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Voices of VR

Kent Byevoicesofvr.com
Designing for Virtual Reality. Oral history podcast featuring the pioneering artists, storytellers, and technologists driving the resurgence of virtual & augmented reality. Learn about the patterns of immersive storytelling, experiential design, ethical frameworks, & the ultimate potential of XR.
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#1477: Flat2VR Studios’ Journey of Bringing 2D Games to VR with Eric Masher

I interviewed Eric Masher, Chief Operating Officer for Impact Reality and Flat2VR Studios, at Meta Connect 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below. Here's the trailer for the first four releases for Flat2VR Studios: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHJpfDgcWOQ This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality

Oct 06, 202428 min

#1474: Teaching Immersive Storytelling at ASU’s Narrative and Emerging Media Program with Nonny de la Peña & Mary Matheson

I interviewed Nonny de la Peña, Emblematic Group founder & Founding Director of Arizona State University's Narrative and Emerging Media Program as well as Mary Matheson, Professor of Practice at ASU's Narrative and Emerging Media Program, 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

Oct 06, 202425 min

#1472: VR Training Trends Using AI with Virti’s Courtney Harding

I interviewed Courtney Harding, Founder and CEO of Friends with Holograms education & training in VR as well as Head of Immersive Content at Virti, 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

Oct 06, 202425 min

#1471: Tyriel Wood & Zimtok5 on Oculus Quest 3S Tradeoffs with Quest 3

I interviewed Tyriel Wood of the Tyriel Wood YouTube channel covering XR tech and Zimtok5, VR Streamer for last ten years, at Meta Connect 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below. Here's Wood's video on the Meta Quest 3S: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-CXdU330No Here's Zimtok5's video on the Meta Quest 3S: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csBnN73V95w This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality

Oct 06, 202420 min

#1468: Kickoff of Meta Connect 2024 Coverage with Orion AR Glasses Hands-on Impressions with Tested’s Norm Chan & CNET’s Scott Stein

This is the kickoff of my Meta Connect 2024 coverage with more than 12 hours of coverage across 20+ interviews on site. In my first episode, I interviewed Scott Stein, Editor at CNET, AR, VR, Wearables, Gaming, & Future of Tech as well as Norm Chan, Executive Editor of the YouTube Channel Tested, at Meta Connect 2024 talking about the AR Orion Glasses demo. See more context in the rough transcript below. Here are the lines to all of my episodes from Meta Connect 2024: #1468: Kickoff of Meta ...

Oct 06, 202446 min

#1467: AR Medical Training App Wins Spectacles Hackathon + My Concluding Thoughts on Snap Spectacles

I interviewed Sam Jones, Kathryn Hicks, Lauren Cason, Emma Sofija, and Paige Piskin at the Snap Lens Fest about the Snap Spectacles as well as their award-winning Hackathon project called Emergensee. I also share some of my concluding thoughts on the Snap Spectacles based upon my 8 hours of coverage in the past 15 episodes. See more context in the rough transcript below. Here's my 15-episode series on the Snap Spectacles announcement and a deep dive into the Snap AR Ecosystem: #1453: Kickoff of ...

Sep 23, 202432 min

#1465: Team of Women AR Artists Explore Dreams in Spectacles Hackathon

I interviewed Alexis Zerafa, Lafiya Watson Ramirez, Meredith Binnette, Heather Dunaway Smith, and Nella at the Snap Lens Fest about the Snap Spectacles and their hackathon project about dreams. See more context in the rough transcript below. This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality

Sep 23, 202422 min

#1464: Snap’s Head of Spectacles Software Engineering Shares Technical Break Down of Design Tradeoffs

I interviewed Snap's Head of Spectacles Software Daniel Wagner at the Snap Lens Fest about the Snap Spectacles. See more context in the rough transcript below. Here's the presentation Wagner made at Lens Fest that I based my interview off of. https://www.youtube.com/live/FNoC73AbkzE?t=2270s This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality

Sep 23, 202435 min

#1459: Snap Co-Founders Share Vision for AR & Spectacles at Lens Fest Q&A Panel

Snap AR Platform Lead Sophia Dominguez interviewed Snap co-founders Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy at the Snap Lens Fest about AR and the Snap Spectacles, and there was an audience Q&A at the end as well. See more context in the rough transcript below. This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality

Sep 23, 202437 min

#1453: Kickoff of Snap Spectacles Coverage with First Impressions with XR Analyst Anshel Sag

I interviewed Anshel Sag at the Snap Partner Summit about the Snap Spectacles. See more context in the rough transcript below. Here are the links to each of my 15 episodes on the Snap Spectacles announcement and a deep dive into the Snap AR Ecosystem: #1453: Kickoff of Snap Spectacles Coverage with First Impressions with XR Analyst Anshel Sag #1454: Niantic Launches Virtual Pet AR Game "Peridot Beyond" on Snap's Spectacles #1455: Wabisabi Game Studio Leverages AR Connected Lenses on Snap Spectac...

Sep 23, 202435 min

#1452: Immersive Documentary about Chinese Censorship “All I Know About Teacher Li” Tops Venice Immersive Audience Favorites Survey

I interviewed All I Know About Teacher Li director Zhuzmo at Venice Immersive 2024. Due to the sensitivities of the topic of Chinese censorship, then the director Zhuzmo has requested that he remain anonymous. I did an interview face to face with them in Venice, got a transcript, and then fed the text back into a text-to-speech AI at Eleven Labs in order to mask his voice. See more context in the rough transcript below. All I Know About Teacher Li also happened to top the unofficial Venice Immer...

Sep 17, 202451 min

#1449: Cultivating Moments of Palliative Care Presence with “Mamie Lou”

I interviewed Mamie Lou director Isabelle Andreani at Venice Immersive 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below. Here's her artist's statement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJT99fqzyiw This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality

Sep 17, 202439 min
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