Zac Duff (JigSpace) on Embodied Cognition and Leveraging AI + Spatial Computing to Transform Communication

Zac is the co-founder and CEO of JigSpace, a company focused on making it simple to create and share 3D instructions for anything. Zac starts his story in Tasmania, off the coast of the mainland of Australia. We talk about his early passion for 3D development, the formation of JigSpace, and the amazing journey he and his team have been on since.

Jason McDowallFebruary 27, 2024consumer, games, collaboration, education, training 0 Comments

David King Lassman (GigXR) on Building the Platform for Healthcare Training

David is the founder of GigXR, a global provider of immersive 3D training solutions that transform collaborative learning in healthcare. David shares his musical background, his experience from starting 6 companies, and the passion and strategy he has for GigXR.

Jason McDowallNovember 29, 2022AR smartglasses, hardware, training, healthcare, education 0 Comments

Amy LaMeyer (WXR Fund) on Investment Focus and Closing the Gender Gap in Venture Funding

Amy shares her perspective after attending the recent Y-Combinator Demo data and startup events at SXSW. We talk about market trends, her venture fund, some specific companies she’s gotten excited about, and some advice for entrepreneurs.

Jason McDowallMay 18, 2021investor, mobile AR, VR, content creation, education, consumer, healthcare 0 Comments

Carrie Shaw (Embodied Labs) on the Denial, Anger, and Fear of Growing Old

Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, end of life, and other impacts of aging can be traumatic for the affected, their families, and their caregivers. Carrie shares her personal journey and the tools she’s creating to help improve the quality of life for our aging population.

Jason McDowallMay 12, 2020VR, consumer, education, enterprise 0 Comments

Joe Millward (TAFE NSW) on Safety First! Applying VR and AR to Education & Training at Scale

Joe describes the way they are experimenting and innovating in higher education using spatial computing technologies. He reviews a few of the specific experiences they are creating and how they decide whether something makes sense in VR or AR.

Jason McDowallApril 14, 2020consumer, VR, AR smartglasses, education 0 Comments

Alan Smithson (MetaVRse) on Enabling the Transformative Powers of XR

Alan shares his passion for the potential and early signs of transformative impact that AR & VR are beginning to have in Retail, Education, and Enterprise. He also shares some lessons learned as a founder and how he’s helping other founders today.

Jason McDowallSeptember 3, 2019enterprise, industrial, consumer, education, VR 0 Comments

Amy Peck (EndeavorVR) on Enterprises’ Slow Adoption of AR and the Promise in Education

Amy explores the impacts of AR and VR on work, healthcare, and education. In the enterprise, she details some of the key use cases as well as adoption hurdles and approaches to overcome them.

Jason McDowallJune 25, 2019AR smartglasses, enterprise, VR, education, healthcare 0 Comments

Tom Impallomeni (Tribe XR) on Teaching You to DJ and Other Creative Skills

Tom shares his belief in the potential for VR and AR to transform education. He discusses the challenges of being very early to market and shares some survival tactics relevant to non-game, consumer-focused VR companies.

Jason McDowallFebruary 12, 2019consumer, VR, education 0 Comments