The old-school way to train someone

for a task involves memorization, repetition, and practice, in order

to make it like second nature. Not only is that time-consuming, but

also, people aren't very good at it. So why train, when AR makes it

obsolete? Scope AR aims to help companies get out of old habits, and

CEO Scott Montgomerie drops by to explain how.

Alan: Today's guest is Scott

Montgomerie from Scope AR. Scott is the CEO and co-founder of Scope

AR, a global leader in developing augmented reality solutions and

products for industrial clients focused around field maintenance,

manufacturing, and training. As the pioneer of utilizing AR for

industry support and training, Scope AR are partnered with technology

leaders such as Google and Microsoft. Since founding the company in

2011, Scott as one of the first executives to get augmented reality

tools in use by multi-billion dollar corporations. Having launched

many AR firsts, Scott has become one of the industry's thought

leaders and visionaries. He's shared his knowledge and spoken about

some of the most innovative uses of AR at several leading

conferences, including South by Southwest, Augmented World Expo,

Unity Vision Summit, and XRDC. Some of the clients include Unilever,

Prince Castle and Lockheed Martin. To learn more about Scope AR,

visit scopear.com. Scott, welcome to the show.

Scott: Thanks a lot, Alan.

Alan: Yeah man, I'm really super

excited. We've been kind of chatting offline and it's amazing, the

work you guys are doing and you're starting to really see this uptake

of augmented reality being used in enterprise. Can you maybe give

people a 10,000 foot view of Scope AR, what you're doing, and who

your clients are, and what they're using it for?

Scott: Yeah, sure. So we really

view that augmented reality is a way of interacting with the world in

a way that's much more intuitive, the way that we evolved with our

hands and our eyes. And so we really view that there's a huge market

central there. I think it was a stat out there that said that, 90

percent of Silicon Valley is focused on the worker that's at their

desk, using computers and screens. And there's a vast market out

there that is untapped, in these field workers that are using their

hands and their eyes. And so if we can use augmented reality to get

them the information they need, at the time of need, and really help

them become an expert when they need to know that information. And

like I said, we think that's a huge market. So we really approach the

problem in two different ways with our products. The first is a

remote assistance capability. So we were the first to market with a

product called Remote AR, we launched in 2015. So it was far before

any of the other 30 companies that are out there today. The idea is

that it allows you to communicate over video between a technician and

an expert. So it's almost like FaceTime. If you're looking at a piece

of equipment -- maybe a car engine -- you take your phone or a pair

of smart glasses like a Hololens, and you can look at this piece of

equipment and transfer this video back to somebody with expertise.

And this expert can now draw on their side of the screen, and get a

really good remote guide instructions. So the problem with something

like FaceTime is that the communication channel is not wide enough to

provide really good instructions. When was the last time you actually

communicated with a mechanic over the phone or over FaceTime? There's

no chance.

Alan: Never.

Scott: Yeah, exactly. It would

probably be very painful for him to guide you how to replace

something simple like a spark plug. "It's that one right there.

No, to the left. No, no, the other left!" But with augmented

reality, it's a lot easier. You can just point, drop an arrow, or

some other annotation, communication cha