Podcast profile
By Ian Hamilton
Audio from people building toward good VR.
Latest episode
26 min
Topics
Augmented reality, virtual reality, devices, applications, and immersive experiences.
Immersive interfaces, interaction, presence, haptics, and virtual environments.
Computing that understands and interacts with three-dimensional physical and digital spaces.
Formats
Host-led conversation where a guest supplies most of the subject matter.
Detailed technical, architectural, or research-oriented examination.
Audience level
Assumes basic technology literacy and familiarity with common products, roles, and terminology.
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A private group operating mainly in VRChat sees hundreds of senior citizens socializing in virtual reality. I spoke with Linda Fisher, one of the organizers of Thrive Pavilion, for a discussion about how older adults are using social VR.
Norman Chan, better known as Norm from Tested, is perhaps the most trusted expert with his videos covering modern consumer hardware. He’s also among a handful of journalists who believed in VR before Mark Zuckerberg showed up to buy Oculus.
One of the first articles on Good Virtual Reality checked in with Owlchemy Labs head Andrew Eiche about the path to 1 billion people in VR headsets.
You can easily find Tipatat Chennavasin at events where new VR technology is being featured because he’s usually wearing a bright Pokémon shirt that makes him easy to spot in the crowd.
Steam Frame passthrough quality can be dramatically upgraded with an accessory from Arcturus built over the course of a lengthy partnership with Valve. The add-on also captures higher quality spatial video than Apple Vision Pro.
Theatre and architecture share a lot in common and Alex Coulombe can be found wherever they intersect. Coulombe is the head of New York-based team Agile Lens and he recently joined the Good VR Podcast for a discussion about the space.
The most impressive demo I tried at Augmented World Expo in Long Beach earlier this year was a set of scenes captured by Gracia. The scenes use Gaussian splatting to deliver volumetric video that far surpasses anything else I’ve seen in the space.
Supernatural’s original head of fitness Leanne Pedante is one of VR’s first stars. Her face greets athletes who find themselves in virtual reality and her voice accompanies them on a fitness journey through the sweaty ups and downs of rigorous movement.
The latest VR Games Showcase came and went with a series of announcements including two big projects from Flat2VR Studios, System Shock 2 and High On Life, alongside other eye-catching work like Spirit Ritual.
A skateboarder who suffered a painful injury found a new activity to keep himself active — roller skating through VRChat. During a year of layoffs or closure for many of the content companies that provided many their first VR experiences, VRChat is seeing record numbers and people like MuhMow are discovering its vibe.