Damon Pidhajecky joined us at the July Design Reality event to share with us his expertise on the different tools he uses to create within AR and VR. Damon is a game industry veteran that has been specializing in AR/VR/XR development since 2014. As a multi-disciplined engineer and VR-native 3D artist he has worked on projects for companies such as …
Exploring Immersive Storytelling with Eric Darnell
Eric Darnell came out to our May event to share with us “The Nature and Challenges of Immersive Storytelling.” This is a fantastic talk with valuable insights for anyone interested in creating narrative experiences in VR. Eric Darnell, Chief Creative Officer of Baobab Studios Crafting a VR Story – Discussing the nature and challenges of immersive storytelling in VR Eric …
Studying Women’s Experiences in Social VR
Jessica Outlaw came to our November 2017 event to share her behavioral research project on the experience of Women in Social VR. Females in social virtual reality get unwanted attention, which is a barrier to widespread adoption. How might we learn more about female users in order to make Social VR appealing to all? Jessica Outlaw and Beth Duckles will …
Social VR: New Opportunities to Form Connections
At our November Design Reality event, High Fidelity, the Social VR Platform, sent out their Engineering Team Lead Liv Erickson to share about the new opportunities to form connections within social VR. In the context of social VR, we are presented with new opportunities to form connections with the people sharing our digital spaces. Designing these experiences requires careful considerations …
Relating and Mating in an Age of Immersive Technology
At our November Design Reality event themed around “Social Spaces and Human Relationships in AR/VR” we were lucky to be joined by Dr. Holly Richmond who shared her presentation on Next Sex: Relating and Mating in an Age of Immersive Technology. Dr. Holly Richmond is a Somatic Psychologist, Certified Sex Therapist (CST), and Marriage & Family Therapist (MFT) licensed in both …