Xtended Realities
17 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsXtended Realities is a podcast by ICVR focusing on VR/AR & emerging tech.
ICVR is a software development studio based in Los Angeles, CA.
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Xtended Realities Podcast | S2 E2 | Nesting Games Co-Founder/Studio Head Frederick Brassard: Starting A Studio and Creating An IP
August 16, 2023 21:50 - 1 hour - 72.5 MBLet’s figure out what it takes to open and run a game studio, with Nesting Games Co-Founder and Studio Head, Frederick Brassard! Tune in as we chat about his early days helping to found Ubisoft, lessons he learned with failed companies in the past, and how he’s worked with a full team to create an original IP. Plus, he’ll share his advice for aspiring game developers, and folks considering opening their own studios. Keep your eyes on the horizon for the announcement of Nesting Games’ first r...
Xtended Realities Podcast | S2 E1 | Survios Co-founder Alex Silkin: Best Practices, Mistakes to Avoid, and Running A Studio
June 15, 2023 17:03 - 1 hour - 101 MBIt's time to get technical this week with Survios Co-Founder and CTO Alex Silkin! Join us for a deep dive into VR gamedev in Unreal Engine as we cover decisions and challenges faced by Survios while making some of the market's biggest VR games like Raw Data, Creed: Rise to Glory, Sprint Vector, and an upcoming Aliens title. 0:00 - Welcome back/intros. 1:55 - How Alex approaches game design. 5:38 - VR games as fitness tools. 7:31 - Player fatigue and session playtime. 13:41 - Des...
Xtended Realities Podcast | #015 | Industry news, COVID, and Virtual Events
July 17, 2020 19:13 - 57 minutes - 65.8 MBArkit - :45 https://www.macrumors.com/2020/06/22/apple-announces-arkit-4/ Apple AR glasses - 6:50 https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/05/19/apple-glass-details-leaked-will-cost-499-and-work-with-prescriptions Oculus Go dead - 18:00 https://uploadvr.com/oculus-go-gone/ No more 3DOF Success of HL:Alyx - 24:50 At least 500,000 https://www.npr.org/2020/04/09/820648379/half-life-alyx-and-the-promise-of-virtual-reality#:~:text=But%20just%20how%20many%20people,for%20a%20VR%20exclusiv...
Xtended Realities Podcast | #014 | Education in VR with UploadVR Co-Founder Taylor Freeman + Industry News
March 05, 2020 22:22 - 1 hour - 85.2 MBWe talk all things VR education-related on this week's episode with special guest Taylor Freeman - co-founder of UploadVR. We'll also look at some of the latest industry news and market numbers. Learn from Taylor's hands-on experience about what works and what doesn't, what verticals present the best use cases for VR education, how it is currently being used most effectively, and what VR education will look like in the future. 0:00 - Intro with Taylor 1:07 - Superdata: 180k units in ...
Xtended Realities Podcast | #013 | Huge XR Industry News with Half Life Alyx and...Cows in VR??
December 01, 2019 05:01 - 55 minutes - 76.5 MBYou heard that right. We're going down the whole gamut of all the news in XR including a massive announcement from Valve, a rather unexpected acquisition from Oculus, and yes fam, cows in VR. Let's do this. Show Notes: :29 Half Life: Alyx https://www.gamespot.com/articles/half-life-alyx-what-we-know-release-date-price-and/1100-6471549/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2W0N3uKXmo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9K0eJEmMEw 18:13 Boneworks VR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ2lzV...
Xtended Realities Podcast | #012 | Virtual Production with guest Adam Maier
October 15, 2019 18:56 - 1 hour - 161 MBToday's episode looks at Virtual Production practices for Hollywood motion pictures and more! Featuring special guest Adam Maier, of Fox VFX labs. We explain what virtual production is, why it's so important in today's film production, and how it uses emerging tech like VR to bring CGI sets to life onstage.
Xtended Realities Podcast | #011 | 360 Video Deep Dive
July 28, 2019 00:08 - 56 minutes - 52.2 MBToday we look at the world of 360 Video- we tout it, we criticize it, we discuss the biggest market for it. If anyone is going to attend SIGGRAPH 2019 this year, please come visit us in person at Booth #647/649 and try our Digital Human Project. Enjoy! Show Notes 02:45 Google Carboard History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Cultural_Institute 04:31 Jaunt VR https://variety.com/2015/digital/news/jaunt-virtual-reality-disney-evolution-media-65-million-1201598574/ 12:43 Samsu...
Xtended Realities Podcast | #010 | E3 XR News
June 18, 2019 04:38 - 48 minutes - 44 MBA look at the recent events from E3 2019 as it relates to the XR community. Oculus Quest Ecosystem - No Steam Features! https://www.reddit.com/r/OculusQuest/comments/c084cn/virtual_desktop_update_142_steamvr_feature/ - 1:03 https://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments/c08s31/pavlov_vr_wont_come_to_the_oculus_quest_store/ - 9:17 Oculus Quest Development: https://developer.oculus.com/blog/submitting-your-app-to-the-oculus-quest-store/ - 10:48 UPDATE: Pavlov is coming to Quest Store - 16:...
Xtended Realities | #009 | The State of the VR Gaming Market
June 06, 2019 21:39 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBIt's time to have a current look at the state of the VR Gaming market, and make predictions as to where it's headed. Size of the market 1:23 https://venturebeat.com/2019/01/24/superdata-vr-grew-30-in-2018-thanks-to-psvr-oculus-quest-will-be-2019s-hit/ Number of active players, broken down between device/platform 11:01 https://www.roadtovr.com/2018-ends-with-a-record-number-of-vr-headsets-on-steam/ Player Demographics 14:40https://www.statista.com/statistics/831819/us-virtual-augme...
Xtended Realities | #008 | AWE2019 AR News and More!
May 31, 2019 23:01 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MB00:56 - Qualcomm news! XR1 Chipset details announced https://venturebeat.com/2019/05/29/qualcomm-enables-xr-smart-viewer-augmented-reality-smartphone-apps/ 6:24 - NReal AR https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/30/18646160/nreal-light-ar-xr-qualcomm-snapdragon-sunglasses-consumer-price-shipping-release-5g 10:50 - MR Rokid Vision https://www.gizchina.com/2019/05/29/mr-glasses-rokid-vision-shown-at-awe-2019/ 12:58 - Facebook AR/Speaker Patent Filing https://mashable.com/article/facebook-ar-gl...
Xtended Realities | #007 | The VR Locomotion Problem
May 11, 2019 00:06 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBWhat options does a VR designer have to allow players to move beyond their limited play area? This week we discuss some of the best (and worst) solutions available, and what we think works best. Xtended Realities is a podcast production of ICVR - a software development studio based in Los Angeles, CA that specializes in VR/AR & emerging tech. 00:48 - Explaining the VR locomotion problem 2:56 - Keeping the player in one place 5:46 - Cockpits and vehicles 10:33 - Controller-based movem...
Xtended Realities | #006 | Valve Index & New Oculus Headsets Reveal/Reviews
May 02, 2019 22:31 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBThis week we saw final specs & some of the first reviews of not 1 but 3 new headsets - the Valve Index, Oculus Quest, and Oculus Rift S. We compile all this info and share it with you in this week's podcast. Xtended Realities is a podcast production of ICVR - a software development studio based in Los Angeles, CA that specializes in VR/AR & emerging tech. 00:49 - Valve Index 01:21 - Valve Index - Price 07:29 - Valve Index - Display https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SI_3jlAV9M 10:53...
Xtended Realities | #005 | VR Game Discussion
April 27, 2019 00:17 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MBIn this episode we finally cover some of our favorite VR content! It's a bit of a mix of older, more recent & upcoming content - both games & immersive entertainment. Most of the experiences we picked are stuff we really enjoyed and wanted to share with the community. Xtended Realities is a podcast production of ICVR - a software development studio based in Los Angeles, CA that specializes in VR/AR & emerging tech. 01:26 - Space Junkies 09:00 - Iron Wolf VR 09:36 - Orbus VR 11:29 -...
Xtended Realities | #004 | VR & AR News Recap from April
April 18, 2019 18:53 - 33 minutes - 32.7 MBIn this episode we break down all the latest XR news from the 1st half of April. We cover the Nintendo Switch Labo VR, the Valve Knuckles/Index Controllers driver update, PS5 hardware news & how it affects PSVR, Tiltbrush for Oculus Quest, and AR at Coachella. Xtended Realities is a podcast production of ICVR - a software development studio based in Los Angeles, CA that specializes in VR/AR & emerging tech. 01:20 - Nintendo Switch Labo VR https://www.roadtovr.com/nintendo-switch-vr-l...
Xtended Realities | #003 | The State of Augmented Reality
April 12, 2019 01:09 - 39 minutes - 35.9 MBThis week's Podcast is about all things Augmented Reality. We take a look at the current state of the market, currently released & upcoming AR glasses, current content, and speculation about the future. This is a podcast production of ICVR - a software development studio based in Los Angeles, CA that specializes in VR/AR & emerging tech. 1:14 - Current State of the AR market https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/15/niantic-raises-245-million.html https://news.crunchbase.com/news/last-week-i...
Xtended Realities | #002 | Valve Index Discussion
April 04, 2019 19:44 - 24 minutes - 23.9 MBValve has teased their new VR headset, the Valve Index, and it's the hottest news of the week! We break down everything we know so far about this headset and speculate on how it will impact the market. ICVR is a software development studio based in Los Angeles, CA that specializes in VR/AR & emerging tech. General Links: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/valve_index Upload VR on the Index: https://uploadvr.com/valve-teases-index-vr-headset-for-may/ https://techcrunch.com/2019/...
Xtended Realities | #001 | GDC 2019 Takeaway
March 28, 2019 22:33 - 36 minutes - 68.9 MBGreetings XR Community! We. Are. Thrilled. to release our inaugural Xtended Reality Podcast! ICVR is a software development studio based in Los Angeles, CA that specializes in VR/AR & emerging tech. This episode breaks down the biggest news coming out of GDC 2019, and gives our take on each announcement. 00:00 - Intro 00:43 - Google Stadia Reveal: https://youtu.be/nUih5C5rOrA 10:20 - Oculus Rift S Reveal: https://youtu.be/3vPz9KFXWTk Palmer Luckey article: http://bit.ly...