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A visit to No Proscenium

Posted on May 18, 2021 by Matt Ruff

No Proscenium founder Noah Nelson, who was our guest on episode 7 of the 88 Names podcast, invited me and my co-host Blake Collier to come hang out on his podcast last week. You can listen to the conversation here. … Continue reading →

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The Fear of God podcast: Session 9

Posted on April 27, 2021 by Matt Ruff

Last week I made a return visit to the Fear of God podcast to talk about one of my favorite horror movies, Session 9. We also chatted a bit about the Lovecraft Country TV series. You can listen to the … Continue reading →

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88 Names podcast: season 2 wrap-up

Posted on April 21, 2021 by Matt Ruff

On this week’s special finale episode, Blake Collier and I close out the 88 Names podcast with a freewheeling conversation about virtual reality, what we learned from our guests on the ‘cast, and the very strange pandemic year we’ve all … Continue reading →

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88 Names podcast bonus interview: Johanna Pirker

Posted on April 16, 2021 by Matt Ruff

Today on the 88 Names podcast site, we have a written interview with Johanna Pirker, a professor and researcher for games and VR experiences at the Graz University of Technology in Austria. Johanna is also the director of the Game … Continue reading →

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88 Names podcast bonus interview: Keram Malicki-Sanchez

Posted on April 9, 2021 by Matt Ruff

Today on the 88 Names podcast site, we have a written interview with actor, filmmaker, composer, and “VR evangelist” Keram Malicki-Sanchez. As the founder of the VRTO Virtual & Augmented Reality World Conference and the founder and executive producer of … Continue reading →

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88 Names season 2, episode 5: Drew Stone

Posted on April 7, 2021 by Matt Ruff

On this week’s episode of the 88 Names podcast, we talk with Drew Stone, the founder of Locusium, a company that helps organize and facilitate events in virtual reality. Drew is also an old friend of the pod — last … Continue reading →

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Live reading and Q&A in AltspaceVR next Tuesday (4/13) at 5 PM Pacific

Posted on April 6, 2021 by Matt Ruff

Next week, to celebrate the publication of the 88 Names trade paperback edition, I’ll be returning to AltspaceVR for a live reading and audience Q&A. The event is free and open to anyone with internet access. To attend, you’ll need … Continue reading →

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Changed my Mind

Posted on April 2, 2021 by Matt Ruff

This week I was a guest on the Changed my Mind podcast, hosted by Luke T. Harrington, the award-winning author of Ophelia, Alive: A Ghost Story and Murder Bears, Moonshine, and Mayhem. As you might guess from the name, the … Continue reading →

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88 Names season 2, episode 4: Dr. Todd P. Chang

Posted on April 1, 2021 by Matt Ruff

On this week’s episode of the 88 Names podcast, Blake and I talk with Dr. Todd P. Chang, a pediatric emergency medicine physician at the Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles. Dr. Chang has done extensive research into the use of … Continue reading →

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Part 2 of my adventures in the Dungeons of Drakkenheim tomorrow, 3/30, at 3 PM Pacific

Posted on March 29, 2021 by Matt Ruff

Tomorrow at 3 PM Pacific I’ll be rejoining Montgomery Martin and Kelly McLaughlin, aka the Dungeon Dudes, on their Twitch livestream for part 2 of my epic adventure as Mr. Big in the Untold Tales of Drakkenheim. You can watch … Continue reading →

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