Everything VR & AR

Latest Episodes:

Sports Business Development & Innovation Architect with Jesus Serrano May 09, 2019

Show notes

Hosts Tyler Gates and Sophia Moshasha caught up with Jesus Serrano at Microsoft's Build 2019 conference as he discusses how immersive technology will change the landscape for sports and fan engagement experiences.

Jesus has been with Microsoft for a number of years now and is currently the Sports Business Development & WW Sports Community Lead.

Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about how you can get involved with this worldwide organization.

Subscribe to the podcast wherever podcasts are found or listen to past interviews at www.TheVRARA.com/podcast

Adam Molnar of Neurable May 02, 2019

Show notes

Adam Molnar, Co-Founder of Neurable, joins us to take a deep dive on the potential of cognitive behavior driven virtual and augmented reality.

Connect with Adam and Neurable:

Amanda Pool of Imagine Events Apr 25, 2019

Show notes

Amanda Pool, who is the Executive Producer and Founder of Imagine Events is our guest on this episode of the VR/AR Podcast.

Amanda joins Tyler and Sophia to discuss the value of immersive technology activations for sponsored events.

Visit Imagine Events online at:

John Burwell of Varjo Apr 18, 2019

Show notes

John Burwell, who is the Global Head of Simulation and Training of Varjo, joins Tyler and Sophia to discuss the ground-breaking new HMD for professional VR.

Connect with Varjo online at:

Web - Varjo.com
Twitter - @varjodotcom
Instagram - @varjodotcom

James Crabb of Wargaming Feb 21, 2019

Show notes

James Crabb, who is the Marketing & Business Development Director at Wargaming recently was interviewed by VRARA member David Ripert who is the CEO & Co-Founder of Poplar.

Learn more about James, David and their respective companies below:

Host: David Ripert, CEO & Co-Founder of Poplar (member of the VRARA)

Personal LinkedIn

Personal Twitter

Persona Insta

Poplar LinkedIn

Poplar Twitter

Poplar Insta

Guest: James Crabb, Marketing & Business Development at Wargaming

Personal LinkedIn

Personal Twitter

Wargaming Twitter

Wargaming LinkedIn

Tithi Tewari of SmartVizX Dec 27, 2018

Show notes

Tithi Tewari, Managing Director & Founder of SmartVizX is our guest this episode.

SmartVizX is transforming the design experience for the building industry, and has developed a product called Trezi, that aims to become the leading immersive design collaboration platform for the building industry that brings together all stakeholders in the design project — from architect/designer to engineering services to owner/tenant — to collaborate on the 3D design in an interactive and immersive environment and make better decisions.

Make sure to visit their website SmartVizX.com to learn more and to request a demo.

Lou Pushelberg of Circuit Stream Dec 20, 2018

Show notes

On this episode we are joined by Lou Pushelberg, the Founder of Circuit Stream.

Circuit Stream is unique in its two-pronged approach: education for individuals to develop their VR/AR programming skills and dive into this exciting industry; and app development for businesses. Circuit Stream has built a VR training app for Vantage Airport Group, AR mineralization visualization software for Minerva Intelligence, and they have taught over 20,000 students how to get started in VR and AR.

Connect with Lou at https://circuitstream.com or at lou@circuitstream.com.

Michael Neely of Vancouver Film School Dec 13, 2018

Show notes

Michael Neely, Lead Instructor for the VR/AR Design & Development program at Vancouver Film School which is launching in Spring 2019, is our guest on this episode.

The VR/AR Design & Development program is built to cater to all aspects of VR and AR visualization beyond just film. Michael talks about the philosophy of the program and how VFS is leveraging its strong award-winning film school to be a leading educator in VR and AR design and development.

VFS has partnered with the VR/AR Association to offer members $2,500 off of their tuition for this 8 month program!

Students interested in the program can contact:

Gija Williams – 604-631-3074, gija@vfs.com

Partners interested in the program can contact:

Mary Lim – 604-631-3577, mlim@vfs.com
Anthony Grieco – 604-631-3068, agrieco@vfs.com

Dr. Danny Goel of Precision OS Dec 06, 2018

Show notes

Dr. Danny Goel joins us on this episode of the Everything VR & AR Podcast.

Dr. Goel is the Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Precision OS and is a Consultant, Shoulder Surgeon and Clinical Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia Department of Orthopedic Surgery.

We discuss how Precision OS is using virtual reality to deliver unparalleled VR experiences for surgical simulation. Their team is dedicated to the transformation of surgical training through virtual immersion, increasing expertise and trust among medical professionals.

Visit their website at www.precisionostech.com and connect with Dr. Goel via email at danny@precisionostech.com.

Erik Murphy-Chutorian of 8th Wall Nov 29, 2018

Show notes

Erik Murphy-Chutorian is the founder and CEO of 8th Wall, which is building a cross-platform solution for developers to build augmented reality applications on all mobile devices. Erik has deep expertise in computer vision, imaging infrastructure, data analysis and full-stack/mobile product development.

Prior to founding 8th Wall, he worked at both Facebook and Google as an engineering manager and senior staff software engineer respectively, leading the initiatives behind a number of key projects on Google Images and Google Photos.

Erik holds a PhD in computer vision from the University of California, San Diego and a BA in Engineering Physics from Dartmouth College.

8th Wall, Inc. helps application developers redefine markets by using augmented reality to break down the walls between the physical and digital worlds. 8th Wall's cross-platform solution lets developers build AR-enriched applications in minutes and deploy them to more than 3.5 billion mobile devices. 8th Wall is headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif.

For more information, please visit: www.8thwall.com.