Otherworld is bringing imaginative and fun VR content to mass consumers
Hello listeners! Welcome to the Enter VR podcast. On today’s show I speak with the team from Otherworld interactive. Otherworld is creating VR content for mass consumers and they are developing for desktop and mobile vr.
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40: Introduction to OtherWorld, how Otherworld came about.
3:31 How do people at the MXR see themselves these days?
4:40 Why would VR succeed this time around?
6:30 How will take the bulk of the market share in the long run? Desktop or Mobile VR?
9:20 What sets Otherworld apart from other studios creating VR content?
12:20 Otherworld’s production process.
15:00 Can you bring your video game industry experience to VR and be successful?
18:00 Nailing down the locomotion issue in VR? Is the solution in hardware or software?
20:00 Is there a fine line between showing delightful experiences and hand holding users? Ready Player Spoiler Alert.
23:00 Galvanic Vestibular stimulation should be fair game in the future.
25:30 Goals for the future. Creating the Wii Sports of VR.
28:00 Using VR to tell people stories without saying a single word.
32:30 Wrestling with creative values and the need to make money.
35:30 Audio is just as important for VR game design as visuals. Discussing the future of audio for VR developers.
40:00 What happens to smaller VR developers when the big publishers get in the game. What does the return on investment look like for vr content?
44:00 Would Otherworld allow themselves get acquired by a bigger publisher?
46:00 What motivates the team to stay working in VR?
51:00 Getting a blowjob at 3pm on a Sunday in San Francisco.
52:00 Can you prove to me that we are not in simulation right now?
54:00 AR and VR will change the way we experience reality.
Thanks again to Robyn, Andy and Mike for being true scholars and lady/gentlemen of virtual reality and thank you for listening.
Follow up with the team with the links below:
http://otherworldinteractive.com/
https://twitter.com/OtherWorldVR?lang=en
https://www.facebook.com/OtherworldVR
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