Everything Vr & Ar

This week we are joined by two members of Lenovo’s ThinkReality team: Nathan Pettyjohn, AR/VR Lead and founder of VRARA, and Vishal Shah, GM of AR/VR & Metaverse. Nathan and Vishal share their experience in immersive tech and the strides that are being made at Lenovo. Lenovo will be a Keynote speaker at VRARA’s METAVERSE 2.0 event on March 9th and 10th (registration link is provided below).  Links:  https://hopin.com/events/metaverse-2-0 https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/ Guests LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/vishalshah/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-pettyjohn-17619710/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/loganparr/ Twitter: @npj14 @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 Do you have a

This week we gain a different perspective from Han Kim an Entertainment Attorney at Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP. Han shares his experience navigating the legal side of the metaverse and spatial technology as it continues to be defined everyday.  Links: https://www.sheppardmullin.com/ Guest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hanjoongkim/ 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 Do you have an interest in being a guest on our podcast or have a guest recommendation?  Email podcast@thevrara.com and let us know!

Join us as we talk with Evan Gappleberg, the CEO & Founder of Nextech AR. Evan has an extensive background on Wall Street building and growing new businesses across a variety of industries. Once introduced to AR, Evan immediately saw the value of this technology and dove head first into the industry starting Nextech AR.  Links: www.nextechar.com Guest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evangappelberg/ 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 Do you have an interest in being a guest on our podcast or have a guest recommendation?  Email vicki@thevrara.com and let us know!

Join Tyler and Sophia as they sit down with Luke DeVore the Director of Engagement and Immersive Technology at SAIC. Luke’s journey into immersive tech began during his time in the military where he found himself adapting training programs for the US Government.  Links: https://www.ntsa.org/events/2022/2/23/ntsa-february-webinar  https://www.saic.com/  Guest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-devore-26207617/ 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 Do you have an interest in being a guest on our podcast or have a guest recommendation?  Email vicki@thevrara.com and let us know!

This week we sat down with Megan Zimmerman (Director of Business Development for CED), Tori Romano (Business Development Manager for IDM at CED), and Tim Wong (Industry Lead for Unity’s Accelerate Solutions Team). Listen in as we discuss how the City of Calgary has strategically positioned itself as a hub for emerging technology companies like Unity.  Links: https://www.calgaryeconomicdevelopment.com/ https://www.calgaryeconomicdevelopment.com/invest/digital-spend/ https://youtu.be/sHA683r9M-g https://youtu.be/oMeXJjgV6pI https://unity.com/ https://unity.com/solutions/digital-twin https://www.calgaryeconomicdevelopment.com/sectors/interactive-digital-media/ Guest LinkedIn  https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsay-regier/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/toriromano/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmeganzimmerman/ linkedin.com/in/timwong1 Twitter: @teemo_w​  @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

This week we speak with Jeffrey Williamson, the CEO of Engineus; the company behind VisionWearX and MojiMash. Jeffery takes us through his journey from starting his career in Molecular Biology to creating VisionWearX, a groundbreaking advancement in diagnosing and treating learning disorders using immersive technologies.  Links: www.visionwear-x.com http://engineusapp.com  Guest LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-williamson-438681a/  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 Do you have an interest in being a guest on our podcast or have a guest recommendation?  Email vicki@thevrara.com and let us know!

Today we sit down with Ryan Deluca, CEO & Co-Founder of Black Box VR. Black Box VR is changing the way we approach exercise and fitness. Through VR, integrated resistance training, and gamification we can create an exercise routine that people want to stick with. Links: http://www.blackbox-vr.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryandeluca/ Twitter: @RyanDeLucaVR @blackbox_vr @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 Do you have an interest in being a guest on our podcast or have a guest recommendation?  Email vicki@thevrara.com and let us know!

This week we sat down with Luke Wilson, Founder and CEO of ManageXR, a software solution that enhances the ability to scale XR solutions across an enterprise. Join us as we explore how Luke recognized the need for this type of platform while he was implementing VR solutions in healthcare.    Links: https://www.managexr.com/  LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukefwilson/  Twitter: @tylerhgates @sophiamosh  Additional Websites: https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/16/managexr-grabs-4-million-seed-round-to-scale-xr-business/ https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/managexr-is-now-preloaded-on-pico-vr-headsets-in-the-united-states-301419934.html 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

Join Tyler and Sophia as they have a high-level discussion about the current state of the immersive technology industry, what has brought us to this point in time, and what is in store for 2022.  Links: 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

“VR and eye tracking is a match made in heaven.” Listen in as we sit down with Johan Bouvin, Director of Product for XR Software at Tobii, and discuss the integration of eye tracking technology into VR and AR devices. Links: https://vr.tobii.com/  https://www.linkedin.com/in/johanbouvin/  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

A deep dive with Jake Steinerman and his experience at Spatial continuing to evolve their platform into a community that allows artists and creators to connect with audiences in virtual spaces and environments.  Links: www.spatial.io https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasteinerman/ Twitter: @jasteinerman @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 sit down with DJ Smith the Chief Creative Officer and Co-founder of The Glimpse Group. Listen along as DJ shares his story breaking into VR and creating a now publicly listed holding company in the immersive technology space.  Links: https://www.theglimpsegroup.com/  LinkedIn -  https://www.linkedin.com/in/dj-smith-034b0ba/  Twitter: @GlimpseGroup @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 we speak to two members of the Ferryman Collective, a group of theatre-makers dedicated to furthering the art of live theatre in virtual reality. Stephen Butchko and Andy Aloisio share their experiences using VR to connect with their audiences.  Links: https://www.theseverancetheory.com/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/deirdrevlyons/  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sgbutchko/  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-aloisio-a027ba55/  Twitter: @StephenButchko @deirdrelyons @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

Our Co-Host, Sophia Moshasha, walked the floor at AWE XR this year and talked to some incredible exhibitors, speakers and industry influencers.  Links: Amy Peck - EndeavorVR http://www.endeavorvr.com/  https://www.linkedin.com/in/amympeck/  Antony Vitillo - Skarred Ghost https://skarredghost.com/  https://www.linkedin.com/in/antony-vitillo-vr/  Ben Erwin - Polys WebXR Awards & WebXR Summit Series  https://powersimple.com/#about  https://www.linkedin.com/in/powersimple/  Alcides Santana - Persistent Technologies https://perstechinc.com/  https://www.linkedin.com/in/alcides-santana-2893a52/  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

Jack McCauley, Co-founder and Former Chief Engineer of Oculus, talks with Tyler and Sophia about his background as an engineer, inventor and hardware designer. He touches on his time working on Guitar Hero and developing the Oculus DK1 and DK2. This is Part 2 of a two part series.  Links: http://jackmccauley.com/  https://jacobsinstitute.berkeley.edu/mccauley/  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-j-mccauley-9237bb5/  Twitter: @jackmccauley1 @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 sit down with Tom Symonds, the CEO of Immerse. Tom discusses his work developing and implementing VR training software for some of the largest companies in the world, and identifies the growing need for rapid training methods.  Links: https://immerse.io/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-symonds-a72297/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinparry/ 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

Jack McCauley, Co-founder and Former Chief Engineer of Oculus, talks with Tyler and Sophia about his background as an engineer, inventor and hardware designer. He touches on his time working on Guitar Hero and developing the Oculus DK1 and DK2. This is Part 1 of a two part series.  Links: http://jackmccauley.com/  https://jacobsinstitute.berkeley.edu/mccauley/  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-j-mccauley-9237bb5/  Twitter: @jackmccauley1 @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

Brent Davis, CEO of NomadXR, shares his thoughts on how we can create deep connections using artificial intelligence, deep learning, and virtual twins within the oncoming Metaverse. Links: https://www.nomadxr.com LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brent-davis-ai/ 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

Oscar Cartagena, Founder of NVIVO and the Chilean Association of Immersive Experiences, talks to Tyler and Sophia about his efforts to bring awareness of immersive technology to Latin American countries and governments.  Links: https://www.instagram.com/a.c.h.e.i/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/achei https://www.instagram.com/augmentedexperiences https://www.linkedin.com/company/augmentedxp https://issuu.com/reality.house/docs/realityhouse_digital_magazine/14 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oscarcartagena/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/achei/ Twitter: @achei_cl @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

John Kawola, CEO of Boston Micro Fabrication, talks to Tyler and Sophia about how the 3D printing industry will enable the scalability and deployment of immersive technology hardware solutions.  Links: https://bmf3d.com/ https://bmf3d.com/3d-printing-electronics/ https://arvrmagazine.com/applications-for-micro-3d-printing-in-the-world-of-ar-vr/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnkawola/ 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