The World Beyond – Michael Mack and the Emotioneers of Tomorrow

„I don’t believe in a world where we only will do digital experiences” - Peter van der Schans is a true leader in the leisure industry: As head of IAAPA’s EMEA team, he’s truly shaping the future of entertainment. Join podcast host Lukas Metzger, Head of Operations at Europa Park, in this thrilling conversation about how emerging technologies are revolutionizing the amusement park experience, the...

“When people say ‚AI is against humans‘: it’s not true! Sitting in front of a computer all day, that’s a human killer. If you can give that to a machine that will do it better than you - it’s value!“ - David Granite is a true mastermind for blockchain, AI, robotics, AR, VR and MR. Working for Dorier Group as creative technologist, he creates immersive experiences for big brands like Audemars Pigue...

„For someone who truly loves Theme Parks, I like originality - what you have done with Voltron Nevera, to me it is very original“ - Tim Baldwin is editorial writer at Amusement Today - the attractions industry news leader since 1997 and the presenter of the prestigious Annual Golden Ticket Awards. Join podcast host Michael Mack, founder and CEO on MACK One, in this thrilling conversation about maj...

“The roller coaster itself is no longer the central experience, it becomes part of a larger experience” - get started for the new multi-launch coaster VOLTRON NEVERA - powered by Rimac! In this episode, the minds behind this innovative project from EUROPA PARK Rust provide a detailed insight: from the idea to development to the first ride. Podcast host Patrick Marx, Head of Masterplanning MACK Emo...

„We want to use theatrical tricks in our immersive experiences - and I think that is the key why the shows are working so well and people are so in love with it“ - Jelle de Jong is a visionary leader and innovator in the realm of immersive exhibitions. As CEO and executive producer at Madrid Artes Digitales, he spearheads the development of groundbreaking exhibitions and has positioned himself at...

„All of these new things are tools - and if you give tools to creative people, creative people will find new and interesting ways to use them” - Anthony Williams and Andy Lanning combine a broad range of experience in the areas of storytelling, writing and creativity. Before founding their company „Ideas and Inks Limited“, they worked for DC Comics, Marvel and Magic Leap. The list of world-famous...

„Robots will move humans to do other stuff. The bottom line is: It’s almost impossible to stop this modernization, the question is how to join it“ - Uziel Zontag is an true expert in product and business development with a background in software and IT. As head of digital solutions at HAHN Group, he helps companies with digital transformation. Join podcast host Marcus Ernst, one of the Emotioneers...

„If you expect too much, it’s very often that you get disappointed“ - Dr. Auma Obama is an international sociologist, keynote speaker, author, journalist as well the founder and director of the Auma Obama Foundation Sauti Kuu. Join podcast host Christina Rees as she talks to her very special guest about leadership, hope and a better tomorrow. What impact can each of us create to make the world a b...

„Social Media Companies need to be required by law to work on systems that would detect AI generated imagery as its being posted“ - Eliot Higgins is the founder of Bellingcat, a multi-award-winning investigative collective focused on online open-source investigation. Join podcast host Michael Mack as he talks with his guest about the incredible story of how a news blog became one of the most impor...

“There are still a lot of challenges left, especially when it comes to these emotional parts, I think much of it is about directing the AI in a natural way” - Simon Alexanderson is an acclaimed researcher at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and also Co-Founder of Motorica AI. His current project "MoGen" has just won an AUREA Award and is considered by experts to be a revolutionary AI...

„I think there is a push back and an awareness from this next generation. They wants to unplug and have no online presence what so ever. The radical idea is not being plugged in.“ - Kathleen Cohen is known as a genius tech humanist and XR immersive strategist, bringing over 25 years of expertise in designing user and guest experiences. Throughout her career, Kathleen has held roles as a creative a...

„I wish policy makers actually not just regulated AI, but used AI in their daily work” - let's jump straight into the second part of the extraordinary conversation between podcast host Michael Mack and the German AI mastermind Prof. Patrick Glauner. One of the most important AI-driven topics of the future: Health Care. The expert from the Institute of Technology in Deggendorf is desperately waitin...

„We in Europe are often driven by fear, in China AI is seen as a huge opportunity“ - Prof. Patrick Glauner is a distinguished expert for artificial Intelligence and professor at the Institute of Technology in Deggendorf. Join podcast host Michael Mack as he talks with one of the world's leading data experts about this groundbreaking technology: „It’s a problem if you have politicians who claim AI...

"VR provides the opportunity to bring the viewer into the storyworld and even make him a character in the show” - professor Eve Weston is a metaverse expert, storytelling consultant and a genius writer and producer. She teaches screenwriting and VR filmmaking at Chapman University, Los Angeles Film School and Emerson College L.A. and was awarded at CES 2020 for creating and producing the world's f...

“There are two types of really important educations in the world: formal education and education you get from life and travel” - let's start straight away with part 2 of the inspiring conversation between podcast host Michael Mack and adventurer Thor Pedersen. He holds the world record of having traveled to every single country in the world without flying: “In the next years I think people will tr...

Ten years ago, Thor Pedersen embarked on his epic journey "Once Upon a Saga" with a self-imposed rule to not return to Denmark until his mission was completed: to travel every single country in the world entirely without flying. After visiting his 203rd and final country, the Maldives, he’s back home with a world record in his pocket: “I didn’t leave home thinking that I had a 100 percent success...

Debi Wong is an interdisciplinary performance artist who loves to combine sound, text, movement and technology to create contemporary stories. She is the founding artistic director of re:Naissance Opera in Vancouver, BC. While she was a guest during AUREA Award at Europa Park, she spoke to podcast host Michael Mack about the future of opera, performing arts and the impact of technology on this ind...

Get ready for the extraordinary Live Podcast from the AUREA Award at Europa Park in Rust! Podcast host Michael Mack ist taking you on a journey into the future: His very special guest flew straight in from Stanford University: Caitlin Krause. She’s a renowned specialist in VR and AR, an expert for artificial intelligence and a genius mind in creating effective applications of immersive storytellin...

Marcus Ernst works for MACK Interactive as project manager for YULLBE, Europa-Park's own location based virtual reality experience. Also, he is the project manager of the AUREA Award: From January 17th to 19th, the brightest minds in immersive tech and XR coming together at Europa Park in Rust to lookout for the most successful companies, people and ideas in the market to award their success, resi...

Every week, Michael Mack welcomes the leading experts, courageous entrepreneurs, professors and future-shaping inventors from various areas of expertise as guest in his podcast. Take an exclusive peek into the future and tune in to Michael Mack's exciting best of 2023 episode: 1 - David Rynearson, Senior Software Programmer and Consultant at "NASA" 2 - Clark Parsons, Founder & CEO "Internet Econom...

„We’ll see a fight in 2024, a race for wearable AI and these devices“ - let's dive deeper into the world of tomorrow in this second part: Podcast host Michael Mack and his guest Cathy Hackl talking about how fashion, creativity and technology are coming together in 2024. The renowned tech futurist also hopes, that „new technology is used in research and education, because education needs to be cha...

“Play video games with your kids, see what they are doing, where they spend their money” - Cathy Hackl is a renowned tech futurist and a bestselling author. Dive in and join podcast host Michael Mack as he gains deeper insights about the metaverse and web 3.0 strategies, NFTs, gaming, virtual fashion and how to extend brands into virtual worlds. Cathy's prediction for 2024: „Technologies like Appl...

In the second part of this intriguing episode, Michael Mack and Kristie Collins dive even deeper into the world of AI in marketing and online shopping! Kristie reveals where the limitations of AI lie, what has to happen for AI to be regulated by the government, and how much we are already using this technology without even realizing it. For the first time ever on this podcast, host Michael Mack al...

Join Michael Mack's latest exploration of the world of tomorrow! In this exciting episode, he consults Kristie Collins, CEO at FactFinder, on her expertise about AI in marketing and online shopping. Kristie invites you to take an exclusive peek at some of the secrets behind FactFinder's huge success and why it is the Europe's leading e-commerce business in Product Discovery. She herself is a sough...

„AI will change everything – theme parks, live shows, music, television“. Let's dive deeper into the world of tomorrow in this intriguing second part: Podcast host Michael Mack and his guest Marc Zachary talk about location-based entertainment venues of the future, the immersive fusion of the real world and virtual ones, and which topics and stories we will likely see in attractions in the coming...