This week, Tyler and Sophia are joined by Dmitry Kornilov, CEO and co-founder of the award winning tech studio, FFFACE.ME. Dmitry describes himself as an innovation marketing futurist and has over 13 years of industry  experience. Listen as we discuss immersive branded experiences, digital fashion and future of Web 3 communications.   Listen Here:  http://thevrara.com/podcast-posts/Dmitry-Kornilov-fffaceme Check out these links if you want to dig deeper after listening to the episode.  https://ffface.me    Follow us on Social Media:  Dmytro Kornilov: LinkedIn / Twitter Tyler Gates: LinkedIn / Twitter Sophia Moshasha: LinkedIn / Twitter   VRARA DC: LinkedIn / Twitter    Subscribe to the podcast wherever podcasts are found or listen to past interviews at www.TheVRARA.com/podcast Do you have an interest in being a guest on our podcast or have a guest recommendation?  Email vicki@thevrara.com and let us know! Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about how you can get involved with this worldwide organization to help gain exposure and share ideas and best practices with other experts in the industry. The Everything VR/AR Podcast is produced & sponsored by the DC Chapter of VRARA, in conjunction with Brightline Interactive.

Dmitry Kornilov, CEO of FFFACE.ME

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This week the VRARA podcast team welcomes back Tom Emrich. Tom is Director of Product, AR Platforms at Niantic. Tom leads product strategy and development of Niantic’s Lightship Unity SDK (ARDK), WebAR platform (8th Wall), and AR Ads. Come listen as we catch up with Tom and discuss the advancements Niantic continues to bring to the AR development space.   Listen Here: http://thevrara.com/podcast-posts/tom-emrich-niantic   Check out these links if you want to dig deeper after listening to the episode.   www.8thwall.com   www.lightship.dev   www.Nianticlabs.com     Follow us on Social Media:     Tom Emrich: LinkedIn   Tyler Gates: LinkedIn / Twitter   Sophia Moshasha: LinkedIn / Twitter     VRARA DC: LinkedIn / Twitter     Subscribe to the podcast wherever podcasts are found or listen to past interviews at www.TheVRARA.com/podcast Do you have an interest in being a guest on our podcast or have a guest recommendation?  Email vicki@thevrara.com and let us know! Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about how you can get involved with this worldwide organization to help gain exposure and share ideas and best practices with other experts in the industry. The Everything VR/AR Podcast is produced & sponsored by the DC Chapter of VRARA, in conjunction with Brightline Interactive.

Tom Emrich, Director of Product AR Platforms at Niantic

On this week’s episode we are joined by Nima Zeighami. Nima is the Director of Product for Leia Inc. where he architects the company’s strategy and manages development across its entire product line. Listen as we discuss how he grew into the field of immersive technology and the ways Leia Inc. is creating new innovation in our field.   Listen Here: http://thevrara.com/podcast-posts/nima-zeighami-leia   Check out these links if you want to dig deeper after listening to the episode.   https://www.leiainc.com/       Leia Inc. Debuts Award-Winning 3D·AI Lume Pad 2 at SXSW for Glasses-Free 3D Calling, Gaming, Streaming and Content Creation | Business Wire     Follow us on Social Media:   Nima Zeighami: LinkedIn / Twitter      Tyler Gates: LinkedIn / Twitter     Sophia Moshasha: LinkedIn / Twitter       VRARA DC: LinkedIn / Twitter     Subscribe to the podcast wherever podcasts are found or listen to past interviews at www.TheVRARA.com/podcast Do you have an interest in being a guest on our podcast or have a guest recommendation?  Email vicki@thevrara.com and let us know! Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about how you can get involved with this worldwide organization to help gain exposure and share ideas and best practices with other experts in the industry. The Everything VR/AR Podcast is produced & sponsored by the DC Chapter of VRARA, in conjunction with Brightline Interactive.  

Nima Zeighami, Director of Product for Leia Inc.

We are joined this week by Steve Lukas. Steve is the Director of Product Management, XR Ecosystem at Qualcomm and heads up Developer Experience for Snapdragon Spaces. He is helping to lead this team to develop and create amazing tools, software and SDKs for headworn immersive platforms. Listen in as we talk about his experience and what Qualcomm is doing to push the Immersive Tech field forward.   Listen Here: http://thevrara.com/podcast-posts/steve-lukas-qualcomm   Check out these links if you want to dig deeper after listening to the episode.   http://spaces.qualcomm.com/   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcjExFfciws     Follow us on Social Media:   Steve Lukas: LinkedIn / Twitter   Tyler Gates: LinkedIn / Twitter   Sophia Moshasha: LinkedIn / Twitter     VRARA DC: LinkedIn / Twitter     Subscribe to the podcast wherever podcasts are found or listen to past interviews at www.TheVRARA.com/podcast Do you have an interest in being a guest on our podcast or have a guest recommendation?  Email vicki@thevrara.com and let us know! Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about how you can get involved with this worldwide organization to help gain exposure and share ideas and best practices with other experts in the industry. The Everything VR/AR Podcast is produced & sponsored by the DC Chapter of VRARA, in conjunction with Brightline Interactive.

Steve Lukas, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

This week we are joined by Dr. Tony Liao, director of the new CougAR lab at the University of Houston (www.uhcougARlab.com). Dr. Liao has taken over as the program coordinator for the Digital Media program at UH, introducing brand new AR/VR courses to the UH curriculum, and expanding the program toward what he believes is the future of Digital Media.  Listen Here: http://thevrara.com/podcast-posts/tony-liao-CougAR   Check out these links if you want to dig deeper after listening to the episode:   VR and Children: Could the Virtual Dinosaur See You    https://jvwr-ojs-utexas.tdl.org/jvwr/index.php/jvwr/article/view/7361    AR Crime Information and Perception of Space   https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/2050157919899696    Mapping 10 Years of Promises and Futures in the AR Industry   https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1461444820924623    Follow us on Social Media:   Tony Liao: LinkedIn    Tyler Gates: LinkedIn / Twitter   Sophia Moshasha: LinkedIn / Twitter     VRARA DC: LinkedIn / Twitter     Subscribe to the podcast wherever podcasts are found or listen to past interviews at www.TheVRARA.com/podcast Do you have an interest in being a guest on our podcast or have a guest recommendation?  Email vicki@thevrara.com and let us know! Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about how you can get involved with this worldwide organization to help gain exposure and share ideas and best practices with other experts in the industry. The Everything VR/AR Podcast is produced & sponsored by the DC Chapter of VRARA, in conjunction with Brightline Interactive.

Tony Liao, University of Houston

This week we are so excited to be joined by Damir First. Damir is the Co-Founder and CCO of Matterless Studios, a cutting-edge startup that is pioneering the field of augmented reality gaming. Listen as we talk through the ways AR and immersive technology can help to pave the way for more meaningful and unique shared experiences.  Listen Here: http://thevrara.com/podcast-posts/damir-first-matterless   Check out these links if you want to dig deeper after listening to the episode:   https://matterless.com/      https://thecyberdelicpodcast.buzzsprout.com/      Follow us on Social Media:   Damir First: LinkedIn  /  Twitter    Tyler Gates: LinkedIn / Twitter   Sophia Moshasha: LinkedIn / Twitter       VRARA DC: LinkedIn / Twitter     Subscribe to the podcast wherever podcasts are found or listen to past interviews at www.TheVRARA.com/podcast Do you have an interest in being a guest on our podcast or have a guest recommendation?  Email vicki@thevrara.com and let us know! Visit the VR/AR Association at www.TheVRARA.com for more information about how you can get involved with this worldwide organization to help gain exposure and share ideas and best practices with other experts in the industry. The Everything VR/AR Podcast is produced & sponsored by the DC Chapter of VRARA, in conjunction with Brightline Interactive.  

Dmitry Kornilov, CEO of FFFACE.ME

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