Meditation in virtual reality and turning the human body into the next input device with Josh Farkas

Hello listeners! On todays show I speak with Josh Farkas from Cubicle Ninjas, the people who are bringing you the ultimate guided meditation experience in virtual reality. Here is a preview of some of the cool things we talked about. 20: Intro / The origin story of Guided meditation. 2:00 Why would vr be succesful this time around? 3:00 Defining success for the vr industry. 4:00 How to reach the largest audiences in order to gain traction for vr projects. 6:00 The added value of practicing meditation in VR. 9:00 Using technology to solve the problems created by technology. 10:20 Cublicle Ninja's competitive advantage. 12:50 Deciding how much to charge for VR experiences. 14:40 Sensory depravation tanks and vr hmds at your office for relaxation breaks. 17:00 Projections for the growth of the VR medical industry. 19:50 The public relations factors to take into mind when thinking about adoption rate for vr. 22:40 The challenges facing the VR industry. 27:44 Guided meditations coming to Sony Morpheus. 29:30 Using biofeedback as a new form of input? 33:00 The challenges of incorporating biofeedback in vr. Privacy questions arise when you share you're biological data with the metaverse. 36:00 Longterm plans and goals for Cublicle Ninjas. 39:50 Why AR has not had its "2 billion dollar Facebook" moment. Magic Leap might be it. 42:00 Working with Unity to create VR. 43:00 Three favorite games of all time. 46:00 Half Life 3 will be a VR game. 48:00 What will be the impact of big companies investing in vr? 50:00 How indies can adapt to a changing environment. 53:00 Josh's hopes and fears for virtual reality. 56:21 How do you use VR to teach people better? How long before education in VR takes off. 59:00 How the vr community can address people who legitimately fear vr. 1:04:00 Making VR more accesible to people with physical disabilities. 1:06:00 Using vr to deliberate people trapped in their bodies. 1:10:00 What will vr ultimately end up looking like 10 to 15 years from now? 1:12:00 Closing thoughts and how to stay in touch. Thanks again to Josh for being a true scholar and gentleman of virtual reality and thank you for listening! Keep in touch with the links below: https://twitter.com/JoshuaFarkas http://cubicleninjas.com/ http://guidedmeditationvr.com/