88 Names Podcast

Apr 29 2021 12

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The 88 Names Podcast explores the vast and exciting world of virtual and augmented reality. Matt Ruff, author of the new book, 88 Names, joins Blake Collier, film critic and freelance journalist, to dig into the real world potentialities of the technology that makes up the world of the book. We talk to technology developers, philosophers, writers, and entrepreneurs who all have a unique angle on this flourishing new technology. The 88 Names Podcast seeks to ask the questions that are seldom being asked within this brave new world.

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Bonus Episode: Live Reading by Author Matt Ruff

Apr 29 2021 36 mins

In this bonus episode, author Matt Ruff reads from his novel 88 Names. This episode was recorded live on AltspaceVR on April 13, 2021.

Season 2, Episode 6: Fin

Apr 20 2021 64 mins

Co-hosts Blake Collier and Matt Ruff sit down to discuss their thoughts and takeaways from two seasons speaking with engineers and developers and artists working on the cusp of Virtual and Augment Reality and Immersive spaces.

Season 2, Episode 5: Drew Stone

Apr 07 2021 34 mins

Co-hosts Matt Ruff and Blake Collier speak with Locusium Founder Drew Stone about helping to guide new users in VR spaces that are friendly and safe.

Season 2, Episode 4: Dr. Todd P. Chang, MD MAcM

Apr 01 2021 67 mins

Co-hosts Matt Ruff and Blake Collier speak with Dr. Todd P. Chang about the role of VR technology in medical fields.

Season 2, Episode 3: Dungeon Dudes

Mar 24 2021 63 mins

88 Names author Matt Ruff and co-host Blake Collier talk to Monty Martin and Kelly McLaughlin, the Dungeon Dudes, about Dungeons & Dragons, video games, VR, immersive theater, and more!

Season 2, Episode 2: Sasha Samochina

Mar 16 2021 46 mins

Matt & Blake talk to Sasha Samochina, an award-winning creative technologist at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Season 2, Episode 1: Mike Pondsmith

Mar 09 2021 74 mins

Matt Ruff and Blake Collier speak to Mike Pondsmith, creator of Cyberpunk.

Bonus Episode: Live Reading and Q&A by Author Matt Ruff

May 07 2020 57 mins

In this bonus episode, author Matt Ruff reads the first chapter from his novel 88 Names and takes questions from a live audience. This episode was recorded live on AltspaceVR on April 17, 2020.

Episode 8: Simón Rojas & Amir Ebrahimnia, Co-founders of Derooted

May 04 2020 24 mins

Matt Ruff and Blake Collier speak to Amir Ebrahimnia and Simón Rojas, co-founders of Derooted Immersive, about what creativity looks like when working with major brands, how the quarantine has shifted the work they do and affected their day-to-day business, and what they see as the benefits and potential drawbacks of immersive technology.

Episode 7: Noah Nelson

Apr 28 2020 63 mins

Noah Nelson has made a life of exploring the numerous ways that the audience transcends the proscenium, or stage, that separates them from the experience on the stage or screen. In this delightful and very human conversation, Blake Collier and Matt Ruff dig into the worlds of immersive theater and technology, everything from escape rooms to immersive Shakespeare. Noah breaks down t