Everything VR & AR

Sports Business Development & Innovation Architect with Jesus Serrano

09 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hosts Tyler Gates and Sophia Moshasha caught up with Jesus Serrano at Microsoft's Build 2019 conference as he discusses how immersive technology will ...

Adam Molnar of Neurable

02 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Molnar, Co-Founder of Neurable, joins us to take a deep dive on the potential of cognitive behavior driven virtual and augmented reality. Connect...

Amanda Pool of Imagine Events

25 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Amanda Pool, who is the Executive Producer and Founder of Imagine Events is our guest on this episode of the VR/AR Podcast. Amanda joins Tyler and Sop...

John Burwell of Varjo

18 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

John Burwell, who is the Global Head of Simulation and Training of Varjo, joins Tyler and Sophia to discuss the ground-breaking new HMD for professio...

James Crabb of Wargaming

21 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

James Crabb, who is the Marketing & Business Development Director at Wargaming recently was interviewed by VRARA member David Ripert who is the CEO & ...

Tithi Tewari of SmartVizX

27 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Tithi Tewari, Managing Director & Founder of SmartVizX is our guest this episode. SmartVizX is transforming the design experience for the building ind...

Lou Pushelberg of Circuit Stream

20 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode we are joined by Lou Pushelberg, the Founder of Circuit Stream. Circuit Stream is unique in its two-pronged approach: education for in...

Michael Neely of Vancouver Film School

13 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Neely, Lead Instructor for the VR/AR Design & Development program at Vancouver Film School which is launching in Spring 2019, is our guest on ...

Dr. Danny Goel of Precision OS

06 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Danny Goel joins us on this episode of the Everything VR & AR Podcast. Dr. Goel is the Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Precision OS and is...

Erik Murphy-Chutorian of 8th Wall

29 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Erik Murphy-Chutorian is the founder and CEO of 8th Wall, which is building a cross-platform solution for developers to build augmented reality applic...

Erika Barraza of Emerging Visual Realities, Inc

21 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest is Erika Barraza, Founder/CEO of Emerging Visual Realities, Inc., which is a decentralized marketplace for Digital Publishers and creators t...

Cory Key & Gina Scarpulla of Discovery Communications with Tyler Gates of Washington DC Chapter

15 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler Gates, who is the Principal of Brightline Interactive & President of the VRARA DC Chapter, talked with Cory Key and Gina Scarpulla of Discovery ...

Alexander Goldman & Jeremy Kirshbaum of SixerVR

15 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Alexander Goldman and Jeremy Kirshbaum (co-founders) of SixerVR, a research and prototyping outfit are our guests this week. They have been building w...

Michael Conelly and Paula Fairfield of Blackthorn Media

08 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Conelly, President & Creative Director of Blackthorn Media with is an Academy and Emmy award-winning team of content creators, Paula Fairfield...

Oliver Noteware and Alice Formwalt of Street Smarts VR

01 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We are joined by Oliver Noteware Co-Founder & CEO and Alice Formwalt, Co-founder & CPO Street Smarts VR, which provides immersive virtual reality simu...

Tim Nakonechniy of Live Animations

25 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We are joined by Tim Nakonechniy, CMO at Live Animations, who is talking with us from Kiev, Ukraine. Live Animations is an international IT company sp...

Sam Watts of Make Real

18 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest is Sam Watts, Director of Immersive Technologies at Make Real. Make Real, develops immersive digital products for learning and change. This ...

James Giglio of MVP Interactive

11 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

James Giglio, Founder & CEO, of MVP Interactive is our guest. MVP Interactive enhances brand experiences through custom-built experiential technology ...

Mark Milstein of Microstock Solutions and VRmeta

04 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode we are joined by Mark Milstein, Founder & Managing Director at Microstock Solutions & Creator of VRmeta. VRmeta allows you to effectiv...

Dan Burgar of the Vancouver VR/AR Association Chapter

27 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dan Burgar, Vancouver Chapter President of the VR/AR Association, and notably, the Vancouver chapter is one of the largest and fastest growing chapter...

Kris Kolo of the VR/AR Association returns

19 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Kris Kolo, the Global Executive Director of the VR/AR Association, makes a return appearance to the podcast. Kris talks about industry insights he's s...

Alan Smithson of MetaVRse

13 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Alan Smithson, CEO of MetaVRse joins us to talk about MetaVRse and their vCommerce (Virtual & Augmented Reality for Retail and eCommerce). MetaVRse is...

Mfon Akpan of National Louis University

06 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode we talk with Mfon Akpan Assistant Professor of Business at National Louis University in Chicago, Illinois. Mfon discusses the powerfu...

Anne-Marie Enns of the VR/AR Global Summit

04 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Anne-Marie Enns, Executive Producer of the VR/AR Global Summit, shares with us the inside scoop on what to expect at the Global Summit conference, ta...

Reekita Sha Alias Gala of Virtual Marketing Revolution

26 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We are joined by Reekita Shah Alias Gala who is the Founder of Virtual Marketing Revolution (VMR), which is an organization that hosts events in Virt...

Mafalda Ricca of GEMA Digital

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We are joined by Mafalda Ricca, who is the Executive Sales & Marketing Director (Tech and Tourism Sector) of GEMA (Jemma) Digital. GEMA Digital devel...

Nick Busietta of Liminal VR

12 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Nick Busietta, Managing Director of Liminal VR is our guest for this episode. Liminal VR is working with a global network of developers, to help creat...

Eran Helft and Dror Spindel of Halo Labs

05 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Halo Labs Co-Founder and CEO Eran Helft along with Co-Founder and CMO Dror Spindel join us on this episode of Everything VR & AR.  Halo Labs is a VR/...

Tyler Kem of Visionary Tax

28 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler Kem, Founder and CEO of Visionary Tax is our guest on this episode. Visionary Tax is a R&D tax credit consulting firm focused on providing valua...

John Sallaway of vSpatial

21 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We're joined today on the show by John Sallaway, CEO and Co-Founder of vSpatial. vSpatial is redefining the way we meet, and the way we work with VR m...

Siddharth Saxena of Oblix

14 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This episode we talk with Siddharth Saxena, Founder & CEO of Oblix, a VR startup based in Brooklyn New York. Siddarth joins us to discuss their first ...

Taylor Wilding of roOomy

07 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode we are joined by Taylor Wilding, Head of Business Development at roOomy. RoOomy is an AR/VR home staging platform whose app allows rea...

Kalin Stoyanchev of RNDR and OTOY

31 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Kalin Stoyanchev, the Project Lead at RNDR and VP of Distributed Systems and Blockchain at OTOY, is our guest this episode. Kalin does an excellent jo...

Ori Inbar of AWE (Augmented World Expo)

25 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Ori Inbar is the Co-Founder and CEO of AWE, (Augmented World Expo) and Partner at Super Ventures. AWE is the world's largest event dedicated exclusive...

VRLA 2018 Part Two

24 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this second episode of a two part series, we talk with a number of companies that were at VRLA 2018. We also want to thank those of you who were ab...

VRLA 2018 Part One

17 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In the first of a two part series, we talk with a number of companies that were at VRLA 2018. We also want to thank those of you who were able to take...

John Buzzell of YOU ARE HERE

10 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We are joined this week by John Buzzell, who is the President of, YOU ARE HERE. YOU ARE HERE is an immersive experience lab that helps agencies and br...

Adam Draper of Boost VC

03 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we are joined by Adam Draper, Founder & Managing Director at Boost VC. Adam is a 2x entrepreneur and a 4th generation venture capitalist. Bo...

Nathan Nasseri of RE in VR

26 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Nathan Nasseri, Founder of RE in VR, is our guest to discuss how VR is changing the new construction real-estate market by adding cost efficiencies a...

Cosmo Scharf of the VRLA conference

19 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Cosmo Scharf, Co-founder of VRLA and Co-Founder Mindshow, is our guest this week. This years VRLA is taking place May 4-5 2018 at the LA Convention Ce...

Shawn Adamek of Umbra 3D

12 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Shawn Adamek, Chief Strategy Officer at Umbra 3D joins us to talk about Umbra's 3D solutions that make it possible to display any 3D content in real ...

Matthew Celia & Robert Watts of Lightsail VR

05 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode, we are joined by Hollywood-based VR studio Light Sail VR, with Matthew Celia, Co-Founder & Creative Director and Robert Watts Co-Foun...

Jeremy Kidd of Banjo

30 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jeremy Kidd, CEO of Banjo, joins us to discuss some fascinating projects that Banjo has delivered related to augmented reality productivity, virtual r...

Nick Alcid of Escape to Virtual Reality returns

15 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We are joined for a second time by Nick Alcid, Co-Founder and VP of Escape to Virtual Reality, California's first large scale location based VR gaming...

Brad Scoggin of SpringboardVR returns

08 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Brad Scoggin, Co-Founder and CEO of SpringboardVR joins us again for an update on the Location-Based VR market. We discuss SpringboardVR and how they'...

Travis Cloyd of Observe Media

07 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Travis Cloyd, VR Director, VR Producer, and CEO of Observe Media discusses his experience as being the VR producer for Hannibal Pictures' feature film...

Harold Hayes Jr. of SunnyBoy Entertainment

01 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Harold Hayes Jr. is an award-winning Hollywood VR writer/creator who has done work with Disney, Warner Brothers, Universal, and 20th Century Fox. As t...

Dr. Sana Farid of Munfarid

22 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We are joined by Dr. Sana Farid, Co-Founder of Munfarid Consulting which is located in Dubai to discuss the significant and growing impact VR is havi...

Nino Sapina and Craig Vezina of Realcast

15 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Joining us on this episode of the Everything VR & AR Podcast are Nino Sapina, the Co-Founder and CEO of Realcast and Craig Vezina, who is the Co-Found...

Ray Kallmeyer of CreateAR

08 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We are joined by Ray Kallmeyer, CEO of CreateAR. CreateAR is a leading Augmented Reality design and development firm and is a part of the Microsoft Mi...

Charlie Rosenbury of Self Interactive

01 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode, we are joined by Charlie Rosenbury who is the Owner of Self Interactive. Self Interactive provides interactive development services ...

Dan White and Brandon Pittser of Filament Games

25 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We are joined by Dan White, Co-founder and CEO of Filament Games, and Brandon Pittser, Director of Marketing and Outreach at Filament Games. We discu...

Tom Westerlin of Nice Shoes

12 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Tom Westerlin is the Creative Director at Nice Shoes, a creative design studio headquartered in New York City. Nice Shoes works with some of the bigge...

Jacob Koo of VR't Ventures

04 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We're joined on the show by Jacob Koo who is the chief executive officer and co-founder of VR't Ventures, a company that is focused on developing virt...

Alan Smithson of MetaVRse returns

21 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode we are joined by Alan Smithson, an entrepreneur and investor and currently the CEO of MetaVRse, one of North America's leading consult...

David Trainor of Sentireal

07 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

David Trainor, Founder and Principal of Sentireal joins us this week on the Everything VR & AR Podcast. Sentireal specializes in developing apps that ...

Jim Malcom of Humaneyes and the Vuze VR Camera

30 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Pleased to be joined by Jim Malcom, the General Manager of Humaneyes Technologies in North America. This is a fascinating discussion on the current an...

Martin Herdina of Wikitude

22 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Martin Herdina, CEO of Wikitude joins us on the show to discuss how Wikitude created an augmented reality engine that empowers thousands of developers...

Tracey Wiedmeyer of InContext Solutions

16 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We're joined on the show by Tracey Wiedmeyer, CTO of InContext Solutions, a global leader in scalable cloud-based virtual reality solutions for retail...

Gal Schvebish of Snaappy

02 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Gal Schvebish, Co-Founder and CEO of Snaappy joins us on the show to discuss how Snaappy has created an AR communication platform and social app that ...

Brad Scoggin of SpringboardVR

26 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Today on the show we are joined by Brad Scoggin, Co-Founder and CEO of SpringboardVR. Brad talks about his company's rapid growth over the last 12 mon...

Karl Guttag on Magic Leap patents from December 2016

12 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week we revisit an interview with Karl Guttag from December 2016 in which we talk about Magic Leap and patents. Due to this weeks Magic Leap news...

Amy Peck of EndeavorVR

05 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode we are joined by Amy Peck who is the founder of EndeavorVR, a leading global VR/AR strategy & consulting firm, co-founder of Boundless...

Jesse Schell of Schell Games

28 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jesse Schell, CEO of Schell Games and a professor at Carnegie Mellon University's Entertainment Technology Center joins us on the show today. Schell G...

Shel Israel and the Transformation Group

21 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're joined on the show by Shel Israel, a Partner at the Transformation Group and we are discussing Augmented Reality and the Future of Work. S...

Ryan Peterson of Finger Food Studios

14 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan Peterson, CEO of Finger Food talks about the work his company is doing for clients by applying Artificial Intelligence and IOT to the major platf...

Caspar Thykier of Zappar

07 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Caspar Thykier, Co-Founder and CEO of Zappar explores Zappar's mission of democratizing AR, VR and MR, creating tools for thousands of developers to c...

Thinking in 3D with Avery Bedows of Altar

31 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Avery Bedows, CEO of Altar joins us to discuss thinking in 3D. We discuss how his company is creating a platform to think and present in VR and AR, ap...

Adina Shanholtz Microsoft Tech Evangelist

24 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Adina Shanholtz, Technology Evangelist from Microsoft discusses VR/MR, immersive media, HoloLens and more. You can follow Adina on Twitter at @feytech...

Mike Boland of ARtillry

17 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Boland, Founder and Chief Analyst at ARtillry discusses what Apple's ARKit means for all of us, and how developers, content creators, and brands ...

Rob Ogden from Madison Wells

10 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Rob Ogden, EVP of Strategic Planning and Corporate Development at Madison Wells Media discusses the emerging VR entertainment market. Rob discusses MW...

Jeanne Kelly of A+E Networks and TechLab

03 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne Kelly, the Director of Product Design and Experience at A+E Networks and TechLab in New York City joins Nathan to talk about how A+E is approac...

Amit Chetal of Cisco

27 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week Amit Chetal of Cisco joins Nathan to talk about the importance of data gathering in the world of VR & AR as society looks to continue using ...

Steven Bambury of JESS Dubai and VirtualiTeach

20 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week Kevin talks with Steven Bambury who is the Head of Digital Learning and Innovation across the JESS Dubai schools in Dubai. Steven shares all...

State of the VR/AR Association with Nathan Pettyjohn

13 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

It is hard to believe but it has been over a year since the VRAR Association founder Nathan Pettyjohn has joined us on the Everything VR & AR Podcast,...

Rob Kendal of Yulio

06 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Yulio Founder, CEO and Managing Director Rob Kendal joins Kevin to talk about how Toronto based Yulio helps turn 3D content into immersive ...

Nick Alcid of Escape to Virtual Reality

28 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes we use technology and our devices to escape from the day to day stress of the world we live in. Our guest this week, Nick Alcid, has started...

Takeleap founder Salman Yusuf

22 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Learn more about the VR/AR scene in Dubai from Salman Yusuf who is the Founder & Managing Director of a company named Takeleap which has been in bus...

Head TV's with MetaVRse co-founders Alan Smithson and Dan Flatt

09 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Learn more about how MetaVRse continues to establish themselves as an industry force to be reckoned with from two of the companies founders, CEO Al...

Mobile video capture tips from iOgrapher founder David Basulto

31 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

What does a Wall Street stockbroker, turned actor, turned teacher, turned inventor, turned author have to do with virtual and augmented reality? Liste...

Nathan Burba of Survios talks Raw Data and Sprint Vector

26 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

One of the biggest hurdles VR content creators face during development is overcoming motion sickness for as many people as possible. Our guest this we...

Author Blake J. Harris and the History of the Future

17 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Author Blake J. Harris, of the popular book Console Wars, stops by to share some information about "History of the Future" which is his current proje...

Jim Schoonmaker of EveryScape

10 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

It is one thing to go on vacation and snap photos to share with others. It something completely different to go on vacation and snap 360 degree images...

Doug Magyari and the IMMY Mark 1

27 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Learn more about a company called IMMY who has been flying under the radar in regards to their upcoming VR and AR headset, called the IMMY Mark 1 and ...

Storytelling in VR with Luis Navia and ODYSIA

19 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Luis Navia of ODYSIA joins us this week to share the story behind ODYSIA and what he and his co-founders plan on doing to stand out from other storyt...

How to experience eCards in VR with VReCards and George Egbuonu

13 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

George Egbuonu of VR eCards is our guest this week to discuss how he and his team are working to create engaging VR & AR experiences for anyone looki...

Alexander Haque of Retinad VR

07 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In the virtual and augmented world, content is king. We expect to be wowed by a variety of experiences that engage multiple senses one by one or at th...

Dr. Emma Nichols of VR Medicine News

28 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Emma Nichols joins the show to discuss ways her website, VRMedicineNews.com helps people stay up on the latest research regarding VR & AR in the m...

Nicolas Alcala of Future Lighthouse talks VR filmmaking

23 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Learn more about how, and why, Nicolas Alcala of Future Lighthouse has made the switch from traditional filmmaking into the world of VR & AR filmmakin...

Marketing in the VR & AR world with Cathy Hackl

07 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This episode features Emmy nominated broadcaster Cathy Hackl who is now the Chief Communications & Content Officer at Future Lighthouse. Cathy & Kevi...

Dr. Brandon Birckhead and distraction therapy

03 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Brandon Birckhead of Immergence Tech joins the podcast to talk about distraction therapy and the benefits of virtual and augmented reality techno...

Gary Glass talks Groove Jones and VrontRow

23 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Dallas VRARA Chapter President and Digital Strategist for Groove Jones, Gary Glass joins Kevin to talk about some of the latest things going on at Gr...

Roman Kulikov talks Human Motion Tracking and VR Immersion

17 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Roman Kulikov from Moscow Russia joins the show to discuss such topics as human motion tracking for full immersion VR experiences. We also discuss hi...

Aaron Nicholson & John Dewar of Studio Transcendent

10 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Learn more about Studio Transcendent from co-founders Aaron Nicholson & John Dewar as they join Kevin on this episode of Everything VR & AR. We discus...

Laura Hall & Daniel Sabio talk about Singularity event in Atlanta

02 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin is joined by Laura Hall who is the Atlanta Georgia Chapter President of the VR/AR Association and Daniel Sabio who is the Community Manager for...

Leigh Garland of Studio Zero talks WebVR

25 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Learn why Leigh Garland and Shaun Dunne started Studio Zero along with why they feel that WebVR is looking to be one of the more desirable segments of...

Dirk Gombos of 3D Evolution Productions and 3D 360 video

12 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

When the majority of people new to the VR & AR technologies think of video content they are most often introduced to regular 360 video content such as...

Amir Esmaeil-Bozorgzadeh and the Virtuleap WebVR hackathon

03 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

As the VR/AR/MR industry continues to grow and evolve, the ways that people learn to develop software for these experiences will take cues from other ...

Karl Guttag talks Magic Leap patent research

28 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Magic Leap. Two words that make up the name of the company that many consider to be the unicorn of the virtual, augmented and mixed reality industry....

Charles Lavigne of LlamaZOO talks about EasyAnatomy

22 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

When you hear the name LlamaZOO, I imagine the first thing you think of has nothing to do with virtual or augmented reality of any kind. But in this c...