What do your shoes do? On today’s episode we’re stepping into the future of footwear with Ian Harrison, creative disruptor, innovation catalyst, XR futurist and the Co-founder of SneakAR. SneakAR transforms your sneakers into a dynamic digital canvas with their revolutionary AR experience, turning your shoes into an interactive masterpiece with just a tap. Ian shares how SneakAR is disrupting traditional brand engagement by building unforgettable “door knock moments" - unloc...

Dominique Wu is the founder of XReality Pro, where she designs, builds, and teaches immersive technologies that empower creators and transform how we interact with XR and AI. She has consulted for industry giants including Meta and Walmart’s Store No. 8, and is the author of Spatial Design: Breaking the 2D Paradigm. With over 500 speaker events hosted across her media channels, including the popular XReality Pro YouTube channel, Dominique is a leading voice in XR education and community build...

What’s everyone excited about at AWE 2025? What’s still needed as we build the future of XR? 🎧 Listen in for quick-hit insights from leading XR innovators, direct from the expo hall floor. Featuring: Cognitive3D - Build Better XR Experiences with 3D Spatial AnalyticsVR Chat Avatar Marketplace - The First Avatar Marketplace Inside VRChatConvai - Conversational AI CharactersFS Studio - Synthetic data, digital twins & enterprise XR solutionsAkuret - AI-powered retail optimization.Sneak...

AWE USA 2025 delivered on its promise of feeling spatial. Not only was the mantra XR is Going Mainstream, AWE founder Ori Inbar optimistically declared 2025 as the year of the Master Builder - passionate domain subject experts creating XR solutions for their community filling in diverse content gaps that are shifting the balance between big brands and dedicated niche audiences. Today's show features clips from our favorite moments during AWE’s day-one morning keynotes: Ori Inbar'...

XR pioneer Avi Bar-Zeev has been at the forefront of Spatial Computing for over 30 years: from launching Disney’s groundbreaking Aladdin VR ride in the early 90s and crafting Second Life’s 3D worlds to co-founding Keyhole (Google Earth) mirror-earth spatial browser, co-inventing the Hololens AR headset in 2010 and leading the Experience Prototyping team for Apple's Vision Pro and more from 2016-19. Bar-Zeev's so ubiquitous he's been affectionately called the Forrest Gump of XR. On...

On today's show we're spotlighting our AWE day one itinerary. Elevate your conference vibe with our AWE playlist ! Heading to AWE USA 2025 next week? Road to VR readers can still get an exclusive 20% discount on tickets: https://geni.us/7ijTS - BEN LANG JUNE 10 ITINERARY HIGHLIGHTS 09:00 AM - 09:25 AM AWE USA 2025 Welcome Keynote - XR Is Going Mainstream! - Ori Inbar - AWE & Super Ventures09:30 AM - 09:55 AM Accelerating the Spatial Computing Revolution for Developers and Enterprise - Z...

How can we create XR experiences with purpose and why does it matter? Last week's MeaningfulXR conference at UC Davis and in VRChat brought together a dynamic XR community from across the globe to explore the answers and featured some of the latest academic research using XR across disciplines including education, psychology, design, AI, health and wellness, tracking data and more. On this special episode, I’m sharing the audio recording of our MeaningfulXR panel, Creating platfor...

Today’s bite-sized episode is a quick shout out to the Meaningful XR conference happening Thursday May 22nd and Friday May 23rd at the UC Davis International Center and virtually in VRChat. On Friday at 12:30pm I’ll be joining the panel, Creating platforms and apps to better people's lives Led by Carsten Becker Faculty, Media Design and Extended Reality at USC Iovine & Young Academy Featuring Guljaha Shaik Neely Fellow 2024-25 and recent MBA graduate from the USC M...

It’s Game ON with GDC in San Francisco at the Moscone Convention Center, March 17th through the 21st. On our first episode of 2025 we’re checking out The Top Game Developer Trends heading into GDC 2025 The Meta Horizon Start Guide to GDC XR events and other happenings featured on gdcparties.comFind out why you don’t have to have a GDC pass to enjoy some of the best gaming industry panels and networking of the year! Thanks for listening! Happy installing... Subscribe...

Happy New Year's Eve! Before the clock strikes midnight I'm sharing a quick message of thanks and appreciation to all of my guests this year and to you, the listeners, who've downloaded episodes in 37 countries across the world. Our top listeners are from the U.S., Germany, Australia, Canada and the UK. Our Top podcast episode of 2024 is: Retail Therapy: My inner child said no to a $4500 Apple Vision Pro Followed by: Apple Vision Pro's paradigm shift with Ash Baccus-Clark, Speculative R...