San Francisco's first VR Hackathon,developing with UE4 and more with Eriks Strals

Hello listeners! Welcome to the Enter VR podcast. On today's show I speak with Eriks Strals, a VR developer and one of the organizers of the upcoming San Francisco VR hackathon. Here is a quick preview of some the things we talked about. 30 Intros 1:01 Why do architectural visualizations in VR? 3:40 The defining aspects of Unreal Engine 4. 4:40 What is it about VR that gives it an advantage over the current legacy content. 8:00 The current solutions for visualizing architecture. 9:00 Using interaction as an added value to virtual reality visualizations. 10:50 How to differentiate yourself as a consultant/entrepreneur in Virtual reality. 13:14 How to keep up with the pace of innovation. 14:30 How Eric discovered VR. 19:14 Fly a paper airplane around a 3D scanned home. 22:30 First impressions of DK1, DK2 and Crescent Bay. 25:00 What will VR look like in the future. 30:20 Who is the SF VR Hackathon for? 33:40 Tips and advice for Hackathon newcomers. 37:44 What are the bare minimum tools necessary to create VR experiences. 42:30 The role of a designer and a programmer in a video game project. The pros and cons of each role. 46:34 What makes a good design doc, good? 49:05 The role of the programmer in creating projects. 55:00 How to put together a hackathon. 1:00:55 Tools and resources to get things done. 1:04:09 Webgl as a platform for VR experiences. 1:06:10 Which creation platform become the most popular in the future for VR developers? 1:10:50 Top 5 favorite video games of all time. 1:14:08 How to incorporate RTS games in VR. 1:20:02 A market place for 3D artist? 1:23:10 Where will VR lead to in the future? 1:28:10 Closing thoughts and how to get in touch. Thanks to Eriks for being a scholar and gentleman of virtual reality and thank you for listening! Get in touch with Eriks or the VR hackathon with the links below. http://vrhackathon.com/ http://www.immers.io/ https://twitter.com/Immersio https://www.facebook.com/pages/Immersio-Innovations/510479752324948