XR AI Spotlight
XR AI Spotlight gives the stage to funders and makers pushing the boundaries of XR and AI. You will learn what happens when technology and creativity collide, how AI apps and XR tools are built and brought to market, the personal stories and workflows of leaders and creatives pushing the boundaries of what these 2 technologies can offer and the opportunities they unlock.
XR AI Spotlight
XR AI Spotlight gives the stage to innovators, technologists and creatives at the intersection between XR and AI. You will learn what happens when technology and creativity collide, how AI apps and XR tools are built and brought to market, the personal stories and workflows of leaders and creatives ...
Recent Episodes
Aug. 26, 2026
I Asked AI to Build a Lens for SPECS
Join CLAD Summer Hackathon: https://lenslist.co/clad-summer-hackathon What is CLAD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FP96O-wRtV4 What happens when an experienced AR developer asks an AI coding agent to build a practical Spectacles Lens, without writing a single line of code? Today we talk with Max Tsymbal, winner of week one of Snap’s CLAD Hackathon, about Packspace, a spatial packing assistant that helps users organise what to bring on a trip through Spectacles. Max explains how he used CLAD f
Aug. 19, 2026
AI Mocap Without a Suit: How It Works
In this episode, Jack Morrow, CEO of Animotive, explores how their immersive platform revolutionizes content creation in XR and AI. Discover how Animotive's real-time collaboration, AI-driven motion capture, and virtual staging are transforming industries from entertainment to education. Subscribe to XR AI Spotlight weekly newsletter 👉 https://xraispotlight.substack.com/ *** CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST 💼 Linkedin 🔗 Website *** CONNECT WITH ME 🐤X (Twitter) 💼 Li
Aug. 12, 2026
VR Game Marketing Strategy for Indie Devs
Jasmine, known online as Atom Bomb Body, is a VR content creator, educator, and founder of VR Content Lab. She is part of the Meta Quest Creator program and has worked with the Gorilla Tag team on social media strategy and content. In this episode she unpacks the generational split happening in VR gaming right now: why titles like Gorilla Tag are thriving with a younger audience while older players see nothing but studio closures and layoffs. She walks through the full toolkit for VR content cap
Aug. 5, 2026
Gaussian Splatting for Commercial Real Estate
Zihao Zhang is a Columbia architecture graduate who turned a passion for reality capture and cultural tourism into Orbitur, an AI-powered virtual tour platform built on Gaussian splatting. In this episode, he walks through the journey from his first MIT Reality Hack to 10 hackathons later, with wins at XRCC and selection for the AWE Builders program shaping what Orbitur is today. Subscribe to XR AI Spotlight weekly newsletter 👉 https://xraispotlight.substack.com/ *** CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST 💼
July 29, 2026
Autodesk Is Going All In on XR and AI
Victor Perez is XR Sales Engineer at Autodesk, specializing in spatial computing, immersive experiences, and technical sales. In this episode he breaks down Autodesk's latest moves at the intersection of XR and AI, including Gaussian Splatting support in VRED (PLY and LCC formats), and the new streaming solution that connects high-end RTX workstations to the Apple Vision Pro via NVIDIA CloudXR with foveated streaming. Victor explains how automotive, fashion, and product design companies run week
July 22, 2026
Turning Tiny insects into Massive Gaussian Splatting
Dany Bittel is a Swiss digital artist and developer who pivoted his focus towards 3D scanning and Gaussian Splatting. In this episode, he walks through his remarkable workflow for creating photorealistic Gaussian splats of macro subjects, starting with live insects collected from his garden. He explains the full process, covers his software stack and the role of lighting in getting clean results. The conversation also explores the broader potential of Gaussian splatting for creative applications
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