Everything Vr & Ar

Take a journey to the beginning moments of mobile AR all the way up to where we are today as Tyler and Sophia talk with the Chief R&D Officer & Co-Founder of Zappar, Dr. Simon Taylor. Zappar is an App that helps you build AR and allows you to Zap stuff… will the industry's killer AR app be built through Zappar?! Links: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/all-newzapbox/all-new-zapbox-awesome-mixed-reality-for-40/posts/3001934 https://zap.works https://zappar.com https://zappar.com/zapbox LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/zappar/ Twitter: @tylerhgates @sophiamosh Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about how you can get involved with this worldwide organization to help gain exposure and share ideas and best practices with other experts in the industry.Subscribe to the podcast wherever podcasts are found or listen to past interviews at www.TheVRARA.com/podcast

This week, Tyler and Sophia had an opportunity to sit down with Dr. Vijay Anandraj from Sify eLearning.  Dr. Vijay Anandraj is the Tech Expert of AR & VR solutions at Sify eLearning who has been working in immersive technology for a very long time.  Tyler discusses with Vijay the transition that large organizations make from traditional learning to immersive training. Links: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/vijayanandraj-v-r-ph-d-7430ab16/ Twitter:  @tylerhgates @sophiamosh  Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about how you can get involved with this worldwide organization to help gain exposure and share ideas and best practices with other experts in the industry.Subscribe to the podcast wherever podcasts are found or listen to past interviews at www.TheVRARA.com/podcast

This week the podcast highlights all of the teams who took part in the annual Iron Dev competition at I/ITSEC 2020.  Iron Dev is a team competition similar to competitive cooking shows, where teams will be given a challenge and “secret ingredient” to develop a training solution to improve warfighter readiness. Teams will consist of diverse members with skills in AR/VR development, simulation networking/distribution, graphic design, simulation development, and training development.  Listin in as the teams share who they are and what they did for this year's competition.   Links: Team Full Sail:  https://fullsailedu-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/personal/dmapes_fullsail_com/En4tiYaviMJNk4zYa8zMsKwBLS1zk_-CfGV_1SZ07AB7Lw?e=nPyQwV Team The Grill: https://www.af-grill.com/ Team SimBlocks Website: www.simblocks.io LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/simblocks-llc/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/simblocksio/videos Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimBlocks Team Moth+Flame Website: mothandflamevr.

The first ever all-virtual IITSEC Conference will begin on November 30th and run through December 4th.  We had the opportunity to sit down with the President of the National Training & Simulation Association, Admiral Robb, to discuss the importance of IITSEC and all of the many benefits of the conference including STEM and other educational initiatives. Links: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-robb-9345a11a/ https://www.ndia.org/leadership-bios/james-robb Twitter:  @tylerhgates @sophiamosh  Register for vIITSEC Here:  https://www.viitsec.org/   Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about how you can get involved with this worldwide organization to help gain exposure and share ideas and best practices with other experts in the industry. Subscribe to the podcast wherever podcasts are found or listen to past interviews at www.TheVRARA.com/podcast

Tyler and Sophia talk with Tim Zenk of Avatar Dimension on the incredible possibilities of volumetric, 3D capture of real humans for better realism, and human-to-human connectivity across industries. Links: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothy-zenk-b046b310/ Twitter: @tylerhgates @sophiamosh @avatardimension @SabeyDC @dimensionstudio www.avatar-dimension.com/ https://tour.cocastl.org/ The Center of Creative Arts (COCA) virtual webtour, created by Avatar Dimension, is a first ever online experience marrying high-quality 360° photographs with photo realistic volumetric 3D holograms. Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about how you can get involved with this worldwide organization to help gain exposure and share ideas and best practices with other experts in the industry.Subscribe to the podcast wherever podcasts are found or listen to past interviews at www.TheVRARA.com/podcast

This week, Tyler and Sophia sit down with Dr. Walter Greenleaf, who is a Neuroscientist, technologist and expert on the medical applications of virtual reality technology. We talk about the proven success of VR in rehabilitation and how immersive technology will help better identify, target and improve mental and physical rehabilitation faster and more effectively than ever before. Links: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/waltergreenleaf/ Twitter: @WalterGreenleaf @tylerhgates @sophiamosh https://mediax.stanford.edu/about/walter-greenleaf/ Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about how you can get involved with this worldwide organization to help gain exposure and share ideas and best practices with other experts in the industry.  Subscribe to the podcast wherever podcasts are found or listen to past interviews at www.TheVRARA.com/podcast

Tyler and Sophia enjoy a conversation with Susmit Banerjee of Sify eLearning. They explore how eLearning technology has evolved using immersive technology.  They discuss why immersive technology unlocks the ability to create more efficiencies in training and greater comprehension of information. Links: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/susmitbanerjee/ Twitter: @susmitline @sifytech @tylerhgates @sophiamosh Sify eLearning: https://www.sifytechnologies.com/elearning/ Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about how you can get involved with this worldwide organization to help gain exposure and share ideas and best practices with other experts in the industry. Subscribe to the podcast wherever podcasts are found or listen to past interviews at www.TheVRARA.com/podcast

Tyler and Sophia catch up with Jingshu Chen of VeeR VR about how she is enabling 360 degree content development and consumption and why this is important to the overall growth of immersive storytelling. Links: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jingshuchen/ Twitter:  @jessiechen0701 @letsveer @tylerhgates @sophiamosh  VeeR VR: https://veer.tv/ Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about how you can get involved with this worldwide organization to help gain exposure and share ideas and best practices with other experts in the industry. Subscribe to the podcast wherever podcasts are found or listen to past interviews at www.TheVRARA.com/podcast

We’re back with Dr. Skip Rizzo as Tyler continues the conversation with Skip to dive deeper into some of the most meaningful projects of his career.  We learn more about how Skip directly applies his awareness and knowledge of the human mind to Virtual Reality therapies.  Enjoy! Links: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/skiprizzovr/ Twitter: @skiprizzovr @tylerhgates @sophiamosh Discovery Channel 2001: Virtual Vietnam VR Exposure Therapy on: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_2ZkvAMih8 9/11 WTC VR Exposure Therapy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAR9QDwBILc CNN Technology for Good: https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2020/10/06/chris-merkle-ptsd-spc-intl.cnn Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about how you can get involved with this worldwide organization to help gain exposure and share ideas and best practices with other experts in the industry. Subscribe to the podcast wherever podcasts are found or listen to past interviews at www.TheVRARA.com/podcast

Tyler and Sophia sit down with Tupac Martir - to talk about his life with art, immersive story-telling and how he strives to bring humanity to technology.  He is the Creative Director at Satore Studios and the mind behind the award winning virtual reality immersive story-telling experience, “Cosmos Within Us”. Links: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tupac-martir-9a19a29/ Twitter:  @tmartir @tylerhgates @sophiamosh  Satore Studios: https://satorestudio.com/ Cosmos Within Us: https://vimeo.com/367299986 Cosmos Within Us: http://www.cosmoswithin.us/ Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about how you can get involved with this worldwide organization to help gain exposure and share ideas and best practices with other experts in the industry.Subscribe to the podcast wherever podcasts are found or listen to past interviews at www.TheVRARA.com/podcast

This week, Tyler and Sophia had an opportunity to sit down with David Moreno, Head of Marketing and Business Development at Virtualware.  We discussed both the opportunities and challenges associated with building a company around an emerging technology.  With over a decade of experience in the industry, David and Virtualware’s story is bound to motivate and inspire any budding immersive technology entrepreneur.   Links: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/damoca/ Twitter:  @_damoca @tylerhgates @sophiamosh  Virtualware https://www.virtualwareco.com/ GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Revolutionize Workforce Training https://www.virtualwareco.com/news/revolutionize-workforce-training-vr-immersive-rooms/  University of El Retoño Creates The Biggest Education VR Center in the world https://www.virtualwareco.com/news/the-vr-center-university-retono-unveiled/ Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about how you can get involved with this worldwide organization to help g

We sat down with Loren Hammonds from Tribeca Film Festival. Loren is the curator of all immersive at Tribeca. Loren talks to Tyler and Sophia about what storytelling in immersive is. How this medium allows viewers to experience true empathy and presence that affects a real change in the art of storytelling. Links: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/loren-hammonds-422b2221/ Twitter: @TheCinematic @tylerhgates @sophiamosh  Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about how you can get involved with this worldwide organization to help gain exposure and share ideas and best practices with other experts in the industry.   Subscribe to the podcast wherever podcasts are found or listen to past interviews at www.TheVRARA.com/podcast

We had an overwhelming response to the first interview with Dr. Skip Rizzo, so we wanted to continue the conversation!  On this second episode, we explored some of the current projects Dr. Rizzo is working on and dove deeper into the psychology of virtual reality therapy.  Listen in as we gain deeper insight into where Dr. Rizzo has advanced virtual reality today. Links: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/skiprizzovr/ Twitter: @skiprizzovr @tylerhgates @sophiamosh  Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about how you can get involved with this worldwide organization to help gain exposure and share ideas and best practices with other experts in the industry.   Subscribe to the podcast wherever podcasts are found or listen to past interviews at www.TheVRARA.com/podcast

Oracle XR lab is testing, prototyping, and training every possible integration of XR technology with Oracle technologies. Join Tyler and Sophia in a conversation with Sikaar Keita and Wojciech Pluta as we explore how Oracle is leveraging XR and big data to help industry integrate and realize the importance of immersive technologies.  Links: http://xrlab.ddns.net/LP/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F66AXJl1M1M LinkedIn - Sikaar Keita: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sikaar/ LinkedIn - Wojciech Pluta: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wojciechpluta/  Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about how you can get involved with this worldwide organization to help gain exposure and share ideas and best practices with other experts in the industry.Subscribe to the podcast wherever podcasts are found or listen to past interviews at www.TheVRARA.com/podcast

We were joined this week by Terry Miller, Founder of Eight360.  His company is based in New Zealand and has created the NOVA, which is an untethered VR motion simulator that simulates the sensation of acceleration, deceleration, spin forces, bumps and crashes.  Links: https://www.eight360.com/ https://newatlas.com/vr/eight360-nova-vr-simulator-ball/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrytron/ Twitter: @tmillertron Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about how you can get involved with this worldwide organization to help gain exposure and share ideas and best practices with other experts in the industry. Subscribe to the podcast wherever podcasts are found or listen to past interviews at www.TheVRARA.com/podcast

A very special podcast today with Dr. Skip Rizzo. Join Tyler and Sophia as they have an in depth conversation with Dr. Rizzo and explore his start with virtual reality. A look at where VR started and the important research he did to lay down the foundation behind the science of VR. Connect with Skip: Web: https://ict.usc.edu/profile/albert-skip-rizzo/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/skiprizzovr/ Twitter: @SkipRizzoVR Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about how you can get involved with this worldwide organization to help gain exposure and share ideas and best practices with other experts in the industry. Subscribe to the podcast wherever podcasts are found or listen to past interviews at www.TheVRARA.com/podcast

We have the great pleasure in discussing the innovations Gabo Arora has done in telling stories with immersive technologies. Join Tyler and Sophia as they discuss how Gabo got his start and found his passion in this medium. Connect with Gabo: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabo-arora-b7905011/ Twitter: @gaboarora Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about how you can get involved with this worldwide organization to help gain exposure and share ideas and best practices with other experts in the industry. Subscribe to the podcast wherever podcasts are found or listen to past interviews at www.TheVRARA.com/podcast

Tyler and Sophia talk with Devon Copley of Imeve and AVATOUR about the value of real time 360 degree presense and how their technology is helping drive virtual collaboration. Connect with Devon: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/devoncopley/ Twitter: @djdevvydev Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about how you can get involved with this worldwide organization to help gain exposure and share ideas and best practices with other experts in the industry. Subscribe to the podcast wherever podcasts are found or listen to past interviews at www.TheVRARA.com/podcast

Tyler and Sophia chat with Julie & Alan Smithson about their newly launched game engine, MetaVRse, that allows anyone to create 3D models and environments faster and easier than ever! See a snapshot of this podcast with what we made wiith MetaVRse in under 4 minutes! Connect with Julie: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-smithson/ Connect with Alan:  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alansmithson/ Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about how you can get involved with this worldwide organization to help gain exposure and share ideas and best practices with other experts in the industry. Subscribe to the podcast wherever podcasts are found or listen to past interviews at www.TheVRARA.com/podcast

Tyler and Sophia explore the power of smell with Aaron Wisniewski, CEO and Co-Founder of OVR Technology, and how scent adds a critical piece to being immersed in immersive simulation. Connect with Aaron: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-wisniewski-a8484129/ Twitter: @OvrTechnology Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about how you can get involved with this worldwide organization to help gain exposure and share ideas and best practices with other experts in the industry. Subscribe to the podcast wherever podcasts are found or listen to past interviews at www.TheVRARA.com/podcast