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Episode 40 is live with Dustin Kochensparger, Co-Founder at DB Creations, Inc Dustin is a producer and designer with a decade of experience working in video games. With a passion for project management and team leadership, he drives the design and production for every game DB Creations develops. He is passionate about bringing games to emerging technologies, using novel designs to play to their strengths. Here's YouTube Link: https://lnkd.in/ggPNXEeD For audio only, head to our website :)

Episode 41 of #MetaRick with Jonathan Beals, Solutions Consultant at Adobe. Full Episode: https://lnkd.in/gDbq5Bmc __ Jonathan Beals is a Solutions Consultant at Adobe, helping Fortune 500 companies optimize creative workflows through AI, automation, and content scaling. His expertise helps enterprises streamline digital production, improve efficiency, and unlock new creative possibilities. Previously, as Director of Virtual Materials at Nike, he built and led the Virtual Materials Studio into a globally recognized team, pioneering 3D visualization and AI-driven design. His innovations improved product design, reduced costs, and enhanced sustainability, generating over $50M annually.

The perfect environment for testing AR apps. Genius tip from Dustin Kochensparger at DB Creations, Inc IKEA has a lot of preset rooms with a wide variety of layouts. Different sizes, furniture, lighting. Is anyone else doing this?? —- Click “visit my website” at top of this post or on my profile to view the full episode.

I've spent the last couple of months listening to Directors and VPs from a variety of business units. Mostly Fortune 100 companies. Most of them spend at least 50% of their time in meetings, and none of them feel these meetings are as effective as they can be. So I put together some thoughts about what makes a 'good meeting' __ Adam Kyle Wilson I love your dogs in hats analogy so had to throw a screenshot in there ??

I got to check out the Best Buy app for Vision Pro, which shows what shopping in the future could look like. It lets you bring the products they’re selling into your actual space, giving you a closer look at what you’re interested in and seeing where it fits best. Pretty neat!

Had ChatGPT make me a valentine ?? Me: “Based on everything you know about me can you generate a Valentine’s card for me?” ChatGPT: “In a world of signals and noise, you’re my favorite frequency.” Happy Valentine’s Day! Thanks for always bringing creativity, curiosity, and heart into everything you do.

More Valentine’s Day fun with AI ?? ?? Some sweet notes from Arthur to the XR community: “Your creativity inspires” “You build our dreams” “Innovation at its best” “Pioneers of the future” “Making magic happen”

After a month or so away from the podcast, we're officially back and with a great conversation ??? ?? In episode 40 of MetaRick we hear more about Dustin Kochensparger's story from indie projects to AAA games at Bungie, to working on super secret projects with Snap, to co-founding his own AR Gaming studio - DB Creations, Inc I met Dustin at Meta Connect where he let me try the new snap spectacles right after they released, and turns out he was the developer that built Tiny Motors! Which is the top teaser all my friends were talking about that week. You'll notice my energy was low getting over a cold, but I hope that doesn't take away from the amazing energy and story that Dustin shared with us. Some key topics we cover: - his personal story starting as a game designer - the transition from individual contributor to management at a big studio - working with Snap's innovation group at Lens Studio - AR game design with brand IP and original ideas Take a look at a short clip here and of course link to the full episode just click "visit my website" at the top of this post or on my profile.

Two of the best blokes in the VR industry! ?? The guys at RiVR have been doing great work around 360 video capture and photogrammetry for a few years, and lately they've started really ramping up great content around AVP and a pretty sweet product for offline multi-user experiences. They're specialty is really in safety training, crime scenes, generally public safety use cases. But the genuine passion for immersive technology takes them pretty deep into a lot of areas. The kind of guys that will make a digital twin of a local castle for fun... you gotta love it! Thanks Alex Harvey & Tyronne Leon-Fernandez for the great conversation and look forward to seeing y'all in person again soon! too soon to start planning AWE2025? ?? [episode 39 of MetaRick live on YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts, for full episode click "visit my website" at the top of this post]

Episode 39 with Alex Harvey & Tyronne Leon-Fernandez from RiVR is now live on all platforms! YouTube link here, visit our website for audio only versions: https://lnkd.in/g2EvC4UZ ____ Alex Harvey, Creative Director & Co-Founder Before becoming Creative Director and Co-Founder of RiVR, I was making fancy racing games trailers for games with Codemasters and running a video company that started 2014. Now, based in Southam, Warwickshire, Life evolves so fast and in 2017 I started RiVR, bringing a team together to push the limits of Extended Reality – mainly because they’re cleverer than me but Im much like Steve Jobs, I have a vision that others can execute better. In just 7 years, RiVR’s gone from a UK thing to a big international deal, creating photo-realistic training environments for the Ministry of Defence, emergency services, and for companies in the UAE, USA, Europe and beyond. We aim to make VR so realistic it feels like you’re actually there... without the the cost of the travel. I’m all about showing people how VR/MR training is speeding up human learning Tyronne Leon-Fernandez, Immersive Content Creator & Technologist I've been passionate about technology for as long as I can remember, always eager to get my hands on the latest innovations whenever I or my family could afford them. I’ve experienced the leaps from changing TVs, to the arrival of the internet, to the rapid evolution of mobile phones—bringing messaging, cameras, and more into our pockets. But the moment that truly changed everything for me was when I tried the Oculus DK1 for the first time. Despite the excitement, I walked away disappointed, thinking I could create a more immersive experience. Fast forward to 2024, and that’s exactly what I do—pushing headsets to their limits in pursuit of the most visually immersive experiences possible. I thrive in the fast-paced world of XR and spatial computing, and I couldn’t imagine my life without it anymore.