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Shawn Adamek of Umbra 3D Apr 12, 2018

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Shawn Adamek, Chief Strategy Officer at Umbra 3D joins us to talk about Umbra's 3D solutions that make it possible to display any 3D content in real time on any piece of hardware.

Their software is licensed by some of the largest gaming, architecture, and 3D scanning companies. We discuss the AR Cloud, occlusion culling and overall how Umbra 3D is helping make possible some of the most sophisticated 3D experiences possible across virtually any device.

Connect with Umbra 3D at https://umbra3d.com/ or sales@umbra3d.com.

Please visit http://thevrara.com to learn more about the VR/AR Association and how becoming a member can help open doors for you and/or your business.

Matthew Celia & Robert Watts of Lightsail VR Apr 05, 2018

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On this episode, we are joined by Hollywood-based VR studio Light Sail VR, with Matthew Celia, Co-Founder & Creative Director and Robert Watts Co-Founder and Executive Producer.

They join us to speak on a new narrative design they created specifically for interactive VR games and film, bringing the "choose your own" adventure platform in all its complexities to VR.

We discuss the details of their debut horror, "Speak of the Devil, a live-action interactive experience with game and film elements featured equally and much more.

Connect with Matt and Robert at http://www.lightsailvr.com/.

For more information on the VR/AR Association, please visit: http://thevrara.com

Jeremy Kidd of Banjo Mar 30, 2018

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Jeremy Kidd, CEO of Banjo, joins us to discuss some fascinating projects that Banjo has delivered related to augmented reality productivity, virtual reality training, and a pediatric VR experience designed to reduce anxiety for children getting an MRI.

Banjo designs and builds interactive AR, VR and 3D experiences for product design/development, marketing and training, CPG, manufacturing, engineering and healthcare.

Connect with Jeremy at jeremy.kidd@banjodigital.com or https://banjodigital.com

For more information about the VR/AR Association, please visit: http://thevrara.com

Nick Alcid of Escape to Virtual Reality returns Mar 15, 2018

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We are joined for a second time by Nick Alcid, Co-Founder and VP of Escape to Virtual Reality, California's first large scale location based VR gaming platform. We discuss the unique motion capture wireless system available at their studio, the company's recent move to the L.A. Fashion District area, and their new partnership with meleap.com, and their AR headset system that includes the HADO gaming tournament, and HADO Cart games that will be available at Escape to Virtual Reality.

Connect with Escape to Virtual Reality at www.escapetovirtualreality.com, on Instagram at @escape2vr or email Nick at nick@escape2vr.com. The studio is located at: 1046 South Main Street, Los Angeles, California 90015.

To learn more about the VR/AR Association, please visit: http://thevrara.com

Brad Scoggin of SpringboardVR returns Mar 08, 2018

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Brad Scoggin, Co-Founder and CEO of SpringboardVR joins us again for an update on the Location-Based VR market. We discuss SpringboardVR and how they're making it easy and more efficient for operators to launch and manage their location based VR experiences.

Brad also talks about the interest they're now seeing from entertainment, education and enterprise. We also have some fun talking about what impact the blockbuster movie, Ready Player One, might have on the industry.

You can connect with Brad at brad@springboardvr.com

To learn more about the VR/AR Association, please visit: http://thevrara.com

Travis Cloyd of Observe Media Mar 07, 2018

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Travis Cloyd, VR Director, VR Producer, and CEO of Observe Media discusses his experience as being the VR producer for Hannibal Pictures' feature film Speed Kills starring John Travolta. Travis talks about the details of shooting cinematic VR, both the challenges, and some of the mind-blowing VR cuts they were able to achieve in Puerto Rico, leveraging drones, 360 cameras, speedboats on the ocean, and capturing in VR, one of the great actors of our time, John Travolta.

We also discuss the present state of the VR film industry and what the future may hold for full-feature VR films and more.

Connect with Travis at www.http://observemedia.com/ or email him at Travis@observemedia.com.

For more information about the VR/AR Association, visit: http://thevrara.com

Harold Hayes Jr. of SunnyBoy Entertainment Mar 01, 2018

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Harold Hayes Jr. is an award-winning Hollywood VR writer/creator who has done work with Disney, Warner Brothers, Universal, and 20th Century Fox.

As the creator of the VR experiences for The Greatest Showman (with a second experience soon to release), IT, Annabelle and The Conjuring, Hayes is helping to forge the future of entertainment.

We focus our discussion on the entertainment industry's lack of diversity, and the opportunities that come from adding diversity into the culture of entertainment media companies. This is a fascinating discussion where we also talk about how augmented reality and mixed reality are starting to emerge in the entertainment industry, and the importance of web-VR.

Reach out to SunnyBoy Entertainment via email at contact@sunnyboyentertainment.com or on the web at www.sunnyboyentertainment.com.

For more information about the VR/AR Association, please visit: http://thevrara.com

Dr. Sana Farid of Munfarid Feb 22, 2018

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We are joined by Dr. Sana Farid, Co-Founder of Munfarid Consulting which is located in Dubai to discuss the significant and growing impact VR is having on healthcare and education, and the VR ecosystem in the Middle East.

Dr. Sana Farid has been featured as one of the top 100 Bahraini notable women who transformed Bahrain, and the Ultimate list of 101+ Women leading VR/AR, Ambassador for Women of Wearable in Bahrain, KSA, and UAE.

Munfarid is a Learning & Development consultancy firm, focusing on Technology Aided Solutions, mainly eLearning, mLearning, Game Based Learning, and Virtual Reality based Education. Munfarid has also been listed as one of the foremost Virtual Reality companies based in the Middle East.

For more information on our guest, please visit: http://thevrara.com/podcast-posts/munfarid

And to learn more about the VR/AR Association, simply visit: http://thevrara.com to learn how to get involved in this worldwide organization.

Nino Sapina and Craig Vezina of Realcast Feb 15, 2018

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Joining us on this episode of the Everything VR & AR Podcast are Nino Sapina, the Co-Founder and CEO of Realcast and Craig Vezina, who is the Co-Founder and CBO (Chief Business Officer) at Realcast.

Realcast offers interactive AR experiences on Hololens and Apple's AR kit and we discuss their unique approach of leveraging Nino's experience as a game designer and executive, along with Craig's experience in education, to build educational mixed reality and augmented reality showcases.

We also discuss the growing XR ecosystem in Paris, France where Realcast is headquartered and where they think the XR industry is headed in the next 5 years related to education and entertainment.

Connect with Realcast at contact@realcast.io or at www.realcast.io.

For more information about joining and getting involved with the VR/AR Association, please visit: http://thevrara.com

Ray Kallmeyer of CreateAR Feb 08, 2018

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We are joined by Ray Kallmeyer, CEO of CreateAR. CreateAR is a leading Augmented Reality design and development firm and is a part of the Microsoft Mixed Reality Partner Program. We talk about CreateAR's work with Mercedes Benz in Japan and their strategy for refining mixed reality user interface design.

We also talk about the current landscape for recruiting talent to build, design and develop new AR, VR, and MR applications and how app developers and game developers are converging more than ever in this ecosystem.

Connect with Ray by visiting www.createAR.co.

For more information on the VR/AR Association, we invite you to get involved at: http://thevrara.com

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