This week the VRARA podcast team welcomes back Tom Emrich. Tom is Director of Product, AR Platforms at Niantic. Tom leads product strategy and development of Niantic’s Lightship Unity SDK (ARDK), WebAR platform (8th Wall), and AR Ads. Come listen as we catch up with Tom and discuss the advancements Niantic continues to bring to the AR development space.  Listen Here: http://thevrara.com/podcast-posts/tom-emrich-niantic   Check out these links if you want to dig deeper after listening to the episode. www.8thwall.com www.lightship.dev www.Nianticlabs.com   Follow us on Soc ..read more

On this week’s episode we are joined by Nima Zeighami. Nima is the Director of Product for Leia Inc. where he architects the company’s strategy and manages development across its entire product line. Listen as we discuss how he grew into the field of immersive technology and the ways Leia Inc. is creating new innovation in our field.  Listen Here: http://thevrara.com/podcast-posts/nima-zeighami-leia   Check out these links if you want to dig deeper after listening to the episode. https://www.leiainc.com/  Leia Inc. Debuts Award-Winning 3D·AI Lume Pad 2 at SXSW for Glasses ..read more

We are joined this week by Steve Lukas. Steve is the Director of Product Management, XR Ecosystem at Qualcomm and heads up Developer Experience for Snapdragon Spaces. He is helping to lead this team to develop and create amazing tools, software and SDKs for headworn immersive platforms. Listen in as we talk about his experience and what Qualcomm is doing to push the Immersive Tech field forward.  Listen Here: http://thevrara.com/podcast-posts/steve-lukas-qualcomm   Check out these links if you want to dig deeper after listening to the episode. http://spaces.qualcomm.com/ https ..read more

This week we are joined by Dr. Tony Liao, director of the new CougAR lab at the University of Houston (www.uhcougARlab.com). Dr. Liao has taken over as the program coordinator for the Digital Media program at UH, introducing brand new AR/VR courses to the UH curriculum, and expanding the program toward what he believes is the future of Digital Media. Listen Here: http://thevrara.com/podcast-posts/tony-liao-CougAR   Check out these links if you want to dig deeper after listening to the episode: VR and Children: Could the Virtual Dinosaur See You https://jvwr-ojs-utexas.tdl.org/jvwr/ind ..read more

This week we are joined by Liv Erickson. Liv leads the team building Mozilla Hubs, an open source immersive virtual world platform that provides decentralized technology for creating online 3D social VR worlds. Listen in as we discuss the ever evolving world of technology and the ways we can bring different people and projects together to make that technological evolution more meaningful.  Listen Here: http://thevrara.com/podcast-posts/liv-erickson-mozilla   Check out these links if you want to dig deeper after listening to the episode. http://mozilla.org  http://hubs.mozilla.co ..read more

We are joined in this episode by Roderick Kennedy. Roderick is the Founder of Simul and Creator of Teleport VR, a purpose-built network protocol for XR. Listen in as we discuss how early work on the PSVR led Roderick to ask important questions around VR rendering and ways we can improve VR experiences to expand the potential of a true “Spatial Internet.” Listen Here: http://thevrara.com/podcast-posts/roderick-kennedy-teleportVR   Check out these links if you want to dig deeper after listening to the episode.   https://teleportvr.io/ https://roderickkennedy.com/virtual-reality h ..read more

For the second episode of this week’s double feature, we are lucky to have Brandon Bogajewicz join us. Brandon is the founder of Vinyl Moon, a subscription based vinyl record service that recently debuted unique AR-enabled artwork by visual artist Tyler Weitz. Listen in as we talk about the intersection of these two unique mediums  of engagement and learn more about Brandon’s involvement in the VR/AR community.  Listen Here: http://thevrara.com/podcast-posts/brandon-vinyl-moon   Check out these links if you want to dig deeper after listening to the episode.   https://viny ..read more

Metaversed: See beyond the Hype, is a joint project by authors Samantha Wolfe & Luís Bravo Martins. Serving as a no-nonsense business guide to responsibly approaching the metaverse, the book offers an exploration and “insightful discussion and analysis of the next, rapidly approaching technological revolution.” Listen in as we discuss how it came to be and more with Samantha and Luís. Listen Here: http://thevrara.com/podcast-posts/metaversed-samantha-luis   Check out these links if you want to dig deeper after listening to the episode. Metaversed: See Beyond the Hype   Follow ..read more

This week Tyler and Sophia are joined by Guido Meardi. Guido is the CEO of V-Nova, a London-based deep tech company dedicated to improving data compression through game-changing use of AI and parallel processing. Listen as we delve deep into the more technical aspects of XR and associated computational processes.  Listen Here: http://thevrara.com/podcast-posts/guido-meardi-vnova   Check out these links if you want to dig deeper after listening to the episode. www.v-nova.com https://campaign.v-nova.com/lcevc-world-cup-showcase https://www.v-nova.com/london-based-ip-and-software-compa ..read more

This week’s guest is Robert Signore. Robert is the President of Thrive Pavilion. Thrive Pavilion is a non-profit organization that operates in Social VR providing real-time social activities in computer generated spaces to help older adults overcome the negative impacts of social isolation. Listen as we speak with Robert about the use of VR Technology to grow social relationships and tap into demographics that are often overlooked in the VR field. Listen Here: http://thevrara.com/podcast-posts/robert-signore-thrive-pavilion Check out these links if you want to dig deeper after listening to the ..read more