Discover Virtual Reality Design Podcast

In this episode, which will be our final one for now, Aki has a conversation with Andrea Bravo and her research on using augmented reality for information visualisation purposes.

The paper discussed:

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/proceedings-of-the-design-society-design-conference/article/immersive-visualisations-in-design-using-augmented-reality-ar-for-information-presentation/1EED7F1FF6AEC06192E838B2470A0736

Andrea's website:

https://andreabravo.com/

In this episode, we discuss how to get into programming and how to approach prototyping in XR projects with Antonia Forster, who works for Unity. We also touch upon the topic of diversity and how to make the XR space more inclusive.

In this episode, we discuss how VR designers should draw from centuries of work in architecture into their thinking when constructing virtual spaces.

Watch also our guest Kim Baumann Larsen's talk on the topic:

https://vimeo.com/468867559

We're back for Season 3! This season will be mostly interviews with people working on XR design related things. Our first conversation is with Marianna Obrist, Professor and co-author of a new book titled "Multisensory experiences".

In this bonus episode to the 2nd season, Aki has a conversation on hand tracking with XR designer-developer Luca Mefisto.

Look for an accompanying blog post with videos of the demos discussed at https://medium.com/discover-virtual-reality-design

In this, the final episode of our 2nd season, we discuss collaborative VR through a number of research papers. Aki also shares the thinking behind a recent prototype that resulted from participating in a VR game jam.

Read the accompanying blog post at

https://medium.com/discover-virtual-reality-design

In this episode, we do a deep dive into Half-Life: Alyx, the VR successor to the popular game series from Valve.

In this episode, we feature Shane Harris from SideQuest and discuss the notion of style in VR design. We also share our thoughts on Museum of Other Realities, a VR gallery available through Steam.

Read the accompanying blog post https://medium.com/discover-virtual-reality-design

In this episode, we discuss a paper that seeks to create a taxonomy of realities, building on Milgram & Kishino’s often-cited “virtuality continuum”. We touch on synesthesia, “submersive reality”, haptic gloves, Ocean of Air, and more.

Read the accompanying blog post at

https://medium.com/discover-virtual-reality-design

In this episode, we discuss three papers that attempt to capture the elements that influence how people adopt emerging technologies, such as VR.

Read the accompanying blog post at https://medium.com/discover-virtual-reality-design