Podcast profile
Voices of VR
By Kent Bye
Designing for Virtual Reality. Oral history podcast featuring the pioneering artists, storytellers, and technologists driving the resurgence of virtual & augmented reality. Learn about the patterns of immersive storytelling, experiential design, ethical frameworks, & the ultimate potential of XR.
Latest episode
#1749: Socratic Debate on the Future of “AI” & XR (Round 2) from AWE 2026
1 hr 6 min
- Cadence
- Daily
- Typical length
- 29 min
- Latest release
- Jul 13, 2026
- Language
- EN-US
Topics
Product & Experience
Product design, apps, gadgets, UX, reviews, and practical use guidance.
Frontier Research
Emerging scientific or technical capabilities and long-horizon ideas.
Technology History
Historical and oral-history lessons about technologies and companies.
Policy & Society
Regulation, governance, ethics, and the cultural effects of technology.
Formats
Interview
A host-led conversation with one or more guests.
Narrative & Documentary
Reported or scripted storytelling assembled into a narrative.
Audience level
Informed
Basic familiarity helps because industry context and terminology appear.
People behind the show
Current hosts
Listen from the original source
This directory never re-hosts or republishes podcast audio.
Official sources checked
Episode audio and show facts come from the checked-in refresh of the show’s public sources.
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Latest episodes
Voices of VR1 hr 6 min
#1749: Socratic Debate on the Future of “AI” & XR (Round 2) from AWE 2026
I participated in another Socratic Debate about the Future of "AI" and XR at Augmented World Expo 2026 with Leslie Shannon, Alvin Graylin, and Louis Rosenberg (you can listen to last year's debate in episode #1611). Shannon and Graylin argued for "AI," whilst Rosenberg and I argued against "AI." In my write-up, I wante
Voices of VR1 hr 16 min
#1748: Caitlin Krause on the Experience of XR, Process Philosophy Musings, & the Ethics of AI
I interviewed Caitlin Krause about the experience of XR, Process Philosophy musings, & the ethics of AI on Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at Augmented World Expo in Long Beach, California. This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality
Voices of VR25 min
#1747: XR Software Engineer Trond Nilsen on Reluctantly Using AI Hyperscalers & the Aspiration for Open Source Alternatives
I interviewed Trond Nilsen about reluctantly using AI Hyperscalers & the aspiration for open source alternatives on Thursday, June 18, 2026 at Augmented World Expo in Long Beach, California. This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality
Voices of VR29 min
#1746: Tom Furness Announces The Luminara, Institute of Light to Cultivate Human Flourishing with XR
I interviewed XR Pioneer Tom Furness about Luminara, Institute Institute of Light that he announced at on June 17th, 2026 during his 1:35p session at Augmented World Expo. He describes the vision on their website as "Luminara is a non-profit research, learning, and humanitarian initiative exploring how emerging technol
Voices of VR1 hr 1 min
#1745: Key Open Standards Enabling the Open Metaverse Browser Initiative with Metaverse Standards Forum
I interviewed Metaverse Standards Forum President Neil Trevett about key open Standards enabling the Open Metaverse Browser Initiative with RP1 on Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at Augmented World Expo in Long Beach, California. You can see their AWE talk here, and check out the Open Metaverse Browser wiki for more information
Voices of VR35 min
#1744: Open Metaverse Browser Initiative for Web-Based Spatial Services Announced by RP1 and Metaverse Standards Forum
I interviewed Sean Mann about RP1's Open Metaverse Browser Initiative announcement with the Metaverse Standards Forum on Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at Augmented World Expo in Long Beach, California. You can see their AWE talk here, and check out the Open Metaverse Browser wiki for more information. This is a listener-suppo
Voices of VR34 min
#1743: Ben Erwin on Immersive Public Media, Open Standards, & The Academy of Immersive Arts and Sciences
I interviewed Ben Erwin about Immersive Public Media, Open Standards & The Metaverse Standards Forum, & The Academy of Immersive Arts and Sciences on Thursday, June 18, 2026 at Augmented World Expo in Long Beach, California. This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality
Voices of VR31 min
#1742: Amanda Watson on GPL Compatibility in VR, Oculus Link & Air Link, & VR as the Perfect 3DUI for Robotic Teleoperation
I interviewed Amanda Watson about GPL Compatibility in VR with CitraVR, Oculus Link & Air Link, & VR as the Perfect 3DUI for Robotic Teleoperation on Thursday, June 18, 2026 at Augmented World Expo in Long Beach, California. This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality
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#1741: Interoperable OpenXR with a Single APK to 3 Different HMDs for a P2P Multi-Player Game by Stay Warm Studios
I interviewed founders of Stay Warm Studio Carol Silverman and Dario Laverde about an interoperable OpenXR experience titled fun4player that was deployed from a single APK to 3 different VR HMDs (Samsung Galaxy XR, Oculus Quest 3, and Pico 4). We chatted on Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at Augmented World Expo in Long Beach
Voices of VR31 min
#1740: Targo Stories on the Growing Interest in Immersive Storytelling in the Broader XR Industry
I interviewed Victor Agulhon about the growing interest in immersive storytelling through his Targo Stories on Thursday, June 18, 2026 at Augmented World Expo in Long Beach, California. Targo won an Auggie this year as well as an Apple Design Award both for D-Day: The Camera Soldier (see episode #1565 for more). This i
Voices of VR29 min
#1739: Ganek Immersive Studio at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts is Cultivating the Next-Generation of Immersive Video Directors
I interviewed Nathan Fairchild about Ganek Immersive Studio at USC's School of Cinematic Arts on Thursday, June 18, 2026 at Augmented World Expo in Long Beach, California. Fairchild was at AWE showing off some student projects of Immersive Video, and I really quite enjoyed the hyperstylized, fever dream of Elevator by
Voices of VR17 min
#1738: USC’s Immersive Archive to Preserve Immersive Art and VR Stories
I interviewed Zeynep Abes about USC's Immersive Archive Initiative on Thursday, June 18, 2026 at Augmented World Expo in Long Beach, California. Also be sure to check out my interview with Avinash Changa on the The Institute of Immersive Preservation, which is addressing other aspects of the required operating system i
Voices of VR35 min
#1737: Christopher Stapleton’s Augmented Imagination Framework for Conversational Embodied Stories
I interviewed Christopher Stapleton about Augmented Imagination Framework for Conversational Embodied Stories on Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at Augmented World Expo in Long Beach, California. Here's the recording of Stapleton's AWE talk on the Augmented Imagination, which provides a lot more visuals for many of the same top
Voices of VR28 min
#1736: HoloLabs Studio’s “Abyss Vault” LBE Escape Room Adventure Innovates on Collaborative Puzzles for 2-6 Players
I interviewed Brett Gaylor and Mike Wozniewski about HoloLabs Studio's Abyss Vault LBE escape room experience on Thursday, June 18, 2026 at Augmented World Expo in Long Beach, California. Here's their talk from AWE titled "Build VR Like a Theme Park. Market It Like a Movie." This is a listener-supported podcast through
Voices of VR28 min
#1735: Excurio Continues Worldwide LBE Expansion of the “Movie Theaters” of Free-Roaming VR
I interviewed Jules Rimbaud about Excurio's worldwide expansion of their Location-Based Entertainment Immersive Expeditions on Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at Augmented World Expo in Long Beach, California. You can check out my previous interviews with Excurio in episode numbers #1430, #1588, and #1651. This is a listener-
Voices of VR53 min
#1734: Metropolitan Museum of Art Experiments with XR & AI for Storytelling & Remote Access
I interviewed Brett Renfer about Metropolitan Museum of Art Experiments with XR & AI on Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at Augmented World Expo in Long Beach, California. You can check out the The Temple of Dendur and Oceanic Art in Virtual Reality within the Atopia VR application. This is a listener-supported podcast through
Voices of VR39 min
#1733: Oregon Reality Lab Founder Donna Davis on Preparing College Students for the Future of Immersive Communication
I interviewed Oregon Reality Lab founder Donna Davis, which is The University of Oregon's Immersive Media Research & Education Lab. We chatted on Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at Augmented World Expo in Long Beach, California. This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality
Voices of VR38 min
#1732: ArborXR on Immersive Training Trends, Handling Meta’s Enterprise Uncertainty, & VR Headset Tradeoffs
I interviewed Devon Marble about ArborXR on Immersive Training Trends on Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at Augmented World Expo in Long Beach, California. This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality
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#1731: Diversifying Beyond XR Indie Gaming & “Trip the Light” with Dark Arts Software
I interviewed Patrick Ascolese about Trip the Light and other Dark Arts Software projects on Tuesday, June 23, 2026. This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality
Voices of VR25 min
#1730: Studio Syro’s “Spatial Mailbox” Messaging App with Gesture-Based, 3DUI Innovations
I interviewed Studio Syro's Nick Ladd, Nicholas Saunders, and Peter Ariet about the app Spatial Mailbox on Thursday, June 18, 2026 at Augmented World Expo in Long Beach, California. This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality
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#1729: Celeste Lear on Sustainability Awareness in XR, DJing in Social VR, Virtual Production, & TigerVision Immersive Displays
I interviewed Celeste Lear about Sustainable Impact Alliance XR, DJing in Social VR, Virtual Production, & TigerVision Immersive Displays on Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at Augmented World Expo in Long Beach, California. This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality
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#1728: Preserving Tunisian Cultural Heritage with Tanit XR Reality Capture
I interviewed Ines Said about Tanit XR on Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at Augmented World Expo in Long Beach, California. This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality
Voices of VR25 min
#1727: Linux on Your Face with Privacy-First “Raven Prism” Monocular Display Glasses
I interviewed Raven Resonance's human interaction & software lead Parth Arora as well as founder Thomas Suarez about their Linux-based Raven Prism display glasses on Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at Augmented World Expo in Long Beach, California. This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music:
Voices of VR28 min
#1726: Qualcomm’s New Snapdragon Reality Elite Announcement
I interviewed Ziad Asghar about their Snapdragon Reality Elite announcement on Thursday, June 18, 2026 at Augmented World Expo in Long Beach, California. For more specifications and details, then be sure to check out the report from Road to VR's Ben Lang here. Here's the video of Asghar's announcement from AWE. This is
Voices of VR28 min
#1725: XREAL AURA Spatial Computing Glasses Leverages Android XR & Snapdragon Reality Elite
I interviewed Ralph Jodice about XREAL AURA spatial computing glasses on Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at Augmented World Expo in Long Beach, California. This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality