Zero to Start Podcast: VR development for beginners

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Zero to Start Podcast: VR development for beginners

Dive into what you need to get started for developing VR experiences through inspiring conversations with industry leaders, developers and creators who are on the cutting edge of immersive technology, building the future of spatial computing. Our spotlight series featuring immersive artists and developers is sponsored by Meta. 

  1. 2 DAYS AGO

    Apple Vision No: How returning the Apple Vision Pro made me rich

    I recorded this episode on the afternoon of Election day in the US...During the storms of change and chance I take shelter in making VR, buying vinyl and listening to The Cure. So I’m in the midst of making a creepy crawly experience based on Lullaby from The Cure’s Disintegration album to match my post-halloween haunted garden. However, on today’s episode I wanted to briefly reflect on what I learned - and earned - from returning the Apple Vision Pro back in February. We highl...

    11 min
  2. Cogniclear VR: The new gold standard of cognitive screening with Amir Bozorgzadeh, Founder, CEO at Virtuleap

    OCT 25

    Cogniclear VR: The new gold standard of cognitive screening with Amir Bozorgzadeh, Founder, CEO at Virtuleap

    Since 2018 Virtuleap has been at the cutting edge of combining neuroscience and virtual reality to help increase attention levels, and address cognitive illnesses, disorders, and learning challenges. On this episode, Amir Bozorgzadeh, Cofounder and CEO of Virtuleap is back to tell us all about the release of Cogniclear VR, an immersive cognitive screening test that uses gamified scenarios to assess a wide range of crucial cognitive abilities and collect extensive cognitive and behavioral...

    44 min
  3. 360 Degrees of Innovation: Nathalie Mathe on her journey from Hollywood VFX to social impact VR and beyond

    OCT 8

    360 Degrees of Innovation: Nathalie Mathe on her journey from Hollywood VFX to social impact VR and beyond

    Former NASA AI scientist turned VR creative director and producer, Nathalie Mathe, has been pushing the boundaries of VR since the early days of the Oculus DK1 and DK2. From creating visual effects on blockbuster films like Total Recall, Fast & Furious6, Skyfall, and The Dark Knight Rises to directing and supervising cutting-edge VR projects for Google, Facebook, JauntVR and Condition One, Nathalie is a powerhouse of innovation and artistry.She’s also the founder of NativeVR, an inde...

    41 min
  4. Optimizing XR Development: The Power of Automated Testing with Shane Evans, Cofounder, GameDriver

    JUL 25

    Optimizing XR Development: The Power of Automated Testing with Shane Evans, Cofounder, GameDriver

    GameDriver enables video game developers, testers, and producers to automate playtesting; improving time to market, test coverage, and overall quality and revenue.The company brings over 30 years of test automation expertise to the massive gaming industry, as well as Enterprise - where next-gen user experiences are built using gaming technologies including AR and VR, to deliver consistent, repeatable testing to the app development process.XRDriver is an Auggie nominated developer tool that ad...

    39 min
  5. Launching JADU on mobile, a first-of-its-kind multiplayer AR fighting game, with Sarah Stumbo Huth, Gameplay Engineer, Jadu AR

    MAY 19

    Launching JADU on mobile, a first-of-its-kind multiplayer AR fighting game, with Sarah Stumbo Huth, Gameplay Engineer, Jadu AR

    In just a few short years, mobile gaming has exploded, now accounting for almost half of all gaming, with the market worth an astounding $90 billion dollars. According to Statista, by 2026 the mobile AR market is predicted to reach $36 billion dollars in revenue. As mobile AR gaming evolves beyond Pokemon Go, one company is going all-in to redefine the space with a first-of-its- kind multiplayer augmented reality fighting game. Joining me on the latest Zero to Start is AR/VR pioneer...

    47 min
  6. Retail Therapy: My inner child said no to a $4,500 Apple Vision Pro

    MAR 1

    Retail Therapy: My inner child said no to a $4,500 Apple Vision Pro

    Apple Vision Pro doesn't have anything I really need, just everything I want. They're the coolest goggles on the planet. While hot takes about the price, the returns, the meaning of this moment continue to light up our news feed, I’m still integrating the 3 days I spent with The Vision Pro. Using Apple's spatial computer for the first time consumed me with intense, satisfying, emotional connections between software place and time. So after all my excitement why did I return it?...

    11 min
  7. Apple Vision Pro's paradigm shift with Ash Baccus-Clark, Speculative Researcher and Creative Strategist, ABC Worldwide

    FEB 2

    Apple Vision Pro's paradigm shift with Ash Baccus-Clark, Speculative Researcher and Creative Strategist, ABC Worldwide

    It's Apple Vision Pro Day! Will it be as paradigm shifting as the first iPhone? If Apple is hedging its bet on spatial computing, did oculus/Meta do the hard excavation work to prove there is an innovative market for XR?Does an early adopter really need another headset in their vast collection of goggles, glasses and gadgets?These are some of the questions Ash Baccus-Clark, Director, Keynote Speaker & Creative Strategy Consultant at ABC Worldwide asks as she contemplates whether...

    43 min
  8. Seeing is believing (and hearing): Apple Vision Pro sold out - inside the presale, sales results and visionOS

    JAN 25

    Seeing is believing (and hearing): Apple Vision Pro sold out - inside the presale, sales results and visionOS

    The Apple Vision Pro presale on Friday Jan.19th was a resounding success, erasing any doubt about Apple’s ability to capture the public’s imagination - and their wallets, with its first spatial computer. The Vision Pro marks a new day in the XR industry, or rather, a new tune that has the potential to transcend the friction and failures of the last decade. Despite some early device limitations and the steep price tag, speculation is rampant about the Vision Pro selling out its preor...

    24 min
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Dive into what you need to get started for developing VR experiences through inspiring conversations with industry leaders, developers and creators who are on the cutting edge of immersive technology, building the future of spatial computing. Our spotlight series featuring immersive artists and developers is sponsored by Meta. 

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