Voices of VR
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Voices of VR
Designing for Virtual Reality. Oral history podcast featuring the pioneering artists, storytellers, and technologists driving the resurgence of virtual & augmented reality. Learn about the patterns of immersive storytelling, experiential design, ethical frameworks, & the ultimate potential of XR.
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#1666: VRChat CEO Graham Gaylor on Exploring Various UGC Monetization Strategies
I did an interview with VRChat co-founder and CEO Graham Gaylor at Meta Connect 2025 where we talk about the various different monetization strategies...
#1665: Resolution Games’ “Battlemarked” Blends Mixed Reality Social Features with Demeo and D&D Gameplay
I did an interview with Gustav Stenmark at Meta Connect 2025 talking about their latest game Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked, which enables s...
#1664: Resolution Games CEO on Apple Vision Pro Launch + Gaze & Pinch HCI Mechanic in “Game Room” (2024)
I did an interview with Resolution Games CEO Tommy Palm soon after the Apple Vision Pro launch last year where we talk the in the Game Room game commi...
#1663: ShapesXR Updates & Neural Band Design Implications of Transforming Your Hand into a Mouse
I did an interview with Michael Markman at Meta Connect 2025 talking about all of the latest updates to the VR design and prototyping tool of ShapesXR...
#1662: Meta Connect Highlights & Meta Horizon News with JDun and JoyReign
I did an interview with JoyReign and JDun talking about all of the latest announcements from Meta Connect 2025 focusing a lot on the biggest news from...
#1661: State of VR Gaming with Jasmine Uniza’s Impact Realities and Flat2VR Studios
I did an interview with Jasmine Uniza at Meta Connect 2025 where we talk about her journey from being a robotics engineer for the Mars Rover to doing...
#1660: Enabling JavaScript-Based Native App XR Pipelines with NativeScript, React Native, and Node API with Matt Hargett
I did an interview with Rebecker Specialties' founder Matt Hargett at Meta Connect 2025 about alternative open source and open standards, JavaScript-b...
#1659: VR Gaming Career Retrospective of Chicken Waffle’s Finn Staber
I did an interview with Finn Staber at Meta Connect 2025 reflecting about on his journey into VR from co-founding The Wave VR to then forming Chicken...
#1658: Kiira Benz Part 3: Immersive Storytelling Career Retrospective (2025)
Here is my third and final interview of a trilogy of interviews with Kiira Benz. This was conducted at Meta Connect 2025, and serves as a sort of care...
#1657: Kiira Benz Part 2: “Finding Pandora X” Bringing Immersive Theatre to VRChat (2020)
I did an interview with Kiira Benz and Joanna Popper during my remote coverage of Venice Immersive 2020, where her Finding Pandora X project won the B...
#1656: Kiira Benz Part 1: “Runnin'” Large-Scale Volumetric Music Video (2019)
I'm featuring a trilogy of interviews with Kiira Benz (formerly known as Kiira Benzing) with this first part covering her Runnin' music video piece th...
#1655: Meta Horizon Studio News and Virtual Fashion with Paige Dansinger
I did an interview with prolific Horizon world builder Paige Dansinger at Meta Connect about the latest Meta Horizon news including the new Meta Horiz...
#1654: CNET’s Scott Stein’s Reflections on Meta Ray-Ban Display Glasses & Neural Band Implications
I did an interview with Scott Stein at Meta Connect 2025 reflecting on the biggest news of the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses and the associated Neural...
#1653: XR Analyst Anshel Sag on Meta’s AI Glasses Strategy
I did an interview with Moor Insights and Strategy principle XR Analyst Anshel Sag at Meta Connect to hear some of this latest thoughts on the biggest...
#1652: Kick-off of Meta Connect Coverage with Meta Ray-Ban Display Glasses Insights from Norm Chan
I did an interview with Norm Chan at Meta Connect about the Meta Ray-Ban Display Glasses and Meta Neural Band. Be sure to watch Chan's full 58-minute...
#1651: PHI’s EXP Rosemont Location Expands Their LBE Distribution Network to US & Collaboration with Excurio
PHI Studio sponsored today's episode to highlight that they are expanding their location-based entertainment distribution network to the United States...
#1650: Sneak Peak of Venice Immersive 2025 Selection with Curators Liz Rosenthal and Michel Reilhac
I spoke with Venice Immersive curators Liz Rosenthal & Michel Reilhac about sneak peak of their 2025 selection, which is their largest selection yet....
#1649: Fangs & Arbi Close Out Raindance with a Breathtaking Music and VJ Show at the Moon Pool
I spoke with TrainingFangs & TehArbitter about Raindance Immersive Closing Night music and VR performance (now available as a replayable event in the...
#1648: Vast Hand-Painted “Natura’s Queendom” Wins Raindance Immersive Best Art World
I spoke with Anders Fray (aka Ders) & Starheart about Natura's Queendom as a part of my Raindance Immersive 2025 coverage. See more context in the rou...
#1647: Virtual Art Exhibition Innovations in Jessien’s “What is Virtual Art?” VRChat World
I spoke with Jessien about his Virtual Museum of Virtual Art as well as his latest What is Virtual Art? VRChat World exhibition as a part of my Rainda...
#1646: “The Continuous Present” Combines Poetry, Music, & Giant Immersive Sculptures to Win Raindance Immersive Best Art Experience
I spoke with ReVerse Butcher & Kylie Supski about The Continuous Present as a part of my Raindance Immersive 2025 coverage. See more context in the ro...
#1645: “Hommage” Adventure Inspired by Moebius’ Art Collaboratively Built in Resonite
I spoke with Nanotopia & Rixx about Hommage as a part of my Raindance Immersive 2025 coverage. See more context in the rough transcript below.
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#1644: Juliana Loh on Creating Immersive Art in VR and AR
I spoke with Juliana Loh about creating immersive art in VR and AR as a part of my Raindance Immersive 2025 coverage. See more context in the rough tr...
#1643: Studio Penrose’s “Our Precious Autumn” Short Film Shot in VRChat Wins Raindance Award
I spoke with Khang Lu, Quinn Heptig, & Eliza Zhang about their short film shot in VRChat called Our Precious Autumn as a part of my Raindance Immersiv...
#1642: “Cathedral of Witches” Performance Explores Trans & Queer Spirituality in VRChat
I spoke with hexe.exe, T_Braun, Shadowwulf82, RingSystem, Casperillion, Venixia, LadybugVR, & Starheart about Cathedral of Witches as a part of my Rai...
#1641: “Silhouette of Memories” Cinematic VR Concert Experience Features Live Choreography
I spoke with HoneyWeeWee, Sandi_, Humi, Quinnster, & Kiashi_GL about Silhouette of Memories as a part of my Raindance Immersive 2025 coverage. See mor...
#1640: “Tonevok” features Real-Time Audioreactive MIDI Visualizations in VRChat
I spoke with VoxelKei and R_Tone with RIKU_VR as the Japanese translator about Tonevok: Sonic Sky Journey as a part of my Raindance Immersive 2025 cov...
#1639: Playing Live Jazz in VRChat with EMN Records enabled by Yamaha SYNCROOM in Japan
I spoke with Alpaka, Emnyeca, Sheena_baobab, & tktk about playing live jazz in VRChat in Blue Rondo: Stratus as a part of my Raindance Immersive 2025...
#1638: Virtual Photographer Kaerun’s Japanese Friendships Featured in Documentary at Raindance
I spoke with Kaerun about being featured in Madame Kana's documentary about him called a Dutchman in Virtual Japan | A VRChat documentary as a part of...
#1637: VRChat Doc “The Architect Across Realities” Features MR Design Innovations in Japan
I spoke with Jiyue Human about VRChat Doc The Architect Across Realities as a part of my Raindance Immersive 2025 coverage. See more context in the ro...
#1636: Planned Improvements of VRChat’s Trust & Safety from New Lead Jun Young Ro
I spoke with Jun Young Ro about planned improvements of VRChat's Trust & Safety processes. See more context in the rough transcript below.
#1635: VRChat’s Avatar Marketplace is Targeting Demographic of New Users
I spoke with Kaki Navarre & Aev about the launch of VRChat's Avatar Marketplace. See more context in the rough transcript below.
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#1634: User Claims Potential Gaps in VRChat’s Moderation of NSFW Avatars
I spoke with Harry X about potential gaps in VRChat's moderation of NSFW avatars that he details in a series of articles here:
#1633: iNK Stories 2018: “Fire Escape” Multi-Threaded Murder Mystery in VR
I spoke with Navid Khonsari about Fire Escape at the Vancouver International Film Festival 2018. See more context in the rough transcript below.
#1632: iNK Stories 2018: Embodied Interactions in Vérité VR “Hero” on Bombing Aftermath
I spoke with Navid Khonsari, Vassiliki Khonsari, & Brooks Brown about Hero at Sundance 2018. See more context in the rough transcript below.
#1631: iNK Stories 2017: GDC Narrative Innovations Showcase Highlights
I spoke with Navid Khonsari about the GDC Narrative Innovations Showcase Highlights at GDC 2017. See more context in the rough transcript below.
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#1630: Keiichi Matsuda on Metaphors for AI Agents in XR User Experience: From Omniscient Gods to Animistic Familiars
Here's my interview with Keiichi Matsuda, Designer and Director of Liquid City, that was conducted on Thursday, June 12, 2025 at Augmented World Expo...
#1629: Niantic Spatial is Building an AI-Powered Map with Snap for AR Glasses & AI Agents
Here's my interview with Alicia Berry (Executive Producer at Niantic Spatial) & Asim Ahmed (Head of Product Marketing at Niantic Spatial) that was con...
#1628: Part 2: Caitlin Krause on “Digital Wellbeing” Theory and Practice with XR & AI (2025)
Here's my interview with Caitlin Krause, Founder of Mindwise, that was conducted on Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at Augmented World Expo in Long Beach, CA...
#1627: Part 1: Caitlin Krause on Bringing Mindfulness Practices into VR (2019)
Here's my interview with Caitlin Krause, Founder of Mindwise, Writer, Speaker, Programmer, Educator, & Curator of Experiences, that was conducted on W...