In this episode, hear from Renée Stevens an interactive and immersive designer, educator, author, and speaker focused on innovative to use Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and Extended Reality (XR).

Renée shares how sketchnoters and visual thinkers are needed to contribute their creative vision and skills in these mixed reality spaces and talks about her new book, Designing Immersive 3D Experiences.

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Running Order

• Intro
• Welcome
• Who is Renée?
• What are XR, VR and AR?
• The importance of design in XR development
• Renée’s origin story
• tagAR and other AR/VR experiences in everyday life
• How sketchnoters and visual thinkers can get started in XR
• Sketchnoting in AR and virtual work spaces
• Pandemic activities Renée does to keep sane
• Sponsor: Concepts app
• Tools
• Tips
• Where to find Renée
• Outro

Links

• Renée’s Website
• tagAR
• Renée Vimeo
• Renée on Twitter
• Renée onLinkedIn
• Renée on Dribble
• Renée on Pinterest
• Sketchnote Army Podcast SE04/EP08 - Matthew Magain on VR Sketchnotes
• Warby Parker - Virtual Try-On
• Apple Fitness+

Tools

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• Paper Prototypes
• Transparent Sketching
• Adobe Aero
• Blender
• Procreate
• iPad Pro
• Apple Pencil

Tips

1. Try out XR and observe XR in everyday life
2. Choose rhythm and routine instead of inspiration
3. Break out of rectangles - think outside in open space

Credits

• Producer: Alec Pulianas
• Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer

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