Best Render Experiences Podcasts (2024)

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

16d 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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#1400: Becoming Starheart: A VTuber’s Creative Journey in Finding Her Authentic Voice & Identity in VRChat 1:11:17

17m 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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#674: AWS News Updates, July 1, 2024 22:47

3d ago22:47

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Cool updates, and useful new things! Check it out! Chapters:00:32 Analytics04:01 Application Integration 05:23 Artificial Intelligence08:55 Compute 09:55 Cost Management 11:07 Databases13:02 Developer Tools16:20 Internet of Things16:50 Management & Governance17:17 Media Services19:46 SecurityShownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/674Exten…

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622: Website Rendering, Updating Software, and Edge Gets Faster 58:29

3d ago58:29

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Show Description We're talking website rendering, server side rendering, Astro's server islands, perf hits for navigation elements, updating software because the docs aren't available for older versions, and a new Microsoft Edge was released. Listen on Website → Links Scale & Ship Faster with a Composable Web Architecture | Netlify Eleventy is a si…

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

5d 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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#673: Amazon Bedrock powering the Generative AI ecosystem 25:50

10d ago25:50

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Harness the Power of Amazon Bedrock: Discover how Amazon Bedrock simplifies the deployment and scaling of generative AI models. Uncover its key features, including Bedrock Studio, Knowledge Bases, and Guardrails, and learn how they empower businesses to leverage the diverse model choices from providers like Anthropic, Cohere, and Meta. Explore real…

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621: Setting Up Prettier and Linting, Comparing Colors, and Accessibility Overlays 50:14

10d ago50:14

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Show Description We've got follow up on Cloudflare and Cara from last episode, a question about setting up Prettier and auto linting, a cool tool from a listener on comparing colors, a question about using tooling like Craft or more user friendly apps like Webflow when working with clients, and our takes on accessibility overlays. Listen on Website…

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

12d 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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79 – Inclusivity and Education in Immersive Spaces 38:53

13d ago38:53

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ABOUT THE EPISODEIn this episode of SIGGRAPH Spotlight, SIGGRAPH 2024 Immersive Pavilion Chair Derek Ham and VR pioneer and educator Dr. Muhsinah L. Morris dive into a discussion on immersive technologies, Dr. Morris’s work at Historically Black College and University college Morehouse, storytelling, and the metaverse, while shedding light on the e…

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

14d 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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#1395: Apple Vision Pro as Screen Replacement Power User Brad Lynch on Overlays & Multi-App XR 1:20:13

16d 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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#672: AWS News Updates, June 17, 2024 18:54

17d ago18:54

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Jillian and Shruti walk you through the latest and greatest updates.Chapters:01:13 Analytics03:02 Application Integration 04:47 Artificial Intelligence06:57 Compute 10:41 Customer Engagement10:57 Databases11:10 Developer Tools11:43 Front End Web & Mobile12:45 Internet of Things12:57 Management & Governance14:52 Migration & Transfer15:03 Security, I…

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620: Cloudflare #HotDrama, Auth, and Prototyping Thoughts 1:02:59

17d ago1:02:59

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Show Description We dive a bit deeper into the Cloudflare drama of the past couple of weeks, Instagram ads vs Cara art, what to do about Auth in your app, pre-negging any sponsorships, prototyping and feedback on projects, and ideas for future topics. Listen on Website → Links Cloudflare took down our website after trying to force us to pay 120k$ w…

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

19d 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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#671: Building your career in the cloud 36:33

24d ago36:33

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Join Jillian Forde as she interviews our very own Simon Elisha to provide invaluable career advice and insights, drawing from his extensive experience in the tech industry. Unlock game-changing career wisdom as Simon reveals the secrets to reinventing yourself and thriving in the ever-evolving technology landscape.…

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619: Svencodes 1:06:54

24d ago1:06:54

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Show Description Sven Neumann aka Sven Codes talks with us about SudokuPad, developing a cross-platform app, integrating new puzzles and features, the benefits of being easy to use, building a community, and monetizing an app while not upsetting your user base. Listen on Website → Guests Sven Neumann Guest's Main URL • Guest's Twitter Creator of Sv…

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78 – Projecting the Future of Computer Graphics 37:28

27d ago37:28

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ABOUT THE EPISODEIn this episode of SIGGRAPH Spotlight, SIGGRAPH 2024 Special Projects Chair Everardo Reyes engages in an insightful conversation with computer graphics pioneers David Em, and Aaron Marcus. Together, they dive into technological advancements, the nuances of art and diverse projects, share recommended resources, and collectively envi…

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

28d 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 …

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#670: AWS News Updates, June 3, 2024 22:44

1M ago22:44

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Simon takes you on a rapid-fire journey through updates, announcements, and new things!Chapters00:21 AWS Marketplace00:59 Analytics04:51 Application Integration 05:59 Artificial Intelligence08:41 Compute 10:51 Cost Management 11:20 Customer Engagement12:42 Databases16:29 Developer Tools16:50 End User Computing17:40 Management & Governance19:37 Netw…

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618: Matt Visiwig on SVGBackgrounds 1:00:45

1M ago1:00:45

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Show Description Matt Visiwig stops by to chat with us about his site, SVGBackgrounds.com, a membership site for copy-and-paste website graphics built around SVG. We talk about why he built the site, how he decided to monetize it, competing with AI garbage on the web, pricing membership options, and how he's running the site. Listen on Website → Gu…

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#1392: The Story Behind Tribeca Immersive’s Pivot Towards Immersive Art with Curator Ana Brzezińska 1:25:16

1M ago1:25:16

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Curator Ana Brzezińska announced the Tribeca Immersive 2024 line-up on May 23, 2024 mentioning that "this year we are not presenting any VR/AR experiences," but rather that they're pivoting this year to featuring eight immersive art pieces by six different artists being shown at Mērcer Labs: Museum of Art and Technology, which first opened to the N…

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#1391: ILM Immersive’s “What If…?” Marvel Experience Forges a New Genre of Immersive Storytelling blending 3D Movie Cinematics with First-Person Embodiment 51:22

1M ago51:22

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ILM Immersive & Marvel Studios is releasing What If...?: An Immersive Story exclusively on Apple Vision Pro tomorrow, and I had a chance to take an early look and speak with producer and executive producer Shereif Fattouh as well as technical art director Indira Guerrieri about the process of creating this experience. It's mostly an immersive story…

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#669: How Figma scaled their databases to 100x growth with Amazon RDS 26:33

1M ago26:33

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Join us as Figma shares their innovative strategies for staying ahead of rapid growth and scaling their database infrastructure seamlessly with the help of the Amazon RDS team.By Amazon Web Services

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617: Economic & AI Vibes with Jason Grigsby 59:08

1M ago59:08

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Show Description We're chatting with Jason Grigsby about what a white-collar recession means, how the sources and methods of consuming news shape our perspectives, whether the current economic conditions represent a market correction and if a rebound is imminent. We explore the critical decision of whether to embrace AI advancements or risk being l…

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#668: AWS News Updates, May 20, 2024 29:51

2M ago29:51

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Simon and Jillian cover a raft of updates! New versions of services, GA capabilities, something for everyone!Chapters00:31 Analytics04:13 Application Integration 06:01 Artificial Intelligence13:22 Business Applications13:42 Compute 14:32 Cost Management 15:09 Customer Engagement17:17 Databases19:29 Developer Tools21:08 Front End Web & Mobile23:01 I…

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616: Strum Machine with Luke Abbott 1:04:41

2M ago1:04:41

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Show Description Luke Abbott is the creator of Strum Machine, an app that simulates backing tracks by stitching together individual notes, chords, and strums recorded on guitar, standup bass, and mandolin. We talk about what Strum Machine does, why he decided to build it, how bringing on a professional designer helped, pricing thoughts, and the "fu…

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#1390: First Edition of Cannes Film Festival Immersive Competition with Elie Lavasseur 46:40

2M ago46:40

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The 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival is featuring an inaugural Immersive Competition with eight pieces in competition along with six pieces outside of competition. I had a chance to speak with Elie Lavasseur, the Head of Immersive Competition Festival de Cannes, to get a bit more context for how this came about, their curatorial intention, …

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77 - Synesthetic Connections, Real-Time, and Immersive Experiences 1:03:28

2M ago1:03:28

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ABOUT THE EPISODEIn this episode of SIGGRAPH Spotlight, SIGGRAPH 2024 Courses Chair Ruth West engages in an insightful conversation with audio and graphics experts Aaron McLeran, Felipe Romero, and Max Hayes. Together, they delve into the fascinating realm of synesthetic connections between real-time audio and graphics within games, contemplating t…

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#1389: Elemental Theory of Presence + Primer on Experiential Design& Immersive Storytelling 1:05:55

2M ago1:05:55

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One of the most common ways to describe the experience of VR is through the lens of presence, and in this episode I'm going to do a deep dive into the existing academic literature of presence in order to more fully contextualize my approach to it. This is my Storycon 2022 keynote where I elaborate on my elemental approach to presence as well as my …

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#1388: Ultimate Potential of VR: Promises & Perils Featured Session from SXSW 2023 1:04:05

2M ago1:04:05

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May of 2024 marks the ten-year anniversary of the Voices of VR podcast, and I wanted to air a featured session that I presented at SXSW 2023 called "The Ultimate Potential of VR: Promises and Perils." This is a 45-minute talk that distills down the biggest insights from my 3-hour episode #1000 of the Voices of VR podcast, which aggregated 120 of th…

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615: Dave Goes Windows For Real 1:03:56

2M ago1:03:56

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Show Description Dave's got job news to share, as well as insight into the process of what applying for a job in tech is like in 2024. We also talk about styling, scoping, positioning, and floating UI. Listen on Website → Links Algorithms & Data Structures | Learn Algorithms with TypeScript for Interviews | Frontend Masters Information asymmetry Fl…

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#667: AWS Migration Readiness Assessment: Aligning for Successful Cloud Adoption Through Interactive Workshops 27:25

2M ago27:25

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Embarking on a cloud migration journey? Ensure your organization is truly ready with the Migration Readiness Assessment (MRA). Learn more about how this interactive workshop brings cross-functional teams together to identify gaps and create a tailored roadmap for a smooth transition to the cloud.By Amazon Web Services

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#666: AWS News Updates, May 6, 2024 32:00

2M ago32:00

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Simon, Jillian and Shruti blast through a heap of amazing new things you can take advantage of on AWS!Chapters:00:54 Analytics03:42 Business Applications04:20 Compute 06:51 Databases11:09 Developer Tools12:13 End User Computing12:53 Game Tech14:04 Machine Learning23:38 Management & Governance24:44 Migration & Transfer27:12 Networking & Content Deli…

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614: CSS Grid Level 3 aka Masonry with Adam Argyle 56:48

2M ago56:48

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Show Description Adam Argyle stops by to chat about the conversation that's happening around CSS Grid / Masonry. What do we want? What might Apple's response to Google be? And nitpicking the spec just for fun. Listen on Website → Guests Adam Argyle Guest's Main URL • Guest's Twitter CSS DevRel Google Chrome, CSSWG member, host on GUIchallenges, co-…

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613: Recording Live Music, WebC, Open Source, & WordPress Studio 1:03:27

2M ago1:03:27

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Show Description Chris bought recording gear off an Instagram ad, our thoughts on WebC, CodePen upgrades Yarn, thoughts on the commercial value of open source, Automattic releases an app to install WordPress locally, IBM buys Hashicorp, income tax software, and a hack for getting Safari to respect background colors used in a pseudo selector. Listen…

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#665: AWS Deadline Cloud turbocharges cloud rendering for media creators 29:43

2M ago29:43

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Discover how AWS Deadline Cloud simplifies rendering for media creators. Former VFX artists Pauline Koh and Sean Wallitsch explain how this service allows rapid cloud render farm deployment, elastic scaling, cost control, and customization - accelerating production for VFX, animation, gaming, architectural viz, and beyond.…

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#1387: Landscape of XR Ethics: A Retrospective Presentation by Kent Bye 27:18

2M ago27:18

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This is a 19-minute talk that I gave at Laval Virtual 2023 that is summarizing the work that I've done on XR Ethics over the past ten years. There's around 60 slides in this talk, and so you may prefer watching the video version over on YouTube for the full multi-modal experience, or this audio-only podcast version includes the Q&A session at the e…

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

2M 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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#664: #664: AWS News Updates, Apr. 22, 2024 20:15

2M ago20:15

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Jillian and Shruti take you though all the latest and greatest AWS news. Chapters: 00:39 AWS Marketplace; 00:58 Analytics; 02:23 Application Integration; 03:07 Compute; 05:43 Databases; 06:35 Developer Tools; 07:06 End User Computing; 07:21 Front End Web & Mobile; 07:39 Internet of Things; 07:54 Machine Learning; 13:00 Management & Governance; 16:5…

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612: Matt Haughey on a Fantasy Blogging CMS Setup 1:02:23

3M ago1:02:23

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Show Description Matt is here to talk about creating the perfect fantasy CMS for blogging, moderating comments at Metafilter, building sane defaults into programs, how difficult the web is, do we want AI in our CMS, and where is content headed on the internet? Listen on Website → Guests Matthew Haughey Guest's Main URL • Guest's Twitter A writer wi…

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76 – Creating a Lasting Impact With Real-Time Rendering 53:16

3M ago53:16

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ABOUT THE EPISODEIn this episode of SIGGRAPH Spotlight, SIGGRAPH 2024 Conference Chair Andrés Burbano sits down with Chief Technology Officer at Activision and frequent contributor to SIGGRAPH Natalya Tatarchuk for an in-depth discussion about Natalya's introduction into rendering, her important roles within the gaming industry, and what the future…

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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

3M 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

3M 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

3M 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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#663: athenahealth accelerates hybrid cloud journey with AWS 16:02

3M ago16:02

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Discover how athenahealth, a healthcare technology leader, accelerates hybrid cloud deployment using Amazon EKS, AWS Local Zones, and AWS Outposts. Explore their innovative digital transformation strategy empowering developers to leverage cloud benefits across diverse environments.By Amazon Web Services

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611: React! TypeScript! Jobification! Drupal! 54:19

3M ago54:19

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Show Description Dave & Chris and thoughts on career advice that worked 3 years ago but isn't as helpful now, marking tests with ChatGPT, is taking a Drupal job in 2024 a good idea, Chris got #gear sniped, P3 color follow up, the confusing File System APIs, and where did all the lightboxes go? Listen on Website → Links chan (@chantastic) / X The Te…

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#662: AWS News Updates, April 2024 #1 19:59

3M ago19:59

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Jillian and Shruti take you though all the latest and greatest AWS news. Chapters: 00:34 Analytics; 02:20 Application Integration; 03:09 Business Applications; 03:45 Compute; 06:20 Cost Management; 08:42 Databases; 10:14 Developer Tools; 11:16 Machine Learning; 12:25 Management & Governance; 14:21 Media Services; 15:09 Networking & Content Delivery…

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610: TypeScript in 2024, Signals, Productivity Sniped, and Follow Up 1:01:58

3M ago1:01:58

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Show Description Dave's about to be eclipsed, the state of TypeScript in 2024, signals stage zero proposal, corrections on accessibility in frameworks (thanks!), web apps for better collaborative writing, getting productivity sniped, the problem with email may be you, indieweb follow up, and ultimate guitar tab apps. Listen on Website → Links Strea…

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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

3M 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

3M 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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