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Welcome to Enter VR! Featuring Karl Krantz from Silicon Vallley Virtual Reality (SVVR). Check out the show notes below to preview what we talked about. 1:00 Karl's thoughts on OLED micro displays. 3:00 Impressions of the Vive Pro. 3:30 Vive Pro's comfort factor. 5:00 What's going on with the Knuckles controllers? 6:50 https://www.roadtovr.com/4-most-important-stories-ces-2018-breakdown-analysis/ 7:20 Vive Focus vs. Google Mirage vs. Oculus Go. . 11:00 Where are all the triple A VR games in 2018? 16:30 Stories from the VR frontline (Sparc, VRchat) 19:30 VR dancing is a thing! 25:00 Communities self policing in VRchat 27:00 Which social VR space will be the next "Second Life"? 32:00 GDC VR Mixer details 36:00 2018 SVVR expo details 38:00 SVVR has a new headquarters! 43:00 What do the VR communities in South Korea and Japan look like? 47:00 Thoughts on Ready Player One 49:00 What is the state of virtual reality as it stands today? 52:00 Taking the time to reflect on the implications of the decisions we make with technology. 57:00 Struggling with social media 1:0030 How to stay in touch with Karl Thanks again to Karl for being a true scholar and gentleman of virtual reality and thank you for listening! Get in touch with Karl with the links below: http://svvr.com/ http://www.vrmixer.com/ https://twitter.com/SVVRLIVE Intro song: My Neighbor Totoro - Chillhop Remix https://soundcloud.com/akashh_495/my-neighbor-totoro-path-of-the-wind-aekasora-chillhop-remix
Welcome to the Enter VR . On this episode we are joined by two scholars and Jedi of virtual reality, Karl Krantz and Jon Oaks from SVVR. Here is a snippet of some of the things we discussed: (The podcast you've been waiting for, we finally talk only about VR!) 30: Intro 1:00 Recap of CES 2017 4:00 HMD's are still evolving in 2017. Wireless VR is coming. 6:00 THE VR GLOVE IS HERE. 8:00 (Trinity has not been on Enter VR, but you guys are welcomed to come!) 8:30 How will VR backpacks co exist with VR backpacks? 10:00 Gloves vs. Motion controllers? Why not both? 12:00 Is Oculus playing catch up? 13:00 Defining the VR winter? Is it even a thing? 18:00 VR is unlike anything you've ever owned, here's why. 22:00 The market can be a good way to uncover the truth about our most intimate desires. 24:00 Expectations and predictions for 2017. 25:00 "There's a 1,000 VR titles now". 26:00 Demo etiquette is really important going forward. 28:00 How are things coming along at SVVR these days? 32:00 Finding a niche can be a viable option for newcomers in hardware and software. 37:00 Is mixed reality as hyped up as it should be? 41:00 VR MMOs need to be a thing already ala Elder Scrolls or Knights of the Old Republic mixed with Eve. 44:00 What does the hivemind of the VR community look like in 2017? 48:00 Expert advice from SVVR. 51:00 What will set your VR application apart from the competition? 56:00 "Keyboards need to die" 1:00:05 The current state of mobile VR? "AR is going to spank mobile VR" 1:06:00 What piece of vr content is Karl and Jon hyped up for in 2017? 1:07:00 Who would add more value to the VR industry Apple or Microsoft? 1:12:00 Closing thoughts. Thanks again to Jon and Karl for being true scholars and gentleman of virtual reality. How to stay in touch: https://twitter.com/SVVRLIVE https://twitter.com/SVVR_Jon https://twitter.com/karlkrantz http://vrexpo.com/ http://svvr.com/ Sound clip in the intro is from Jazeebo, song is called Acapulco. Please support the artists! (views are my own) Thanks for listening
 There is E3. There is GDC. There is even CES. But where is the purely VR expo... Well thanks to Karl Krantz n company, instead of getting tossed into the mecha of tech conferences we now have an expo to call home. SVVR. This week on ITRL Brian Bullard of PodVR joins us in preparation for the second annual Silicon Valley Virtual Reality Expo. Brian @bullardo  @podvrcast  purevr.net  Music  "Instrumental" by RoccoW Licensed under CC 2.0  "Daniels Kruis - Weekly beats 2014" by RoccoW Licensed under CC 2.0   Podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/is-this-real-life/id896071827?mt=2
Hello listeners! Welcome to the EnterVR podcast! On today's show I speak with Karl Krantz about organizing the largest virtual reality industry conference in the world, the creation of an emotionally intelligent metaverse and drone taxis of the future. 1:00 What is the worst thing that could happen to VR right now? 2:30 The general sentiment of the VR industry at this point. 4:00 John Carmack's prediction for the gaming industry in the next 10 years. What can you afford with a billion dollar VR production. 6:00 Envisioning an emotionally intelligent metaverse. 9:20 What will make people come back to virtual reality? 12:00 What will be the killer app for VR? 14:00 User generated VR vs. content creator centric VR experiences. 16:30 Figuring "discovery" for user generated vr content. 18:00 How Valve came out of the blue with an HMD. 22:00 What is the most important feature the consumer GearVR needs to have. 24:00 Using Samsung Smart Waches as input for GearVR. 24:30 Seeing miniature worlds in VR. 28:00 Trying out Tiltbrush with the Vive. 29:30 SVVR expo is right around the corner! 32:00 Will HTC Vive, Crescent Bay and Morpheus be present at SVVR? 33:00 Keeping up with the exponential growth of SVVR. 34:00 Important companies will be making big announcements at the conference. 35:00 There will be a VR museum exhibit at the conference this year. 39:00 The lessons learned from putting on massive VR conferences. 40:30 Volunteer at SVVR and get in for FREE. 43:00 Drone taxi services, will replace car taxis in the future. 47:00 What happens when you pair exponential technologies with other exponential technologies? Thanks again to Karl for being a true scholar and gentleman of virtual reality and thank you for listening! Keep in touch and get more info with the links below: http://vrexpo.com/ http://svvr.com/ http://www.meetup.com/SiliconValleyVirtualReality/ https://twitter.com/svvr2015
As futuristic and incredible the current virtual reality movement might seem. It did not appear out of thin air. It has been built on a passion for technology and fueled by the fanatics who dream about  a smarter future. Today in ITRL founder of SVVR Karl Krantz joins the show to discuss his foray in VR and the 2nd annual Sillicon Valley Virtual Reality Conference & Expo. svvr.com  Music  "Instrumental" by RoccoW Licensed under CC 2.0  "Daniels Kruis - Weekly beats 2014" by RoccoW Licensed under CC 2.0   Podcast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/is-this-real-life/id896071827?mt=2
Hello listeners! On today's show I'm Joined by Karl Krantz and Cymatic Bruce to talk about a year in recap, predicting the future and how vr will change what it means to be human. Thanks so much to Bruce and Karl for being true scholars and gentlemen of virtual reality and thank very much for listening to this show. Happy new year!
Hello listeners! On today's show I speak with Karl Krantz the creator of the Silicon Valley Virtual Reality Conference and Meetup events. We spoke about bringing the Oculus Crescent Bay prototype to the holiday party (skip to the last 12 minutes of the show), anticipating the potential consequences of an artificial intelligence economy, virtual reality pornography and much more Here is a preview of some of the things we talked about: 22: Intro, what's been keeping Karl busy. 1:00 The next SVVR conference. 1:40 How does Karl keep up with VR news? 2:22 Finding a bigger home for SVVR. 3:40 How has the community changed since its early days? 5:30 Is Karl still encountering VR skeptics in Silicon Valley? 7:00 What is the most used argument used by skeptics? 10:20 Will there be people who will choose the metaverse over reality? Is that good or bad? 11:30 Could VR sex become so good that it could slow down population growth? 13:00 Could VR solve the long distance love paradox? 15:40 Could VR porn exacerbate pre existing addictions to porn? 18:20 How can we prevent or anticipate the potentials problems of VR addiction? 20:16 Will the next Candy Crush of vr be too addicting? 22:00 The game theory challenges of putting together a code of ethics for the metaverse. 24:00 Creating a personal assistant/AI that will assist you in navigating the metaverse based on your biofeedback 26:00 Who will own your data in the metaverse? 27:00 Demoing a DK1 with eye tracking hacked into it. 30:00 Will we ever see 'smell' vr peripherals? 33:00 How will existing industries adapt when virtual reality starts eating its lunch money. 35:00 Will watching movies in VR on airplanes ever become a popular thing? 38:00 The true threat behind the AI economic revolution and how it will effect VR? 43:00 The creation of AI and VR will usher humanity into a new epoch. 44:00 The fragility of civilization. 46:00 Creating an economy inside the metaverse in order to provide a counterweight to the AI economic revolution. 51:00 Will everyone earn the same thing if we adopt cryptocurrency how will that look like ? 56:00 Karl's impressions on the Samsung Gear. 1:00:20 Experiencing Chernobyl with Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 vs. Samsung Gear. 1:02:00 Is battery technology keeping up with the pace of Moore's law? 1:04:40 The dangers of closed ecosystems and walled gardens when accessing the metaverse. 1:09:00 Will corporations kill the potential life changing properties of an open metaverse? 1:13:00 Are Facebook employees scared of coming to VR meetups? 1:14:00 The lessons Karl has learned since starting the meetup. 1:17:00 Not feeling so crazy once you find a VR community. 1:19:10 Learning to embrace new people coming into the VR community. 1:22:04 Dealing with impostor syndrome. 1:25:00 If money was not an issue, what are Karl's plans to contribute to virtual reality. 1:28:00 Creating a physical space for SVVR, to incubate and accelarate VR companies. 1:29:00 The biggest challenges facing Karl. 1:31:00 Creating a virtual reality office to optimize productivity. 1:33:00 Tips and tricks from Karl to start a VR meetup. 1:36:20 If SFVR, SVVR, VRLA and NYCVR were ice cream, flavors what sort of ice cream flavors would they be. 1:41:00 What will come after VR? Is VR truly the final medium? 1:42:30 Karl Krantz predicted the future. 1:43:20 What is the worst thing that could happen to vr now? 1:46:00 Does Magic Leap warrant the hype behind it? 1:49:00 SVVR holiday party announcements. Ethereon, VR Chat and Crescent Bay will be making it out to the holiday party. 1:53:00 The first STEM from Sixense will be at the Holiday party. 1:56:00 Closing thoughts and how to stay in touch. Thanks to Karl for being a true scholar and gentleman of virtual reality and thank you for listening. Keep in touch with Karl with the links below. http://svvr.com/ https://twitter.com/svvrcon https://www.youtube.com/user/SiliconValleyVR http://svvr.com/jobs/ Note: The Karl Krantz saga is currently not available, i'll be working hard to rebroadcast it with show notes in the near future.
Welcome to EnterVR’s new year special! Today I am joined by Karl Krantz and Cymatic Bruce. Come along as we talk about the historic year that 2013 was for virtual reality and the things we are most excited for in 2014. Get in touch with Bruce and Karl with the links below! http://www.meetup.com/SiliconValleyVirtualReality/ https://twitter.com/karlkrantz http://vrlaunchpad.com/ https://twitter.com/cymaticbruce http://cymaticbruce.com/
I speak with Karl Krantz, the man behind the first consumer virtual reality conference and expo that will take place May 19th and 20th. (2014) On the show we talk about the awesome line up of speakers that will be present at the conference, the growing movement behind VR, how net neutrality could affect virtual reality and much more! For more info on Karl and upcoming conference check out the links below: http://svvr.com/ http://www.meetup.com/SiliconValleyVirtualReality/ https://twitter.com/karlkrantz http://vrlaunchpad.com/
On this historic day, I speak with Karl Krantz the founder of the Silicon Valley Virtual Reality meet up on Facebook acquiring Oculus VR. This conversation happened on the day that the Facebook acquisition of Oculus was announced.