The Actual VR Podcast Kyle Mann

Phil Walton, Official Snapchat Lens Creator, Co-Owner of Big Banzai and leader of the ‘Philuminati’. We discuss the latest from Snapchat Lensfest, the future of AR tech and take a look at some of Phil’s latest lens creations.

Matt Houser, Staff Producer at Taillight TV. We discuss the challenges and victories he has faces as a producer: from his first 360 video, all the way to this year’s Swisher Sweets Artist Project featuring Cardi B, which we created together.

Today we have Julian Messina and Robert Coomber, two of the finest audio engineers and pioneers of virtual reality sound design and 360 video spatial audio. Join us as we reveal some of the latest developments that are making sound engineering more accurate and easier to produce.

On this episode of the Actual VR Podcast we have Dustin Ballard, co-founder of the Nashville, TN based VR/AR agency Big Banzai. We’re touching on the importance of “talking business at the breakfast table”(more on this later), discerning when to delegate and when to double down in your business, and how Big Banzai is using immersive technology to catapult start-ups to success.

From warhammers to spatulas, virtual objects all start with guys like Jason Bunn and today he's bringing some unbelievable facts about VR prototyping, creating virtual spaces, and how he takes a philosophical approach to designing better VR experiences.

Today we're talking to Amy Wolf, Senior Producer for Vanderbilt Communications at Vanderbilt University about the importance of story in VR, practical advice if you're thinking about hiring a VR company, and we share some of the challenges faced on our 360 video shoot. Amy is a passionate creator and producer and we know that you will leave feeling inspired. But first, we are joined by team member and audio engineer Julian Messina for a very special surprise!