XR AI Spotlight

David Marak has been active in XR since the early days of Google Cardboard and the first prototypes of augmented reality. Six years ago, he co-founded the immersive studio Yord, which has since expanded worldwide and is now recognized as one of the top Immersive App development companies globally. During this journey, Yord survived and thrived through a lot of ups and downs and he is now facing a new challenge and opportunity: the intersection between XR and AI. Today we will look at * Yord client’s base and how AI has impacted their pipeline * We learn about the most exciting and rewarding project David has worked on and why * His thoughts on digital agencies moving from client’s work to product * How the team has adapted and reacted to the rise of interest in AI Subscribe to XR AI Spotlight weekly newsletter 👉 https://xraispotlight.substack.com/ OUR SPONSOR Visit ⁠⁠Meshy.ai⁠⁠ and use the code "XRAI20" to get 20% discount on your subscription *** CONNECT WITH DAVID ⁠💼 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linkedin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/marakdavid/] ⁠🔗 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠ [https://yordstudio.com/]   *** CONNECT WITH ME 🐤⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X (Twitter) [https://twitter.com/GabRoXR]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ 💼 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linkedin [https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriele-romagnolixr/]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔗⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Link-in Bio [https://beacons.ai/gabroxr]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   *** PAST EPISODES 🎙️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Show Website⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.xraispotlight.com/] 🟢 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRuoUmWO_pPu1hSaRm3BTuTGTjklXS4yG&si=SVG9Tg8a5uhhKSL-]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🍎⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/xr-ai-spotlight/id1718315002]

Jonathan Hale is the CEO and CTO of the Wonderland Engine, a hyper-optimized 3D engine for 3D, VR, and AR on the web. If you've played any of the WebXR apps suggested by the Meta Quest Browser, it most likely was built using Wonderland Engine. So today’s conversation is all about WebXR: * What are the best options for developers to build webXR apps * Real examples of how Wonderland editor makes the life of developers easy * The future of web XR apps on wearable devices * An incredible alternative to typing long URL in VR that has changed the way I access the web from any headset Subscribe to XR AI Spotlight weekly newsletter 👉 https://xraispotlight.substack.com/ OUR SPONSOR Meshy empowers XR content creators to bring their visions to life with a toolkit for creating 3D models in seconds. Visit https://www.meshy.ai/ and use the code “XRAI20” to get a 20% discount on your subscription *** CONNECT WITH JONATHAN ⁠💼 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linkedin [https://www.linkedin.com/in/squareys/]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠🔗 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠ [https://wonderlandengine.com/]   *** CONNECT WITH ME 🐤⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X (Twitter) [https://twitter.com/GabRoXR]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ 💼 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linkedin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriele-romagnolixr/] 🔗⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Link-in Bio [https://beacons.ai/gabroxr]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   *** PAST EPISODES 🎙️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Show Website [https://www.xraispotlight.com/]⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🟢 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRuoUmWO_pPu1hSaRm3BTuTGTjklXS4yG&si=SVG9Tg8a5uhhKSL-]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🍎⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/xr-ai-spotlight/id1718315002]

Max Tiel is one of the co-founder of Thunderboom Records, a dutch studio committed to empowering musicians, professionals and organizations in the music industry that like many others creative fields has been shaken up by Gen AI. Max is on the ground and works actively to create, test and share how technologies such as artificial intelligence, AR and virtual avatars can empower emerging artists. They have developed a comprehensive open source toolkit to help musicians understand and implement these technologies in their own creative workflow. Today we will discuss * Why create an open source AR toolkit for musicians * The creative opportunities that avatars unlock for on stage performances * How the AI beat maker might become the best companion for any DJ * What step musicians can take to be ready for a future where music and technology are more interconnected than ever Subscribe to XR AI Spotlight weekly newsletter 👉 https://xraispotlight.substack.com/ OUR SPONSOR Meshy empowers XR content creators to bring their visions to life with a toolkit for creating 3D models in seconds. Visit https://www.meshy.ai/ and use the code “XRAI20” to get a 20% discount on your subscription *** CONNECT WITH MAX ⁠💼 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linkedin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxtiel/] ⁠🔗 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.openculturetech.com/toolkit]   *** CONNECT WITH ME 🐤⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X (Twitter)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ [https://twitter.com/GabRoXR] 💼 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linkedin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriele-romagnolixr/] 🔗⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Link-in Bio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://beacons.ai/gabroxr]   *** PAST EPISODES 🎙️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Show Website⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.xraispotlight.com/] 🟢 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRuoUmWO_pPu1hSaRm3BTuTGTjklXS4yG&si=SVG9Tg8a5uhhKSL-]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🍎⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/xr-ai-spotlight/id1718315002]

Andreas Edesberg is the co-founder and CEO of Sloyd. With over 300,000 users globally,  Sloyd is on a mission to make 3D asset creation accessible, quick, and easy. But are they living up to the expectations and needs of studio and 3D artists? What about a future where worlds are create in Real time? Today we will dive deep into this topic and discuss: * How Sloyd is giving more control on the style generated 3D models * The main use cases for 3D assets generated with Sloyd * The dramatically different approach they have taken when compared to other generative AI tools Subscribe to XR AI Spotlight weekly newsletter 👉 https://xraispotlight.substack.com/ OUR SPONSOR Visit ⁠⁠Meshy.ai⁠⁠ and use the code "XRAI20" to get 20% discount on your subscription *** CONNECT WITH ANDREAS ⁠💼 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linkedin [https://www.linkedin.com/in/edesberg/]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠🔗 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website [https://www.sloyd.ai/]⁠⁠⁠   *** CONNECT WITH ME 🐤⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X (Twitter) [https://twitter.com/GabRoXR]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ 💼 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linkedin [https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriele-romagnolixr/]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔗⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Link-in Bio [https://beacons.ai/gabroxr]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   *** PAST EPISODES 🎙️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Show Website [https://www.xraispotlight.com/]⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🟢 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRuoUmWO_pPu1hSaRm3BTuTGTjklXS4yG&si=SVG9Tg8a5uhhKSL-]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🍎⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/xr-ai-spotlight/id1718315002]

You’ve just heard Will Eastcott, CEO of PlayCanvas, one of the most popular open-source 3D engines for the web. Before founding PlayCanvas, Will worked at major game studios like EA, Sony, and Activision, contributing to titles such as GTA, Call of Duty, and Max Payne. Today PlayCanvas' mission is to make web app development more accessible and collaborative. In this episode, Will shares invaluable insights and the game-changing tools he has built to help developers through their journey. We will discuss: * The current state of 3D on the web for gaming and beyond * Practical tips to help developers choose their web engine AND optimize their experiences on web * How you can clean and edit your Splats directly on the browser Subscribe to XR AI Spotlight weekly newsletter 👉 https://xraispotlight.substack.com/ OUR SPONSOR Visit ⁠⁠Meshy.ai⁠⁠ and use the code "XRAI20" to get 20% discount on your subscription *** CONNECT WITH WILL ⁠💼 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linkedin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/willeastcott/] ⁠🔗 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠ [https://playcanvas.com/]   *** CONNECT WITH ME 🐤⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X (Twitter) [https://twitter.com/GabRoXR]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ 💼 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linkedin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriele-romagnolixr/] 🔗⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Link-in Bio [https://beacons.ai/gabroxr]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   *** PAST EPISODES 🎙️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Show Website [https://www.xraispotlight.com/]⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🟢 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRuoUmWO_pPu1hSaRm3BTuTGTjklXS4yG&si=SVG9Tg8a5uhhKSL-]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🍎⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/xr-ai-spotlight/id1718315002]