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Hey, did you know Will ran a VR animation company before we did this podcast? By popular request, this week we talk through the history of Foo VR start to finish, touching on all kinds of topics like leaving behind a steady paycheck to bet on an emerging technology, the overwhelming shininess of venture capitalist offices, the meaning of "bad signal," how rapidly three months can turn into a year, and more.SHOW NOTESThe Foo Show: https://store.steampowered.com/app/411820/The_FOO_Show_featuring_Will_Smith/Andre's original demo reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Uru5Wp9oJASupport the Pod! Contribute to the Tech Pod Patreon and get access to our booming Discord, your name in the credits, and other great benefits! You can support the show at: https://patreon.com/techpod
Guests: Will Smith of FOO VR, roboticist Camille Eddy, and comedians Cristian Amaral and Keith Lowell Jensen Host: Rebecca Watson Categories: SCIENCE!, Drugs, Real-life Supervillains, and Science According to Infowars Recorded live at Pianofight in...
Will Smith is the CEO of FOO VR (they make cartoons in real-time using virtual reality), the host of The FOO Show (a VR talk show), co-host of the Still Untitled: The Adam Savage Project podcast, and a former editor of Tested.com. Will was also the first editor to ever hire our host Jason Imms as a freelance writer! Join the pair to hear them discuss why in the world they took a chance on our intrepid host, as well as Will's long and storied career in tech and games journalism, and the rise and fall of Whiskey Media.
Special Guest: Will Smith (former Editor and Founder of Tested.com & CEO of FOO VR) scopes out the podcast and talks with us about Silhouettes in character design. Which games use character silhouettes effectively and what kind of information do they communicate? Are they important for all games? What are some examples of games in which it’s […]
Everyone is exhausted after last week's massive torrent of news, and the gang recovers from a successful live show. Norm, Jeremy, and Kishore talk a bit about how the live show came together, autonomous car unknowns, our thoughts on Will's Foo VR technology, and more info about Apple's new MacBook Pros.
Joining Liam this week for the sentence of desertion is former Maximum PC and Tested.com editor-in-chief, Will Smith. The founder of Foo VR talks to Liam about his love of a certain Blizzard shooter and how rogue-like games appeal to him in a variety of different ways. He also talks a lot about VR and his incredible new project. Liam enjoyed recording this episode a lot! Don't forget to follow on Soundcloud and leave a comment about what you thought of Will's choices! We'd love to hear what you the listeners think of the guest's choices and let's have a lovely discussion :) Liam's making videos! He's reviewing games, definitely check out his latest video about Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE www.youtube.com/c/gotrare You can also download this show on iTunes as well, just search for "Final Games". Please rate and review the show! apple.co/1QP0ciS ALSO! After fan feedback last week, I have now updated the Final Games database to include a list of games for each episodes, including this week's. So, if you aren't one for surprises and would like to check out what games we talk about you can do from now on. Here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1y…/edit?usp=sharing Will Smith: @willsmith http://www.foovr.com/ If you'd like to contact the show or Liam, or if you have any feedback please check out: @LiamBME @FinalGamesShow finalgamespodcast@gmail.com Final Games is hosted on Soundcloud at: @finalgamespodcast