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 highlight a couple of Apple Vision Pro takes on the latest development challenges.

On the next episode I’ll dive into building a quick demo with Meta’s newest VR headset, the Quest 3s, the stand-alone, mobile mixed reality headset with color pass-through starting at just $299.

The new Cure album, Songs of a Lost World is all cued up for listening later, so let's get started!

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DESIGN TOOLS:

• FIGMA
• BEZI
• SHAPES XR

FEATURED LINKS:
Songs of a Lost World - The Cure

Meta Quest 3S - Meta

Tim Cook Admits Truth About Vision Pro Following Lackluster Sales - MacRumours

Vision Pro, W#F is happening? - Tom Krikorian

Apple Vision Pro Development - @tina__nigro

Elevtr.com

VIDEO: The Secret Money Saving Rule I Learned in Japan - Vincent Chan

VIDEO: You'll Save More Money As Soon As You Watch This - Vincent Chan

PODCAST: Retail Therapy: My Inner Child Said No to a $4,500 Apple Vision Pro

PODCAST:#1489: "Gorilla Tag" Design Philosophy & Embodied Gameplay Deep Dive with Kerestell Smith - Kent Bye, Voices of VR podcast

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 data to enable early intervention, for better health outcomes.

We dive into the ongoing challenges of:

• designing accessible apps for cognitive testing
• sustained attention decline and mental health with the rise of "TikToK Brain"
• the double-edge sword of leading a start up at the intersection of emerging tech and healthcare

And how Virtuleap has survived industry changes like “a reed in the wind.”

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FEATURED LINKS:

Virtuleap.com

VIDEO: Cogniclear VR Trailer

Impact of EnhanceVR on working memory and inhibitory control of young adults with intellectual development disabilities.

BLAST FROM THE PAST:

Improving Brain Health with Enhance VR - Zero to Start podcast episode

Birdly simulator

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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 independent VR studio in California, and has taught VR & Immersive Media at UC Berkeley, Drexel University, and University of the Arts.

She currently teaches at Northeastern University’s College of Art, Media, and Design, in The Game Science and Design MS program at Mills College.

On today’s episode, Nathalie shares how her Hollywood work propelled her to the forefront of pioneering techniques in photogrammetry and 360 video to create groundbreaking entertainment and social impact stories—including U-Turn, her award-winning interactive VR comedy that raises awareness of the gender gap in tech.

She takes us through the importance of transparency, ethics and scientific approaches to studying immersive tech and AI, and how following her intuition about the future has shaped her successful career.

Plus Natalie offers her advice for aspiring creators looking to break into the rapidly evolving industry.

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FEATURED LINK:
Master of Science in Game Science and Design, Northeastern University, Oakland

BLAST FROM THE PAST:
VIDEO: Uturn Trailer
VIDEO: Jaunt VR app trailer
VIDEO: Oculus Developer Kit 2 trailer

MORE RESOURCES:
Unity
Unreal Engine
Godot Game Engine
Foundary / Nuke VFX Software - Compositing, Editorial and Review
Touch Designer by Derivative

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