{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5f2ae0b91ea7197e1ef08ed6/66afe7673e8ef2a431265b8f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"This Week In XR August 2nd, 2024 ft. Kerestell Smith, Creator of Gorilla Tag, CEO Another Axiom","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5f2ae0b91ea7197e1ef08ed6/1722803696300-78df7f84-e147-44e9-a676-2c51c7ab0657.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week our guest is Kerestell Smith, creator of Gorilla Tag VR and founder of Another Axiom. Rony is on a farm with no Internet. In the news Canva surprises no one with its acquisition of Gen-AI startup Leonardo.ai. Congrats to Hedra AI text-to-voice, which produces lip-synced short video; they raised $10M. Meta reported earnings Weds. Revenue is up a whopping 22%. Our guest Kerestell Smith shares his extraordinary journey, from being an early VR fan and Echo Arena champion to developing Gorilla Tag VR on Unity while he continued his 9-5 corporate job. Kerestell shares the secrets of Gorilla Tag's success: its revolutionary arm locomotion. It is the most popular game on Quest, earning over $100M. Kerestell digs into spatial design principles and his philosophy about virtual reality experiences.</p><p><br></p><p>Thank you to our sponsor, Zappar!</p><p><br></p><p>Don't forget to like, share, and follow for more! Follow us on all socials @ThisWeekInXR!</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa0UzY1BvaGtzRWZUaEFlb0lWelRybjZKb2JCZ3xBQ3Jtc0trOUwwbndEOVI1R29HSm9JVXdLbW4yZWtiMVN0U3pHYkJDeXVWcVdVOXd6dl9VUXgyM1VkM0lja0ZyaWRNeGpOZWlmNk12bDZVa3VTVHVoSkhMOXd2eHNKSmEzenJXRkNreHNDa2xXcEF3dHZacFVqdw&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Flinktr.ee%2Fthisweekinxr&amp;v=zRvaSWQSntY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" previewlistener=\"true\">https://linktr.ee/thisweekinxr</a></p>","author_name":"Charlie Fink Productions"}