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This week's episode is a live recording from the panel conversation at VRScout's most recent monthly mixer, which was all about Health & VR. This is a fascinating conversation showcasing a variety of perspectives on the huge range of healthcare and wellness applications utilizing immersive technology. Guest hosted by Kristi Hansen Onkka (founder at HealthiAR), the panel features Carrie Shaw (founder at Embodied Labs), Dr. Brennan Spiegel (Director of Health Services Research at Cedars-Sinai), Shauna Heller (founder of Clay Park VR and Executive Director of VR Med Tech Initiatives), Jacki Morie (founder and Chief Scientist at All These Worlds), and Dr. Wen Dombrowski (Chief Convergence Officer of CATALAIZE). Hosted by Malia Probst Special Guest Host: Kristi Hansen Onkka (founder at HealthiAR http://www.VRScout.com/podcast Special thanks to @JoeWilsonTV for the voiceover magic

NFL uses VR to train referees for football season, MLB expands VR content, Sports Illustrated cover feat. AR, W Magazine uses AR to make Katy Perry come to life, eye implant platform wants to power continuous AR, now you show off your real-life DJ skills in VR, and the investment & funding wrapup... Hosted by Malia Probst Special Guests: Jonathan Nafarrete (@Jonathan360) http://www.VRScout.com/podcast Special thanks to @JoeWilsonTV for the voiceover magic

Social VR pioneer Altspace shuts down, 'Second Life' successor Sansar launches open beta, WebVR comes to Firefox, Disney wants you to be a Star Wars jedi in VR, the funding & investment wrapup, and more… Hosted by Malia Probst Featuring special guest Sophia Dominguez, co-founder of SVRF.com (the first search engine for immersive content), and creator of AllThingsVR, a weekly VR/AR newsletter - https://www.svrf.com/ http://www.VRScout.com/podcast Special thanks to @JoeWilsonTV for the voiceover magic

This week's episode is a live recording from the panel discussion at VRScout's most recent monthly mixer, where we talk all about Hollywood & VR/AR. We chat about opportunities to grow name-brand franchises into more interactive content, compare 360 video to immersive theater/talk about bringing real-life immersive theater to VR, what it means to be a multiplatform entertainment company these days, how VR fits into the traditional content verticals, and more. In the discussion we have David Karlak (Director, RSA Films), Rachel Skidmore (Director of Media Development, Skybound Entertainment), Chris Prynoski (Founder, Titmouse Animation, and Michael Koperwas (Industrial Light & Magic - ILM). Hosted by Malia Probst http://www.VRScout.com/podcast Special thanks to @JoeWilsonTV for the voiceover magic

Lenovo's new AR concept headset & Disney partnership, all the VR/AR goodies at Comic-Con, Steven Spielberg's trailer for Ready Player One is finally here, new industry landscape shows 60% increase in enterprise augmented reality, the investment & funding wrapup, and more... Hosted by Malia Probst Special Guests: Jonathan Nafarrete (@Jonathan360) http://www.VRScout.com/podcast Special thanks to @JoeWilsonTV for the voiceover magic

Live stream your cartoon virtual avatar on Facebook, stealth AR company unveils its new AR headset-- and it involves Apple, join your friend to play with art together, Facebook's standalone headset is coming, the investment & funding wrapup, and more… Hosted by Malia Probst Special Guests: Jonathan Nafarrete (@Jonathan360) http://www.VRScout.com/podcast Special thanks to @JoeWilsonTV for the voiceover magic

Apple acquires computer vision company, the hidden 3D map feat. in iOS 11 public beta, Google is experimenting with VR ads, go golfing in Google Earth, and the investment & funding wrapup... Hosted by Malia Probst Special Guests: Jonathan Nafarrete (@Jonathan360) http://www.VRScout.com/podcast Special thanks to @JoeWilsonTV for the voiceover magic

YouTube releases app for heatmaps and announces a new VR180 video format (and cameras!), VidCon's fun interactive VR activations, diving into Apple's AR plans, a VR headset changes the taste of your food, Intel's focus on sports through VR, and more... Hosted by Malia Probst Special Guests: Jonathan Nafarrete (@Jonathan360) http://www.VRScout.com/podcast Special thanks to @JoeWilsonTV for the voiceover magic    

Mario Kart & Spider-Man come to VR, we chat all about news from E3, Intel's new VR eSports league AND wireless VR solution, the investment & funding wrapup, and more...   Hosted by Malia Probst Special Guests: Jonathan Nafarrete (@Jonathan360) & Steve Ip (@poor_musician) http://www.VRScout.com/podcast Special thanks to @JoeWilsonTV for the voiceover magic    

Apple finally talks about VR while taking a (very solid) swing at AR, Walmart will use virtual reality to train employees, you can grow better weed with AR + AI, and Q1 VR headset sales… Hosted by Malia Probst Special Guests: Jonathan Nafarrete (@Jonathan360) & Eric Chevalier (@ekChevalier) http://www.VRScout.com/podcast Special thanks to @JoeWilsonTV for the voiceover magic  

This week's episode is a live recording from the panel discussion at VRScout's most recent monthly mixer, which addressed the topic of Investing in VR. We chat all about how investors are thinking about the VR/AR industry, as well as insight from funded VR/AR companies about their journey to secure financing. From the VR/AR side of things we have Nancy Bennett (CCO & GM of Two Bit Circus), Gil Baron (CEO of Mindshow), and Ikrima Elhassan (co-founder of Kite & Lightning). From the investor perspective we have Peter Rojas (who founded Engadget and Gizmodo and is investor at Betaworks), and Amanda Robson (investor at Norwest Partners which was founded in 1961 and is an investment firm with approximately $5 billion in capital). We also chat a bit about Women in XR, which is a fund and initiative connecting female founders and leaders to capital, resources, and each other. Sign up at: www.womenxr.com Hosted by Malia Probst http://www.VRScout.com/podcast Special thanks to @JoeWilsonTV for the voiceover ma

Watch YouTube in VR with your friends, Google pours resources into shared social VR experiences, upcoming standalone headsets will be wireless, the Snapchat vs. Facebook continues, the investment & funding wrapup, and more... Hosted by Malia Probst Special Guest: Jonathan Nafarrete (@Jonathan360) http://www.VRScout.com/podcast Special thanks to @JoeWilsonTV for the voiceover magic

Snapchat patent points to AR Spectacles content, Oculus Story Studio shuts down while continuing their VR for Good program, Congress gets into VR, Milwaukee gets sued by an AR company, the investment & funding wrapup, and more... Hosted by Malia Probst Special Guests: Jonathan Nafarrete (@Jonathan360) http://www.VRScout.com/podcast Special thanks to @JoeWilsonTV for the voiceover magic

This week we cover Unity's Vision Summit and key highlights from the conference. We then feature a few hallway-style conversations with attendees, all of whom have different perspectives on the industry as well as varied takeaways from the expo. Featuring Brandon Bray (Microsoft), Matt Liszt (castAR), Niv Fisher (Racket:Nx), Berkley Frei (Morph 3D).au Hosted by Malia Probst Special Guests: Jonathan Nafarrete (@Jonathan360) http://www.VRScout.com/podcast Special thanks to @JoeWilsonTV for the voiceover magic

We chat with Rikard Steiber, President of Viveport & SVP of Virtual Reality at HTC, about all things HTC and Viveport. Rikard shares with us what Viveport is, who Viveport is meant for, and discuss Viveport's new monthly subscription service and other monetization initiatives. We talk about the role that Viveport plays for the VR arcade-style market as well as providing access to in-home VR content to 32 countries worldwide. Rikard also lays out the pillars of the HTC company and shares with us the company's philosophy in building the VR/AR ecosystem - https://www.viveport.com/   Hosted by Malia Probst http://www.VRScout.com/podcast Special thanks to @JoeWilsonTV for the voiceover magic

The upcoming new Gear VR comes w/ a magic wand, the new Gear 360 camera gets cuter + more compatible, you can now live stream in 360 on Facebook, Palmer Luckey leaves Oculus, HoloBuilder gets $2.25M investment, and more... Hosted by Malia Probst Special Guests: Jonathan Nafarrete (@Jonathan360) http://www.VRScout.com/podcast Special thanks to @JoeWilsonTV for the voiceover magic

BMW builds cars faster & cheaper w/ VR, Disney uses VR for research but CEO wants AR at theme parks, get inside Ready Player One, survey: people love their VR devices, investment & funding wrapup, and more...  Hosted by Malia Probst Special Guests: Jonathan Nafarrete (@Jonathan360) & Eric Chevalier (@ekChevalier) http://www.VRScout.com/podcast Special thanks to @JoeWilsonTV for the voiceover magic

The first Windows Mixed Reality dev headsets are coming, dive into VR with XBOX, high-end VR gets more affordable, how the director of Rogue One used VR to plan scenes and what this means to traditional production, the investment & funding wrapup, and more... Hosted by Malia Probst Special Guest Jonathan Nafarrete @Jonathan360 http://www.VRScout.com/podcast Special thanks to @JoeWilsonTV for the voiceover magic

4 projects from Samsung's incubation lab to watch this week at Mobile World Congress, the next generation Gear VR may come with controller, Oculus Rift arrives to the International Space Station, Zenimax tries to shut down Oculus, investment wrapup and more... Hosted by Malia Probst http://www.VRScout.com/podcast Special thanks to @JoeWilsonTV for the voiceover magic

Feel heat and the wind on your face in virtual reality, new immersive technology products help the visually impaired, pro golfing tees off in VR, a dream team of developers leave Sony to form their own studio, the investment and funding wrapup, and lots more... Hosted by Malia Probst http://www.VRScout.com/podcast Special thanks to @JoeWilsonTV for the voiceover magic