Tag Archives: VR

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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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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88 Names podcast season 2, episode 3: the Dungeon Dudes

Posted on March 24, 2021 by Matt Ruff

On the latest episode of the 88 Names podcast, we speak to Kelly McLaughlin and Montgomery Martin, aka the Dungeon Dudes, whose YouTube channel offers advice and role-playing tips for 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons. They also have a weekly … Continue reading →

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88 Names podcast season 2, episode 2: Sasha Samochina

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Matt Ruff

On this week’s episode of the 88 Names podcast, we talk to Sasha Samochina, an award-winning technologist at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. You can learn more about Sasha’s work at her website. This YouTube playlist contains 360 and VR videos … Continue reading →

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The return of the 88 Names podcast: Mike Pondsmith

Posted on March 10, 2021 by Matt Ruff

The trade paperback edition of 88 Names will be published next Tuesday, March 16, and to celebrate, my friend Blake Collier and I have recorded some new episodes of the 88 Names podcast. To kick off this second season of … Continue reading →

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Lovecraft Country: Sanctum

Posted on September 3, 2020 by Matt Ruff

It seems like years ago now, but back in March I published a new novel, 88 Names, that is set largely in virtual reality (you can read more about the book here and listen to the official podcast here). My … Continue reading →

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