Joanna Popper is a global head of location-based virtual reality and go-to-market strategy for HP. She focuses on building adoption for what's coming next: emerging markets and languages, new target audiences and cutting-edge technologies.


Joanna is a sought-after international speaker on VR/AR/MR/XR, entertainment, tech, future of media, marketing, innovation and diversity and she has been a speaker at Cannes Film Festival, Collision, Comic Con, Berlin Film Fest, Sundance Film Festival, CMO Conferences and more. She has a passion for creating diverse and inclusive environments and empowering teams to fully realize their dreams.


In today’s episode, Bob will be talking with Joanna about the current and future state of location-based VR and VR arcades, HP’s product roadmap and upcoming Reverb 2 headset. They also discuss Joanna’s experience as a speaker and moderator in virtual conferences and how that compares to showing up live, and much more.


Let’s dive in!




WHAT YOU’LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE:

How Joanna felt when other VR companies adopted their Reverb headset
Reverb 2 headset teaser
Where to get notifications and any updated about the new release
How pandemic affected HP's roadmap
What kind of face masks will they be using
What's Joanna's opinion on the most powerful benefit of VR for society
Joanna's experience in presenting as a speaker in a virtual conference
Avatars in VR environments

Listen to PART 1 here:


https://anchor.fm/bobcooney-vrdeepdive/episodes/EP121-Joanna-Popper-Deep-Dive---HP-Reverb-2-Headset-Virtual-Conferences-Avatars-Part-1-em1658