Step onto the floor of the world’s largest simulation and training conference — I/ITSEC 2025 — through the eyes of Dr. Jason Jerald, a pioneer in virtual and mixed reality.

In this exclusive on-the-ground walkthrough, Jason guides us through cutting-edge defense and public safety simulations, immersive training platforms, and mixed-reality breakthroughs that redefine how humans learn, respond, and operate under pressure.

From multi-million dollar dome-based flight simulators to medical trauma environments inside virtual ambulances, this episode goes beyond the hype of headsets — showing real-world applications of XR that save lives, sharpen reflexes, and revolutionize training across defense, aerospace, healthcare, and law enforcement.

You’ll see:

•🔍 Dome & cave simulators with pixel-perfect fidelity

•🧠 Full-body law enforcement training with AI interactions

•🛫 Aircraft carrier catapult launch simulations

•💣 Realistic VR for explosive ordnance & nuclear material training

•👮 De-escalation and behavioral awareness systems with real-time feedback

Most of all, you’ll see how immersive technology creates impact — not just innovation for its own sake, but transformation where it matters most.

🎥 Captured live at I/ITSEC 2025 in Orlando, Florida

🎙 Hosted by Jason Jerald, Impactful Realities

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In this high-impact episode of Impactful Realities, XR pioneer Jeremy Dalton (author of Reality Check, former PwC XR lead, and founder of the upcoming XRHQ platform) joins Jason to reveal how immersive technologies are driving real-world results—not just buzzwords.

🔍 From training flight crews at American Airlines to remote firefighting in Germany, and even surprising daily VR use among seniors, Jeremy breaks down the hard numbers, case studies, and design principles behind the most effective XR implementations across industries.

🧠 Key themes explored:

•How to build your own luck in emerging tech industries

•What really killed the “metaverse” (and why it mattered)

•The 5D model for XR implementation (Discover, Design, Develop, Deploy, Debrief)

•How VR outperforms Zoom in fostering team closeness—and why it’s more exhausting

•Why older adults are power users of VR—and what it teaches us about experience design

•A sneak peek at XRHQ.com, a global AI-powered case study database launching in 2026

📚 Whether you’re in training, healthcare, construction, or just curious about how XR and AI are converging for real ROI—this episode is loaded with data-backed insights you won’t find anywhere else.

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In this powerful episode of Impactful Realities, host Jason Jerald sits down with Dr. Phillip Mangos, CEO of Adaptive Immersion, to explore how immersive training in high-risk environments can literally save lives—and how to prove it with hard numbers.

Phillip breaks down how Adaptive Immersion helps organizations—from military to manufacturing—build XR training that prepares employees for the rare, dangerous, and high-stakes moments that can’t be practiced with traditional training. From active shooter simulations to chemical spills and aviation incidents, Phillip shares how data-driven ROI models, behavioral DNA mapping, and smart scenario generation allow even rare incidents to be trained and measured meaningfully.

🧠 What You’ll Learn:

• Why rare events like near-misses and black swan incidents can be measured—and how

• How to use performance-based ROI models to justify XR investments to stakeholders

• Why the first six months on a job are the most dangerous—and how to target training accordingly

• How to turn raw XR data into clear charts that speak to executives, safety officers, and decision-makers

• Why combining field expertise with scientifically-backed methods is essential to building XR that works

Whether you’re an XR developer, safety leader, or enterprise innovator, this episode will help you move past the hype and start building training programs that deliver real-world outcomes—and prove it.

📫 Connect with Phillip Mangos & Adaptive Immersion:

Links available in the show notes linked in the featured section

📥 Email contact available in the show notes.

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In this immersive episode of Impactful Realities Podcast, host Jason Jerald engages in a dynamic and unfiltered conversation with Annie Eaton — the CEO of Futurus — about the state of immersive technology, the real challenges of scaling, and what it takes to lead in an industry that constantly shifts beneath your feet.

🎧 This is not a surface-level talk. It’s an in-depth look into the mind of one of XR’s most strategic operators — someone who’s actively shaping how AR/VR is developed, applied, and experienced across industries.

🧠 Annie unpacks the lessons learned from years of client work, team building, and original content creation. She offers direct insights into:

• Building a VR stronghold that’s both creatively relevant and operationally resilient.

• The hidden pitfalls XR creators fall into — and how to avoid them.

• Why some projects succeed and others fade, regardless of tech stack.

• How to think clearly in a hype-driven space — and keep your projects grounded in real-world application.

• What makes a great hire in immersive tech — and why culture-fit matters as much as skill.

• Her evolving focus from XR implementation toward original storytelling and IP creation.

⚙️ For entrepreneurs, technologists, and creative leaders in the immersive space, this episode offers rare strategic clarity. Annie doesn’t just talk about XR trends — she shows how to navigate them with control, foresight, and precision.

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In this episode, we dive deep into the intersection of AI, storytelling, and neuroscience with Joseph Van Harken, an expert in media, AI-driven education, and EEG based learning optimization.

🎙 What You’ll Discover in This Episode:

✅ How AI-generated avatars are reshaping education and

knowledge transfer

✅ The real impact of AI in storytelling—beyond just content generation

✅ How EEG brainwave data is unlocking new ways to measure engagement & learning effectiveness

✅ What’s next for AI-driven virtual instructors & interactive education

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In this episode of the Impactful Realities Podcast, we sit down with Ben Lok, co-founder of Shadow Health and a pioneer in VR-driven communication and empathy training.

🎙 What You’ll Discover in This Episode:

✅ How VR is transforming human interaction and training

✅ The secret behind creating deep emotional engagement through AI

✅ How Shadow Health is revolutionizing medical education

✅ The mindset shift required to stay ahead in an AI-powered world

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Ori Inbar is one of the most connected minds in XR — founder of AWE, SuperVentures, and advisor to numerous XR startups. In this episode, he explains why:

– XR is the interface AI needs

– Real-world data will define future intelligence

– Enterprise is already leading in ROI

– The best-performing use cases and startup strategies today

– And what it means to be a “master builder” in this era

🎧 Hosted by Jason Jerald

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Before Google ATAP and UNC Chapel Hill, Richard Marks led the development of PlayStation EyeToy, Move, and PSVR — redefining how millions experienced presence. In this episode, he and Jason go deep into the real future of AI + XR.

🧠 Topics explored:

– What “spatial context” means — and why it changes everything

– Why real presence is the next frontier for AI

– What Sony, Google, and academia taught him about systems that last

– Why prototyping in XR builds products faster, smarter, and cheaper

– And what happened when Zuckerberg walked into the room

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This episode brings you face-to-face with Tom Furness, one of the original architects of immersive tech.

This is a call to a higher vision.

From classified military labs to building labs that fostered 27 startups, Tom’s story is one of intentional transformation. He didn’t just pioneer the tech — he is now defining how it will be used to lift humanity.

🎙 In this episode, you’ll hear:

✅ The origin of the “super cockpit”

✅ How street kids built worlds that redefined who they were

✅ The beginnings of the Virtual World Society

✅ And why real success is measured by who we become — not what we build

A deep, inspiring, and vital conversation.

Because the most important part of VR isn’t what you see —

It’s what you choose to do when you return to true reality.

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Some say the future is unpredictable.

We say that’s an excuse.

Hosted by Jason Jerald — a leader in immersive tech for over 25 years — this podcast gets straight to what matters.

No fluff. No trends. No theory without test.

We speak with the builders of reality’s next chapter: those creating meaningful outcomes in XR, AI, and impact tech — under real pressure, for real impact.

This is about what holds when the system breaks.

This is signal.

This is Impactful Realities.

🎙 New episodes weekly.

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