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Inga Petryaevskaya is a CEO and Co-Founder of Tvori, VR animation and prototyping software. Tvori is an award-winning technology startup located in San Mateo, California and Saint Petersburg in Russia. VRTL was honored to welcome Inga as a guest on our podcast. We talked about the emergence of XR teams within large companies, the importance of spatial design as a future proof skill and how Tvori makes it possible to ideate, visualize and communicate your ideas, all within virtual reality. Enjoy!

It’s barely over six months since Iconic Engine spun off from Digital Domain and they’re awareness is already going through the roof. Iconic Engine CEO Amit Chopra explains how his forward thinking XR company combines service projects with a global streaming platform and 60+ Location Based Entertainment centers already in China. Key to the seamlessness are the people working at Iconic Engine; they’re all industry veterans. Early April the company launched their newest product the ‘Holometric 4D Cinema’ during both Cinemacon and NAB Show in Las Vegas. Iconic Engine is building a new ecosystem of immersive theatres which can break the boundaries of the traditional frame and can be globally managed and programmed. Amit explains they don’t believe in the philosophy of ‘anyone can be it’s own director by looking around’ and how they want to put the director in the driver’s seat again. Just sit back and enjoy the forward thinking ride.

Red carpet events were absent in the basement of the Palais, but on Tuesday the buzz and excitement (and photographers) surrounding A.R. Rahman felt like one. On stage to talk about Le Musk, a sensory virtual reality experience. Rahman is multi-Academy and Grammy award-winning musician, composer and singer, most famous for his music in Slumdog Millionaire . He talked about his collaboration with Intel Studios and his debut as VR director.

Chief Creative and General Manager at Intel Studios, Diego Prilusky details the timeless magic of Grease and how it was re-imagined in newer technology from pixels to voxels. A big believer in volumetric capturing, Diego tells what it was like to work with Randal Kleiser, the original director for the film version of Grease –released over 40 years ago! Global Content Technology Strategist, Ravi Velhal talked about the enormous amount of data that goes into these productions to enhance storytelling.

Growing up with Southern California in his backyard, Ian Nelson chose to go into the entertainment industry, a decision that seemed almost inevitable. Though he had a true, deep love for film, he soon felt that Hollywood was not as innovative a sector as he wanted and so made the leap to immersive. In this episode, Ian shares with us how he went from some of the most renowned Industry companies to Ryot Studios (right after Jaunt) and also lets us in on how 5G will shake things up for immersive.