Dan Page of Opposable Group is Creative Director at Bristol VR Lab, a coworking space in England for startups working in XR and surrounding industries. Prior to running the lab he ran VR World Congress, a three day conference and expo that took place in Bristol with 1000+ delegates. He's been working in VR for six years and is regularly called upon as a commentator and consultant in the space.

Aaron Ralby is a language and memory training specialist and entrepreneur. He is currently developing Munx VR, a Virtual Reality platform for building memory palaces.

We explore how memory palaces can be built in VR, and explore what benefits they bring to learners. 

Daniel Dyboski-Bryant and Lorelle VanFossen are both part of Educators of VR, and collaborate closely to build expansive and innovative worlds were people can socialise and group together. 

Daniel Dyboski-Bryant co-founded Educators in VR with Lorelle VanFossen, an open global, cross-platform network of learners, teachers, trainers, and researchers meeting, learning and collaborating in and with VR. They are developing programs and projects to democratize education using virtual reality through partnerships, sponsorships, and grant programs world-wide.

We explore how these communities build and develop, and the new sorts of connections made over time. 

James started his career in digital marketing and innovation over 20 years ago, he has spent the last 5 years developing enterprise VR solutions for companies including Major League Baseball, Shell, GE and DHL. Currently as Chief Marketing Officer at Immerse he is working across industry sectors to help drive the adoption of enterprise VR training.

In this episode, we explore how to market VR enterprise solutions among many other topics. 

Ed is the CEO and co-founder of Curiscope, a Brighton based startup pioneering the use of virtual and augmented reality to inspire kids.

In the episode, we explore how AR is a great way to educate children, and how the Brighton community flourished. 

Sam Watts has been driving adoption of immersive technologies within enterprise and entertainment at Make Real for over 5 years, enabling businesses and customers to understand and validate use cases for implementation of Virtual and Augmented Reality devices and content. From EDF Energy to Vodafone, Oculus and Sony, Sam has seen over 75 immersive applications deployed at scale, in offices, studios, museums, arcades, homes and even fields in the glorious British countryside. Prior to joining Make Real, Sam managed and operated European and global Quality Assurance and Localisation teams for Zynga, NCsoft, Epic Group PLC and worked with online learning products for BBC, Channel 4, Sony PlayStation, HMRC, HSBC, British Airways and many more.

Sarah Ticho is the Founder of Hatsumi, who has also worked as a producer, researcher and curator specialising in arts, health and immersive technology.

We talked about the benefits of VR in healthcare, particularly when it comes to dulling pain. How can immersive tech help save lives? 

Aki Järvinen is a Senior Experience Researcher, Immersive at Digital Catapult. He helps UK businesses adopt AR and VR, and push their boundaries at the company through design and research.

Aki Järvinen is a Senior Experience Researcher, Immersive at Digital Catapult. He helps UK businesses adopt AR and VR, and push their boundaries at the company through design and research.

Nicola Rosa is the Global Head of Immersive Learning at Accenture. Nicola is currently part of the Accenture Digital UKI, where he is the Go-To Market Lead for XR (AR, VR, and MR). We discussed the growth of gaming brands during the pandemic, and the sense of immersion that technology brings to experiences.

We explore the role of digital twins and how it will impact all areas of immersive tech, from manufacturing to retail. We also lightly touch on the topic of devices reading our minds, as well as the progression of the tech over the next decade.