Amata World Podcast

For our first Web3 themed video episode on our podcast we chose Ben Appleby, co-founder and CEO of Akshun. Crypto OG and digital product designer with over 17 years experience in product and 10 years in crypto. Ben was an early adopter into Bitcoin, Ethereum and NFTs. He has worked for several high profile crypto companies including Coinburp Exchange, Elliptic and was the first person in Europe to...

For our first video episode on our podcast for the Gaming week we chose Daryl Vincent, Creative Director & Game Developer at Fail Forward Games. He's an award-winning writer (IFT x Sony Creative Corridor) and actor (Bunker Buddies, Seekers of the Shard) turned game developer, obsessed with storytelling. He is now making his own indigenous fantasy Mermidd roleplaying game, Sea Beyond, which tak...

The next guest on our podcast for the XR week is Tim Limon, Founder and Company Director of Educate Aug. Educate Aug is at the forefront of transforming education through the creative integration of accessible and innovative technology. Specialising in augmented and mixed reality, they partner with schools and communities to develop engaging, interactive content; complimenting curriculums and reso...

The next guest on our podcast for the AI week is Sarah Wyer, PhD Researcher of Bias in AI, LLMs. Her thesis focuses on identifying and mitigating gender and social class bias in large language models from an intersectional perspective. Sarah is passionate about diversity and enabling those from under-served backgrounds to develop a career in tech. She is a founding member of the Bias in AI researc...

The next guest on our podcast for the Web3 week is Klemen Gradisar, CEO and Co-Founder of Ballies. Ballies are NFT characters that grant you access to a metaverse life where everyone can be the next Star Athlete. Ballies has evolved into a comprehensive Web3 sports gaming platform, offering an array of innovative games and features, including a lend-to-earn mechanism. From soccer to American footb...

The next guest on our podcast to welcome the New Year for the Gaming/Metaverse week is Benjamin Yeoh, a theatre maker, podcaster and sustainability investor. Ben started his journey in theatre before moving into investing in sustainable companies. Today, he is combining both his passion for theatre and impact to create immersive games that encourage people to think about pressing climate and socie...

The next guest on our podcast for the Creative week is Hilang Child (aka Ed Riman), London based Welsh-Indonesian singer, songwriter and drummer. Praised as a talent for rich textural arrangements, anthemic hooks, a “perfect pop-soul heart” (Monocle Magazine) and “ecstatic vocals” (Clash, 8/10), you may have heard his music on BBC Radio, editorial playlists on Spotify, Apple and Amazon or on TV sh...

The next guest on our podcast for the XR week is Fabio Davide, Founder and Head of Studio of Electric Sheep Studios and TEDx Speaker. Fabio is a veteran of the gaming and technology industry, experienced in the creation of AAA games, GaaS and Multiplayer experience. Fabio has worked at SEGA, MPG, Meta, Amazon and  Microsoft. Some of his games include Total War: Warhammer, the Sonic Series, Hitman...

The next guest on our podcast for the AI week is Andreas Fraunberger, Founder of Chim.ai and University Lecturer on GenAI and XR. At Chim.ai, the character-based animation video generator, they deliver AI solutions that go beyond automation to empower businesses with intelligent, creative tools tailored to your unique goals. In his past, Andreas helped International Clients like Red Bull, Wiener S...

The next guests on our podcast for the Web3/Blockchain week are Anastasiia Monarshuk and Alina Budz, experienced legal professionals from Icon. Partners, an Estonia-based international law company with a consortium of legal professionals, specialising in Global Tech and blockchain-based projects. Icon. Partners began its journey 12 years ago as a helping hand to Ukrainian and EU-based startups and...

The next guest on our podcast for the Gaming/Metaverse week is Ericka Simon, CTO and Co-founder of Libi Engine, which makes use of a custom-made 3D engine and blockchain technologies in order to build the technical foundations of Metaverses. Beside working in both automotive and energy industries in Japan and at Adobe, she also worked on the first native / Vulkan 3D engine for Android and got mult...

The next guest on our podcast for the XR week is Rob Morgan, Creative Director and Founder of Playlines, Author, 'Storytelling for Spatial Computing & Mixed Reality' and a Digital Dramaturge. Rob has been telling award-winning stories with VR, XR and immersive theatre for well over a decade. A pioneer of AR theatre, Rob's helped create story worlds and immersive experiences for some of the wor...

The next guest on our podcast for the AI week is Faith Selby, CEO and CTO at Holocene AI. Faith has a background in filmmaking, right now she is a programmer and founder of Holocene AI. Holocene AI creates intimate virtual screening rooms with AI and real-time communication, it’s a bridge between films, audiences and distributors, which is reshaping and creating new cinema. In this episode, we dis...

The next guest on our podcast for the Web3 week is Lydia Smith, a multi-disciplined Artist working with historical and contemporary processes to realise her works, using new technologies, such as Web3 to support her works and community of fans. Her studio is based in Trafalgar Square, Central London. Through her practice, she explores the theme of Human connection, which encompasses subtopics, inc...

The next guest on our podcast for the gaming/metaverse week is Kelly Vero, an avid speaker, futurist and award-winning founder of NAK3D, which offers a transformative solution for fashion brands to engage Gen Z and the gaming industry in need of real-time data. She has crafted a career in game development throughout some of the world's most famous franchises. Her ever-curious nature has now led he...

The next guest on our podcast in our bonus Creative week is Steve Maud, Managing Director of Cloud9Media, an award-winning creative video agency based in London. Steve has been leading Cloud9Media for over 15 years, he specialises in crafting authentic short documentary films that celebrate people and organisations. He has partnered with industry giants like British Airways, Penguin, the WHO and G...

The next guest on our podcast for the XR week is Declan Johnson, owner, XR consultant and developer at DCLN, and Co-Host of the Practically Reality podcast. Declan is passionate about gamifying Web AR to enhance marketing and educational experiences and has developed 30 commercial Web AR campaigns and crafted over 300 prototypes, while working with some of the biggest names in XR like Zappar and N...

The next guest on our podcast for the AI week is Dr Gleb Lukicov, the MLOps Engineer at Electric Twin, where he leads the development of ML and GenOps platforms, enabling data scientists to simulate human behaviour in real-time. Before this, Gleb led a team of five MLOps engineers at Virgin Media O2, supporting the work of 40 data scientists. Earlier in his career, he was a Particle Physicist invo...

The next guest on our podcast for the Web3/Blockchain week is Dirk Lueth, Ph. D, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Uplandme, Inc and Chairman at Open Metaverse Alliance for Web3 (OMA3). Based in Silicon Valley, Dirk is a serial entrepreneur and an early adopter of blockchain and related technologies. He is the author of the bestselling book, "Navigating the Metaverse: A Guide to Limitless Possibilities i...

The next guest on our podcast for the Gaming week is Anna Stoilova, Co-founder & CEO @Rogues gaming studio, as well as a Linkedin Top Voice, global speaker and an industry thought leader. Rogues is a gaming studio building an infinite, post-apocalyptic, social survival MMORPG game with a player-driven economy, AI-enhanced UGC and digital ownership. With more than 13 years of experience in prod...

The next guest on our podcast for the XR week is Ewan Rose, the art director of Figmin XR, and a visionary artist and pioneer in the realms of Virtual & Augmented Reality. Figmin XR is a fun spatial computing application that lets you easily create, collect & play in mixed reality. Ewan’s mission is to inspire feelings of optimism, playfulness, and hope, fostering imagination through creat...

The next guest on our podcast for the AI week is Angelina Aziz, an entrepreneur and senior software engineer, Co-Founder and CTO of Auralyze.ai, an AI-driven platform transforming interview prep for students and professionals. Starting her tech career at 18, she quickly rose to senior roles while pursuing a Master's at Loughborough University. Passionate about democratising education, Angelina is...

The next guest on our podcast for the Web3 week is Akshar Madhavaram, CEO and Co-Founder of 12R, an Elite Fan Engagement Platform backed by a decade of exclusive partnerships with Premier Sporting Leagues. 12R is where the adrenaline of sports, the allure of NFTs, and the dynamics of social finance blend to onboard masses into the Web3 starting with Boxing, MMA and more. In this episode, we discus...

The next guest on our podcast for the Gaming week is Jet Vellinga, a writer, narrative designer, and historian with graduate degrees in Classics and Ancient Civilisations (Leiden University) and Game Design (New York University's Game Center) . She utilises games as a medium to explore social structures and civilisations of both the past and the present, placing games in the broader spectrum of in...

The next guests on our podcast for the XR week are Riya Mahajan, Armelle Mihailescu, Janmejay Singh and Selin Öztürk, creators of the ‘Whale Fall’ project, an immersive project in Virtual Reality that addresses and informs on the issue of marine plastic pollution and its effects on whales. Riya is a Graphic designer and 3D visual artist from India. Armelle is a MultiMedia Artist, who’s using video...