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Good VR Podcast

Good VR Podcast

Ian Hamilton 33 Episodes Oct 9, 2026

Audio from people building toward good VR. The podcast explores the concept of Good Virtual Reality and features discussions with individuals working on positive VR experiences. It aims to support independent journalism and provides additional context on its website.

Episodes

Emmy Award Winning VRChat Theater With Uncanny Alley: A New Day's Brendan A Bradley
Emmy Award Winning VRChat Theater With Uncanny Alley: A New Day's Brendan A Bradley Oct 9, 2026 2039 The Ferryman Collective and Virtual Worlds Company just won an Emmy for their production of Uncanny Alley: A New Day performed inside VRChat.The Good VR Podcast hosted the Ferryman Collective’s Deirdre V. Lyons and Stephen Butchko in the weeks before the awards ceremony and now I’ve spoken with Brendan A. Bradley, who performed as nine different characters in Uncanny Alley: A New Day. “When the me
Meta VR Glasses Hands-On Demo Impressions From Scott Stein, Norman Chan & Alex Coulombe
Meta VR Glasses Hands-On Demo Impressions From Scott Stein, Norman Chan & Alex Coulombe Sep 25, 2026 4361 Three experts joined the Good VR Podcast to discuss their time demoing Meta VR Glasses.Be sure to read and watch Scott Stein at CNET and Norman Chan at Tested for their unique perspectives going hands-on with Meta VR Glasses drawing from decades of experience with consumer technology. The third guest, Alex Coulombe, runs Agile Lens where they work at the intersection of architecture and theatre. Y
Seniors Socialize And Hop Worlds In VRChat As Part Of Thrive Pavilion (Linda Fisher)
Seniors Socialize And Hop Worlds In VRChat As Part Of Thrive Pavilion (Linda Fisher) Sep 22, 2026 1576 A private group operating mainly in VRChat sees hundreds of senior citizens socializing in virtual reality.I spoke with Linda Fisher, one of the organizers of Thrive Pavilion, for a discussion about how older adults are using social VR. We chatted about her experience from Bulletin Board Systems in the 1980s to Oculus Go in 2018 to AltSpace and Horizon Worlds and finally to VRChat today. “I bought
Norman Chan Tested VR From DK1 To Steam Frame
Norman Chan Tested VR From DK1 To Steam Frame Sep 16, 2026 2495 Norman Chan, better known as Norm from Tested, is perhaps the most trusted expert with his videos covering modern consumer hardware. He’s also among a handful of journalists who believed in VR before Mark Zuckerberg showed up to buy Oculus.On Tuesday, we connected from my Steam Frame in New York to his in California using Riverside for a conversation about the latest in virtual reality.Norm has ha
Owlchemy’s Andrew Eiche On Steam Frame, AI, Voice Interaction & The Future Of Virtual Reality
Owlchemy’s Andrew Eiche On Steam Frame, AI, Voice Interaction & The Future Of Virtual Reality Sep 14, 2026 2943 One of the first articles on Good Virtual Reality checked in with Owlchemy Labs head Andrew Eiche about the path to 1 billion people in VR headsets.VR glasses are incoming from Meta and the most comfortable VR headset I’ve ever worn is shipping from Valve, but prices are increasing for headsets from hundreds to thousands of dollars. It’s looking increasingly like VR’s path to sitting on 1 billion
Tipatat Chennavasin Invests In The Dream Of VR
Tipatat Chennavasin Invests In The Dream Of VR Sep 14, 2026 1833 You can easily find Tipatat Chennavasin at events where new VR technology is being featured because he’s usually wearing a bright Pokémon shirt that makes him easy to spot in the crowd.As co-founder and general partner at The Venture Reality Fund he invests in technologies he believes may become key pieces of the slowly maturing virtual reality industry, like Gracia’s volumetric captures. Across a
Steam Frame Color Passthrough Accessory From Arcturus Shoots 5K 60FPS Spatial Video (Jeffrey Powers)
Steam Frame Color Passthrough Accessory From Arcturus Shoots 5K 60FPS Spatial Video (Jeffrey Powers) Sep 14, 2026 1284 Steam Frame passthrough quality can be dramatically upgraded with an accessory from Arcturus built over the course of a lengthy partnership with Valve. The add-on also captures higher quality spatial video than Apple Vision Pro. The Arcturus Vision Camera sells for $149 and snaps into the port in the nose area of Steam Frame to immediately upgrade the headset’s passthrough with high-resolution ste
Agile Lens Develops Stage Presence Where Theatre And Architecture Intersect (Alex Coulombe)
Agile Lens Develops Stage Presence Where Theatre And Architecture Intersect (Alex Coulombe) Sep 9, 2026 2259 Theatre and architecture share a lot in common and Alex Coulombe can be found wherever they intersect.Coulombe is the head of New York-based team Agile Lens and he recently joined the Good VR Podcast for a discussion about the space. After discussions with groups Ferryman Collective and Tender Claws, each of which has done some pioneering work in VR theatre, it was time to check in with Coulombe t
Gracia Captures Realistic Volumetric Scenes With Gaussian Splats (Logan Lemmon And Kazii Botashev)
Gracia Captures Realistic Volumetric Scenes With Gaussian Splats (Logan Lemmon And Kazii Botashev) Sep 7, 2026 1437 The most impressive demo I tried at Augmented World Expo in Long Beach earlier this year was a set of scenes captured by Gracia.The scenes use Gaussian splatting to deliver volumetric video that far surpasses anything else I’ve seen in the space. The scenes ran on Apple Vision Pro in passthrough mode so I was looking around at the bustling convention center show floor with a musical performer inse
Supernatural Health Makes Fitness ‘Taste Like Ice Cream And Work Like Broccoli’ (Leanne Pedante)
Supernatural Health Makes Fitness ‘Taste Like Ice Cream And Work Like Broccoli’ (Leanne Pedante) Sep 4, 2026 1587 Supernatural’s original head of fitness Leanne Pedante is one of VR’s first stars.Her face greets athletes who find themselves in virtual reality and her voice accompanies them on a fitness journey through the sweaty ups and downs of rigorous movement. Many members of the Supernatural service credit her and fellow coaches with helping them make behavioral and even identity shifts leading to dramat
Jamie Feltham Focuses On The Best Immersive Gaming With The VR Games Showcase
Jamie Feltham Focuses On The Best Immersive Gaming With The VR Games Showcase Sep 2, 2026 1937 The latest VR Games Showcase came and went with a series of announcements including two big projects from Flat2VR Studios, System Shock 2 and High On Life, alongside other eye-catching work like Spirit Ritual.The show was put together by Jamie Feltham and Zeena Al-Obaidi, the latest in a series they put together spotlighting immersive VR gaming in the style of Nintendo Direct.I’ve worked with both
MuhMow Roller Skates And Swings From The Ceiling In VRChat
MuhMow Roller Skates And Swings From The Ceiling In VRChat Aug 30, 2026 1179 A skateboarder who suffered a painful injury found a new activity to keep himself active — roller skating through VRChat.During a year of layoffs or closure for many of the content companies that provided many their first VR experiences, VRChat is seeing record numbers and people like MuhMow are discovering its vibe. He converted a second floor office into a mini roller rink he glides around weari

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