Best Virtual Reality Podcasts (2024)

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#1386: Chatting about Apple Vision Pro with fxpodcast’s Mike Seymour 1:07:21

2d ago1:07:21

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The contributing editor and co-founder of fxguide Mike Seymour invited me onto his fxpodcast to share some of my thoughts on the Apple Vision Pro, the ecosystem differences between the Quest and Vision Pro, the potential for different killer apps, and where we see it going in the future. This is a rebroadcast of fxpodast episode #368, but with some…

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OpenXR 1.1, Palmer Luckey's Firing, $700 Pimax Crystal Light 2:00:14

10d ago2:00:14

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This week Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss Pimax, OpenXR 1.1 and the weekend discussion between John Carmack, Andrew Bosworth, and Palmer Luckey.By UploadVR

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OpenXR 1.1, Palmer Luckey's Firing, $700 Pimax Crystal Light 2:00:14

10d ago2:00:14

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This week Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss Pimax, OpenXR 1.1 and the weekend discussion between John Carmack, Andrew Bosworth, and Palmer Luckey.By UploadVR

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#1385: OpenXR 1.1 Release Promotes Extensions into Core & Marks Yearly Release Cycle for Prominent XR Industry Open Standard 51:56

11d ago51:56

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The OpenXR 1.1 minor release comes out today, which moves some of the more commonly used extensions into core and it also marks a new Khronos Group commitment to a yearly release cycle. It's been nearly five years since the initial release of OpenXR 1.0 on July 29, 2019, and Khronos Group President Neil Trevett tells me that it's been one of the mo…

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#1384: 2019 Flashback to OpenXR 1.0 Release at SIGGRAPH 20:21

11d ago20:21

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I'm digging into my unpublished interview archives backlog to publish this conversation with Khronos Group President Neil Trevett marking the 1.0 release of OpenXR that happened during SIGGRAPH in July 2019. We talk about the intention of OpenXR as a specification, and I figured that it's worth looking back at the evolution of the specification as …

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#1383: 2018 Flashback to OpenXR First Look at GDC 33:06

11d ago33:06

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OpenXR 1.1 is being released today, and so I'm digging into my archive of unpublished interviews to go back GDC 2018 when OpenXR working group chairman Nick Whiting presented some of the first information about the OpenXR specification, which wouldn't have it's initial release over a year later on July 29, 2019 (see episode #1384 for more on that).…

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Ep 247 - XReal Air 2 AR Glasses, Apple Spatial Personas and the Future of Virtual Ads 2:29:59

15d ago2:29:59

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In this episode, the FReality crew discusses XReal Air 2 AR Glasses, Apple Spatial Personas and the Future of Virtual Ads.*Release Date:* 6 April 2024 on https://www.youtube.com/freality/liveBy FReality Crew

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Quest 3 Passthrough Improved, Valve Deckard's Potential, Is PC VR Growing? 1:43:08

17d ago1:43:08

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By UploadVR

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Quest 3 Passthrough Improved, Valve Deckard's Potential, Is PC VR Growing? 1:43:08

17d ago1:43:08

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By UploadVR

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#1382: Interactive Generative AI Storytelling Installation “The Golden Key” Wins Top Prize at SXSW Leveraging Archetypal Folklore Motifs + Links to SXSW 2024 Coverage 1:01:41

22d ago1:01:41

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I interviewed The Golden Key co-directors Matthew Niederhauser & Marc Da Costa remotely during SXSW XR Experience 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below.Here is all of my coverage of projects in and around SXSW XR Experience 2024:#1360: Sneak Peak of SXSW XR Experience Projects, Events, & Lounges with Programmer Blake Kammerdiener#136…

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#1381: “Soul Paint” Wins SXSW Special Jury Prize for Innovative Body Mapping Technique to Spatially Draw Your Emotions 54:52

22d ago54:52

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I interviewed Soul Paint co-directors Sarah Ticho & Niki Smit remotely ahead of the SXSW XR Experience 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below.This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon.Music: FatalityBy Kent Bye

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#1380: “Reimagined Volume III: Young Thang” Adapts a Nigerian Folktale while Refining the Grammar of Spatial Storytelling 1:02:19

22d ago1:02:19

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I interviewed Reimagined Volume III: Young Thang director Melissa Joyner and co-directors Julie Cavaliere & Michaela Ternasky-Holland remotely after the SXSW XR Experience 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below.This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon.Music: Fatality…

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#1379: “Maya: The Birth of a Superhero” Evolves Storytelling Grammar with Magical Realism, Dream Logic, & Interactive Embodiment 59:57

22d ago59:57

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I interviewed Maya: The Birth of a Superhero co-directors Poulomi Basu & CJ Clarke remotely after the SXSW XR Experience 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below.This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon.Music: FatalityBy Kent Bye

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#1378: Anagram’s Mental Health Series Continues with Preview of “Impulse” Mixed Reality Story about ADHD 48:44

22d ago48:44

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I interviewed Impulse (Preview) co-directors May Abdalla & Barry Gene Murphy remotely after the SXSW XR Experience 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below.This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon.Music: FatalityBy Kent Bye

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#1377: Immersive Producer Katayoun Dibamehr’s Journey to Becoming an Award-Winning Producer at Floréal 48:54

22d ago48:54

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I interviewed Floréal director Katayoun Dibamehr during Tribeca 2023 about her journey into becoming an award-winning immersive producer. See more context in the rough transcript below.This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon.Music: FatalityBy Kent Bye

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#1376: Indie Musician Roman Rappak’s Annual Mixed Reality Performance Experiments & Expansion into “Detachment” Immersive Story 1:01:47

22d ago1:01:47

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I interviewed Detachment director Roman Rappak remotely after the SXSW XR Experience 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below.This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon.Music: FatalityBy Kent Bye

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#1375: Unique 2D Hand-Drawn Animation Technique with “Tadpole” Leads to a Provocative Immersive Story 46:38

22d ago46:38

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I interviewed Tadpole director Diane Catsburrow Linnet remotely after the SXSW XR Experience 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below.This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon.Music: FatalityBy Kent Bye

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#1374: Telling Stories of Indigenous Leaders with OurWorlds.io’s “Chief” on Apple Vision Pro 50:08

22d ago50:08

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I interviewed Chief co-director Catherine Eng remotely after the SXSW XR Experience 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below.This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon.Music: FatalityBy Kent Bye

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#1373: Interactive Biopic Doc on Opera Singer “Joseph Rouleau: Final Encore” that Mixes Modalities 43:39

22d ago43:39

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I interviewed Joseph Rouleau: Final Encore co-directors Émilie Rosas & Colas Wohlfahrt remotely ahead of the SXSW XR Experience 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below.This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon.Music: FatalityBy Kent Bye

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#1372: “Last We Left Off” 360 Video Plays Switches Between D&D Imaginal Realms with Physical Reality, & Exhibiting with Apple Vision Pro 32:28

22d ago32:28

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I interviewed Last We Left Off director Connor Illsley remotely during SXSW XR Experience 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below.This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon.Music: FatalityBy Kent Bye

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#1371: “Pirate Queen: The Forgotten Legend” Fuses Escape Room Mechanics with Environmental Storytelling & Embodied Gameplay 53:00

22d ago53:00

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I interviewed Pirate Queen: The Forgotten Legend director Eloise Singer & writer Maja Bodenstein a few days after the launch of their game on March 7th. See more context in the rough transcript below.This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon.Music: FatalityBy Kent Bye

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#1370: “Madame Pirate: Code of Conduct” Blends Spatial Representations to Tell the Story of Most Powerful Pirate in History 43:54

22d ago43:54

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I interviewed Madame Pirate: Code of Conduct co-directors Morgan Ommer & Dan-Chi Huang remotely ahead of the SXSW XR Experience 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below.This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon.Music: FatalityBy Kent Bye

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#1369: Interactive UN Doc “Dreaming of Lebanon” Blends Interactive Oral History, 360 Video, and Speculative Worldbuilding 37:37

22d ago37:37

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I interviewed Dreaming of Lebanon co-directors Martin Waehlish & Cynthia Sawma remotely after SXSW XR Experience 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below.This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon.Music: FatalityBy Kent Bye

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#1368: “Walk to Westerbork” Immersive Doc Shares Remarkable Story about a Dutch Jewish Holocaust Survivor Who Defied the Odds 55:27

22d ago55:27

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I interviewed Walk to Westerbork director Mary Matheson remotely ahead of the SXSW XR Experience 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below.This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon.Music: FatalityBy Kent Bye

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#1367: “Escape to Shanghai” Immersive Doc Tells the Story of Jewish Refugees who Fled to China to Escape the Holocaust 53:27

22d ago53:27

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I interviewed Escape to Shanghai director Charlotte Mikkelborg remotely during SXSW XR Experience 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below.This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon.Music: FatalityBy Kent Bye

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#1366: Electric South’s Ingrid Kopp on Increasing Access to Immersive Production Resources to African XR Creators + Tribeca 2019 Program 41:09

22d ago41:09

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I interviewed Electric South director Ingrid Kopp during Tribeca Immersive 2019. See more context in the rough transcript below.This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon.Music: FatalityBy Kent Bye

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#1365: “We Speak Their Names in Hushed Tones” Explores Impact of Migration on Families Left Behind in Poetic Immersive Still Life & Audio Documentary 46:04

22d ago46:04

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I interviewed We Speak Their Names in Hushed Tones director Omoregie Osakpolor remotely ahead of the SXSW XR Experience 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below.This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon.Music: FatalityBy Kent Bye

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#1364: Step into the Movies with “The Vortex Cinema” Blending Cinematic Storytelling, Gaming, & Escape Room Mechanics 58:09

22d ago58:09

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I interviewed The Vortex Cinema director Max Sacker as well as actors Christian Stotz & Brian Chase remotely ahead of the SXSW XR Experience 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below.This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon.Music: FatalityBy Kent Bye

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#1363: DIY 360 Video for Perspective-Taking and Investigating Murder of Trans Woman in “Her Name Was Gisberta” 1:06:14

22d ago1:06:14

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I interviewed Her Name Was Gisberta director Sérgio Galvão Roxo remotely ahead of the SXSW XR Experience 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below.This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon.Music: FatalityBy Kent Bye

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#1362: “The Tent” Tabletop AR Mixes Photogrammetry, Volumetric Capture, & Theatre in Modern-Day Fairytale about Unhoused Crisis 50:11

22d ago50:11

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I interviewed The Tent creator Rory Mitchell remotely ahead of the SXSW XR Experience 2024. See more context in the rough transcript below.This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon.Music: FatalityBy Kent Bye

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Vision Pro Gets Spatial Personas, 10 Years Since Facebook Acquired Oculus 2:32:02

24d ago2:32:02

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By UploadVR

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Vision Pro Gets Spatial Personas, 10 Years Since Facebook Acquired Oculus 2:32:02

24d ago2:32:02

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By UploadVR

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Ep 246 - VR GDC 2024 Highlights, PSVR 2's PC Pivot, and Netflix's "3 Body Problem" 2:36:25

25d ago2:36:25

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In this episode, the FReality crew discusses VR GDC 2024 Highlights, PSVR 2's PC Pivot, & Netflix's "3 Body Problem".*Release Date:* 23 March 2024 on https://www.youtube.com/freality/liveBy FReality Crew

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SteamVR On Apple Vision Pro & The Future of visionOS 2:37:41

1M ago2:37:41

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Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss the future of Apple's visionOS platform as ALVR brings SteamVR to the headset.By UploadVR

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SteamVR On Apple Vision Pro & The Future of visionOS 2:37:41

1M ago2:37:41

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Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss the future of Apple's visionOS platform as ALVR brings SteamVR to the headset.By UploadVR

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Emulated Vive Trackers, PSVR 2 Production Pause, Flat2VR Studios 3:00:36

1M ago3:00:36

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Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss emulated Vive trackers with Virtual Desktop, major announcements during GDC week and much more.By UploadVR

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Emulated Vive Trackers, PSVR 2 Production Pause, Flat2VR Studios 3:00:36

1M ago3:00:36

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Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss emulated Vive trackers with Virtual Desktop, major announcements during GDC week and much more.By UploadVR

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Quest Lying Down Mode, visionOS 1.1 Arrives, Pico 4S Is Coming 2:07:37

2M ago2:07:37

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Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss Quest's new lying down mode, visionOS 1.1 for Apple Vision Pro, and a trademark revealing Pico 4S is on the way.By UploadVR

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Quest Lying Down Mode, visionOS 1.1 Arrives, Pico 4S Is Coming 2:07:37

2M ago2:07:37

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Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss Quest's new lying down mode, visionOS 1.1 for Apple Vision Pro, and a trademark revealing Pico 4S is on the way.By UploadVR

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#1361: Agog Immersive Media Institute Launches to Help Social Good Orgs Leverage XR 53:24

2M ago53:24

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The Agog Immersive Media Institute officially launched today by Grist-founder Chip Giller and philanthropist / investor Wendy Schmit. They describe Agog as "a groundbreaking initiative at the intersection of technology, communications, and social impact. Agog, a philanthropic organization, will help creators and nonprofit leaders harness the power …

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1360: Sneak Peak of SXSW XR Experience Projects, Events, & Lounges with Programmer Blake Kammerdiener 44:39

2M ago44:39

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I had a chance to speak with Blake Kammerdiener, the lead programmer of the SXSW XR Experience selection to get a sneak peak of the 36 projects that are being featured this year (14 projects in the XR Experience Competition, 18 projects in the XR Experience Spotlight, and 4 XR Experience Special Events). The XR Experience Exhibition will be running…

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#1359: Landmark Anthropological Field Study of VR with “In the Land of the Unreal” author Lisa Messeri 1:43:27

2M ago1:43:27

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Yale Anthropologist Lisa Messeri spent a year doing field work in Los Angeles in 2018 studying the political ecology of the VR community, and will be releasing her landmark book called In the Land of the Unreal: Virtual and Other Realities in Los Angeles on Friday, March 8th. It's the best book about the culture of VR that I've read so far as it is…

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#1358: Reflecting on Location-Based Entertainment VR in 2018 with Joanna Popper 33:25

2M ago33:25

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Flashback to 2018 with Joanna Popper talking about the state of Location-Based VR. Popper is featured in the 7th chapter of Yale anthropologist Lisa Messeri's In the Land of the Unreal: Virtual and Other Realities in Los Angeles field study conducted in 2018.This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon.Music: Fatality…

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#1357: Jacki Morie’s Scent Collar and History of VR from VRLA 2017 33:41

2M ago33:41

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Flashback to VRLA 2017 with Jacki Morie talking about her patented Scent Collar and VR history. Morie is featured in the 6th chapter of Yale anthropologist Lisa Messeri's In the Land of the Unreal: Virtual and Other Realities in Los Angeles field study conducted in 2018.This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon.Music: Fa…

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#1356: Origin Story for Embodied Labs with Carrie Shaw from VRLA 2018 25:37

2M ago25:37

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Flashback to VRLA 2018 with Carrie Shaw talking about the founding story of Embodied Labs, which provides VR training to care givers. Shaw is featured in the 5th chapter of Yale anthropologist Lisa Messeri's In the Land of the Unreal: Virtual and Other Realities in Los Angeles field study conducted in 2018.This is a listener-supported podcast throu…

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#1355: Reflecting on the Technicolor Experience Center & Mars Home Planet with Marcie Jastrow 34:04

2M ago34:04

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Flashback to SXSW 2019 with Marcie Jastrow talking about the Technicolor Experience Center, and the Mars Home Planet location-based experience. Jastrow is featured in the 3rd chapter of Yale anthropologist Lisa Messeri's In the Land of the Unreal: Virtual and Other Realities in Los Angeles field study conducted in 2018.This is a listener-supported …

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#1354: Mission Responsible Panel Discussion with Polys Awards Ombudsperson of the Year Winners 1:00:53

2M ago1:00:53

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The Polys Awards brought together all four winners of the Ombudsperson of the Year Award for a panel discussion in Engage XR on Human Rights Day, December 10, 2023, to talk about the tech policy and ethical implications of XR technologies. The panel included myself (2020 winner) along with Avi Bar-Zeev (2021 winner), Brittan Heller (2022 winner), a…

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Meta & LG Confirm Partnership As Google Pitches Its Own XR Platform 2:02:48

2M ago2:02:48

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Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss LG and Meta's partnership, Google's uncertain place in the market, and a founder from PlutoVR joins the studio to discuss the end of PlutoSphere.By UploadVR

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Meta & LG Confirm Partnership As Google Pitches Its Own XR Platform 2:02:48

2M ago2:02:48

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Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss LG and Meta's partnership, Google's uncertain place in the market, and a founder from PlutoVR joins the studio to discuss the end of PlutoSphere.By UploadVR

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Ep 245 - PSVR 2 PC Support Coming!? Meta Ray-Bans Field Test, New VR Games and AI 2:07:23

2M ago2:07:23

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In this episode, the FReality crew discusses PSVR 2 PC Support Coming, Meta Ray-Bans Field Test, New VR Games & AI.*Release Date:* 24 February 2024 on https://www.youtube.com/freality/liveBy FReality Crew

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