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AJ Tavakoli's Temple of Merk is what would happen if Diablo and Dark Souls had a baby in VR
1 hour 13 minutes Posted Sep 11, 2014 at 7:53 pm.
How AJ became involved with VR
AJ's process of going from Skeptic to full out enthusiast.
The biggest problem facing the VR space is input device fragmentation.
How to decide what is the best peripheral to develop with.
Do we need standards in VR? The pros and cons of diversity.
Getting controllers to work with your project.
AJ's method of troubleshooting.
How Temple of Merk came about and the design decisions that went into it.
The future plans for Temple of Merk
Trying out AJ's multiplayer IOS VR game.
Mobile VR vs. Desktop VR
Mobile VR and how its introduction can have an impact on the success or failure of VR going mainstream.
What is holding back mobile from overtaking and how long before mobile becomes just as good as desktop experiences.
Cracking the lack of positional tracking code.
Where will AJ be 5 years from now?
How to achieve success in the VR space
What will VR look like 5 years from now? Will it become mainstream?
What are the long term implications for human in privacy in virtual reality. How the issue of privacy and virtual reality intersect.
What's worst a robot war or a zombie apocalypse?
Closing thoughts and announcements
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Hello listeners! On today's show I speak with AJ Tavakoli, the creator of Temple of Merk and mobile VR experiences. Here is a preview of some of the things we talked about:
Thanks again to AJ for being a true scholar and gentleman of virtual reality
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Thank you for listening!
To get in touch with AJ and to find out more about his projects, check out the links below.
https://share.oculusvr.com/app/temple-of-merk
http://www.virtuaso.com/TempleOfMerk/
https://twitter.com/ajtavakoli
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