The XR Atlas Pod delves into the world of XR, AI, and the Metaverse to understand how these technologies are shaping the future of humanity. Each episode features interviews with experts and industry leaders in the field of XR and AI, including enthusiasts, developers, and designers. These conversations explore key issues and innovations in the industry and offer insight into the diverse perspectives of those working in the field.
This episode of the podcast delves into the world of Extended Reality (XR) streaming, discussing its potential benefits and applications, as well as its future prospects. The conversation would also cover the impact of XR streaming on different industries and key considerations for companies looking to implement it. Listeners stand to gain a better understanding of XR streaming, its current state, and its potential future impact on various industries and society as a whole, as well as some exciting current and upcoming developments in the field.
On this episode, I was joined by Roman Emig (https://www.linkedin.com/in/romanemig/) an advocate of ARVR and a tech-savvy visionary who is passionate about the endless possibilities of science and technology. He is always on the lookout for new ways to push the boundaries of what is possible and is constantly inspired by the incredible magnitude of the universe. Roman's love for technology led him to the field of augmented reality and he is currently a part of the revolutionary team at Holo-Light, where he gets to work with cutting-edge technology and help engineers collaborate with holograms in a more natural way.
23 Jan 2023
New Forms of Storytelling through Extended Reality
On this episode of XR Atlas Pod, we explore the cutting-edge realm of immersive technologies and their impact on human cognitive abilities. and how this technology is been explored to tell stories in a more engaging way. Our guest, Michaela (https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelaaternaskyholland/), is a true master in this field. With a background in journalism, film production, and dance, she's a creative consultant who blends traditional media with the latest technology like VR, AR, AI, motion capture, and 360-degree films. She's even won an Emmy and Webby for her work on Capturing Everest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm-xNYMWMr4), a collaboration with Sports Illustrated and Endemol Shine Beyond. Don't miss out on this mind-blowing episode as we explore the incredible works happening in this space, how Michaela has gone to succeed, and the amazing projects she has worked on. Tune in now!
9 Jan 2023
Metaversity: A dive into the future of Learning and Schooling on the Metaverse
In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Steve Grubbs (https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-grubbs-4708825/), the founder of VictoryXR, a platform that allows students to learn and interact in the Metaverse. VictoryXR offers immersive classrooms and campuses through virtual reality, where educators can utilize 3D objects and other interactive features to teach a variety of subjects. Since its founding in 2016, the VXR team has won the Global Education Innovation of the Year award and has become a leader in the field of immersive education.
During our conversation, we discussed Steve's background and his vision for the future of education, as well as the potential of the Metaverse as a learning platform. We also talked about the hype surrounding the Metaverse and whether it's truly the future of education or just a passing trend. We also touched on the cost implications for students, including the need for Metaverse-compatible gadgets and the potential for financial barriers to entry. Overall, it was a fascinating and thought-provoking discussion that I'm sure my listeners will enjoy.
2 Sept 2022
How Augmented Reality is Revolutionalizing Education - Ludenso
How has Ludenso been using Augmented Reality to Revolutionalize Education?
Ludenso is an educational technology company made by thinkers and makers who build simple learning tools that include all learners. So far, more than 10.000 young, creative minds have used their products to learn, create and explore through playful AR experiences.
They are a small, but mighty young squad of people working hard to change education as we know it, while helping students become future-ready. They have been doing this in close collaboration with innovative teachers, leading universities, as well as experts from the tech and publishing industries. They are a passionate team of doers with strong values that convey through everything they do. I would advise you to check out their awesome solutions!
19 Aug 2022
Startups in Africa: SwiftXR
This episode of XR Atlas Pod is a special one, this XRAtlas pod segment is dedicated to promising startups rising in Africa and Globally, I have with me a dear friend and founder of SwiftXR Hammed Arowosegbe, SwiftXR is a fast no-code, cross-platform development solution for building lightweight interactive 3D, AR, and VR experiences. SwiftXR allows you to effortlessly create a project, drag and drop 3D objects into it, personalize it, and deploy cross-platform 3D, WebAR, and WebVR experiences. We will be discussing everything about SwiftXR, how people can utilize it, how it has been being a startup in Africa and what their dreams and goals are.
1 Aug 2022
Startups: A new reality for collaboration - RAUM for Businesses
This episode was done with Rolf Meßmer the CMO of RAUM!
RAUM is a virtual reality collaboration application that is fundamentally changing the way people work today and simplifying their interaction with the digital world. Its mission is to create today's most sophisticated digital work environment for extended reality. A spatial ecosystem, in which third parties can offer their services and work becomes productive as never before.
It is a multi-user environment in which teams scattered around the world can virtually meet and work together. SAP and Johnson & Johnson are just two of many companies that use the virtual reality application from RAUM for product demonstrations and training. RAUM makes Teamwork in Virtual Reality exciting, it fuses the working world & office software opening a whole new way to work that is highly efficient and offers many industries an easy step into digitalization.
5 Jul 2022
Swarm intelligence and the role of AI in building the Metaverse
Louis Rosenberg, PhD is a pioneer in the fields of VR, AR, and AI for over thirty years. He earned his PhD from Stanford University, was a professor at California State University, founded the early VR company Immersion Corporation, and has been awarded over 300 patents worldwide for VR, AR, and AI technologies.
Some of the things we spoke about in this episode were:
VR in the 90's - Surviving the VR winter
Deepdive into the two types of Metaverses - Augmented and virtual Metaverse
The role and dangers of Artificial Agents (Smart AI) in the Metaverse
Profiling, advertising & Identity theft in the Metaverse
Swarm intelligence, Hive mind and Swarm AI in the future of decision making.
Bonus: Was Google AI conscious & how do we deal with the reality of a conscious AI?
22 Jun 2022
Startups in Africa: WeDisplayMagic3D (Holographic Tech in Nigeria)
This episode of XR Atlas Pod is a special one, the XRAtlas pod segment is dedicated to promising startups rising in Africa and Globally, I have with me Ugo Nwagu the founder of WeDisplayMagic3D, a startup in Nigeria looking to revolutionize the marketing sector with the use of Holographic Technology.
10 Jun 2022
Creating a Humane and Inclusive Metaverse
This episode of XR Atlas Pod focuses on The Metaverse and how individuals and brands can build with safety and inclusivity in mind, what sorts of discussions need to be had and why we must always put HUMANITY first in the discussions and OUR actions.
I had a conversation with Christopher Lafayette an emergent technologist in virtual and augmented reality applying his talents to the metaverse, MedTech, education and web3. He also created Gatherverse a global gathering discussing humanity's first standards of education, safety, privacy, wellness, equality, community development and accessibility in the next steps of the metaverse.
15 May 2022
Improving the brain through Virtual Reality (VR cognitive tech)
This episode of XR Atlas Pod focuses on the Mind, how Immersive technologies can be applied to improving human cognitive abilities, the sorts of influence these technologies could have and have had on our individual and collective consciousness, the amazing research and works happening in the space and why they are so important.
I had a conversation with Amir Bozorgzadeh (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amirboz/) a Co-founder and CEO at Virtuleap (https://virtuleap.com/), a health and education VR startup that is taking cognitive assessment and training to the next level thanks to VR and AI. Amir is also a researcher, game publisher, tech writer and an all-around student of the mind passionate about improving the brain with VR. It was a fun and exciting experience speaking to him!
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4 May 2022
Building a Career and Finding a Job in XR (Virtual, Augmented, Mixed and Metaverse Technologies)
With the advancement of Extended Reality (XR) and Metaverse technology, the digital world is expanding at an alarming rate as the actual and virtual worlds combine. Many industries are benefiting from XR technology because it produces more efficient processes, maximizes training, empowers brands to reach their customers in new and innovative ways and allows individuals to collaborate in virtual settings from remote locations amongst many other things.
The buzz around XR and metaverse technology has steadily increased since the beginning of the 21st century and saw an even bigger swell when Facebook changed its name to Meta, this has also led to many talented people choosing to enter the ecosystems and companies also scramble to hire the right talents to build the needed products.
This episode of XR Atlas Pod focuses on understanding how to break into the XR ecosystem as a developer, engineer, designer, and project manager. How to build a career in XR, the kinds of knowledge necessary and how to find the right jobs for any skill level.
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