From NASA's Moon Mission to Building the Future of Immersive Worlds

Rylan Pozniak Daniels is a world builder in the truest sense. He's designing augmented reality interfaces for NASA astronauts returning to the Moon, creating apps for Apple Vision Pro, and reimagining the future of immersive storytelling.In this episode, we explore what immersive media lets us express that flat screens never will. Rylan shares the moment he met Shigeru Miyamoto (creator of Super Mario) as a 10-year-old and asked him where gaming was heading. The answer, VR and AR, changed the trajectory of his life.We dive into:- Introduction- Getting Started in VR/AR- Immersive Media vs Flat Screens- NASA & Space Exploration- Apple Vision Pro- Language Learning in VR- Building for New Platforms- Snapchat AR Hackathon- AI in Gaming- Open World Games & AI- The Ultimate Vision- Advice for Creators- Closing ThoughtsThis conversation spans space exploration, game design, AI-generated worlds, and the philosophy of human storytelling. If you've ever wondered what comes after flat screens, this is the episode for you.