Oct 5, 2021XR Creator Spotlight: Aviv Elor, Co-Founder & Lead Investigator, Immersive LabsHi Aviv, thanks so much for joining us! To get started, can you please give us an overview of your background? Sure thing! I’m a researcher and PhD candidate from University of California, Santa Cruz exploring Extended Reality and Assistive Technologies. My primary work explores how immersive virtual reality, affective…7 min read7 min read
Feb 19, 2021XR Creator Spotlight: Ana Ribeiro, Creative Director, Pixel Ripped, Inc.Hi Ana! Thanks so much for joining us! To get started, can you please give us an overview of your background? Growing up, I had three brothers, so video games have always been a part of my life. My journey to working in the gaming industry took a bit longer. After attaining a degree in psychology, I went on to work in the divorce arena at the Justice Court, but, as…Virtual Reality7 min readVirtual Reality7 min read
Dec 18, 2020XR Creator Spotlight: Cix Liv, Fighting for the future of XR. 2X VR Founder.Hi Cix, thanks so much for joining us! To get started, can you please give us an overview of your background? Well, my father sold various different hardware to the government, so I grew up around technology, but I wasn’t really taught in any formal capacity. I built desktops in…Xrfitness6 min readXrfitness6 min read
Oct 12, 2020XR Creator Spotlight: Okoro Onyekachi Emmanuel, Program Cordinator at Media Awareness Justice InitiativeHi Onyekachi, thanks so much for joining us! To get started, can you please give us an overview of your background? I am a 37-year-old documentary and mainstream filmmaker, Network Professional, Participatory Program developer, and campaigner who has been working with local communities in rural and urban Nigeria. Over my…Nigeria6 min readNigeria6 min read
Sep 16, 2020XR Creator Spotlight: Ricardo Laganaro: Partner, Chief StoryTelling Officer at ARVOREHi Ricardo! Thanks so much for joining us! To get started, can you give us an overview of your background? I started working with filmmaking in 2001 in Brazil, doing stop motion animation. Computer Graphics was a new industry in the country and the place where I was working at…Virtual Reality9 min readVirtual Reality9 min read
Aug 4, 2020XR Creator Spotlight: Nanea Reeves, Founder of TRIPP, IncCan you please give us an overview of your background? I’ve always been a technical person. Even as a kid, my idea of a good time was taking apart the TV and putting it back together, much to the chagrin of my parents. I’m part of the first generation of…Virtual Reality11 min readVirtual Reality11 min read
Mar 8, 2020XR Creator Spotlight: Veronica Flint, Founder of QuixoticalHey Veronica, thanks so much for joining us! Please tell us a bit about yourself. I am Veronica Flint, born and raised in the city of Los Angeles, California. Throughout my professional career I’ve worked in games, virtual/augmented reality, visual effects, and animation. …VR3 min readVR3 min read
Mar 3, 2020XR Creator Spotlight: Ylva Hansdotter, Founder of XR ImpactHey Ylva, welcome to the XR Creator Spotlight, it’s an honor to have you. To kick things off, can you please tell us a bit about yourself? Hi, I am the founder of XR Impact, a non-profit organization that leverages immersive technologies to help achieve progress towards the UN’s Sustainable…Inclusion10 min readInclusion10 min read
Jan 7, 2020The Immersive Future of InclusionAs we all collectively bid farewell to 2019 and welcome the beginning of 2020, XR Inclusion (XRI) would like to take a moment to reflect on the potential this new decade offers to challenge the status quo and forge a new, more inclusive, path forward within the XR industry. First…Diversity4 min readDiversity4 min read
