YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY EPISODE 15: Dominic Eskofier

YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY

Welcome to the new virtual reality of YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY. Join Dominic Eskofier and me for a reality bending episode as we discuss how he worked for legendary companies such as Rockstar Games and Nvidia, him funding his own company, leaving games journalism and what he is currently up to at Eden in Amsterdam. We also discuss the new NFT hype, how VR can change the world and he shares what he considers to be the best VR headset on the market.

Time – Topic Discussed:

0:00 - Intro

1:08 - Catching up with Dominic

4:39 - Guest topic: Non-fungible tokens

8:50 - Bitcoin

11:20 - The technological revolution

26:44 - The current state of games journalism

42:40 - The potential influence of VR on racial bias

47:34 - Working at Rockstar Games

52:40 - Red Dead Redemption 2 and spoiler culture

57:04 - Best VR headsets on the market

01:06:42 - Dominic’s journey into VR

01:14:46 - Working at Nvidia

01:17:10 - Eden & Eden Snacker

01:26:04 - Plugs

01:27:38 - Lessons learned & outro

Things mentioned on the show:

Dominic Eskofier How Virtual Reality will create a better Humankind TEDxTalk

The influence of immersive virtual reality on racial bias

VR gives kids the power to dream with their eyes wide open

Noah Caldwell-Gervais analysis of Red Dead Redemption

Social Media:

Dominic Eskofier

Dominic Eskofier on Twitter (@DolAtoR)

Dominic Eskofier on Facebook

EDEN Homepage

EDEN on Facebook

Eden on Twitter (@madebyeden)

Eden on Instagram (@ig.madebyeden)

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Dorian on Twitter (@DorianChou)

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Dorian on Instagram (@dorian.chou)

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Intro/Outro by FreshMcZone

Artwork by Thomas Martin (Instagram: @thomas.martin.martin)