The anti microbial smartphone VR platfom with its own wiimote like controller

Hello listeners! Welcome to another episode of the EnterVR podcast. On today's show I speak with Andrew and Franklin from Merge labs. They are working on a really cool smartphone VR platform that will come paired with its own controller and it has anti microbial features. Here is a quick snippet of some of the things we talked about: 40: Intro - What is Merge labs 2:30 Explaining the platform 3:30 The process of creating the Merge. 8:50 What is a Yoga Block? 9:29 Why work in VR in the first place? 11:10 The durability of the foam material over time. 13:12 The out of the box input device paired with the Merge VR. 16:20 The price point for the MergeVR. 18:40 Explaining the discovery solution for Merge products. 20:21 What will the curation process look like? 24:00 What will be the minimum age for kids that use the Merge VR 24:40 The hardware minimum requirements to run good apps. 26:20 What makes a casual vr experience, casual? 28:18 What sets Merge Labs apart from the competition? 31:10 What are MergeLabs most difficult challenges on the technical front and the business front? 34:40 What will it take for vr to reach the masses? 37:00 Thoughts on Samsung Gear and the Rift. 39:00 Where do they see themselves 5 years from now. 44:26 What will the ultimate end goal of vr look like? 47:00 The ethics of vr, will VR be for everyone? 50:00 Are we changing our physiology the more we go in VR? 52:28 Recreating and simulating reality with hundreds of volunteers to create better systems of human organization. 55:50 What could stop VR at this point? 57:14 Closing thoughts and how to stay in touch. Thanks to Andrew and Franklin for being true scholars and gentlemen of virtual reality and thank you for listening! Keep in touch with Merge and get more info with the links below. http://www.mergevr.com/ https://twitter.com/MergeVR https://www.facebook.com/MergeVR