EPISODE 014 SHOW NOTES:


Episode 14 of XR Connections features an interview with Tom Buchanan, Co-Founder and Chief of Product for the haptic glove maker Contact CI. Tom discusses his experience as a participant of the XR-focused MIT Reality Hack, his team's award-winning  immersive Impact Journalism project, Rising Tide, haptic technology, the Varjo XR-1 Mixed Reality Headset, Contact CI's Maestro gloves and recent advancements in hand-tracking.


Tom Buchanan


Massachusetts Institute of Technology


MIT Reality Hack


Discord Voice and Text Chat App


Rising Tide MIT Reality Hack Project


Rising Tide Team Members:


Liam Broza LifeScope Lab, Carlos Calva, Clair Chuff, Grace Ma


Varjo XR-1


Varjo XR-1 and Volvo


Contact CI / Maestro Haptic Glove


Cincinatti VR Meetup


Vectre XR Development Studio


Cincy Inno / American Inno Network


Ultraleap, Leap Motion Tracking and Haptics


Valve Index Controllers


HandTracking/Oculus Quest


NReal Glasses


MagicLeap


Acknowledgements:


Call Recording: Skype


Podcasting: Anchor


Recording: Logic Pro X


Music: "Are You There" by DR. MARS


Hosted and Produced by Liam James O'Malley at Mars & Mercury

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