Elevr is an open source research group tackling VR's toughest challenges

Hello listerners! On today's show I speak with EleVR, an open source research group working on virtual reality film, web and much more. Here is a quick preview of some things we talked about: 2:10 The main focus of EleVR's research. 3:35 Ultimate goal of ELEVR's research. 4:30 The main challenges of video in VR. 7:00 Cube projections in VR. 9:42 Why use cube maps in the first place. 11:00 Downsides of cubes 12:40 How big are the 360 videos footage file size 14:34 The size of the final product. 15:19 Incorporating Lytro cameras to live stream? 17:20 Could you livestream off of Project Tango? 18:00 How long before you can live stream the world cup in the Rift. 19:50 Live streaming 360 video from Mars! 20:40 What will be revolutionized by vr video. 23:21 Storyboarding tools in VR. Creating new user interfaces. 26:00 The complex psychological problems behind the emergence of virtual reality tools. 28:12 Why write their own player? 29:45 Making the youtube creation tool of VR. 30:48 Is the video hardware available on the market good enough? 32:00 Creating Gifs in VR. 35:40 The many User interfaces of the metaverse 38:20 Working with Unity 44:00 Experience with DK1, DK2, Crescent Bay, Gear VR, 50:20 How to know what platform to develop for . 56:17 The concept of phone VR. Emily's impressions of DK1, Dk2 and morpheus. 1:00:20 Messing with the around with boundaries of the crescent bay demo. 1:01:50 How to solve the motion sickness problem. 1:05:00 Playing Team Fortress 2 for 9 hours straight. 1:09:10 Andrea's favorite game. 1:12:21 Moving away from keyboards and mouses to get work done. 1:13:00 Creating VR inside VR. 1:17:00 The ideal input device for VR 1:22:00 The input solution of 10 years from now. 1:25:00 Will buttons ever make a comeback? 1:28:01 Can we use VR to make more social children? 1:29:30 Growing up in world with the metaverse all around you. 1:33:17 Sex education in Virtual reality. 1:37:40 The advantages and disadvantages of putting on blinders in the metaverse. What will the nature hate crimes look like in the metaverse? 1:39:00 Should everyone look sexy in the metaverse? 1:45:00 An evolutionary biological theory as to why heels are still popular. 1:48:47 A reasonably theory why heels are still fashionably. 1:50:23 A physical/virtual market place for goods. 1:52:40 How will VR change things 10 years from now? What will the future of VR look like? 2:00:33 Closing thoughts and how to get in touch. Thanks Vi, Andrea and Emily for being true scholars and ladies of virtual reality. Stay in touch and get more info with the links below: http://elevr.com/ https://twitter.com/vihartvihart https://twitter.com/emilyeifler https://twitter.com/AndreaHawksley Thanks for listening!