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"At some point in everyone's life, they've (played Tarzan)." says filmmaker and Fun Train VR Founder/CEO Douglas Nabors. He's explaining how he and his team came to decide on their second VR project, Tarzan VR™, released in December, 2020. In 2017, Fun Train VR had their hit first release, The Exorcist: Legion VR.   While the classic horror title garnered rave reviews, Douglas says Fun Train VR is producing various other genres as virtual-reality experiences. Tarzan VR™, based on the Edgar Rice Burroughs classic adventure series, is getting a similarly enthusiastic response from gamers.    Swimming, puzzle-solving and a sense of humor are all part of the new series.   But one of the top features which gamers mentions as their favorite?  The vine-swinging. Episodes 1 and 2 of Tarzan VR™ are currently available, both on Fun Train VR's website and on Steam.  Douglas says Episode 3 is in beta. And Fun Train VR has a third project currently in the works.   This one will be a sci-fi experience! While that's about all we can tell you currently, Douglas says there will be an announcement in the future, both about this project and about some new developments with The Exorcist: Legion VR. What we can tell you, though?  If you have an Oculus Quest, get ready to do some vine-swinging.  The Oculus Quest didn't exist whenFun Train started development on  Tarzan VR™--but Douglas says Tarzan VR™is coming to the platform next year! On this edition of Over Coffee®, we cover: How Douglas and his team decided on Tarzan VR as their startup's second release; A look at the experience of working with the Edgar Rice Burroughs team; What players experience, as they play Tarzan VR; How the team made the physics of the game work (swinging, swimming) to avoid motion sickness among gamers; A look at the creative decisions involved in developing the project; An "Easter egg" you can find in Tarzan VR! The "fun" ways the game developed, that weren't in the original plans; What Douglas considers especially fun, when he plays Tarzan VR! Douglas's tips, to other creators, about what works well, and what does not work, when storytelling in VR; A hint of some exciting forthcoming developments at Fun Train VR, for the future; One of the most exciting areas in which Douglas considers that he has grown, as a creative, while working on Tarzan VR™.  

Douglas Ferguson is the founder of Voltage Control, a workshop agency on a mission to rid the world of horrible meetings. We talk about teams, design sprints, prototyping, and creating meetings that matter.   Show Summary   As a coder during the 90s tech bubble, Douglas discovered that he loved working as part cross-functional teams often found in startup companies, and wearing different hats as needed during a project. When the Agile Manifesto came out in early 2001, Douglas realized that a lot of its principles were things he and his teams had already been doing. He began combining Agile and Lean methodologies to find ways teams can work together better.   Douglas’ company, Voltage Control, focuses on helping teams learn how to better collaborate. During our conversation, we talk about the hallmarks of a well-functioning team, Douglas’ work with organizations using design sprints and prototyping, and how Douglas’ new book, Magical Meetings, is helping us all be able to have better, more meaningful and productive meetings.    Listen in to learn more about: The traits of a well-functioning team How prototyping can help an organization The ins and outs of design sprints The two questions to ask when designing the test for a prototype Douglas’ new book, Magical Meetings How to have better meetings, no matter what industry you’re in Adapting to the new virtual meeting space   Our Guest’s Bio   Douglas is an entrepreneur and human-centered technologist with over 20 years of experience. He is president of Voltage Control, an Austin-based workshop agency that specializes in Design Sprints and innovation workshops. Prior to Voltage Control, Douglas held CTO positions at numerous Austin startups, where he led product and engineering teams using agile, lean, and human-centered design principles. While CTO at Twyla, Douglas worked directly with Google Ventures running Design Sprints and now brings this experience and process to companies everywhere.     Show Highlights   [01:36] Douglas talks about how he got into design and his focus on teams and teamwork. [03:57] Launching Voltage Control to help teams work better together. [04:30] How a well-functioning team evolves. [05:05] The importance of trust between team members. [05:36] Douglas connects the Gallup’s Q12 survey to team trust. [08:06] How Douglas introduces teams to prototyping. [08:51] Creating a vision document of how the team might use prototyping. [09:23] Why Douglas needs to understand the shared values of a team. [11:01] Two tactics Douglas uses to help teams come to a shared understanding. [14:30] Douglas defines prototyping. [14:43] Douglas shares one of his favorite examples of prototyping: the five pound weight. [17:16] Prototypes help teams separate the problem space from the solution space. [18:50] How Douglas facilitates team prototyping. [19:41] The two components of a design sprint. [20:10] The importance of the question “What is the test we need to run?” when designing a prototype. [20:30] The Riskiest Assumption Test (RAT). [22:00] The two questions Douglas asks after deciding on the prototype test. [22:57] Setting expectations for a design sprint and avoiding the “design sprint slump.” [23:44] A design sprint is only the beginning of the work. [24:30] Why it’s important for an organization’s leadership to understand what design sprints can and can’t do. [25:00] Prototyping is intended to give insights and understanding of the problem space to provide direction for the work to come. [26:55] Leadership must understand there is more work to do after the design sprint. [28:49] Design sprints as design research. [29:46] Douglas talks about “branding” the design sprint. [31:11] How Douglas is gathering facilitation techniques and tools from different industries and applying them to help us all improve our meetings. [33:22] Douglas’ new book, Magical Meetings. [34:03] How meeting participants can help the meeting facilitator. [35:10] Magical Meetings offers action steps and principles anyone can use to improve their meetings. [36:11] Douglas offers his thoughts on remote work and virtual meetings, and COVID-19 is changin his work. [37:53] Advice for those holding virtual workshops and meetings. [38:45] Intentionally designing virtual experiences.   [40:35] Two virtual tools Douglas recommends for those creating online experiences. [42:21] Where to find out more about Douglas and his work.   Links Douglas on LinkedIn Douglas on The Future Shapers Douglas' posts on Medium What is design thinking? Bringing Design Thinking into Technology Voltage Control Beyond the Prototype Inside Innovation - Inside Outside podcast with Douglas Beyond the Prototype - Techblog Writer UK podcast episode with Douglas Gallup’s Q12 Survey Loom screencasting tool Session Lab workshop planning tool     Other Design Thinking 101 Episodes You Might Like     Stakeholder-Centered Design, Design Thinking in Large Organizations, and Critique for Design Teams with Jean-Louis Racine — DT01 E3   Teaching Yourself Design Thinking + Innovating in Government with Amy J. Wilson — DT101 E19   Designing Your Team + Teams in Design Education + Coaching Design Teams with Mary Sherwin and David Sherwin — DT101 E49   ________________   Thank you for listening to the show and looking at the show notes. Send your questions, suggestions, and guest ideas to Dawan and the Fluid Hive team. 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After watching friends succumb to poor health and cut down in the prime of their life. Dave Skattum knew he had to make some major changes in his life to see his dreams come true. After 10 years of grueling work, not only did he make some miraculous transformations, he also found his passion in life; To Help Men Take Steps Towards Good Health.This show promises to be a place that will encourage you to take steps towards good health. We do three things; 1. Provide cutting edge teaching on men’s health topics, 2. Interviews with men who have done it and 3. Interviews with major influencers and pros in the men’s health arena. All focused around helping men move closer to good health. How Douglas went from skinny and scrawny to muscular and healthyBuilding a strong foundation for health by doing 2 things:1. Finding an activity, you love2. Making a small compliment and lowering the barThe importance of sleep for good healthHis new book Virus Proof Your Business1. How he wrote it in 7 days2. 50 tips on keeping your business going in hard times3. How to use a Point, a Story and an Application to get your point across About Douglas KrugerWhen you insist on ‘owning’ your industry, there is no alternative: International speaker and business author Douglas Kruger CSP helps you to build your brand, to out-pace your competitors through innovation, and to position yourself as an industry leader.Douglas is the author of 6 business books, including the highly acclaimed ‘Own Your Industry – How to Position Yourself as an Expert,’ with Penguin Random House. A multiple award-winning speaker, his clients include senior management at companies like MultiChoice, BMW, Liberty and HP. In 2015, Liberty and MultiChoice booked him for their multi-city roadshows. Douglas’s results were so exceptional that in 2016, both organizations insisted on using him again.In 2016, in honor of excellence in his craft, Douglas was inducted into the Speakers Hall of Fame by his chapter of the Professional Speakers Association. In 2018, he was granted the acclaimed ‘Certified Speaking Professional’ designation by the National Speakers Association in America, the highest earned award granted by this international body, and held by only 12 per cent of speakers globally.What does he do differently? Douglas dismantles the self-imposed rules that can hamstring aspiring companies and shows you how to develop talent. He guides you away from the cultural norms that can kill innovation, and he is a committed crusader against victimhood-mentality.Douglas’s thought-leadership ideas have been featured repeatedly on CNBC Africa and he has been published in Forbes and Entrepreneur magazines. His newest book, ‘They’re Your Rules – Break Them!’ looks at how behemoth organizations can become more agile.When you need industry-leading ideas, backed by research and packaged with humor and charm, call on leading professional speaker Douglas Kruger CSP. His aim is to bring life to your event and prosperity to your brand. Find Douglas at www.douglaskruger.com, or his YouTube channel titled From Amateur to Expert. About Dave Skattum:Dave Skattum is a family man, a health guru and an inspirational speaker. In his late 40s, some life-changing experiences created a starting gate for him to make drastic changes to improve his health. Since then he has taken off 70 pounds, participates in Triathlons and Ultra Trail running, and has weaned himself off junk food. He enjoys nutritious foods, has become accurate in his thinking, and has taken his spiritual life to a new level.When speaking to an audience about his experience in getting healthy, he brings excitement and hope. Dave is a Certified Nutritarian, a CPT, distinguished Toastmaster and a Certified Instructor with the Napoleon Hill Foundation. To get in touch with Dave, join the online forum and to order his book visit http://www.the4pillarsofmenshealth.com The 4 Pillars of Men’s Healthhttps://businessinnovatorsradio.com/the-4-pillars-of-mens-health/

After watching friends succumb to poor health and cut down in the prime of their life. Dave Skattum knew he had to make some major changes in his life to see his dreams come true. After 10 years of grueling work, not only did he make some miraculous transformations, he also found his passion in life; To Help Men Take Steps Towards Good Health.This show promises to be a place that will encourage you to take steps towards good health. We do three things; 1. Provide cutting edge teaching on men’s health topics, 2. Interviews with men who have done it and 3. Interviews with major influencers and pros in the men’s health arena. All focused around helping men move closer to good health. How Douglas went from skinny and scrawny to muscular and healthyBuilding a strong foundation for health by doing 2 things:1. Finding an activity, you love2. Making a small compliment and lowering the barThe importance of sleep for good healthHis new book Virus Proof Your Business1. How he wrote it in 7 days2. 50 tips on keeping your business going in hard times3. How to use a Point, a Story and an Application to get your point across About Douglas KrugerWhen you insist on ‘owning’ your industry, there is no alternative: International speaker and business author Douglas Kruger CSP helps you to build your brand, to out-pace your competitors through innovation, and to position yourself as an industry leader.Douglas is the author of 6 business books, including the highly acclaimed ‘Own Your Industry – How to Position Yourself as an Expert,’ with Penguin Random House. A multiple award-winning speaker, his clients include senior management at companies like MultiChoice, BMW, Liberty and HP. In 2015, Liberty and MultiChoice booked him for their multi-city roadshows. Douglas’s results were so exceptional that in 2016, both organizations insisted on using him again.In 2016, in honor of excellence in his craft, Douglas was inducted into the Speakers Hall of Fame by his chapter of the Professional Speakers Association. In 2018, he was granted the acclaimed ‘Certified Speaking Professional’ designation by the National Speakers Association in America, the highest earned award granted by this international body, and held by only 12 per cent of speakers globally.What does he do differently? Douglas dismantles the self-imposed rules that can hamstring aspiring companies and shows you how to develop talent. He guides you away from the cultural norms that can kill innovation, and he is a committed crusader against victimhood-mentality.Douglas’s thought-leadership ideas have been featured repeatedly on CNBC Africa and he has been published in Forbes and Entrepreneur magazines. His newest book, ‘They’re Your Rules – Break Them!’ looks at how behemoth organizations can become more agile.When you need industry-leading ideas, backed by research and packaged with humor and charm, call on leading professional speaker Douglas Kruger CSP. His aim is to bring life to your event and prosperity to your brand. Find Douglas at www.douglaskruger.com, or his YouTube channel titled From Amateur to Expert. About Dave Skattum:Dave Skattum is a family man, a health guru and an inspirational speaker. In his late 40s, some life-changing experiences created a starting gate for him to make drastic changes to improve his health. Since then he has taken off 70 pounds, participates in Triathlons and Ultra Trail running, and has weaned himself off junk food. He enjoys nutritious foods, has become accurate in his thinking, and has taken his spiritual life to a new level.When speaking to an audience about his experience in getting healthy, he brings excitement and hope. Dave is a Certified Nutritarian, a CPT, distinguished Toastmaster and a Certified Instructor with the Napoleon Hill Foundation. To get in touch with Dave, join the online forum and to order his book visit http://www.the4pillarsofmenshealth.com The 4 Pillars of Men’s Healthhttps://businessinnovatorsradio.com/the-4-pillars-of-mens-health/

This is an Over Coffee® special-edition podcast, incorporating our 2018 interview. This Halloween, Los Angeles-based virtual reality publisher Fun Train VR is set to scare even more horror fans. And that's a good thing. In time for Halloween, 2019, they're released a deluxe edition of their first product, The Exorcist: Legion VR, on the STEAM website.  The Exorcist: Legion VR is licensed from Morgan Creek Film Partners, and based on the classic horror movie.   The title was developed by Wolf & Wood. And the experience immerses horror fans in a terrifying scenario of a murder mystery against the backdrop of demonic possession.   Fun Train originally released The Exorcist: Legion VR as a five-episode experience in October, 2018.  Since then, emails Fun Train VR Founder and CEO Douglas Nabors , YouTube playthroughs by fans have generated nearly 15 million views. (Photo courtesy of Fun Train, and used with permission. Photographer: Karen Strauss, difficultegg.com) Douglas also says The Exorcist: Legion VR received an exciting honor.  In May 2019, it was one of fifty exclusive titles to launch the Oculus Quest headset. This headset, Douglas explains, is the first step towards virtual reality becoming a mass-market industry. But--that's just Chapter One for Douglas and Fun Train VR.  They've just announced their second title, currently in production. As another classic title, very different from the horror genre, this will also be an experience based on storytelling. Here is Douglas' account, originally recorded in 2018, of the creation of The Exorcist: Legion VR, and the resources he recommends to fellow creatives. On this edition of Over Coffee® , you’ll hear: How Douglas first became interested in creating entertainment as his life’s work; How he first discovered virtual reality as a vehicle for storytelling; What the creative process was like, in bringing The Exorcist: Legion VR to life in virtual reality; Parts of The Exorcist: Legion VR that actually scared Douglas–even though he knows they’re coming! One of the biggest creative challenges Douglas and his team encountered, while telling a story in episodic virtual reality; The resources Douglas recommends, for anyone who wants to create stories or games in virtual reality; His vision for the ways Fun Train VR will be evolving and upgrading their VR experiences in the future.

(Photo courtesy of Fun Train, and used with permission.   Photographer: Karen Strauss, difficultegg.com The Exorcist: Legion VR will immerse you in a terrifying, demon-infested world. It'll also show you an interactive great time.  This is a game with lots of storytelling, an ominous atmosphere and occurrences designed to raise the hairs on the back of any horror fan's neck. Douglas Nabors is both a filmmaker and the Founder and CEO of Los Angeles-based virtual reality publisher Fun Train. And the challenge he and his team faced: to design an equally-compelling and intense episodic gaming experience, after obtaining a license to one of the most popular--and chilling--classic horror titles ever created. (Photo courtesy of Fun Train, and used with permission.    Photographer: Karen Strauss, difficultegg.com.) With The Exorcist: Legion VR, Douglas and his team serve up elements of exorcism, mystery, suspense--and, of course, moments that will scare the daylights out of you.  Gamers have given it rave reviews, calling The Exorcist:Legion VR "terrifying" and "one of the best VR horror experiences available". At the time we recorded this interview, Fun Train had released three of their five episodes of The Exorcist: Legion VR.  Since then, they've released Chapters Four and Five, for the Oculus, Steam and Humble platforms.   In late September, they announced the release date, October 9th, of these chapters for Playstation, as well. Douglas talked about his background and the creative process involved in creating The Exorcist: Legion VR, as well as offering some guidance for fellow creatives who want to design VR experiences. On this edition of Over Coffee® , you'll hear: How Douglas first became interested in creating entertainment as his life's work; How he first discovered virtual reality as a vehicle for storytelling; What the creative process was like, in bringing The Exorcist: Legion VR to life in virtual reality; Parts of The Exorcist: Legion VR that actually scared Douglas--even though he knows they're coming! One of the biggest creative challenges Douglas and his team encountered, while telling a story in episodic virtual reality; The resources Douglas recommends, for anyone who wants to create stories or games in virtual reality; His vision for the ways Fun Train VR will be evolving and upgrading their VR experiences in the future.

How would you like to turn your life into an Indiana Jones film? Douglas Smythe embodies that spirit, answering every call and opening the door to everyone who knocks. In fact, the idea for his business was born from living in a hammock at the edge of the rain forest in Central America! Curious how he went from enduring sand flea bites to leading the Traditional Wet Shaving Revival? Douglas is the founder and CEO of Phoenix Shaving, a product line with a creative approach to male grooming and all things traditional shaving. He is also the co-host of the popular morning show, I’d Lather Be Shaving, and the organizer of The Big Shave, an annual festival that features artisans, vendors and online personalities in the wet shaving scene. Today, Douglas joins Emerald to share his ‘Indiana Jones’ approach to life and how living in a hammock on the beach in Costa Rica inspired his business. He offers insight around his experiences in theatre, music, yoga and macrobiotic cooking, explaining how those pursuits inform his confidence as well as his product line. Listen in for Douglas’ advice on growing a business built around your passions and putting yourself out there—every time. What You Will Learn How Douglas invented Itch No Más living on a beach in Central America How Douglas’ business evolved to become Phoenix Shaving Douglas’ advice around growing a business that combines your passions How Douglas’ background in stage craft facilitates his fearlessness The benefits of traditional wet shaving How Douglas’ experience with holistic practices inform his business How using Phoenix Shaving’s Daily Driver benefits the skin The concept of the ‘pink tax’ Douglas’ drive to initiate events like The Big Shave How Douglas is inspired by his work Douglas’ Indiana Jones approach to life and work ‘Put yourself out there every time’ Connect with Douglas Smythe Phoenix Shaving The Big Shave East Phoenix Shaving on Facebook Douglas on Twitter Resources I’d Lather Be Shaving on YouTube The Big Shave West on Facebook Suggest a Guest If you (or someone you know) are one of the worlds Magnificent Men On Purpose who should be considered for a guest spot on the show APPLY HERE: bit.ly/PitchMen Connect with Emerald GreenForest Emerald’s Website Emerald on LinkedIn Emerald on Twitter Email: listeners@menonpurposepodcast.com This episode is sponsored by the Creative Age Consulting Group. Men - Is it time NOW for you to make your mark? Visit timetomakeyourmark.com to apply for an invitation-only consultation.

He's Photographed Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor & more: An interview with Douglas Kirkland RAWtalk 226 I had the pleasure of sitting down with Douglas and his wife Françoise at their home in Hollywood for an intimate interview. At 83 he's still out and about shooting and doesn't plan on slowing down any time soon. You may not be familiar with him but you've definitely seen his work. He's photographed everyone from Marilyn Monroe to Elizabeth Taylor to the famous photos from the movie Titanic. Freeze Frame Second Cut Kirkland Photo Book http://amzn.to/2vA75g0 With Marilyn: An Evening 1961 http://amzn.to/2vAgTa4 Coco Chanel: Three Weeks 1962 http://amzn.to/2fDe4kv 03:45 - How did you get started and who was your mentor? 05:20 - Printing color early on 05:48 - How Douglas and Francoise met 06:26 - the Kirkland Ménage à trois 06:45 - Why Francoise got into photography 08:52 - What was it like traveling around the world in the 60’s? 10:23 - How was it photographing on movie sets? 11:24 - How did you maintain the rights to all of the negatives? 12:52 - Did you need model releases for celebs? 13:23 - “Never throw anything away!” 14:23 - “There’s still images left to discover…” 15:22 - How the Freeze Frame book came about 17:37 - How the Coco Chanel book was made 20:13 - Relationships are key! 20:45 - Never put out any negative work - “the kills” 22:31 - How Douglas got to photograph Marilyn Monroe 23:30 - How Douglas got to photograph Elizabeth Taylor 27:16 - How difficult was it to shoot with no light back in the day? 28:13 - The jump to digital early on 29:17 - Was there a “rat pack” of photographers you hung out with? 31:16 - The story behind photographing Andy Warhol 32:30 - Staying updated with technology along the way 33:37 - Photography is “a blessing and a curse” 34:32 - What’s photography all about in the end?