Best Virtual Reality Podcasts (2024)

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#1416: Preview of Venice Immersive 2024 Innovations in Immersive Storytelling & Art Installations with Curators 1:07:48

4m ago1:07:48

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The 8th edition of the Venice Immersive 2024 will be kicking off on August 28th, which will be featuring over 28 hours of immersive storytelling and immersive art content across over 70 different projects. This year there area a lot more immersive installations representing over a third out of the total number of on-site projects (18 out of the 52)…

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#1415: Evolution of Holographic VJ Trends in VRChat Clubbing Scene Culminates with Awe-Inspiring Show Using SNR Labs Shader 1:23:44

2h ago1:23:44

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The Night Under Lights Presents: The Seasons at the Moon Pool (replayable VRChat link and video) shown during Raindance Immersive was one of the most immersive music experiences I've ever had in VR so far. It was so awe-inspiring and incredible to see 3 DJ / VJ sets using the SNR Labs particle-screen version of their holographic Apple Global Illumi…

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Ep 254 - PSVR2 PC Adapter and Gamescom 2024 Predictions 2:25:35

4h ago2:25:35

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In this episode, the FReality crew discusses PSVR2 PC Adapter & Gamescom 2024 Predictions.*Release Date:* 10/08/2024 on https://www.youtube.com/freality/liveBy FReality Crew

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Meta Quest HDMI Link, Pico 4 Ultra Launches In China 2:27:47

1d ago2:27:47

2:27:47

Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss the Meta Quest HDMI Link, Pico 4 Ultra's launch in China and much more.By UploadVR

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Meta Quest HDMI Link, Pico 4 Ultra Launches In China 2:27:47

1d ago2:27:47

2:27:47

Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss the Meta Quest HDMI Link, Pico 4 Ultra's launch in China and much more.By UploadVR

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#1414: SoftlySteph’s Groundbreaking “The Friction of a Modulated Soul” Wins Best Dance Experience at Raindance Immersive 1:09:19

2h ago1:09:19

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SoftlySteph's The Friction of a Modulated Soul took home the Best Dance Experience at Raindance Immersive in a groundbreaking performance that tells the "story about the different cages that bind us from our authentic truth." It's a piece that completely blew me away with it's technological innovations, her fluid and emotionally-driven dance, a mov…

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#1413: New Holographic Shader for VJs by SNR Labs Enables Awe-Inspiring Volumetric Lighting, Capture, & Dance Performances at Raindance Immersive 1:31:32

5d ago1:31:32

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There was a new holographic shader developed by members of SNR Labs group on VRChat that completely blew me away in how it was used in a couple of performances at Raindance Immersive. It's like a new form of volumetric capture that also has lighting effects, and can be used in translating 2D images into 3D or capturing low-res 3D objects into a sor…

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#1412: “Shadow Canyon” Combines Immersive Dance, VRChat World Building, & Theatre to Win Spirit of Raindance Award 1:20:47

2h ago1:20:47

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Shadow Canyon: A Puppeteer's Tale is a unique blend of VRChat Worldbuilding by nprowler, immersive dance performances by students of the VR Dance Academy founded by Dust Bunny, and then improv actors and immersive theatre staging led by Mycana. Overall, it was such a unique blend of different disciplines that the curators of Raindance Immersive awa…

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True Multitasking On Quest 3 & Pro, More Pico Leaks 48:26

5d ago48:26

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Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss the arrival of true multitasking on Quest headsets in the latest v69 testing release for Horizon OS.By UploadVR

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True Multitasking On Quest 3 & Pro, More Pico Leaks 48:26

3d ago48:26

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Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss the arrival of true multitasking on Quest headsets in the latest v69 testing release for Horizon OS.By UploadVR

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#1411: How VRChat World Building Shaped FlowersRite’s Best Music Experience at Raindance Immersive 49:26

11d ago49:26

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FlowersRite (花之祭P) is a music producer, 3D artist, cosplayer, and VRChat world builder who won the Best Music Experience at Raindance Immersive 2024 with her experience called Children of the Seed. Within a couple of days of discovering VR in 2019, she had bought a PC, HTC Vive, and Vive Trackers to do full-body tracking, and has slowly been transi…

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#1410: Fostering Resonite’s Collaborative Maker Culture with Creator Jam Founder Medra 1:59:50

4d ago1:59:50

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Medra is the CEO and founder of the Creator Jam, which is a non-profit that's been consistently organizing weekly and monthly collaborative-building events within the social VR platform of Resonite (and originally within Neos VR) since June 2, 2019. Resonite's technological architecture allows for the rendering and editing of content in real-time i…

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Varjo XR-4 Impressions, PlayStation VR2 On PC Review 2:01:37

5d ago2:01:37

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Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss PlayStation VR2 getting PC support and our impressions of the Varjo XR-4 headset.By UploadVR

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Varjo XR-4 Impressions, PlayStation VR2 On PC Review 2:01:37

13d ago2:01:37

2:01:37

Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss PlayStation VR2 getting PC support and our impressions of the Varjo XR-4 headset.By UploadVR

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Ep 253 - VR's Triple Threat: Yeeps, No Man's Sky and PSVR2 on Steam 2:24:31

13d ago2:24:31

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In this episode, the FReality crew discusses VR's Triple Threat: Yeeps, No Man's Sky & PSVR2 on Steam.*Release Date:* 27 July 2024 on https://www.youtube.com/freality/liveBy FReality Crew

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Meta Quest Acoustic Ray Tracing, PlayStation VR2 Mega Sale 1:58:32

16d ago1:58:32

1:58:32

Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss Meta's acoustic raytracing technology, PlayStation VR2's major sale and much more.By UploadVR

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Meta Quest Acoustic Ray Tracing, PlayStation VR2 Mega Sale 1:58:32

12d ago1:58:32

1:58:32

Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss Meta's acoustic raytracing technology, PlayStation VR2's major sale and much more.By UploadVR

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#1409: 3D Artist VR Pipelines & Creating “Suku” Immersive Art World as a Living Painting with Durk van der Meer 1:09:50

12d ago1:09:50

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The VRChat world Suku took home the Best Art World prize at Raindance Immersive 2024, and it's by Durk van der Meer who is a freelance digital artist, character artist, and VR world builder based in Curaçao. Suku blends together elements of Caribbean culture and geography with Dutch colonial architecture combined with a sort of psychedelic Studio G…

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#1408: Documenting Arts & Cultural Trends in Social VR with The Metaculture Online Magazine by K. Guillory + The VRChat Origin Story 1:38:41

13d ago1:38:41

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K. Guillory (aka Aemeth) has been writing The Metaculture online magazine since August 13, 2021 with over 70 articles covering the latest trends in arts and culture on social VR platforms such as VRChat. She focuses primarily on the live music and performance scenes, but also has been tracking the historical evolution of the underground clubbing sc…

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#1407: Supporting XR Innovation in Play with Creature Game Studio and Label with Doug North Cook 1:01:37

28d ago1:01:37

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Doug North Cook is the CEO and Creative Director for Creature, which is both an immersive game studio and label announced a year ago that's representing 10 different XR studios and 16 projects slated as far out as 2027. Creature had four different projects with announcements as a part of the UploadVR Summers Showcase 2024 on June 26th that included…

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HTC Teases New Vive, Better Quest 3 Occlusion, Somnium VR1 Impressions 2:41:59

20d ago2:41:59

2:41:59

Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss a Quest 3S leaked image, better Quest 3 occlusion, a new Vive teased by HTC and Somnium VR1 impressions.

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HTC Teases New Vive, Better Quest 3 Occlusion, Somnium VR1 Impressions 2:41:59

19d ago2:41:59

2:41:59

Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss a Quest 3S leaked image, better Quest 3 occlusion, a new Vive teased by HTC and Somnium VR1 impressions.

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#1406: The Magic of the “Thrasher” Ribbon Dance Game Mechanic in Hand Tracking vs VR Controllers 1:07:16

19d ago1:07:16

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Thrasher is a really compelling VR game with a very satisfying and magical core game mechanic inspired by ribbon dancing. It's the latest VR game from Brian Gibson, who designed the art and music for the VR rhythm game Thumper, as he teamed up with former Harmonix co-worker Mike Mandel via Puddle Studio. Thrasher was also partially inspired by the …

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#1405: Mixed Reality Game Design from Cubism to Laser Dance with Thomas van Bouwel 1:02:55

20d ago1:02:55

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Laser Dance is a mixed reality game by solo XR game developer Thomas van Bouwel, who previously released minimalist puzzle game called Cubism. I had a chance to try out Laser Dance through Raindance Immersive, and it's one of those types of games that I think will really help define some of the key affordances of successful mixed reality games that…

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#1404: Prolific VRChat Documentarian Madame Kana Wins Discovery Award at Raindance Immersive 2024 57:44

21d ago57:44

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Madame Kana is a French, transgender woman and VReporter who has been publishing a new documentary about VRChat every 2-3 weeks for the past year on her YouTube channel, and she won the Discovery Award this year at Raindance Immersive 2024 for her short film called New Eden Evergarden; Behind the Magic. She published a 39-minute documentary about l…

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#1403: A Tour through the Indie Artist Scene and Collectives on VRChat with BabyBonito 58:02

26d ago58:02

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BabyBonito is an artist, avatar creator and worldbuilder within VRChat who participant different VRChat communities including a creative collective in VR called GlitchesVR, which has a substack that covers the latest in virtual culture. As a classically trained artist Bonito first got into VR through the process of creating her own avatars, which h…

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Roadmaps For Quest 4 And Quest Pro 2 2:17:39

26d ago2:17:39

2:17:39

Meta's CTO talked about the features of a VR headset from the next decade while possible timelines for Quest 4 and Quest Pro 2 are revealed alongside the incoming Samsung Android XR headset.By UploadVR

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Roadmaps For Quest 4 And Quest Pro 2 2:17:39

1M ago2:17:39

2:17:39

Meta's CTO talked about the features of a VR headset from the next decade while possible timelines for Quest 4 and Quest Pro 2 are revealed alongside the incoming Samsung Android XR headset.By UploadVR

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Ep 252 - Machete Don't Text, He VRs: Vision Pro and Myst Riven 2:12:26

1M ago2:12:26

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In this episode, the FReality crew discusses the Vision Pro & Myst Riven.*Release Date:* 13 July 2024 on https://www.youtube.com/freality/liveBy FReality Crew

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#1402: Using VR to Pursue a Career in Filmmaking & Overcome Social Anxiety with Ariel Emerald 1:53:48

1M ago1:53:48

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Ariel Emerald is a VR filmmaker who has had a short film titled Ulterior Motives and music video screen titled Like Crazy at Raindance Immersive for the past two years. Before getting into social VR, she suffered from social anxiety and isolation, and didn't have the resources to pursue a career in film. But getting into virtual reality via VRChat …

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#1401: TFMJonny’s Journey from Singing in VR to VTuber Navigating the Content Creation Ecosystem 1:00:58

1M ago1:00:58

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TFMJonny is a full-time VTuber content creator with more than a million subscribers on YouTube and TikTok, but also does Twtich livestreams, releases music on Spotify, and has a background in acting, voices acting, and improv (more links are here on his Linktree). It's a journey that started with live singing within The Great Pug in VRChat, and the…

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Boundary-Free Mixed Reality & Quest 3's First Sale 17:38

1M ago17:38

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David Heaney discusses Quest 3's first sale and boundary-free mixed reality in this extra-short pre-recorded episode.By UploadVR

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Boundary-Free Mixed Reality & Quest 3's First Sale 17:38

1M ago17:38

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David Heaney discusses Quest 3's first sale and boundary-free mixed reality in this extra-short pre-recorded episode.By UploadVR

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#1400: Becoming Starheart: A VTuber’s Creative Journey in Finding Her Authentic Voice & Identity in VRChat 1:11:17

1M ago1:11:17

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Starheart is a Musician, Composer, Filmmaker, and VTuber who has been doing live performances in VR over the past couple of years. She started making music videos on Halloween of 2022, and realized that she needed a persistent avatar. VR had already been creating a safe space for her to anonymously experiment with and discover her identity as a tra…

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Ep 251 - AWE 2024, UploadVR Showcase and Palmer's VR Comeback 2:38:12

1M ago2:38:12

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In this episode, the FReality crew discusses AWE 2024, UploadVR Showcase & Palmer's VR Comeback.*Release Date:* 29 June 2024 on https://www.youtube.com/freality/liveBy FReality Crew

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Pico Store Opening Up, Surreal Touch VR Controllers For Apple Vision Pro 2:13:58

1M ago2:13:58

2:13:58

Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss the Pico store opening up, Surreal Touch VR controllers for Apple Vision Pro in this rare pre-taped episode of VR Download recorded on July 3 and published on July 4, 2024.

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Pico Store Opening Up, Surreal Touch VR Controllers For Apple Vision Pro 2:13:58

1M ago2:13:58

2:13:58

Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss the Pico store opening up, Surreal Touch VR controllers for Apple Vision Pro in this rare pre-taped episode of VR Download recorded on July 3 and published on July 4, 2024.

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Gorilla Tag Sees 1 Million Daily, Logitech MX Ink & Palmer Luckey's Military Headset 3:46:41

1M ago3:46:41

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Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss Quest 2 going out of stock in the United States, LIV becoming the official third-person capture tool for Quest, Palmer Luckey's military headset, and much much more in this mega episode that's nearly four hours long.By UploadVR

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Gorilla Tag Sees 1 Million Daily, Logitech MX Ink & Palmer Luckey's Military Headset 3:46:41

2M ago3:46:41

3:46:41

Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss Quest 2 going out of stock in the United States, LIV becoming the official third-person capture tool for Quest, Palmer Luckey's military headset, and much much more in this mega episode that's nearly four hours long.By UploadVR

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#1399: Cosm Opens Front-Facing Dome Venue with Capacity of 1500 in Los Angeles 49:43

2M ago49:43

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Cosm is a front-facing, 180-degree, 87-foot diameter, 8K+ LED dome screen that can seat up to 1500 people. Their first location is opening in Los Angeles this weekend showing UFC 303, which is produced by their Cosm Immersive division (formerly LiveLikeVR) focusing on live sporting events, music, entertainment. They also have a Cosm Studios divisio…

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#1398: Ru’s Journey from Hospice Nurse to DJ, Artist, & Kaleidosky Event Producer in VRChat 1:04:17

2M ago1:04:17

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Ru is a transgender woman who works as a hospice nurse in Ohio, and since 2018 has been involved as an immersive artists, virtual DJ, and event producer holding weekly events in her psychedelic space called Kaleidosky, which is nominated for Best Music Experience for Raindance Immersive 2024. I had a chance to get a tour of her Kaleidosky 3.0 event…

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#1397: The Troll Project Aims to Create Community-Based Interventions for Trolling & Record Ethnographic Interviews 1:07:38

2M ago1:07:38

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The Troll Project was created by Ruth Diaz, who has a doctorate in clinical psychology and focuses on XR community design, in order to explore the root causes of trolling, but also tackling the issue head on within social VR spaces with some community-driven solutions that she has experimented with. She's recorded a number of ethnographic interview…

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#8th Wall Releases Web-Based Game Engine “Niantic Studio” to Render WebXR Experiences 53:19

2M ago53:19

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Today Niantic's 8th Wall is announcing Niantic Studio, which is "a new visual interface for Niantic 8th Wall developers that offers an entirely new way to build immersive 3D and XR experiences." It's essentially a web-based game engine using three.js that can render WebXR experiences and starts to integrate a few of Niantic's Lightship APIs, but wi…

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#1395: Apple Vision Pro as Screen Replacement Power User Brad Lynch on Overlays & Multi-App XR 1:20:13

2M ago1:20:13

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YouTuber Brad Lynch (aka SadlyItsBradley) has completely replaced all of his computer screens with an Apple Vision Pro, even going as far as getting a headless Mac Book Pro that does not even have a screen. He's been using the Apple Vision Pro for around 8 hours a day since launch, and I wanted to get a sense of how he's been using it. It turns out…

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Ep 250 - PSVR2 on Sale, Google AI goes Rogue 2:43:34

2M ago2:43:34

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In this episode, the FReality crew discusses PSVR 2 sales and the crazy Google AI.*Release Date:* 1 June 2024 on https://www.youtube.com/freality/liveBy FReality Crew

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#1394: Discussion about VRChat Layoffs & Paths to Profitability with Four Community Members 1:39:34

2M ago1:39:34

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On June 12, 2024, VRChat announced they were laying off 30% of their staff, and they posted a letter to all employees sent from CEO Graham Gaylor that said, "We’re reducing the size of our team by around 30% and saying goodbye to many talented team members in the process. This is the hardest change we’ve had to make at VRChat, and Jesse and I take …

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visionOS 2 Announced With Key Improvements For Apple Vision Pro 2:13:28

2M ago2:13:28

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Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss visionOS 2's key improvements for Apple Vision Pro and much more in this episode.

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visionOS 2 Announced With Key Improvements For Apple Vision Pro 2:13:28

2M ago2:13:28

2:13:28

Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss visionOS 2's key improvements for Apple Vision Pro and much more in this episode.

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#1393: Overview of Raindance Immersive 2024 Selection Featuring Social VR Indie Artists & Virtual Culture 1:29:11

2M ago1:29:11

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Raindance Immersive 2024 opened last weekend in VRChat, and will run for the next four weekends featuring the latest innovations of virtual culture with 77% of experiences happening on social VR platforms and 69% that feature VRChat. I spoke at length with co-curators Mária Rakušanová and Joe Hunting about each of the 36 experiences that span nine …