George Kapellos of Mativision talks VRinOR

George Kapellos of Mativision talks VRinOR

With locations around the world in Athens, London and now New York, Mativision is in a unique position to make a variety of great connections as they continue to grow into the future after starting in 2008.

George Kapellos, who is the Head of Marketing & Partnerships at Mativision, joins Kevin to discuss a variety of topics such as:

  • How the VR/AR scenes compare in their locations
  • In what ways the medical industry has, and will be benefitting from their VRinOR application in the future
  • What the immediate future looks like for Mativision

So we invite you to tag along, have a listen and try out some of their various application experiences to get a first hand experience of Mativision.

Jon Carter of Harmonix talks Music VR

Jon Carter of Harmonix talks Music VR

Want to just sit back and experience music in a whole new way? Jon Carter who is the creative lead for Music VR from Harmonix stops by to talk about their upcoming release of this new experience from Harmonix which will be exclusive for the Playstation VR.

Jon shares what users can expect to experience while exploring the various worlds that will be available upon launch while discussing what some of the possibilities are for continuing on in the series along with what it was like working with the highly anticipated Playstation VR from Sony.

Matt Boch of Harmonix and Rock Band VR

Matt Boch of Harmonix and Rock Band VR

We all either personally, or know someone who has spent hours over the years playing the Rock Band franchise of video games rocking out to some of our favorite music, or learning about some news songs to fall in love with.

Guest Matt Boch of Harmonix joins Kevin to talk about the latest Rock Band experience that they are using to truly take you to center stage with their first VR offering simply called Rock Band VR.

Available soon on the Oculus Rift, Rock Band VR will use the upcoming Oculus Rift Touch controllers which attach to most existing Rock Band guitars to let you rock out to a set list of over 50 songs when it launches while looking out at that crowd in ways you've never been able to do so without physically being on stage.

We are really looking forward to this experience and would love to hear your thoughts on Rock Band VR so make sure to let us know what you think.

What is Kevin looking forward to? Part 1

What is Kevin looking forward to? Part 1

Kevin felt it was time to change things up a little bit so here is a non interview episode filled with some upcoming software & hardware discussion that he is looking forward to in the not too distant future.

Also, Kevin shares some ideas for VR & AR experiences he would love to have in the future. Any of these sound interesting to you?

Dennis Adamo of Spaceout.VR

Dennis Adamo of Spaceout.VR

If you enjoy music and also enjoy Virtual Reality, you will enjoy the app that is available from SpaceoutVR Inc. that you can download for free on iOS and Android devices.

On this episode, Kevin is joined by Dennis Adamo who is the Commercial Director and Chief Operating Officer at SpaceoutVR Inc.

Have a listen as Dennis explains the variety of VR experiences that you can experience on your Google Cardboard or any number of headsets including one that SpaceoutVR has specifically had created to get the most from their app.

Elbert Perez of Doghead Simulations

Elbert Perez of Doghead Simulations

With so much attention in the world of virtual and augmented reality focused on gaming and video content, there is a significant opportunity for developers to help bring productivity tools to the companies for a variety of uses.

Elbert Perez, co-founder of a company called Doghead Simulations, aims to help make collaborating with team members either locally or around the world much more functional with a solution called Rumii.

We talk about Rumii and also discuss the role Elbert played at HTC in helping bring the HTC Vive to market from their early prototype and much more.

David Anderman of JauntVR

David Anderman of JauntVR

When it comes to 360 degree video, it is hard to ignore the content that is available on the JauntVR application.

David Anderman, who is the Chief Business Officer at JauntVR, discusses how they continue to partner with some of the biggest names in the industry such as Paul McCartney, Major League Baseball and the National Football League to create, produce and distribute the 360 degree video you can find on their free Android & iOS application.

Since David spent 16 years at LucasFilm, we also discuss what it was like helping to secure the deal Disney made to acquire the company.

Also, make sure to listen for the story of what George Lucas first thoughts of David's move into VR were.

Dr. Julia Shaw and effects on reality perception

Dr. Julia Shaw and effects on reality perception

For many people, virtual and augmented reality technology is the only way they will get to experience different parts of the world or a variety of other activities.

But what sort of effect will these experiences leave on our perception of the reality around us?

Dr. Julia Shaw joins Kevin Harvell to discuss a variety of topics such as this and how other to better understand how our minds work in regards to memory retention and how it can sometimes lead people to believe something is real when in fact it is not.

We also discuss her book, The Memory Illusion: Remembering, Forgetting and the Science of False Memory.

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