This is the kickoff of my Meta Connect 2024 coverage with more than 12 hours of coverage across 20+ interviews on site. In my first episode, I interviewed Scott Stein, Editor at CNET, AR, VR, Wearables, Gaming, & Future of Tech as well as Norm Chan, Executive Editor of the YouTube Channel Tested, at Meta Connect 2024 talking about the AR Orion Glasses demo. See more context in the rough transcript below.

Here are the lines to all of my episodes from Meta Connect 2024:

#1468: Kickoff of Meta Connect 2024 Coverage with Orion AR Glasses Hands-on Impressions with Tested's Norm Chan & CNET's Scott Stein

#1469: Analyst Anshel Sag on Meta Connect Announcements & Orion Glasses Impressions

#1470: Meta's Hyperscape Serves Cloud-Rendered, Photo Gaussian Splat Captures

#1471: Tyriel Wood & Zimtok5 on Oculus Quest 3S Tradeoffs with Quest 3

#1472: VR Training Trends Using AI with Virti's Courtney Harding

#1473: Learn XR's Dilmer Valecillos on Teaching XR Development & Meta Connect Announcement Impressions

#1474: Teaching Immersive Storytelling at ASU's Narrative and Emerging Media Program with Nonny de la Peña & Mary Matheson

#1475: A-Frame's Diego Marcos on WebXR Momentum and Integrations with Open Source AI

#1476: UploadVR Editor Ian Hamilton's Deep Reflections: AR vs VR, Ethical Dilemmas, & Future of Meta's Algorithmic Realities

#1477: Flat2VR Studios' Journey of Bringing 2D Games to VR with Eric Masher

#1478: Agile Lens 2018: The Intersection of Architecture, Theatre, & Storytelling with Alex Coulombe

#1479: Agile Lens 2023: Selling High-End Real Estate with VR, Unreal's Meta Humans. Pixel Streaming, & AI Experiments

#1480: Agile Lens 2023: Hands on with Four Seasons VR Demo & A Christmas Carol VR 2023

#1481: Agile Lens 2024: Context on Boz's Apology to VR Devs, Orion AR Glasses Impressions, & Unreal Engine Mediation with Apple/Meta

#1482: Mixed Reality Gameplay Innovations & Design Insights from "Starship Home" Co-Directors Mark Schramm & Ashley Pinnick

#1483: Dimensional Double Shift Combines Multi-Player Co-Op, "Job Simulator" Gameplay, & Hand Tracking

#1484: Cas & Chary on Meta Connect Announcements & Using Ray-Ban Meta Smartglasses to Stay Connected

#1485: Fitness Flow States with "Starwave" Design Innovation Leads & Finding Love within VR

#1486: Going All in with Gaussian Splats: Gracia's Viewer, AI Training, & Photoreal Capture with VR Fund's Tipatat Chennavasin

#1487: XR Evangelists JoyReign & JDun on Horizon World Trends & Meta Connect Announcements

#1488: Nima Zeighami on Delivering WebXR Content with Infinite Reality's Ethereal Engine Acquisition

#1489: Gorilla Tag Design Philosophy & Embodied Gameplay Deep Dive with Kerestell Smith

Here's Chan's Tested coverage of Orion AR Glasses

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynLm-QvsW0Q

Here's Stein's CNET coverage of the Orion AR Glasses

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b020SbvnFX0

Here's the full video of the Meta Connect 2024 keynote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7JyydkqDeI

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I interviewed Sam Jones, Kathryn Hicks, Lauren Cason, Emma Sofija, and Paige Piskin at the Snap Lens Fest about the Snap Spectacles as well as their award-winning Hackathon project called Emergensee. I also share some of my concluding thoughts on the Snap Spectacles based upon my 8 hours of coverage in the past 15 episodes. See more context in the rough transcript below.

Here's my 15-episode series on the Snap Spectacles announcement and a deep dive into the Snap AR Ecosystem:

#1453: Kickoff of Snap Spectacles Coverage with First Impressions with XR Analyst Anshel Sag

#1454: Niantic Launches Virtual Pet AR Game "Peridot Beyond" on Snap's Spectacles

#1455: Wabisabi Game Studio Leverages AR Connected Lenses on Snap Spectacles for Outdoor Capture the Flag Game

#1456: Turning Your Phone into a Spectacles AR controller with DB Creations' "Tiny Motor Arcade"

#1457: Snap's Lens Studio, Spectacles, & "Polygon Studio" Open Source Low-Poly Drawing App

#1458: Building a Geo-Located, Dungeon-Raiding, AR Game for Spectacles with Aidan Wolf

#1459: Snap Co-Founders Share Vision for AR & Spectacles at Lens Fest Q&A Panel

#1460: Snap AR Platform Lead Sophia Dominguez on Spectacles and AR Ecosystem

#1461: AR Lens Genres, Spectacles Impressions, & SelfReflect VTubing App Using Snap's Camera Kit with Brielle Garcia

#1462: XR Industry Reality Checks with Cix Liv and Turning Your Phone into an AI-Driven Exercise Routine

#1463: Arguing for Utility-Driven AR Minimalism with Lucas Rizzotto Reflecting upon the XR Market

#1464: Snap's Head of Spectacles Software Engineering Shares Technical Break Down of Design Tradeoffs

#1465: Team of Women AR Artists Explore Dreams in Spectacles Hackathon

#1466: Freelance XR Dev Veronica Flint Shares Thoughts on Spectacles and Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses

#1467: AR Medical Training App Wins Spectacles Hackathon + My Concluding Thoughts on Snap Spectacles

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I interviewed Veronica Flint at the Snap Lens Fest about the Snap Spectacles. See more context in the rough transcript below.

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I interviewed Alexis Zerafa, Lafiya Watson Ramirez, Meredith Binnette, Heather Dunaway Smith, and Nella at the Snap Lens Fest about the Snap Spectacles and their hackathon project about dreams. See more context in the rough transcript below.

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I interviewed Snap's Head of Spectacles Software Daniel Wagner at the Snap Lens Fest about the Snap Spectacles. See more context in the rough transcript below.

Here's the presentation Wagner made at Lens Fest that I based my interview off of.

https://www.youtube.com/live/FNoC73AbkzE?t=2270s

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I interviewed Lucas Rizzotto at the Snap Lens Fest about the Snap Spectacles as well as his ideas on AR Minimalism. See more context in the rough transcript below.

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I interviewed Cix Liv at the Snap Lens Fest about the Snap Spectacles, his reality check reflections on the XR industry, and his latest fitness startup Vibe Fitness Gam. See more context in the rough transcript below.

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I interviewed Brielle Garcia at the Snap Lens Fest about the Snap Spectacles and her SelfReflect VTubbing app that uses Snap's Camera Kit. See more context in the rough transcript below.

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I interviewed Snap's AR Plaform Lead Sophia Dominguez at the Snap Lens Fest about the Snap Spectacles. See more context in the rough transcript below.

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Snap AR Platform Lead Sophia Dominguez interviewed Snap co-founders Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy at the Snap Lens Fest about AR and the Snap Spectacles, and there was an audience Q&A at the end as well. See more context in the rough transcript below.

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