Alan Smithson on experiences in music technology and why browser based XR is exciting
Summary
Alan Smithson co-invented the world’s first touchscreen DJ system called 'Emulator' - an award winning piece of performance kit used by some of the top DJs on the global dance music circuit. In a twist of fate, the company was taken from him the night his pitch on Dragon's Den for it aired.
Since Emulator, Alan has built a company to make XR experiences more easily available to anyone, anywhere in the world. MetaVRse is a proprietary, code-optional web platform that makes it easy to create and share interactive 3D experiences instantly.
In this episode of the StartWell Podcast, you'll hear from Alan's career history and get a sneak peak into the world's largest virtual shopping mall which his company built using their web platform that already has some interesting tenants like Starburst's Juicyverse space.
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CHAPTERS Entrepreneurship, music, and DJ culture. (0:00) Starting a tech company and its eventual decline. (3:11) Virtual reality experience at a tech camp. (6:30) Entrepreneurship, AI, and education. (12:16) AI in education and its impact on society. (15:02) Virtual reality platform for training and marketing. (21:15) Pushing polygons in mobile browsers and enterprise adoption. (23:27) Creating interactive 3D product training experiences. (26:27) 3D modeling and photogrammetry. (34:40) Virtual reality mall development and e-commerce integration. (38:22)
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