Vrscout Report - Discover The Best In Vr

We interviewed the godmother of VR, Nonny de la Peña, founder/CEO of Emblematic Group. We discuss the future of immersive journalism and the dawn of a new way to create, consume, and distribute media through volumetric capture and photogrammetry featuring Emblematic's latest project, REACH. https://www.reach.love/ Hosted by Malia Probst http://www.VRScout.com/podcast Special thanks to @JoeWilsonTV for the voiceover magic

In this week's episode we talk with Tenderclaws' co-founder and game lead, Samantha Gorman, about their upcoming project, TendAR, which includes an AR pet fish that uses computer vision to feed on people's emotions and the world around it. We discuss how Gorman overcomes AR obstacles by strategizing how to make players return to their app and how they are gamifying short play sessions into a long-form AR narrative. @samanthaKgorman http://tenderclaws.com/ Hosted by Malia Probst http://www.VRScout.com/podcast Special thanks to @JoeWilsonTV for the voiceover magic

This week we interviewed Ray Soto, director of emerging tech at USA TODAY NETWORK. We discussed how their team expand interactive VR and create a cross platform distribution system documenting editorial stories. Ray Soto walks us through how their team captures locations volumetrically, what their workflow is like, and how they explored new ways of creating content. Hosted by Malia Probst http://www.VRScout.com/podcast Special thanks to @JoeWilsonTV for the voiceover magic

In this week's episode we talk with London-based technologist and conceptual artist Rachel Ara, creator of the Transubstantiation of Knowledge. The augmented reality art was part of a larger installation at the V&A Research Institute, a site-specific mixed-reality work which explored the hidden stories behind the Santa Chiara Chapel in the museum's Medieval and Renaissance Galleries - https://www.2ra.co/ Hosted by Malia Probst http://www.VRScout.com/podcast Special thanks to @JoeWilsonTV for the voiceover magic

We make a fun return to the studio this week where host Malia Probst is joined by a room full of Scouts-- Jonathan, Kyle, and Andy. We talk all things OC5, the *just* announced Oculus Quest, and first impressions of the highly-anticipated Two Bit Circus-- an immersive funhouse in downtown Los Angeles. Join us to listen to details of hands-on experience with the Oculus Quest-- the next VR gamechanger! Hosted by Malia Probst http://www.VRScout.com/podcast Special thanks to @JoeWilsonTV for the voiceover magic

This week's episode features Jake Sally (Director of Immersive Development at RYOT), Evette Vargas (CEO of Digital-Reign, Creator/Executive Producer of TV, Film, and Immersive Storytelling), and Jonny Ahdout (Director of Development at Within) in a live recording of our panel discussion at the latest installation of VRScout's monthly mixer series. We talk about the differences between writing for traditional media and immersive media, some writing processes and tools used by VR/AR creators, how writers are thinking about the spectrum of interactivity, how social interaction can be brought into the narrative, and much more... Are you are interested in developing immersive content, including Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality or Mixed Reality? Do you have a script or an idea that you'd like to develop? Apply to the XR Alliance by 9/30/2018! http://thexralliance.com/ Hosted by Malia Probst http://www.VRScout.com/podcast Special thanks to @JoeWilsonTV for the voiceover magic

We traveled to the newly-opened Metastage production studio in LA to talk all things holograms, humans, and 3D with Christina Heller, CEO of Metastage. We discuss how to capture volumetrically and how the resulting 3D assets can be used-- from VR to AR to traditional entertainment and video games. Our host, Malia Probst, gets the full volumetric experience herself and turns into a hologram by the end of the show - https://www.metastage.com/ Hosted by Malia Probst 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 all about immersive tech and architecture, real estate, and construction. We feature Tyson Woeste (Co-founder and CEO of Transported), Cody Nowak (Founder of DisruptAEC), Julie Clementi (Partner at Rios Clementi Hale Studios, CEO of notNuetral), Güvenç Özel (Technology Director at IDEAS UCLA), and Megan Lubaszka (Regional Creative Media Leader at Gensler). Moderated by Zeynep Abes of VRScout - www.vrscout.com  

If you couldn't make it to Los Angeles for the VRScout monthly mixer in July, we'll bring a bit of the event to you! This week's episode is a live recording from our panel discussion all about gaming, arcades, and location-based entertainment (LBE) in immersive tech and features Joanna Popper (Global Head of Virtual Reality for Location Based Entertainment at HP), Brent Bushnell (CEO/ Co-Founder of Two Bit Circus), and Sally Slade (Lead Developer at Magnopus). We talk about VR/AR in the out-of-home entertainment industry as potential business development for immersive creators, how to gamify existing traditional content like a film, how the lines between games and narrative continue to blur, and what cultural forces have led to the rise of immersive theater and arcades for grown ups - www.vrscout.com

On this week's episode we talk with StoryUP CEO Sarah Hill about how positivity-focused immersive content affects your brain, and we're joined by strategic partner and cofounder Dr. Jeff Tarrant, who is also the Director of the NeuroMeditation Institute. We talk about StoryUP's platform Healium (the world's first mobile VR/AR product controlled by a brain computer interface), traditional neurofeedback modalities, humanity's current transition from storytelling to story living, what your brain looks like on empathy, our potential therapeutic future, and more! http://www.story-up.com/   Hosted by Malia Probst 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 June monthly mixer, where we talk all about how brands and advertisers are using VR/AR. Talking about specific use cases in detail and presenting a well-rounded set of perspectives are our panelists: Augie Chun from Snap, Inc., Izzy Parkinson from Google's Tilt Brush, and Carly Chevalier from RED Interactive. We discuss why brands love immersive media, how to strategically plan your immersive content campaigns for cross-platform distribution and amplification, how Tilt Brush can be used for virtual reality as well as augmented reality experiences, and what brands and immersive creators need to learn from each other. Hosted by Malia Probst.   Hosted by Malia Probst http://www.VRScout.com/podcast Special thanks to @JoeWilsonTV for the voiceover magic

This week we interview Andy Lowery, CEO and founder of RealWear. Based in Portland, OR, RealWear is taking a different approach to augmented reality and on the job training and support for enterprise. Hear about Andy's insights into what industrial workers need now, what the differences are between an HUD and HMD, and why Realwear has raised $17M in a Series A round of investment - https://www.realwear.com/   Hosted by Malia Probst http://www.VRScout.com/podcast Special thanks to @JoeWilsonTV for the voiceover magic

We talk all things immersive comedy with Nora Kirkpatrick, writer/director of the brand new, first of its kind live action VR comedy Door #1 on Hulu. Nora is a longtime writer, actress, and musician, appearing in TV shows like Greek and The Office while also being one of the first creators to venture into exploring immersive comedy with the episodic Hulu VR series Virtually Mike and Nora along with SNL alum Mike O'Brien. As an interactive experience, Door #1 is a groundbreaking adventure exploring what it's like to be the protagonist controlling the storyline-- from rekindling your relationship with an old high school flame to smoking with Snoop Dogg... in space. Nora opens up about the process of developing the branching narrative, how creating in VR can be compared to traditional media like 2D film/TV or theatre, and what she's learned about creating comedic content with 360° video - https://www.hulu.com/door-1   Hosted by Malia Probst   http://www.VRScout.com/podcast Special thanks to @JoeWilsonTV for t

In this week's studio episode hosted by Malia Probst we talk all about the third annual VRLA with Zeynep Abes from VRScout. We talk about how VRLA has evolved over the years and transformed itself into a premium destination for developers looking to expose their hard work, serving as a Comic Con of sorts for those hungry for the latest in VR, AR, and other immersive content. – https://vrscout.com/podcast/   Hosted by Malia Probst Feat. Zeynep (@ZeynepAbes) http://www.VRScout.com/podcast Special thanks to @JoeWilsonTV for the voiceover magic

In this week's studio episode hosted by Malia Probst we dive into all things immersive at this year's Tribeca Film Festival with Scouts Zeynep Abes and Kyle Melnick. As one of the largest independent film fests in the world, Tribeca has been showcasing their Virtual Arcade since 2016 and is a premiere launching pad for immersive content. We talk about how the Virtual Arcade has evolved over the years, emerging immersive media trends, and discuss a few of the standout experiences and installations at the festival - https://vrscout.com/podcast/   Hosted by Malia Probst Feat. Zeynep (@ZeynepAbes) http://www.VRScout.com/podcast Special thanks to @JoeWilsonTV for the voiceover magic

Join Malia and Jonathan in the VRScout studio this week, talking all about Google's plan to save historic landmarks with 3D scanning, new developer tools just made the Vive Pro VR headset become AR-compatible, the hand tracking company Leap Motion just released an open-source AR headset design, someone spent 30 days living in VR, and the YouTube VR Creator Lab is now accepting applications - https://vrscout.com/podcast/   Hosted by Malia Probst Feat. Jonathan Nafarrete (@Jonathan360), VRScout Co-founder & Editor in Chief 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 the impact of VR and AR. As the field of immersive technology grows, what are the social issues that can arise from the growing prevalence of this technology? What are the opportunities to leverage this technology in driving towards positive social impact? The discussion features Sarah Steele (Google), Danfung Dennis (Condition 1), Mike Libecki (National Geographic Explorer), Sam Bergen (VICE Media), and is co-hosted by Malia Probst of VRScout and Jason Nichols of enso.   Co-Hosted by Malia Probst and Jason Nichols   http://www.VRScout.com/podcast Special thanks to @JoeWilsonTV for the voiceover magic  

We shine the spotlight on LA-based immersive filmmaker Celine Tricart in this week's episode, a conversation in the VRScout studio hosted by Malia and Zeynep. Celine produced and co-directed Maria Bello's "Sun Ladies," a VR experience about the Yazidi women fighting ISIS in Iraq, and we talk about how the unique 360° video was made and how filmmakers should conceptualize and design immersive experiences. – celine-tricart.com   Hosted by Malia Probst Feat. Zeynep (@ZeynepAbes) http://www.VRScout.com/podcast Special thanks to @JoeWilsonTV for the voiceover magic  

This week's episode kicks off in the studio with Malia and Jonathan and wraps up with a short interview at SXSW w/ Matt Neutra from Bose, talking about the just-announced Bose AR-- what they're calling the world's first audio augmented reality platform. In the studio we talk about the future of transportation and how Uber wants to bring VR and AR to your morning commute in self-driving vehicles, how Google has made incorporating real world locations into your AR apps easy (and why that's important), the new Vive Pro that is now available for pre-order, how Steven Spielberg used VR to film the upcoming movie Ready Player One, and all about Magic Leap's new creator portal - https://vrscout.com/podcast/    Hosted by Malia Probst Feat. Jonathan Nafarrete (@Jonathan360), VRScout Co-founder & Editor in Chief http://www.VRScout.com/podcast Special thanks to @JoeWilsonTV for the voiceover magic    

On this week's news update, Malia and Jonathan talk about recent advances w/ Google's ARCore and what it means, a song made by AI just got a gorgeous 360° music video, HTC gives more power to their VR executives as they merge their smartphone and VR divisions, Pluto is a social VR chat app that works across different VR experiences, AR-powered drone company DroneBase raises $12M, and RealWear is an industrial-grade AR wearable company that announced a $17M Series A round of funding - www.vrscout.com/podcast   Hosted by Malia Probst Feat. Jonathan Nafarrete (@Jonathan360), VRScout Co-founder & Editor in Chief http://www.VRScout.com/podcast Special thanks to @JoeWilsonTV for the voiceover magic