technology using compressed air for the ultimate realistic haptic feedback. Connect with Joe: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joemich/ Twitter: @joemich 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. Subscribe to the podcast wherever podcasts a...
Jan 30, 2020•39 min
Tyler Gates and Sophia Moshasha discuss the evolution of pilot training simulation systems with Philippe Perey and Chris Stellwag of CAE and how immersive technology cuts costs and allows for infinite scalability and personalization of training. Find out more about Phillipe and CAE: Web: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philippe-perey-6223a88/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CAE_Defence Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about how you can get involved with this worldwid...
Jan 23, 2020•48 min
Join Tyler Gates and Sophia Moshasha as they speak with Epic Games about the Unreal Engine. Joined by Dana Cowley (Senior Marketing Manager) and Sebastien Lozé Simulations Industry Manager, they discuss what Epic Games is doing in the virtual simulation industry. Find out more about Sebastien: Web: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastienloze/ Twitter: @ SLFeeding Find out more about Dana: Web: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danacowley/ Twitter: @ danacowley Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA...
Jan 16, 2020•45 min
Tyler and Sophia talk with hosts and teams of the first annual Iron Dev competition at I/ITSEC, the Nation's largest modeling, training and simulation conference. The Iron Dev competition was created in order to spur creativity and innovation in AR/VR to solve challenges for the U.S. Military. Find out more about I/ITSEC: Web: https://www.iitsec.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/iitsec Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about how you can get involved with this w...
Jan 09, 2020•29 min
Tyler and Sophia uncover all the exciting things that the University of Central Florida is doing to further innovation in immersive technology by connecting academia with industry and government. Connect with the University of Central Florida: Web: https://www.ucf.edu/research/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/school/university-of-central-florida/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/UCF Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about how you can get involved with this world...
Jan 02, 2020•45 min
Tyler and Sophia are pleased to announce the Navy's new effort to accelerate the acquisition and R&D of innovation. Their guest on today's show is John Meyers who is the Executive Director, NAWCTSD and is leading the tech bridge to NavalX in Central Florida. Also joined by Tyler and Sophia is John Cunningham of VRARA's Central Florida chapter to talk about how the VR/AR Association is helping to bridge NavalX's efforts to reach those doing incredible things with immersive technology around t...
Dec 19, 2019•31 min
Tyler and Sophia had such a great conversation from their first talk with Gabriel that they scheduled a part 2 to take a deeper dive into the possibilities of how information organized spatially will alter the way we do business and live our lives. Connect with Gabriel: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriel-ren%C3%A9-0201902/ Twitter: @GReal1111 Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about how you can get involved with this worldwide organization to help gai...
Dec 12, 2019•1 hr 5 min
In another special episode from Microsoft Ignite. Sophia Moshasha and producer Donny Neufuss sit down with Amy Scarfone the Principal Design Manager at Microsoft Mixed Reality. They discuss the exciting work Amy is doing with the SharePoint Spaces team in mixed reality. Connect with Amy: Web: https://www.amyscarfone.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scarfone/ Twitter: @okscarfone Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about how you can get involved with thi...
Dec 05, 2019•27 min
Tyler and Sophia talk with Timmy Ghiurau, leading XR and simulation experiences at Volvo Cars, and John Burwell, Varjo's Global Lead for Simulation and Training, to talk about their collaboration and amazing work together in mixed reality. Connect with John and Varjo at: Web: https://varjo.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnmburwell/ Twitter: @varjodotcom Connect with Timmy and Volvo at: Web: https://group.volvocars.com/careers/people-of-volvo-cars/timotei-florin-ghirau Linkedin: htt...
Nov 28, 2019•35 min
Tyler and Sophia talk with Sadie Van Buren, Business Development Manager, Mixed Reality at Microsoft, about the ecosystem of the Microsoft's mixed reality practice and how they are helping pave the path for success for the industry at large. Register by December 15 to win Microsoft Surface earbuds: https://aka.ms/podcasts/sweepstakes Connect with Sadie at: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sadalit/ Twitter: @ Sadalit Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about ...
Nov 21, 2019•38 min
Tyler and Sophia talk with Jimmy Vainstein, VR/AR Program Manager at The World Bank, about how the World Bank is using immersive technology to spread social impact and drive change in our communities. Connect with Jimmy at: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jvainstein/ Twitter: @ JimmyVainstein 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...
Nov 14, 2019•32 min
Tyler and Sophia talk with Dr. Uma Jayaram, Managing Director and Principal Engineer of Intel Sports, about how the sports entertainment industry is utilizing immersive technology to bring their audience a new way to experience live action on the field. Connect with Uma and Intel at: Web: https://www.intel.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/uma-jayaram-b655535 Twitter: @Intel Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about how you can get involved with this worl...
Nov 07, 2019•39 min
Tyler and Sophia talk with Christina Heller, CEO of Metastage, about all things possible with volumetric capture, where the technology is today and where it’s going. Connect with Christina and Metastage at: Web: https:// metastage .com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinaheller/ Twitter: @ChristinaHeller 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 pra...
Oct 31, 20190
Join Tyler and Sophia as they speak with Ashley Crowder from VNTANA and Diego Medina from Viacom about the exciting work they're doing together in Augmented Reality. Connect with Ashley & Diego Ashley Crowder @ acrowder33 Diego Medina https://www.linkedin.com/in/diegojmedina/ 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 ind...
Oct 24, 2019•39 min
