XR at Work

It used to be enough for an XR Practitioner in corporate to just know XR. Now, we're being called on to know a myriad of related technologies that make it necessary to stay aware and educated at all times. In this episode, Scott and Dane discuss related technologies and give some good advice for how to stay relevant and keep your head above water in the current technology landscape. All views are...

Jenny is an experienced practitioner of Extended Reality and works for Duke Energy in the Carolinas. With an expansive knowledge of the technology space and the energy sector she provides us with her insights on the use of XR in the public facing energy industry. Views expressed on this podcast are of the individuals and not their employers.

Today Scott & Dane are joined by one of the most experienced XR practitioners in the modern enterprise. Paul Davies is a Technical Fellow at Boeing and has been in the immersive/spatial arena for 15 years. Join us as we pick Paul's brain and have a few laughs along the way. As a reminder, all views and opinions expressed on XR at Work are ours and not our employers.

In the first episode of this series we talked about tracking and communicating the value of XR's use in manufacturing operations. In the second episode we covered some use cases where XR is having a positive impact on the health and safety efforts in our companies. Today, in this third episode of this series, we talk about several ways to use XR outside of factories. How can XR be used in cust...

Join Scott and Dane in this second episode where they explore how to consider the health and safety side of your industrial environments for the use of XR.

In this episode we kick-off our three-part series on the ROI of XR. Learn how to calculate and communicate the value that XR brings to factory/manufacturing operations.

In this episode we talk all-things with Tom related to VR, XR, newsletters, the Metaverse, advertising and so much more.

Bob Stone has been in XR since 1987 and specializes in Human Factors. The self-proclaimed "Loveable Curmudgeon of XR", Bob brings his years of experience and candor to the podcast.    Professor Stone is also Professor Emeritus at the University of Birmingham in England.   Check him out on LinkedIn here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/prof-bob-...

Christopher Lind gets deep into how emerging technology supports (and should compliment) the training and support of frontline workers in this episode. Join Scott and Dane as they laugh and learn with Christopher.  Christopher Lind is the host of Learning Tech Talks every Tuesday on LinkedIn. 

One of the industries that's been under a lot of pressure to manufacture faster and better in the past few years is the pharmaceutical industry. In this episode Nobel Vale joins the XR at Work guys to talk how he puts XR to work in his company.

Today we welcome back Dr. Brian Laughlin to the podcast. In our chat with Brian in 2022 we talked about cognitive psychology in XR and today is even more in-depth.   In this episode we mention the book: Augmented Lean by Natan Linder, PhD and Trond Arne Undheim, Phd This book is very thought provoking and a play-book of sorts for implementing emerging technologies into manufacturing. &nb...

In this episode Scott and Dane explore and expand on the recent hype surrounding ChatGPT and:   What is ChatGPT? Is it going to gain momentum? Why do we care in XR? What can it do for us?

Today Scott and Dane from XR at Work have a special guest, the FIRST guest, from the health care XR space. Join us as we talk to Chris McGlone and get his take on the use of XR in physician training, health care and soft VR training.   Reminder: All views expressed on XR at Work are those of it's presenters and not of our employers.

Today we are joined by our friend Mark. You're going to absolutely enjoy hearing from this industry expert and his experience.    * Decentralization  * VR Training  * Device maturity (or lack of it)  * XR - can it be trusted?

June 17. 2022 - Dane shares a recap of his learnings from AWE 2022 in Santa Clara, California. The Augmented World Expo takes place each year in both the United States and Europe. 

Today we are honored to have Dr. Brian Laughlin from Boeing on the podcast. You'll enjoy hearing Brian share his many years of experience in aerospace, XR, human factors and psychology. Great insights from a true legend in the space!   Big shout out to Dane for being awarded the Wichita Business Journal's 2022 Young Professionals Award for Technology! Congratulations Dane!

Today the guys from XR at Work give you their take on the current rumors, leaks and speculation around VR headsets. (Date September 7, 2022)

If you are new in your role and responsible for delivering AR or VR to your company then this podcast is for you! The XR at Work guys (Scott & Dane) share their top tips for how to get in, get going and find success.    Top Tips: 1. Build your network 2. Start simple 3. Try different things 4. Set realistic expectations (with yourself and others) 5. Have a plan and communicate that p...

Today Scott sits and talks to Drew about how he got into the XR industry, what pitfalls he's overcome and the importance of building relationships both inside and outside of the company.

Today the XR at Work guys (Scott & Dane) are joined by a long-time friend and industry expert Emily Friedman. Emily is a Partner at BrainXchange where she also heads up content for the company.  Over the past 7 years, Emily has been writing on the topic of XR and lending her thought leadership to those of us in the industry that look up to her. You could say that Emily's content is the vi...

Today Dane and Scott do a quick "Thursday Rant" about whether or not you need a degree in technology (or anything) to work in emerging technologies.    We share our backgrounds, how we got in to XR and why we need everyone to consider the possibilities and opportunities! 

Today we are joined by JB Farge who implements extended realities both on-shore and off-shore for his company's employees. JB is our first guest on XR at Work and we have a great conversation for both new and veteran XR practitioners!   We talk about:  * Challenges to adoption of XR  * The roles we all have to play in XR  * Proving value with XR for the business  * Budgeti...

It used to be that when we would think about using emerging technologies for safety it was all about the frontline workers. Of course it still is! However, now we have remote workers that are facing injuries, a virus that has swept across the globe and an ever-changing definition of what health and wellness means.   Today, the XR at Work guys talk about: a. How to work with your Enterpri...

Today the XR at Work guys talk about how to scale a recent "win"' with a pilot project to the larger enterprise.   The way you handled these in the beginning likely won't work for the long-haul: 1. Procurement of devices and software (Big difference between buying one and buying 50.) 2. Security (We have to tell the Security Group what we're up to.) 3. Device Management (that spreadsheet...

In this episode, Scott and Dane discuss when you should use non-spatial or spatial guided workflows  for training and support in the factory.   Non-spatial workflows use tablets (or non-spatial head-mounted devices) to deliver text, images and videos to workers on the floor where and when they need it in a format that is easy to use.   Spatial workflows utilize spatially a...