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Hello listeners! On today's show I speak with AJ Tavakoli, the creator of Temple of Merk and mobile VR experiences. Here is a preview of some of the things we talked about:\n\n1:10 How AJ became involved with VR\n\n5:30 AJ's process of going from Skeptic to full out enthusiast.\n\n9:00 The biggest problem facing the VR space is input device fragmentation. \n\n11:25 How to decide what is the best peripheral to develop with. \n\n14:30 Do we need standards in VR? The pros and cons of diversity.\n\n16:30 Getting controllers to work with your project.\n\n19:40 AJ's method of troubleshooting.\n\n21:55 How Temple of Merk came about and the design decisions that went into it. \n\n27:40 The future plans for Temple of Merk\n\n34:05 Trying out AJ's multiplayer IOS VR game. \n\n37:10 Mobile VR vs. Desktop VR\n\n41:50 Mobile VR and how its introduction can have an impact on the success or failure of VR going mainstream.\n\n46:10 What is holding back mobile from overtaking and how long before mobile becomes just as good as desktop experiences.\n\n48:00 Cracking the lack of positional tracking code. \n\n50:55 Where will AJ be 5 years from now?\n\n52:30 How to achieve success in the VR space\n\n55:00 What will VR look like 5 years from now? Will it become mainstream?\n\n1:00:00 What are the long term implications for human in privacy in virtual reality. How the issue of privacy and virtual reality intersect. \n\n1:06:00 What's worst a robot war or a zombie apocalypse?\n\n1:08:33 Closing thoughts and announcements\n\nThanks again to AJ for being a true scholar and gentleman of virtual reality \n\nand\n\nThank you for listening!\n\nTo get in touch with AJ and to find out more about his projects, check out the links below. \n\n\nhttps://share.oculusvr.com/app/temple-of-merk\n\nhttp://www.virtuaso.com/TempleOfMerk/\n\nhttps://twitter.com/ajtavakoli