Building the Open Metaverse

Michaël Trabbia, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer of the Orange Group, joins Marc Petit (Epic Games) to discuss telecommunications in the metaverse. Topics include 5G, the evolution of infrastructure, open standards, and more. Have any comments or questions?   Email the show Feedback@Buildingtheopenmetaverse.org   Want more information?    Visit our website www.buildingtheopenmetaverse.org ...

Raji Arasu, Executive Vice President and CTO, and Diana Colella, SVP for Media & Entertainment at Autodesk join Patrick Cozzi (Cesium) and Marc Petit (Epic Games) to discuss the company's role in the metaverse. The discussion covers the creation of models and content, business models, digital twins, virtual and cloud based production, XR, and more. Have any comments or questions?   Email the s...

Tiffany Xingyu Wang, a leader at the intersection of AI and Trust and Safety, and Mark DeLoura, game industry veteran, join Patrick Cozzi (Cesium) and Marc Petit (Epic Games) to discuss Trust and Safety in the Metaverse. This episode covers technical and human challenges, policy and business considerations, and the opportunities ahead in building an ethical future for the metaverse. Have any comme...

Dr. Ed Catmull, Former President of Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios, joins Patrick Cozzi (Cesium) and Marc Petit (Epic Games) for a wide-ranging discussion that includes Dr. Catmull's insights on the creation of the first computer-animated feature films, personal experiences working with George Lucas and Steve Jobs, nurturing creativity in organizations, how openness advanced technology in...

Glenn Entis, Academy Award-winning animation pioneer, game industry veteran, and former CEO of Dreamworks Interactive joins Patrick Cozzi (Cesium) and Marc Petit (Epic Games) to discuss "Creativity in the Metaverse." This episode covers his journey from computer graphics to feature films, his advice for entrepreneurs, and thoughts on art, animation, and AI in the metaverse. Have any comments or qu...

Sébastien Borget, Co-founder and COO of The Sandbox, joins Patrick Cozzi (Cesium) and Marc Petit (Epic Games) to discuss Web3, crypto-gaming and NFTs in the metaverse. Have any comments or questions?   Email the show Feedback@Buildingtheopenmetaverse.org   Want more information?    Visit our website www.buildingtheopenmetaverse.org    And make sure you follow us on Linkedin for all of our show upd...

Michael Abrash, Chief Scientist, Reality Labs at Meta, joins Patrick Cozzi (Cesium) and Marc Petit (Epic Games) to cover human interaction in the metaverse, achieving a sense of co-presence in VR and AR, the future of haptics and electromyography, and Meta's commitment to the metaverse. Have any comments or questions?   Email the show Feedback@Buildingtheopenmetaverse.org   Want more information? ...

Ray tracing pioneer Eric Haines, Distinguished Engineer at NVIDIA, joins Patrick Cozzi (Cesium) to talk computer graphics - its evolution over decades, its contribution to the foundations of the metaverse, the idea-sharing that characterizes the community, and advice for young people breaking into the field. Have any comments or questions?   Email the show Feedback@Buildingtheopenmetaverse.org   W...

Joanna Popper, Head of XR, Go-to-Market, and Content Partnerships at HP and Simon Che de Boer, Founder and Chief Visionary Officer of realityvirtual join the podcast to discuss VR in the metaverse from the hardware and content creation perspectives. Have any comments or questions?   Email the show Feedback@Buildingtheopenmetaverse.org   Want more information?    Visit our website www.buildingtheop...

Sébastien Deguy, VP of 3D & Immersive at Adobe, joins the podcast to discuss his journey to the metaverse including the founding of Allegorithmic, the company behind Substance tools used for creating textures that are widely used by AAA game creators, animators, designers, and visual effects artists in the game and movie industries, and what's next for 3D technology at Adobe. Have any comments...

Lincoln Wallen, CTO of Improbable, joins the podcast to discuss scaling in the metaverse and share insights from his career, including leading Electronic Arts through the mobile revolution and modernizing the production pipeline at Dreamworks Animation, among other achievements. Have any comments or questions?   Email the show Feedback@Buildingtheopenmetaverse.org   Want more information?    Visit...

Metaverse expert and author Matthew Ball returns to kick off Season 2 of the podcast with a discussion about the state of the metaverse. Have any comments or questions?   Email the show Feedback@Buildingtheopenmetaverse.org   Want more information?    Visit our website www.buildingtheopenmetaverse.org    And make sure you follow us on Linkedin for all of our show updates    https://www.linkedin.co...

Senior Software Engineers at Google, Brandon Jones and Kai Ninomiya, join Patrick Cozzi (Cesium) to discuss the origin of WebGPU and the state of its ecosystem. Have any comments or questions?   Email the show Feedback@Buildingtheopenmetaverse.org   Want more information?    Visit our website www.buildingtheopenmetaverse.org    And make sure you follow us on Linkedin for all of our show updates   ...

Dr. Mark Sagar, CEO of Soul Machines, and Vladimir Mastilović, VP of Digital Human Technology at Epic Games, join hosts Patrick Cozzi (Cesium) and Marc Petit (Epic Games) to discuss their approaches to creating digital humans and the role they will play in the metaverse. Have any comments or questions?   Email the show Feedback@Buildingtheopenmetaverse.org   Want more information?    Visit our web...

Kim Davidson, President and CEO of SideFX joins Patrick Cozzi (Cesium) and Marc Petit (Epic Games) to discuss his 35 year career in computer graphics, the origin of Houdini, and how creators will use procedural content generation in the metaverse. Have any comments or questions?   Email the show Feedback@Buildingtheopenmetaverse.org   Want more information?    Visit our website www.buildingtheopen...

Rob Bredow, Academy Award nominated VFX Supervisor with roles at Industrial Light & Magic, Lucasfilm, and the Academy Software Foundation, joins Marc Petit (Epic Games) for a discussion about the evolution of visual effects and immersive storytelling. Have any comments or questions?   Email the show Feedback@Buildingtheopenmetaverse.org   Want more information?    Visit our website www.buildin...

Natalya Tatarchuk, Distinguished Technical Fellow and Chief Architect, and VP, Professional Artistry & Graphics Innovation at Unity Technologies, joins Marc Petit (Epic Games) to discuss her long career in graphics engineering and rendering, how to provide creators with accessible technology, and the challenges ahead in the quest to build the open metaverse. Have any comments or questions?   E...

Christina Heller, CEO of Metastage, joins the podcast to discuss how volumetric capture enables the creation of award-winning immersive projects, their Reality Capture partnership with Microsoft, and the future of digital production in the metaverse. Have any comments or questions?   Email the show Feedback@Buildingtheopenmetaverse.org   Want more information?    Visit our website www.buildingtheo...

Kim Libreri, formerly of Lucasfilm and current Chief Technology Officer at Epic Games, joins hosts Patrick Cozzi (Cesium) and Marc Petit (Epic Games) to discuss moviemaking, world-building, and VFX technology in The Matrix films and beyond. Have any comments or questions?   Email the show Feedback@Buildingtheopenmetaverse.org   Want more information?    Visit our website www.buildingtheopenmetaver...

Juan Linietsky of Godot Engine, and Royal O'Brien of O3DE, join Patrick Cozzi (Cesium) and Marc Petit (Epic Games) on Building the Open Metaverse to discuss the role of open source game engines in the metaverse. Have any comments or questions?   Email the show Feedback@Buildingtheopenmetaverse.org   Want more information?    Visit our website www.buildingtheopenmetaverse.org    And make sure you f...

Jules Urbach, CEO of OTOY and Founder of RNDR, joins Patrick Cozzi (Cesium) and Marc Petit (Epic Games) to discuss real-time rendering for films, games, and the metaverse. Have any comments or questions?   Email the show Feedback@Buildingtheopenmetaverse.org   Want more information?    Visit our website www.buildingtheopenmetaverse.org    And make sure you follow us on Linkedin for all of our show...

Martin Enthed, Innovation Manager at IKEA, joins hosts Patrick Cozzi (Cesium) and Marc Petit (Epic Games) on Building the Open Metaverse to discuss his pioneering work in computer graphics, spatial computing, and 3D development at IKEA, and his advocacy for open standards as Vice President of The Khronos Group. Have any comments or questions?   Email the show Feedback@Buildingtheopenmetaverse.org...

Guido Quaroni, Senior Director of Engineering at Adobe 3D&I, joins hosts Patrick Cozzi (Cesium) and Marc Petit (Epic Games) on Building the Open Metaverse to share the origin of USD and insights from his work at Pixar and Adobe. Have any comments or questions?   Email the show Feedback@Buildingtheopenmetaverse.org   Want more information?    Visit our website www.buildingtheopenmetaverse.org ...

Morgan McGuire, Chief Scientist at Roblox, joins Patrick Cozzi (Cesium) and Marc Petit (Epic Games) to discuss research areas at Roblox, including applied data science, user research, and scaling for the metaverse. Have any comments or questions?   Email the show Feedback@Buildingtheopenmetaverse.org   Want more information?    Visit our website www.buildingtheopenmetaverse.org    And make sure yo...

Ruth Suehle, Director of Community Outreach at Red Hat, joins Patrick Cozzi (Cesium) and Marc Petit (Epic Games) for a special bonus episode of Building the Open Metaverse that looks back at the metaverse in the year 2021. Have any comments or questions?   Email the show Feedback@Buildingtheopenmetaverse.org   Want more information?    Visit our website www.buildingtheopenmetaverse.org    And make...