Listen "181. The Divergence of AR and VR and Connectivity, Collaboration and Entertainment in a Post COVID World | Tony Parisi"
Episode Synopsis
Tony Parisi (@auradeluxe) is a virtual reality pioneer, serial entrepreneur, and angel investor. He co-created several, 3D graphics standards, is Head of AR/VR Ad Innovation at Unity Technologies, and author several O’Reilly Media books on virtual reality and WebGL.Today, Tony is has a leading spokesman for the immersive industry and was recently named one of Next Reality’s 30 People to Watch in Augmented Reality in 2019.In today’s episode we discuss:- Where are we on the AR and VR adoption cycle- What the future of AR/VR holds and why they will diverge- How COVID-19 is pushing us towards an immersive future- The big differences between consumer and enterprise VR adoption- Why Facebook and Oculus are well-placed to dominate virtual reality - Which sci-fi inspirations are most realistic for augmented and virtual reality- What’s the future look like for the entertainment industry- Why Tony isn’t all that worried about any future tech- How tech life cycles are accelerating and what it all means- Why we have reached a tipping point in consumer VR adoption