It’s Game ON with GDC in San Francisco at the Moscone Convention Center, March 17th through the 21st.

On our first episode of 2025 we’re checking out

• The Top Game Developer Trends heading into GDC 2025
• The Meta Horizon Start Guide to GDC
• XR events and other happenings featured on gdcparties.com

Find out why you don’t have to have a GDC pass to enjoy some of the best gaming industry panels and networking of the year!

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FEATURED LINKS:

The Top Game Developer Trends heading into GDC 2025 - Beth Elderkin, GDC

Future Realities Summit at GDC - GDC

Unity GDC Events - Unity.com

Niantic at GDC - Niantic

Staying Safe and Healthy at GDC - GDC

GDC Vault- GDC

Meta Horizon Start Program - Meta

"Best part of a conference isn't on the agenda" - Andy Fidel, LinkedIn

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*not sponsored by Meta, Unity or GDC.

Happy New Year's Eve! Before the clock strikes midnight I'm sharing a quick message of thanks and appreciation to all of my guests this year and to you, the listeners, who've downloaded episodes in 37 countries across the world.

Our top listeners are from the U.S., Germany, Australia, Canada and the UK.

Our Top podcast episode of 2024 is:
Retail Therapy: My inner child said no to a $4500 Apple Vision Pro

Followed by:
Apple Vision Pro's paradigm shift with Ash Baccus-Clark, Speculative Researcher and Creative Strategist, ABC Worldwide

Launching JADU on mobile: a first-of-its-kind multiplayer AR fighting game, with Sarah Stumbo Huth, Gameplay Engineer, Jadu AR

Optimizing XR Development: The Power of Automated Testing with Shane Evans, Cofounder, GameDriver

DECEMBER 2024 NEWS

Android XR: The Gemini Era Comes to Headsets and Glasses - Google
Android XR Resources Thread - @tom_krikorian
Hands on: Samsung's XR headset - Ben Lang, Road to VR

Into the Scaniverse - YouTube
Building Into the Scaniverse in Niantic Studio - 8th Wall Blog

Images & Ideas: A New Partnership With James Cameron's Lightstorm Vision - Meta

AWE's The Future of VR Sports/Esports with Sonya Haskins - LinkedIn Livestream

Quest 2/3s/3 Software Update Issue - Meta Community Forums

NEW VR FITNESS WORKOUTS!

SynthRiders Experience - Barbie Dance'nDream DLC

Jane Fonda X Supernatural - YouTube trailer

TaeBo Reboot - Billy Blanks

Thanks for listening! Happy installing 2025.

I recorded this episode on the afternoon of Election day in the US...

During the storms of change and chance I take shelter in making VR, buying vinyl and listening to The Cure.

So I’m in the midst of making a creepy crawly experience based on Lullaby from The Cure’s Disintegration album to match my post-halloween haunted garden.

However, on today’s episode I wanted to briefly reflect on what I learned - and earned - from returning the Apple Vision Pro back in February.

We highlight a couple of Apple Vision Pro takes on the latest development challenges.

On the next episode I’ll dive into building a quick demo with Meta’s newest VR headset, the Quest 3s, the stand-alone, mobile mixed reality headset with color pass-through starting at just $299.

The new Cure album, Songs of a Lost World is all cued up for listening later, so let's get started!

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Thanks for listening, happy installing!

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DESIGN TOOLS:

• FIGMA
• BEZI
• SHAPES XR

FEATURED LINKS:
Songs of a Lost World - The Cure

Meta Quest 3S - Meta

Tim Cook Admits Truth About Vision Pro Following Lackluster Sales - MacRumours

Vision Pro, W#F is happening? - Tom Krikorian

Apple Vision Pro Development - @tina__nigro

Elevtr.com

VIDEO: The Secret Money Saving Rule I Learned in Japan - Vincent Chan

VIDEO: You'll Save More Money As Soon As You Watch This - Vincent Chan

PODCAST: Retail Therapy: My Inner Child Said No to a $4,500 Apple Vision Pro

PODCAST:#1489: "Gorilla Tag" Design Philosophy & Embodied Gameplay Deep Dive with Kerestell Smith - Kent Bye, Voices of VR podcast