This episode will feature Nikk Mitchell, a Kenyan-born Canadian VR veteran in China. Founder and CEO of FXG-VR, he also created and developed China’s first VR community website containing VR-themed media, developer resources, forums, and chat groups. Nikk managed one...
Feature Image Source: Alex Harz / The Quest LLC What is it like to tell a story in 1st-person VR while on a 52 day Quest to try to reach the 29,032 foot / 8849-meter Summit of Planet Earth…Mt. Everest? There is no literature, there are no reference points, and very...
Paradox Interactive presented the 2021 PDXCON REMIXED gaming convention as an online event, immersing both presenters and attendees into the amazing worlds of the Paradox Universe. Through iLLOGIKA’s expertise in both real-time development and gamification, we were...
It is probably fair to say that given the events of the last eighteen months, the world is changing at a faster pace than ever before. After a period of isolation, followed by multiple ongoing periods of uncertainty, the folks who are able to get back to whatever it...
Recently, Summa Fashion College presented a fashion show on the catwalk in Eindhoven at the Crafted Event. Using the latest technologies and being supervised by designer Marlou Breuls, the Summa Fashion Collection 2021 was born. Together with Dutch Rose Media, Summa...
Traveling the world with animals. Myriad. Where we connect. all started with the Northern Bald Ibis. At a symposium in the Swiss Alps, we made the acquaintance of this peculiar-looking, funny, punky bird. For two days, a colleague and I had locked ourselves away with...
Travel is one of the most foundational ways in which people experience and understand the world. By exploring new lands and cultures, people connect to new ideas, creating unparalleled emotional and educational experiences. However, most of us have been stuck in one...
This episode features the origin story of YouTuber Nathaniël de Jong aka Nathie, a content creator for 12 years with more than 669K subscribers and has racked over 181 million views. Our hosts will ask the creator himself about all things VR and XR, his experiences as...
It is safe to say that most volumetric video companies are working hard to make this technology available to a broader audience. We all want the same thing, to popularize the use of a technology that we believe will change what immersive experiences mean to us. What...
Human Space Exploration Man first walked on the Moon in 1969. And most recently in 1972. It has been almost 50 years since a human set foot on the moon. But that is about to change! Humans will be returning to the Moon soon. NASA has recently announced it has selected...
Are VR Headsets Just Fancy Gaming Consoles? For the past decade, virtual reality (VR) and extended reality (XR) hardware has been aimed squarely at the gaming space, from the first demo of what would become the Oculus Rift by John Carmack in 2012, to the popularity of...
“Feelings and emotions are the very foundation of life” says the scientist Andreas Weber in his book The Biology of Wonder. His research makes a case for something that most storytellers know at heart, but scientists have been struggling to embrace –...
Within the last few years, hopes about the popularity of virtual reality home use were dashed. In 2020, there were still a few well-received releases of virtual reality games, like Half-Life: Alyx or Lone Echo. However, the equipment is pretty expensive, so not many...
When developing a video game using an original intellectual property (IP), one of the primary goals creators have is connecting to an audience. On the development side, the entire process fixates on making a fun and captivating game so more and more players will enjoy...
In this episode, we explore the legendary world of Star Wars, the future of story-telling using XR, and learn the secrets of working in Lucas Film and Disney from a seasoned veteran of the industry, Chief Executive of ILMxLAB, Vicki Dobbs Beck For the full transcript...
It’s easy to get distracted by the vast potential of extended reality (XR) to take us to the brand new worlds, taking away any remnant of the environment around us and completely immersing ourselves in otherwise impossible surroundings. Perhaps, this is why the focus...
