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XR AI Spotlight
XR AI Spotlight gives the stage to founders and makers at the intersection between XR and AI. You will learn what happens when technology and creativity collide, how AI apps and XR tools are built and brought to market, the personal stories and workflows of leaders and creatives pushing the boundaries of what these 2 technologies can offer and the opportunities they unlock.
Episodes
XR AI SpotlightHe Put VR on a Cartridge. Here’s Why
VR experiences often stop working as headsets, drivers, and software change. Avinash Changa, founder of We Make VR, is developing IMPRES, a cartridge-based…
XR AI SpotlightHow to Make Game Characters Feel Alive
Wendelin Reich, founder and CEO of Virtual Beings, has spent more than a decade studying how to make digital characters feel alive. In this episode, he…
XR AI SpotlightEnterprise XR in 2026: What’s Working
Horacio Torrendell, founder and CEO of enterprise XR studio Treeview, joins today to examine where spatial computing stands after a decade of changing…
XR AI SpotlightThe Missing Layer for Physical AI
Shadnam Khan, co-founder and CEO of Multiset AI, explains how visual positioning gives physical spaces a coordinate system that phones, headsets, drones, and…
XR AI SpotlightThe Reality of Building for Vision Pro
Tomas Cupal, creator of Blockworks, joins us to unpack what it takes to move a VR project from Meta Quest to Apple Vision Pro. Tomas explains how Blockworks…
XR AI SpotlightMake Free Gaussian Splat Tours for Real Estate
Sonny Cirasuolo, co-founder of Story Splat, explains how Gaussian Splatting can become more than a beautiful 3D capture. Story Splat turns splats into…
XR AI SpotlightI Asked AI to Build a Lens for SPECS
Join CLAD Summer Hackathon: https://lenslist.co/clad-summer-hackathon What is CLAD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FP96O-wRtV4 What happens when an…
XR AI SpotlightAI Mocap Without a Suit: How It Works
In this episode, Jack Morrow, CEO of Animotive, explores how their immersive platform revolutionizes content creation in XR and AI. Discover how Animotive's…
XR AI SpotlightVR Game Marketing Strategy for Indie Devs
Jasmine, known online as Atom Bomb Body, is a VR content creator, educator, and founder of VR Content Lab. She is part of the Meta Quest Creator program and…
XR AI SpotlightGaussian Splatting for Commercial Real Estate
Zihao Zhang is a Columbia architecture graduate who turned a passion for reality capture and cultural tourism into Orbitur, an AI-powered virtual tour platform…
XR AI SpotlightAutodesk Is Going All In on XR and AI
Victor Perez is XR Sales Engineer at Autodesk, specializing in spatial computing, immersive experiences, and technical sales. In this episode he breaks down…
XR AI SpotlightTurning Tiny insects into Massive Gaussian Splatting
Dany Bittel is a Swiss digital artist and developer who pivoted his focus towards 3D scanning and Gaussian Splatting. In this episode, he walks through his…
XR AI SpotlightGaussian Splatting Hosting and Streaming Explained
Martin Piala, CEO and co-founder of Blurry, joins the show to break down what it actually takes to host, share, and scale Gaussian Splatting models on the web…
XR AI SpotlightWhy XR Developers Are Winning With AI
Stijn is an #XR software engineer spending his days pushing the limits of what #AR glasses, WebXR, and generative AI can do together. He is one of the most…
XR AI SpotlightHow to start developing on Meta RayBan Display
Oscar Falmer, Wearable Developer Advocate at Meta joins the show to break down what it actually takes to build for the Meta Ray-Ban AI Glasses. With the…
XR AI SpotlightDesigning XR for Long-Term Distribution and Impact
Mike Golembewski is an interactive designer, researcher, and writer running MWG Design & Research, an independent consultancy focused on immersive media…
XR AI SpotlightCan a 360 Drone beat Insta360 for Gaussian Splatting?
Andrey Shelomentsev is the co-founder of Splatica, a London-based physical AI infrastructure startup building consumer-grade 3D reality capture pipelines. In…
XR AI SpotlightGaussian Splats Workflow for Unity and AR
In this episode, Ruben Frosali, founder of TRIDOT and Head of Cinematics at JADU AR, unpacks how he builds interactive Gaussian Splat experiences across Unity…
XR AI SpotlightRelighting Gaussian Splats Is Now Possible
Fernando Rivas-Manzaneque is the CEO and co-founder of Volinga AI, a spin-off born from early research into 3D Gaussian Splatting for professional film and…
XR AI SpotlightThe Best in 3D GenAI right now
Explore the latest in 3D Generative AI tools, workflows, and industry implications with Gabriele, Stefan, and Philipp. Discover top models, segmentation…
XR AI SpotlightHow to Bring Your CAD Data to XR
In this episode, Christian Stein, co-founder and CEO of Threedy GmbH, explains why CAD data remains so difficult to use outside engineering, even inside…
XR AI SpotlightHow to Build AI Lenses on Spectacles
In this episode, we speak with Inna Horobchuk, an architect and creative technologist exploring spatial AR through Snap Spectacles. She shares how her…
XR AI SpotlightHow VR Games Get Found Now
Shane Harris, founder and CEO of SideQuest and Tetiana from the popular YouTube channel Discover Tatiana join us to take a look at how VR discovery has changed…
XR AI SpotlightSolaya: the 3DGS App for Ecommerce
Mariem Farhat, co-founder and CEO of Solaya, joins us to break down how smartphone-based 3D Gaussian Splatting can make high-fidelity product capture usable…
XR AI SpotlightAll you need to know about the Portal Cam
In this episode, Mindy Lee from XGRIDS discusses the innovative PortalCam, a spatial camera that combines SLAM technology with Gaussian splatting for fast…
XR AI SpotlightThe Future of Surgery: Digital Twins and VR
Dr. Ryan Moore is a pediatric cardiologist and Chief Emerging Technologies Officer at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, where he leads teams building AR, VR…
XR AI SpotlightHow to get clients for AR Projects today
Today’s guest is Max Van Leeuwen, he is a digital creator known for his innovative work in augmented reality and more specifically Lens Studio. We discuss…
XR AI SpotlightOpen Brush is Not What You Remember
In this conversation, Andy Baker, lead developer at OpenBrush, and Sutu, a renowned digital artist, discuss the evolution of OpenBrush, a powerful VR creative…
XR AI SpotlightTools and Workflows for Shipping Web Games
James C. Kane is a Webby-winning developer and emerging tech artist pushing the boundaries of what #WebXR can do. We unpack how he builds narrative-first…
XR AI SpotlightVR Vs CAVE Ship Simulators at MARIN
Giorgio Ballestin is a Technical Product Manager and XR specialist at MARIN, the Netherlands’ maritime research institute, where he owns the XR development…
XR AI SpotlightThe Role of AI in 3D Animation
A single Cascadeur post on X triggered an uproar on social media. From excitement to hatred, the community of professionals and creatives voiced their…
XR AI SpotlightGeospatial AI Explained by Niantic Spatial
Asim Ahmed, multi-award-winning game developer and head of product marketing at Niantic Spatial, joins the show to break down how geospatial AI is reshaping…
XR AI SpotlightGaussian Splatting for Cultural Heritage
In this episode we talk with Thomas Flynn, a digital heritage specialist with deep experience in 3D digitisation, open access, and online publishing. Thomas…
XR AI SpotlightSocial VR Identity and Economy: What the Data Shows
Mila is a PhD student in Switzerland and a researcher of social VR culture, known for a multi-year survey series on metaverse identity, harassment, and now…
XR AI SpotlightThese AI Smart Glasses Last the whole day
Cayden Pierce, CEO of Mentra, joins the show to discuss how his team is building an operating system for the next generation of personal computing through…
XR AI SpotlightThis AI Game Engine Feels Like a Toy
Nuno Leiria, founder and CEO of Nilo and former performance lead for Unreal Engine 5 and Fortnite at Epic Games, breaks down how Nilo lets anyone build…
XR AI SpotlightThis AI Can Control Characters in Real Time
Viren Tellis, co-founder and CEO of Uthana, joins the show to discuss how generative AI is reshaping motion creation for games, VFX, and interactive worlds…
XR AI SpotlightFrom 3D GenAI to the End of Game Engines
Tejas Kulkarni, CEO of Common Sense Machines and PhD in Brain and Cognitive Sciences and AI from MIT, explains how CSM turns images and sketches into…
XR AI SpotlightThe Next Evolution of Motion Capture for VFX Artists
Nikola Todorovic, filmmaker, VFX supervisor, and co-founder of Wonder Dynamics (now Autodesk’s Flow Studio), shares how AI is reshaping 3D animation and…
XR AI SpotlightGaussian Splats Are Now Web Ready
Will Eastcott, CEO of PlayCanvas and veteran of EA, Sony, and Activision with credits on GTA, Call of Duty, and Max Payne, explains how Gaussian splatting is…
XR AI SpotlightWhy Laser Dance Took 3 Years to Build
Thomas van Bouwel is an indie XR game developer known for Cubism, one of the most successful puzzle games on Quest. In this episode, he shares the three-year…
XR AI SpotlightWhy These AI Glasses Beat Big Tech
Bobak Tavangar, co-founder of Brilliant Labs, joins the show to unpack Halo, the lightweight open-source AR glasses built for AI-first computing. Unlike…
XR AI SpotlightAI Workflows for XR Developers
Preston Platt, CTO and founder of Rock Paper Reality, joins the show to share how his team pushes the limits of XR development by blending AI workflows with…
XR AI SpotlightRoy Rodenaheuser
Roy Rodenaheuser is a London-based Creative Technologist with over 12 years of experience at Yahoo, Unity, and Capgemini. In this episode he shares the story…
XR AI SpotlightCreativity in the Age of AI Is Not What You Expect
Manuel, a TEDx speaker, former head of XR Design at IBM Canada and Currently Emerging tech Advocate at Unity, brings 15 years of experience across industries…
XR AI SpotlightWhat Nobody Tells You About 3D GenAI
Philip is a VFX artist at RiseFX creating visual effects for Films and TV Shows. He is growing an incredible a youtube channel called Pixel Artistry covering…
XR AI SpotlightBreaking Into XR: A Developer’s Journey from Content Creator to Meta Engineer
Roberto Coviello is an engineer at Meta Reality Labs, where he builds open-source showcases and samples to help push XR development forward. He’s also known…
XR AI SpotlightHow XR and AI Are Reshaping Fitness
Sam Cole is the CEO and a co-founder of FitXR. He is a firm believer in the benefits of regular exercise for physical and mental health, and since the…
XR AI SpotlightRethinking the role of Designers in XR and AI
Mo dedicated over 18 years to designing solutions that empower people and make a meaningful impact. This includes more than 8 years in immersive XR, spatial…
XR AI SpotlightDisney Imagineer Shares Worldbuilding Secrets
Don Carson started as an illustrator, but soon his work expanded beyond the sketchbook to focus on the design of physical and virtual spaces. He worked as a…
XR AI SpotlightAR, AI, and the New Playbook for Digital Commerce
Dmytro Kornilov is an innovation marketing futurist with 15+ years of experience in the industry. He is the founder of FFFACE.ME an award-winning innovation…
XR AI SpotlightWhat is 4D Gaussian Splatting? From Capture to VR Streaming
Lennard Wolff, holds a Master in Cinematography and he is an expert in volumetric capture technology. He is Former Senior Technical Director at Synthesia and…
XR AI SpotlightWhy Spectacles Are The Future of AR
Andrew Seleznov. Head of AR Production at Arcadia. Snap's internal creative studio for branded experiences working with the Biggest brands in the world and…
XR AI SpotlightThe GenAI Tool for Businesses (Sorry, Indie Creators)
Kent Keirsey is the founder and CEO of Invoke. He has been in the tech industry for over 14 years, serving as a product and business leader in startups across…
XR AI SpotlightVarjo Just Made Gaussian Splatting Enterprise-Ready
Knut Nesheim has a background in large-scale machine learning systems and big data. He leads the engineering teams building Teleport, the Gaussian splatting…
XR AI SpotlightHow to Build Worlds (and Make Money) on Viverse
Andranik Aslanyan is Head of Growth for VIVERSE at HTC, where he leads business strategies across marketing social media and product development to grow and…
XR AI SpotlightWhat It’s Really Like to Build Vision Pro Apps Today
Matt Hoerl is a designer building things that feel inevitable once they exist. He founded Beautiful Things in 2024, a studio crafting AI native spatial…
XR AI SpotlightThe Art of Designing Believable AI Agents
Yuqian Sun is a Chinese AI narrative researcher based in London and currently a doctoral student at the Royal College of Art. Leveraging her expertise in…
XR AI SpotlightThe Best (and Worst) of the Camera API on Quest
Christoph is an XR veteran, he worked as an XR developer at Axel Springer, and is now one of the minds behind Laser Limbo, a successful mixed reality game on…
XR AI Spotlight3D Animation with AI and Beyond
Naureen Mahmood is the CEO & co-founder of Meshcapade, an award-winning tech startup based in the heart Europe’s largest AI ecosystem, Cyber Valley. At…