Everything VR & AR

Brendon Stead at Sound United

06 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Most people take their hearing for granted, but Brendon Stead, SVP Product Development and Engineering at Sound United, talks to us about how importan...

Infinite Frame Media & Tribe of Pan

29 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Joanne-Aśka Popińska and Tom Hall from Infinite Frame Media speak to us about their powerful immersive storytelling journey and innovation in volume...

Tony Bevilacqua of Cognitive 3D

22 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tony Bevilacqua, Founder and CEO of Cognitive 3D, discusses the power of utilizing metrics in AR/VR, the evolution of metrics in technology, and how t...

Andrew Searle from IO Industries

15 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Searle from IO Industries discusses the importance of camera technology in a direct relationship with the capabilities of volumetric capture wi...

Dave Beck of Foundry 45

08 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dave Beck, CEO and Founder of Foundry 45, shares his insight into some of the challenges he faced in starting a VR company and how Foundry 45 helps cl...

Chris Crescitelli and Greg Katano of Dreamland XR

01 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Long term collaborators and XR community builders Chris Crescitelli and Greg Katano share their journey through 3D film making, virtual reality, and t...

Randy Brown, VP of Virtual Heroes Division at ARA Part 2

25 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In our second episode with Randy Brown, VP of Virtual Heroes Division at Applied Research Associates (ARA), we pick up our conversation where we left ...

Randy Brown, VP of Virtual Heroes Division at ARA

18 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Randy Brown, VP of Virtual Heroes Division at Applied Research Associates (ARA), tells the story of Virtual Reality from the vantage point of the univ...

Ibrahim Jilani of UL

11 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ibrahim Jilani takes us through his journey and UL's efforts in establishing UL8400, the first safety standards around immersive technologies.  Tyler...

Jason Marsh, CEO and founder of Flow Immersive

04 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We talk to Jason Marsh, CEO and founder of Flow Immersive. Jason explains his journey and how he saw the need to create an enterprise platform that al...

Marek Polcak of VRginners

25 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

VRgineers CEO and Co-Founder, Marek Polcak (inventor of the XTAL Head Mounted Display), gives us a behind the scenes look at what's required to invent...

Kim Adams and Maxwell Planck of Adventure Lab

18 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What does the next generation of digital media look like?  Kim Adams and Maxwell Planck of Adventure Lab take us through a delightful conversation t...

Ellysse Dick of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

11 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join us for an in-depth look into the policy world of immersive technology with Ellysse Dick, Policy Analyst for the Information Technology and Innova...

Jeremy Dalton, Author and Head of XR at PwC

04 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We are excited to welcome Jeremy Dalton, Author and Head of XR at PwC, to discuss with us his new book, Reality Check: How Immersive Technologies Can ...

Part 2 with Cynthia Maller of Walmart

28 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler Gates and Sophia Moshasha once again sit down with Cynthia Maller, Head of CGI at Walmart and Art.com, to discuss how the brain delights in nove...

Mark Sussman CEO/Founder of Aardvark AI

21 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Sussman, retired Captain in the U.S. Army, medical practitioner in surgical critical care and CEO/Founder of Aardvark AI talks with Tyler and Sop...

Cynthia Maller, Head of CGI, Walmart & Art.com

14 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Cynthia Maller, Head of CGI for Walmart and Art.com takes us through an honest and experienced story about the importance of solidifying the operation...

Paul Travers and Matt Margolis of Vuzix

07 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join us as Paul Travers, President/CEO and Matt Margolis, Head of Business Development of Vuzix share their story and how they are navigating their co...

2020 Year in Review

31 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, our hosts, Tyler Gates and Sophia Moshasha, sit down for the "2020 Year in Review" edition of the podcast. It has been an exciting ye...

Saai Sundar from Sify eLearning

24 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we are speaking with Saai Sundar from Sify eLearning. As Tech Expert and Practice Head for Sify's Center of Excellence, Saai has been with the c...

Co-Founder of Zappar, Dr. Simon Taylor

17 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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-Fou...

Dr. Vijay Anandraj from Sify eLearning

10 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Iron Dev competition at I/ITSEC 2020

03 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 s...

Admiral Robb of IITSEC

26 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 P...

Tim Zenk of Avatar Dimension

19 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler and Sophia talk with Tim Zenk of Avatar Dimension on the incredible possibilities of volumetric, 3D capture of real humans for better realism, a...

Interview with Dr. Walter Greenleaf

12 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Tyler and Sophia sit down with Dr. Walter Greenleaf, who is a Neuroscientist, technologist and expert on the medical applications of virtua...

Susmit Banerjee of Sify eLearning

05 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler and Sophia enjoy a conversation with Susmit Banerjee of Sify eLearning. They explore how eLearning technology has evolved using immersive techno...

Jingshu Chen of VeeR VR

29 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 import...

Conversation with Dr. Skip Rizzo (Part 3)

22 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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. ...

Tupac Martir of "Cosmos Within Us"

15 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 technol...

David Moreno of Virtualware

08 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Tyler and Sophia had an opportunity to sit down with David Moreno, Head of Marketing and Business Development at Virtualware.  We discusse...

Loren Hammonds from Tribeca Film Festival

01 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 wh...

Conversation with Dr. Skip Rizzo (Part 2)

24 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 ex...

Sikaar Keita and Wojciech Pluta of Oracle

17 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Oracle XR lab is testing, prototyping, and training every possible integration of XR technology with Oracle technologies. Join Tyler and Sophia in a c...

Terry Miller from Eight360

10 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Conversation with Dr. Skip Rizzo (Part 1)

03 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 wit...

Immersive Story Telling with Gabo Arora

27 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We have the great pleasure in discussing the innovations Gabo Arora has done in telling stories with immersive technologies. Join Tyler and Sophia as ...

Chapter Spotlight: Silicon Valley & Imeve/AVATOUR

20 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 dri...

The Photoshop of 3D Creation with Julie & Alan Smithson of MetaVRse

13 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler and Sophia chat with Julie & Alan Smithson about their newly launched game engine, MetaVRse, that allows anyone to create 3D models and environ...

The Power of Smell with Aaron Wisniewski of OVR Technology

06 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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...

HP Reverb G2 Product Review with Joanna Popper and John Ludwig of HP

30 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler and Sophia get the full download on the new HP Reverb G2 and its incredible features with Joanna Popper and John Ludwig of HP. See more informa...

Entertainment Technology with Ted Schilowitz of Paramount

23 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler and Sophia talk with Ted Schilowitz, Futurist at Paramount Pictures, about the incredible potential of immersive technology to take entertainme...

Perfecting Space Exploration with Boeing and Varjo

16 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler and Sophia talk with Leighton Carr and Steve Siceloff of Boeing and Geoff Bund of Varjo about the incredible strides they are making with the S...

The Magic of Burning Man in VR with Greg Edwards and Athena Demos

09 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler and Sophia talk with Greg Edwards and Athena Demos, creators of BRCVR, about all things Burning Man and how virtual reality is the perfect plac...

Success in Immersive Tech with Tipatat Chennavasin of The VR Fund

02 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler and Sophia talk with Tipatat Chennavasin of The VR Fund about what it takes to be successful in the immersive technology industry. Connect wit...

The Future of AI Conversations with Lauren Kunze of Pandorabots

25 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler and Sophia talk with Lauren Kunze, CEO of Pandorabots, to discuss the interesting developments in artificially intelligent chatbots and how the...

The Evolution of Special Effects with John Canning of Digital Domain

18 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler and Sophia catch up with John Canning, Executive Producer at Digital Domain to talk about how animation and special effects in media production...

Entering the New Reality with Alvin Graylin of HTC

11 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler and Sophia have an inspiring conversation with Alvin Graylin, President of HTC China, around the new realities we are currently facing and how ...

Chapter Spotlight: San Francisco & Infinadeck

04 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler and Sophia connect with VR/AR Association member, Benjamin Freeman, Chief Operating Officer of Infinadeck, a cutting edge omnidirectional tread...

The Enterprise Ecosystem of Immersive with Leon Laroue of Lenovo

28 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler and Sophia talk with Lenovo's Commercial AR/VR Software Product Manager, Leon Laroue, about the importance of building a full service offering ...

Accessibility of Web AR - Tom Emrich of 8th Wall

21 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler and Sophia explore the opportunities of hosting augmented reality on the web and skipping the need to download a phone app. Tom Emrich, VP of P...

The Future of Fitness - Shanna De Iuliis of Within

14 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler and Sophia talk with Shanna De luliis of Within about how  they are striving toward helping with mass adoption of VR.  Introducing, Supernatu...

Chapter Spotlight: Switzerland & SO REAL Digital Twins

07 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler and Sophia catch up with VR/AR Association member, Raffael Dickreuter of SO Real Digital Twins, to introduce their new X-ray scanning technolog...

The Creation Engine - Ron Martin of Unity

30 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler and Sophia talk with Ron Martin of Unity Technologies about how platforms like Unity allow for the creation of enhanced storytelling capabiliti...

Investing in Immersive Technology - Jason Moser of The Motley Fool

23 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler and Sophia chat with Jason Moser of Motley Fool to talk about the trajectory of virtual and augmented reality and why he and his clients are lo...

Exploring Tactile Controllers with TG0

16 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler and Sophia talk with the CEO and VP of Business Development at TG0 about the many evolving use cases of tactile control products. The etee, thei...

Future Trends of Spatial Computing- Leslie Shannon of Nokia

09 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler and Sophia have a fun conversation around the future (or not so future) capabilities of spatial computing with Leslie Shannon, Head of Ecosyste...

Chapter Spotlight: Los Angeles & Cleanbox Technologies

02 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler and Sophia catch up with VRARA LA chapter President, Cynthia Feemster as well as their member, Amy Hedrick of Cleanbox Technologies about the i...

Unpacking the Power of Virtual Platforms - Joanna Popper of HP

26 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler and Sophia chat with Joanna Popper, the Global Head of VR for Location Based Entertainment at HP about how virtual platforms will revolutionize...

Realising the Power of AR: Stefan Alexander of North

19 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler and Sophia talk with Stefan Alexander, North's VP of Advanced R&D to discuss North's augmented reality glasses, Focals, introducing wearable AR...

Enabling Immersive Solutions with Cloud: Eve Psalti of Google

12 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler and Sophia talk with Eve Psalti, Head of Strategic Platforms at Google Cloud, on the importance of cloud platforms to better enable the creatio...

Chapter Spotlight: Philidelphia & Drexel University

05 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sophia and Tyler highlight the incredible work the VR/AR Association's Philadelphia Chapter has been doing to strengthen the immersive technology comm...

Lauren Xandra, The National Research Group

27 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler and Sophia connect with Lauren Xandra, Director of Strategy & Innovation at the National Research Group. Lauren goes into detail about NRG's re...

Unity Technologies Reflect with David Menard

20 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Product Manager David Menard from Unity Technologies speaks with Tyler and Sophia about their recent partnership and integration with Autodesk. Listen...

Revolutionizing Training Standards with the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers

13 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler and Sophia talk with Danny Forest and Laura Sweat, who leading training and safety standards at the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturer...

VRARA Chicago Chapter Member Spotlight: Enduvo

06 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sophia & Tyler introduce the VR/AR Association's new member spotlight series beginning with an introduction from the Chicago chapter President, Matt W...

Realistic Feeling with Joe Michaels of Haptx

30 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler and Sophia welcome Joe Michaels of Haptx to discuss their unique technology using compressed air for the ultimate realistic haptic feedback. C...

The Evolution of Pilot Training Simulation with CAE

23 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler Gates and Sophia Moshasha discuss the evolution of pilot training simulation systems with Philippe Perey and Chris Stellwag of CAE and how immer...

Epic Games Unreal Engine

16 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Join Tyler Gates and Sophia Moshasha as they speak with Epic Games about the Unreal Engine. Joined by Dana Cowley (Senior Marketing Manager) and Sebas...

The Iron Dev Hackathon at I/ITSEC

09 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler and Sophia talk with hosts and teams of the first annual Iron Dev competition at I/ITSEC, the Nation's largest modeling, training and simulation...

Immersive Tech Initiatives at the University of Central Florida

02 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler and Sophia uncover all the exciting things that the University of Central Florida is doing to further innovation in immersive technology by conn...

John Meyers of NAWCTSD and NavalX

19 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler and Sophia are pleased to announce the Navy's new effort to accelerate the acquisition and R&D of innovation. Their guest on today's show is Joh...

The Spatial Web with Gabriel René Part 2

12 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler and Sophia had such a great conversation from their first talk with Gabriel that they scheduled a part 2 to take a deeper dive into the possibil...

Amy Scarfone from Microsoft

05 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In another special episode from Microsoft Ignite. Sophia Moshasha and producer Donny Neufuss sit down with Amy Scarfone the Principal Design Manager a...

Timmy Ghiurau, Volvo Cars, and John Burwell, Varjo

28 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler and Sophia talk with Timmy Ghiurau, leading XR and simulation experiences at Volvo Cars, and John Burwell, Varjo's Global Lead for Simulation an...

Sadie Van Buren of Microsoft

21 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler and Sophia talk with Sadie Van Buren, Business Development Manager, Mixed Reality at Microsoft, about the ecosystem of the Microsoft's mixed rea...

Jimmy Vainstein of The World Bank

14 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler and Sophia talk with Jimmy Vainstein, VR/AR Program Manager at The World Bank, about how the World Bank is using immersive technology to spread...

Dr. Uma Jayaram of Intel Sports

07 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler and Sophia talk with Dr. Uma Jayaram, Managing Director and Principal Engineer of Intel Sports, about how the sports entertainment industry is ...

Christina Heller of Metastage

31 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler and Sophia talk with Christina Heller, CEO of Metastage, about all things possible with volumetric capture, where the technology is today and w...

Ashley Crowder of VNTANA and Diego Medina of Viacom

24 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Join Tyler and Sophia as they speak with Ashley Crowder from VNTANA and Diego Medina from Viacom about the exciting work they're doing together in Aug...

Varjo Releases Their VR-2, VR-2 Pro and XR-1

24 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler and Sophia talk with John Burwell, Varjo's Global Lead for Simulation and Training, to announce the exclusive release of Varjo's VR-2, VR-2 Pro ...

Rear Admiral Jim Robb of NTSA

10 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler Gates and Sophia Moshasha speak with Rear Admiral Jim Robb from the National Training & Simulation Association. Rear Admiral Jim Robb speaks abo...

The Spatial Web with Gabriel René Part 1

03 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler and Sophia are joined by Gabriel René from the VERSES Labs and the Spatial Web Foundation. Gabriel discusses the great work he is doing as it r...

Kris Kolo & Anne-Marie Enns of VR/AR Summit

26 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler and Sophia cover all the exciting announcements for the upcoming VRARA Global Summit with The VR/AR Association's executive team, Kris Kolo and ...

Daniel Robinson of Red6 Aerospace

19 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler and Sophia talked with Daniel Robinson of Red6 Aerospace about the future of AR technology for simulating air combat. If you think AR developmen...

Brent Bushnell of Two Bit Circus

12 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Growing up with the inventor of Atari, Two Bit Circus CEO Brent Bushnell shares with Tyler and Sophia the importance of invention and the freedom of e...

Ross Finman of Niantic Labs

29 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Sophia and Tyler talk with Ross Finman of Niantic Labs, the creators of Pokémon Go, about the incredible success of the first global AR game and it's...

John Cunningham of DiSTI

22 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Sophia and Tyler join VRARA Orlando chapter president John Cunningham to talk about the incredible ecosystem of modeling and simulation in central Flo...

Gavin Finn of Kaon Interactive

15 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

*VRARA Member Spotlight* Sophia and Tyler talk to VRARA member, Gavin Finn of Kaon Interactive, about the importance of making digital platforms hardw...

Rene Schulte of Valorem Reply and Microsoft

08 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Rene Schulte, Director of Global Innovation, Research & Incubation at Valorem Reply joins Tyler and Sophia to talk all things possible with immersive ...

Rori DuBoff of Accenture Interactive

01 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler and Sophia chatted with Rori DuBoff of Accenture Interactive at the Games for Change conference regarding the increasing importance for immersiv...

Nancy Baker Cahill of 4th Wall

25 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler and Sophia talk with Nancy Baker Cahill at Serious Games Expo about using spatial anchored augmented reality to allow people the freedom to add ...

Jessica Brillhart of Vrai Pictures

11 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler and Sophia talk with Jessica Brillhart at Games for Change about the convergence of technology and media and how VR and AR are a perfect breedin...

Philip Wogart talks Higher Education and Immersive Tech with Lakshmi Sarah and Ina Behrendt

02 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler and Sophia introduce Philip Wogart VRARA Germany chapter president. In this discussion, Philip speaks with Lakshmi Sarah (co-author Crafting Sto...

Dan Ayoub of Microsoft

27 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dan Ayoub of Microsoft joined Tyler and Sophia for an in-depth conversation of how XR is changing the landscape for education, creating a faster, more...

Jesse McCulloch of Microsoft

20 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler and Sophia catch up with Microsoft's Jesse McCulloch to talk about how Microsoft is fostering the growth and success of the developer community....

Susanna Pollack and Jessie Damiani of Games for Change

13 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hosts Tyler Gates and Sophia Moshasha talk with Susanna Pollack & Jesse Damiani about the history of Games for Change and how XR is taking a larger ...

Mark Rowland of AFWERX Vegas

06 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Join Tyler Gates and Sophia Moshasha as they speak with Mark Rowland, Innovation Actualizer of AFWERX Vegas, to learn about how the U.S. Air Force is ...

Kris Kolo talks Enterprise Summit with LiveWorx

30 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The VR/AR Association's Global Executive Director, Kris Kolo, joins Tyler & Sophia to discuss the current state of the VR/AR Association and the annou...

Greg Sullivan of Microsoft

23 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Greg Sullivan, who is the Director of Communication at Microsoft, discusses how Microsoft is preparing for spanning the entire continuum of immersive ...